We hear about method acting from actors occasionally, with talents like Daniel Day-Lewis investing themselves so deeply into a character that they maintain the illusion of that performance between takes on set, sometimes even when they're completely away from the production, all in an effort to give the most authentic portrayal possible. The 1999 biopic about famous, controversial and genius comedian Andy Kaufman starred Jim Carrey in the lead role, and his work on the movie is very well known due to the length that he went to in order to stay in character. Our original article follows below.Īs a die-hard stand-up comedy nerd, one of my favorite movies is Man on the Moon. Netflix has officially picked up the film. I've also seen the wrestling match that supposedly broke his neck, as well as videos (some of which are on the DVD of the movie hidden as Easter Eggs) of him saying some.well, rather cruel things.Update: If Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond – The Story of Jim Carrey & Andy Kaufman Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton sounds like something you want to see, you're in luck. It wasn't just a silly wrestling match with a woman and a grudge with Jerry Lawler.ĮDIT: I should also add that when I said I saw Andy's other performances, it's more than just the episodes of Taxi and the special. And when I say "hate", I mean death threats and angry letters. In reality, the joke actually went almost up to his death, and people actually did hate him for it. You kind of knew it was a joke when it was brought up, and they just skipped over it really quickly. One of the little things I have gathered from seeing Andy's other performances is that the movie kind of glossed over his misogyny. Nobody can be an expert on a certain person, but you can gather little things from seeing performances. That said, I'm not claiming to be an expert, because that would be stupid. I even have, somewhere, a marathon of Taxi episodes that I recorded off TV, all of which feature Kaufman. Mon on the Moon is one of my favorite movies, and having seen it I searched for many of Andy Kaufman's performances after. But like some other people have said in this thread, go check out some clips, I think you'll find his portrayal is pretty accurate. I've been a big fan of Jim Carrey and Kaufman since a young age and love this movie, so I might be somewhat bias. I really hope that I don't sound pretentious in what I'm saying. Many characters, very sporadic, and transcends comedy sometimes into weird, obscure, sometimes childish things that not everyone may understand.
I'm sure other actors could have done it, but what I enjoyed about seeing Carrey play Kaufman was that I think that Carrey has a lot of the same comedic tendencies as Kaufman. I find it hard to envision anyone else in that role. Not only that, but he did a great job representing the characters that Andy used to do (Elvis, Latka, Tony Clifton). If you go online and look up clips of Andy Kaufman (whether it be his stuff on Taxi or his talk show appearances) I think Jim Carrey nailed Andy's personality.
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