Here is an amazing Birthday celebration to have today. Did you know that both Jim Carrey and the late Andy Kaufman were both born on January 17th? Jim in 1962 and Andy in 1949. Happy Birthday guys !!!! And, isn't it fitting that Jim plays Andy in the movie Man on the Moon (1999) ...
Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman - Mighty Mouse on YouTube:
Run Time: 118 mins
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Biopic
Format: Widescreen Format, Color
Director: Milos Forman
Director: Milos Forman
Starring: Jim Carrey, Courtney Love, Paul Giamatti and Danny DeVito
IMDB.com Entry for the Film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125664/?ref_=nv_sr_2
Wikipedia.org Article for the film:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_on_the_Moon_(film)
Wikipedia.org Article for Andy Kaufman:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Kaufman
Wikipedia.org Article for Jim Carrey:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Carrey
Wikipedia.org Article for Danny DeVito:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_DeVito
Wikipedia.org Article for Courtney Love:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Love
Trailer for the film on YouTube:
I was never really an Andy Kaufman fan. I never understood his comedy, but after watching this film I finally understand and realized what I had missed. I get it now. What I didn’t know, and this is explained in the movie, is he never was a comedian. He was a performer. His angle was to change reality, fool the audience and create chaos. I was amazed at how much he hated Taxi. That knocked me over. It was clear by the end of the movie that this guy really was a genius and people, like myself, didn’t get it (my only defense was I was a little young).
Andy Kaufman on David Letterman's Morning Show (October 15th 1980) on YouTube:
And speaking of geniuses; Jim Carrey was fantastic. He nailed it. Andy Kaufman had an amazing mind and I think the creators wanted to tap into that and inject the chaos and reality-changing act into the machinations of the film. The opening credits say it all right from the start. Andy (Carrey) comes out and tells you that this is actually the end of the movie and the End Credits roll, which showcases classic film juxtaposition.
The casting of Danny Devito was interesting too. Devito plays George Shapiro who was Andy’s Personal Manager. The real Shapiro was Executive Producer of this film. All the TAXI scenes in the movie are strategically shot so that you don’t even notice Danny missing from those remade scenes, thus it removed any awkwardness of Devito trying to juggle two roles and not embarrassed by trying to play the man he was 20 years ago. The rest of the TAXI cast returned (except Danza) and they looked a little weathered, but through the magic of Hollywood it passes the reality factor. Other great cameos that created a spark and increased the scope of Andy’s life were David Letterman, Norm MacDonald, Patten Oswald and as Andy’s right hand man, Paul Giamatti. Also, you can never go wrong with REM. See this one !!! - Phil
Click the link below at GoWatchIt.com to see where you can stream or watch Man on the Moon (1999) online or on TV right now:
http://gowatchit.com/movies/man-on-the-moon-29786
Or check out TVGuide.com to see if this film is playing on TV/Cable in your area:
http://www.tvguide.com/movies/man-on-the-moon/134126/
CHECK IN TOMORROW .....
for our next film of the day .......
IMDB.com Entry for the Film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125664/?ref_=nv_sr_2
Wikipedia.org Article for the film:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_on_the_Moon_(film)
Wikipedia.org Article for Andy Kaufman:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Kaufman
Wikipedia.org Article for Jim Carrey:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Carrey
Wikipedia.org Article for Danny DeVito:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_DeVito
Wikipedia.org Article for Courtney Love:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Love
Trailer for the film on YouTube:
I was never really an Andy Kaufman fan. I never understood his comedy, but after watching this film I finally understand and realized what I had missed. I get it now. What I didn’t know, and this is explained in the movie, is he never was a comedian. He was a performer. His angle was to change reality, fool the audience and create chaos. I was amazed at how much he hated Taxi. That knocked me over. It was clear by the end of the movie that this guy really was a genius and people, like myself, didn’t get it (my only defense was I was a little young).
Andy Kaufman on David Letterman's Morning Show (October 15th 1980) on YouTube:
And speaking of geniuses; Jim Carrey was fantastic. He nailed it. Andy Kaufman had an amazing mind and I think the creators wanted to tap into that and inject the chaos and reality-changing act into the machinations of the film. The opening credits say it all right from the start. Andy (Carrey) comes out and tells you that this is actually the end of the movie and the End Credits roll, which showcases classic film juxtaposition.
The casting of Danny Devito was interesting too. Devito plays George Shapiro who was Andy’s Personal Manager. The real Shapiro was Executive Producer of this film. All the TAXI scenes in the movie are strategically shot so that you don’t even notice Danny missing from those remade scenes, thus it removed any awkwardness of Devito trying to juggle two roles and not embarrassed by trying to play the man he was 20 years ago. The rest of the TAXI cast returned (except Danza) and they looked a little weathered, but through the magic of Hollywood it passes the reality factor. Other great cameos that created a spark and increased the scope of Andy’s life were David Letterman, Norm MacDonald, Patten Oswald and as Andy’s right hand man, Paul Giamatti. Also, you can never go wrong with REM. See this one !!! - Phil
Click the link below at GoWatchIt.com to see where you can stream or watch Man on the Moon (1999) online or on TV right now:
http://gowatchit.com/movies/man-on-the-moon-29786
Or check out TVGuide.com to see if this film is playing on TV/Cable in your area:
http://www.tvguide.com/movies/man-on-the-moon/134126/
CHECK IN TOMORROW .....
for our next film of the day .......
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