Man on the Moon

Man on the Moon (1999)

R 22 Dec 1999 • Biography, Comedy, Drama • 1h 58m
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A biographical film on the late comedian Andy Kaufman. Kaufman, along with his role on Taxi (1978), was famous for being the self-declared Intergender Wrestling Champion of the world. After beating women time and time again, Jerry Lawler (who plays himself in the movie), a professional wrestler, got tired of seeing all of this and decided to challenge Kaufman to a match. In most of the matches the two had, Lawler prevailed with the piledriver, which is a move by spiking an opponent head-first into the mat. One of the most famous moments in this feud was in the early 80s when Kaufman threw coffee on Lawler on [error], got into fisticuffs with Lawler, and proceeded to sue NBC.

Milos Forman
Director
Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
Writer
Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Gerry Becker
Starring

Language: English
Awards: 5 wins & 25 nominations
Country: United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, United States
Metacritic Score: 58
DVD Release Date:
Box Office Total: $34,607,430

7.4

IMDb (139142 votes)
64%
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