Summary:
Man on the Moon is a biographical movie on the late comedian Andy Kaufman. Kaufman, along with his role on "Taxi," 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 a guy head-first into the mat. In one of the most famous moments in this feud was in the early 80s when Kaufman threw coffee on Lawler on "The Late Show with David Letterman," got into fisticuffs with Lawler, and proceeded to sue NBC.
| Runtime: | 118 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for language and brief sexuality/nudity. |
| Production: | Universal Pictures |
| Genres: | Biography, Drama, Comedy |
| Countries: | USA, Japan, Germany, UK |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | May 30, 2000 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Milos Forman | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Larry Karaszewski | Written By |
| Scott Alexander | Written By |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Danny DeVito | George Shapiro |
| Jim Carrey | Andy Kaufman |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Bobby Boriello | Little Andy Kaufman |
| Brittany Colonna | Baby Carol Kaufman |
| Budd Friedman | Himself |
| Cash Oshman | Yogi |
| George Shapiro | Mr. Besserman |
| Gerry Becker | Stanley Kaufman - Andy's Father |
| Greyson Erik Pendry | Little Michael Kaufman |
| Leslie Lyles | Janice Kaufman - Andy's Mother |
| Matt Price | Meditation Student |
| Pamela Abdy | Diane Barnett |
| Thomas Armbruster | Improv Piano Player |
| Tom Dreesen | Wiseass Comic |
| Wendy Polland | Little Wendy |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Bob Zmuda | Co-Executive Producer |
| Danny DeVito | Producer |
| George Shapiro | Executive Producer |
| Howard West | Executive Producer |
| Michael Hausman | Executive Producer |
| Michael Shamberg | Producer |
| Pamela Abdy | Associate Producer |
| Scott Ferguson | Associate Producer |
| Stacey Sher | Producer |
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