Man On The Moon

Comedy, Drama, Biography

Jim Carrey	Andy Kaufman/Tony Clifton
Gerry Becker	Stanley Kaufman
Courtney Love	Lynne Margulies
Danny DeVito	George Shapiro
Paul Giamatti	Bob Zmuda
Vincent Schiavelli	Maynard Smith
Greyson Erik Pendry	Little Michael Kaufman
Brittany Colonna	Baby Carol Kaufman
Leslie Lyles	Janice Kaufman
Bobby Boriello	Little Andy Kaufman
George Shapiro	Mr. Besserman
Budd Friedman	Himself
Tom Dreesen	Wiseass Comic

Director	Milos Forman
Producer	Michael Shamberg; Danny DeVito; Pamela Abdy
Writer	Scott Alexander; Larry Karaszewski

Andy Kaufmann (Jim Carrey) is a comedian. An eccentric, bizarre, weird, never before seen sort of comedian - but quite possibly brilliant according to his agent George Shapiro (Danny DeVito). The movie chronicles Kaufmann's life and career, an arc that would include appearances on Saturday Night Live, a stint on the highly-popular sitcom 'Taxi', and a public battle of words and fists with professional wrestler Jerry Lawler (himself). Along the way, Kaufmann's commitment to avant garde humor make him tough to cast and tougher to control, while off-screen he and his female companion Lynne Margulies (Courtney Love) fall in and out of their relationship. By the end, as Kaufmann battles the cancer that would eventually take his life, questions of honesty, showmanship, and sticking with a joke when no one else gets it all come back onto Andy and his circle.