
Man on the Moon(1999)
The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.


Offbeat documentarian Chris Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon.

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Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond is a documentary, drama, comedy film released in 2017 exploring themes of filmmaking, mentally unstable. Directed by Chris Smith, it stars Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Miloš Forman. Offbeat documentarian Chris Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon.
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