2017

1h 33m

7.5(750 votes)

Documentary

Drama

Comedy

Overview

Offbeat documentarian Chris Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon.

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10 featured cast members

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Jim Carrey

Self

Danny DeVito

Self

Miloš Forman

Self

Judd Hirsch

Self

Peter Bonerz

Self

Randall Carver

Self

Andy Dick

Self

Paul Giamatti

Self

Hugh Hefner

Self

Elton John

Self

Creative team

Directed by: Chris Smith
Produced by: Brendan Fitzgerald
Chris Smith

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