The Moon Man (1999)

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Movie
German title The moon man
Original title Man on the moon
Country of production United Kingdom , Germany , Japan , USA
original language English
Publishing year 1999
length 114 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Miloš Forman
script Scott Alexander
Larry Karaszewski
production Danny DeVito
Michael Shamberg
Stacey Sher
music Mike Mills & miscellaneous
camera Anastas N. Michos
cut Adam Boome
Lynzee Klingman
Christopher Tellefsen
occupation
synchronization

The moon man (original title: Man on the Moon ) is a feature film by Miloš Forman about the life of the US comedian Andy Kaufman . The leading role is played by Jim Carrey . The supporting roles are occupied by Danny DeVito , Courtney Love and Paul Giamatti , among others . The film music was partly contributed by REM (including " Man on the Moon ").

action

The young Andy Kaufman has dreamed of performing on stage since childhood. His first appearances in night clubs are not crowned with success.

But one night he convinced the audience with funny imitations and his portrayal as Elvis Presley . After the show, the manager George Shapiro comes to him and recognizes his talent. Andy claims that he's not a comedian, just a man who wants to captivate the masses. Soon after, he travels to Hollywood and George offers him a role in the sitcom " Taxi ". At first he refuses, but since it is his only chance to get into show business, he still accepts his role. However, he makes the condition that the nightclub singer Tony Clifton gets guest appearances. First of all, who Tony Clifton is until it turns out that it is Kaufman's alter ego or is played by Kaufman's friend Bob Zmuda.

In his role as Latka in the sitcom "Taxi" Kaufman conquered the hearts of television viewers, but he finds his role shameful. He disguises himself as Tony Clifton and sabotages the filming to get fired.

With the help of Zmuda, he makes a wrestling show in which he only fights against women. The first opponent is Lynne Margulies, with whom he falls in love. In his role he offends many and finally Jerry Lawler challenges him to a real fight. Kaufman injured his neck. The two meet again on the show Late Night With David Letterman , where they argue again and attack each other. It turns out the whole thing was just staged.

Kaufman and Margulies move into a new house, where he notices a lump on his neck, which he initially takes for a cyst or something similar. Shortly afterwards, he explains to his friends and family that he has a rare form of lung cancer .

Kaufman finally fulfills his dream and appears at Carnegie Hall, where he hands out presents and invites everyone for milk and cookies. His health deteriorated dramatically and he fled to the Philippines to see a "miracle healer" who, as Kaufman states, is only a fraud. At his funeral, he asked everyone present to sing This Friendly World with him .

The film ends with Tony Clifton performing a year later singing I Will Survive . The camera pans over neon images of Groucho Marx and Laurel and Hardy to Bob Zmuda in the audience and then to a picture of Kaufman.

synchronization

The German-language dubbing of the film was done at Christa Kistner Synchronproduktion GmbH in Potsdam . The author of the dialogue book and dialogue director was Sven Hasper .

role actor Voice actor
Andy Kaufman / Tony Clifton Jim Carrey Stefan Fredrich
George Shapiro Danny DeVito Mogens von Gadow
Lynne Margulies Courtney Love Martina Treger
Bob Zmuda / Tony Clifton Paul Giamatti Thomas Nero Wolff
Maynard Smith Vincent Schiavelli Norbert Gescher
Jerry Lawler called The King Jerry Lawler Detlef Bierstedt
Eleanor Gould Doris Eaton Travis Eva-Maria Werth
Stanley Kaufman Gerry Becker Klaus Jepsen
Janice Kaufman Leslie Lyles Kerstin Sanders-Dornseif
Ed. Weinberger Peter Bonerz Joachim Kerzel
Mr. Besserman George Shapiro Friedrich Georg Beckhaus
Wiseass comic Tom Dreesen NN
Jack Burns Bob Zmuda Michael Narloch

Reviews

“After Larry Flynt , Milos Forman brings an icon of the seventies back to pulsating life. In the biography of the genius comedian Andy Kaufman, superstar Jim Carrey is in brilliant shape. The result: an ode to the liberating effect of unrestrained anarchy overflowing with enthusiasm and mischief. "

- Focus: film

“The film carefully traces Kaufman's life, works out the extraordinary artist personality and recreates the absurd comedy numbers in an entertaining way. Milos Forman's recurring theme of the outsider who fails because of society is subject to another sensitive interpretation. Played brilliantly in the main role. "

- film service

Awards

Lead actor Jim Carrey received the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical in 2000 for his portrait of the 1970s comedian and was nominated for the Satellite Award and the Screen Actors Guild Award . In the same year, director Miloš Forman received the Silver Bear for best director at the Berlin International Film Festival .

useful information

  • The little girl at the beginning of the film is Andy Kaufman's granddaughter. She played the young Janice Kaufman in it.
  • The real George Shapiro appears in the film as the bartender who explains Andy Kaufman how to entertain the audience with jokes. Various celebrities make guest appearances.
  • Danny DeVito's own taxi character is never seen in the film.
  • The film was a commercial failure, grossing just $ 47 million worldwide. Production cost $ 82 million.
  • Today's WWE commentators Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler have a minor supporting role in the film. In fact, Jerry Lawler and Andy Kaufman had run a feud program that is now legendary in Memphis .
  • Jim Carrey stayed in the role of Andy Kaufman (or Tony Clifton) for the entire duration of the filming, causing serious problems for Miloš Forman and the crew. In 2017, Netflix published the documentary Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond by Chris Smith about the problems during the shooting.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ German dubbing files - Film - Der Mondmann. In: synchronkartei.de . Retrieved August 13, 2019 .
  2. ^ Box Office Mojo - Man on the Moon. In: boxofficemojo.com . Retrieved August 13, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Netflix - Jim and Andy. In: netflix.com . 2017, accessed August 13, 2019 .