#Andy kalfman man on the moon movie series#
It also marks Neville and Rubin’s second project together after the Showtime documentary series Shangri-La. The doc marks Tremolo and Wavelength’s second partnership after working together on Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, which Neville directed. “Alex is an exciting director who has a vital take on the story, the Safdie Brothers are true originals just like Kaufman himself, and Chuck Braverman and Wavelength are incredible collaborators and champions for this film’s unique vision,” he said in his own statement.
Neville, whose earlier work includes the Oscar-winning 20 Feet From Stardom, cited the creative team supporting the Kaufman doc. Elara Pictures, the production company led by Josh and Benny Safdie, will executive produce alongside Rick Rubin and Chuck Braverman, who produced Kaufman’s 1980 special Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall, and Wavelength founder and CEO Jenifer Westphal. There’s also an exclusive deal with Kaufman’s key creative partners, Lynn Margulies Osgood and writing partner Bob Zmuda, who will appear in the film.
#Andy kalfman man on the moon movie movie#
So, in a way this movie did its job because it made me think, even after I left the theater.Anthony Bourdain Documentary 'Roadrunner' Features AI Model of Late Chef's Voice I find myself now wishing I understood Andy Kaufman, though. If you get Andy Kaufman, you’ll get this movie. My dad, who played a supporting role in the movie, learned on the first day on the set that Jim Carrey would only answer to Andy Kaufman.
Each cast member researched their character and interviewed that character if they were still alive. This was probably because of all the preparation they went through for the role. 'Jim Carrey may be a better Andy Kaufman than Andy Kaufman' writes Newsweek. 'Jim Carrey is extraordinary' says The New York Post. The only thing I did like was the acting. Based on a true story, Jim Carrey stunningly portrays the late Andy Kaufman - considered the most innovative, eccentric and enigmatic comic of his time - in Man on the Moon. Even though I didn’t get Andy Kaufman’s humor, every single person supporting him looked like they went through a lot of heartache because they loved him so much. Well, then what was he? I felt for his friends in the movie though. The title of the song Man on the Moon, and chorus refer to the moon landing conspiracy theories as an oblique allusion to rumors that Kaufmans death in 1984 was faked. He wrestled women just to get people mad (and believe me, it made me mad), he didn’t really care about people’s feelings, and he didn’t want to be a comedian. Since this is a biography (with a few changes) of Andy Kaufman, maybe this is a way to honor him by taking the title of his movie from a song about him. I didn’t see what was so great about Andy Kaufman. Was I supposed to find that funny? Not even Jim Carrey could change my straight face. When making a guest appearance on ‘Taxi,’ he insulted Hollywood and everyone on the set. In his first act, he makes fun of almost everyone in the audience, yells at everyone to shut up constantly, and tells them to not even laugh. Really, he’s just obnoxious, rude and mean.
Tony Clifton-a character Andy Kaufman created as an alter ego complete with a fake chin, nose, mustache, and voice-is supposed to be funny. The humor in the movie was the kind that makes you shift in your seat: you know you’re supposed to laugh but you can’t because you can’t see how that could be classified as humor. But I did know who Jim Carrey and Courtney Love were, so I was willing to give it a shot and see if it was any good. I just knew him as that weird guy on that show I watched at 2 a.m. Before going to see Man on the Moon, I didn’t know who Andy Kaufman was.
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