Man on the Moon
(1999)
"Hello, my name is Andy and this is my Bus" [Bus Poster]
Stars: Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Courtney Love, Paul Giamatti, Vincent Schiavelli, Gerry Becker, Jerry Lawler, Leslie Lyles, Peter Bonerz, George Shapiro, Tom Dreesen, Richard Belzer, Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld, Gerry Robert Byrne, Bob Zmuda, Greyson E
Director: Milos Forman
Writer: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
Language: English
Studio: Universal/MCA
Duration: 118
Rated: R
DVD Release: May 2000
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.
| Jim Carrey | Andy Kaufman |
| Gerry Becker | Stanley Kaufman - Andy's Father |
| Greyson Erik Pendry | Little Michael Kaufman |
| Brittany Colonna | Baby Carol Kaufman |
| Leslie Lyles | Janice Kaufman - Andy's Mother |
| Bobby Boriello | Little Andy Kaufman |
| George Shapiro | Mr. Besserman |
| Danny DeVito | George Shapiro |
| Budd Friedman | Himself |
| Tom Dreesen | Wiseass Comic |
| Thomas Armbruster | Improv Piano Player |
| Pamela Abdy | Diane Barnett |
| Wendy Polland | Little Wendy |
| Cash Oshman | Yogi |
| Matt Price | Meditation Student |
| Christina Cabot | Meditation Student |
| Richard Belzer | Himself |
| Melanie Vesey | Carol Kaufman |
| Michael Kelly | Michael Kaufman |
| Miles Chapin | Saturday Night Live Assistant |
| Isadore Rosenfeld | NBC Executive (as Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld) |
| Vincent Schiavelli | Maynard Smith - ABC Executive |
| Molly Schaffer | Maynard Smith's Assistant |
| Howard West | ABC Executive |
| Greg Travis | ABC Executive |
| Maureen Mueller | ABC Executive |
| Philip Perlman | Mama Rivoli's Angry Guy (as Phil Perlman) |
| Jessica Devlin | Mama Rivoli's Diner |
| Jeff Thomas | Andy's Stand-In |
| Peter Bonerz | Ed. Weinberger - 'Taxi' Producer |
| Howard Keystone | 'Taxi' Marching Man |
| Howdy Doody | Himself |
| Brent Briscoe | Heavyset Technician |
| Ray Bokhour | Blue Collar Guy |
| Patton Oswalt | Blue Collar Guy |
| Caroline Gibson | Sorority Girl |
| Conrad Roberts | College Promoter |
| Jeff Zabel | College Student |
| Marilyn Sokol | Madame |
| Angela Jones | Hooker |
| Krystina Carson | Hooker |
| Gerry Robert Byrne | 'Taxi' AD / Stage Manager |
| Mark Davenport | Los Angeles Times Reporter |
| Bert F. Balsam | 'Taxi' Security Guard |
| Lonnie Hamilton | 'Taxi' Security Guard |
| Ron Sanchez | 'Taxi' Security Guard |
| Billy D. Lucas | 'Taxi' Security Guard (as Billy Lucas) |
| Patricia Scanlon | Ed. Weinberger's Secretary |
| Max Alexander | Harrah's Booker |
| Ed Mitchell | Harrah's Conductor |
| Reiko Aylesworth | Mimi |
| Michael Villani | Merv Griffin |
| Maria Elena Maglaris | Irate Merv Spectator (as Maria Maglaris) |
| Heath Hyche | Merv's Guest Coordinator |
| Robert Holeman | Boxing Trainer |
| Jim Ross | Wrestling Commentator (as James Ross) |
| Jerry Lawler | Himself |
| Tamara Bossett | Foxy Jackson |
| Gene LeBell | Foxy Jackson Referee |
| Bob Zmuda | Jack Burns |
| Brian Peck | 'Fridays' Announcer |
| Caroline Rhea | 'Fridays' Melanie |
| Mary Lynn Rajskub | 'Fridays' Mary |
| Philip Lenkowsky | 'Fridays' Tech Director (as Phil Lenkowsky) |
| Rob Steiner | 'Fridays' Control Booth Tech |
| Claudia Jaffee | 'Fridays' Floor Director |
| Armando Guerrero | Jerry Lawler Referee (as Mando Guerrero) |
| Lance Russell | Ring Announcer |
| Ladi von Jansky | Stadium Photographer |
| K.P. Palmer | Memphis Paramedic |
| Mark Majetti | Memphis Paramedic |
| Deana Ann Aburto | Memphis Paramedic |
| Mews Small | TM Administrator |
| David Elliott | TM Administrator |
| Fredd Wayne | Bland Doctor |
| Tracey Walter | National Enquirer Editor |
| David Koechner | National Enquirer Reporter |
| Jeanine Jackson | National Enquirer Reporter |
| Johnny Legend | Wild-Haired Guru |
| Doris Eaton | Eleanor Gould (as Doris Eaton Travis) |
| Greg Sutton | Carnegie Hall Conductor |
| Sydney Lassick | Crystal Healer |
| Yoshi Jenkins | Jun Roxas |
| Lance Alarcon | Comedy Store Patron |
| D.J. Johnson | Comedy Store Waiter |
| Melissa Carrey | Comedy Store Waitress |
| Doug Ford | Tony Clifton Biker |
| Bill Reid | Tony Clifton Biker |
| Chuck Zito | Tony Clifton Biker |
| Danielle Burgio | New York City Rockette |
| Linda Cevallos | New York City Rockette |
| Betsy Chang | New York City Rockette |
| Jennifer Chavarria | New York City Rockette |
| Shirry Dolgin | New York City Rockette |
| Lisa Eaton | New York City Rockette |
| Melanie A. Gage | New York City Rockette (as Melanie Gage) |
| Catherine Hader | New York City Rockette |
| Betsy Harris | New York City Rockette |
| Kelly Jones Gabriele | New York City Rockette (as Kelly Jones) |
| Tricia Lilly | New York City Rockette |
Genre: Biography, Drama
Media: DVD
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
IMDb: 0125664
