Man on the Moon

Man on the Moon is a 1999 film About the career and life of the late Andy Kaufman.

Directed by Milos Forman. Written by Scott Alexander.

Many loved him...Many didn't taglines

Andy Kaufman

• I'm not a comedian. I don't wanna go for cheap laughs.

• Those are dead people laughing, you know that, those people are dead!

• I'm sick with this bullshit Lawler. I'm gonna sue you, I'm gonna sue you for everything you got I swear to god, FUCK YOU! OKAY, OKAY LAWLER, FUCK YOU!

Tony Clifton

• Whoopdie doo, whoopdie die...stick a needle in your eye!

• You almost sat in some cottage cheese, oh pardon me, that's your ass.

• OK, bullshit bullshit my line, bullshit bullshit my line, AHHHHH!

• What about a bathroom I may of shit my pants!

• I'm banning you from Vegas...YOU'RE NOT GETTIN' IN!

George Shapiro

• You're insane...but you might also be brilliant.
• I've been in this business for 20 years Andy, I've seen this...I KNOW this...if you pass up an oppourtunity like this one, I promise you...you will NEVER see another one like it again...EVER!
• If I find out you're behind this I will KILL you, Zmuda.
• Look at you...you're so proud...you look like some stupid kid walking home from school and saying, "Look Dad, I got an F!"
• Andy, you have to look inside and ask this question: who are you trying to entertain - the audience or yourself?

Other

• Andy: That's it...I quit!
• Bob: What?
• Andy: Every show is worse than the last one.
• Bob: 40 million people are watching your ass every week, KAUFMAN.
• Andy: And what do they know?
• Bob: Absolutely nothing...look, stay here and you rise and when you're on top the sky is the limit and then you can fuck with their heads.

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• Andy: I'm sorry for all the wrestling I've ever done and I'm sorry for all the grief I've ever given...I was just playing bad guy wrestler and it's not me it's just a role and I guess Jerry took it seriously...I'm sorry.
• David: I mean you said some pretty inflammatory things.
• Jerry: I mean everything's a joke with this guy, like that thing I don't know if that's a neck brace or a flea collar.
• Andy: My father said I could've sued you, I could've hired a lawyer and sued but I didn't because I'm not that kind of guy.
• Jerry: What kind of guy are you?
• David: You know...I think I'm gonna get a lawyer.

Taglines

• Many Loved Him...Many Disliked Him
• Whatever he did...Whatever he made us believe...was all just a part of the act.
• "Hello,my name is Andy and this is my poster."

Cast

• Jim Carrey — Andy Kaufman
• Danny DeVito — George Shapiro
• Courtney Love - Lynne
• Paul Giamatti - Bob Zmuda - Tony Clifton

External links

• Man On The Moon quotes at the Internet Movie Database
• Man On The Moon at Rotten Tomatoes