Movie
Man on the Moon
Overview
The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.
Details
- Release date
- 1999-12-22
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Mutual Film Company, Universal Pictures, Jersey Films, Cinehaus, West/Shapiro Productions
- Country
- United States of America, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman / Tony Clifton
- Danny DeVito as George Shapiro
- Courtney Love as Lynne Margulies
- Paul Giamatti as Bob Zmuda
- Vincent Schiavelli as Maynard Smith
- Peter Bonerz as Ed Weinberger
- Jerry Lawler as Himself
- Gerry Becker as Stanley Kaufman
- Leslie Lyles as Janice Kaufman
- Greyson Erik Pendry as Little Michael Kaufman
- Brittany Colonna as Baby Carol Kaufman
- Bobby Boriello as Little Andy Kaufman
Crew
- Miloš Forman - Director
- Scott Alexander - Writer
- Larry Karaszewski - Writer
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