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Man on the Moon

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The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman. From TMDB

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  • Sophia_Nyx 🐰 @sophianyx.bsky.socialBluesky · May 9, 2025

    Without saying Man on the Moon, fav Jim Carrey film?

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  • Ally Roth @alinaisyou.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 20, 2025

    I saw "Man on the Moon" in theaters opening night. In the scene where Jim Carrey says he has cancer, the film cut out. We all thought it was some Andy Kaufman-esque prank and refused to leave the theater. But the projector had actually broken down. It was the best part of the movie.

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  • Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 2, 2025

    "That was absolutely Kaufmanesque" - me after seeing a comedian who reminded me of the three Kaufman bits I've seen and that Man on the Moon movie.

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  • Matt Baume 🏳️‍🌈 @mattbaume.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 25, 2026

    One of my favorite things about the Internet is that every lyrics website has not only decided that the theme song from the TV show Taxi has lyrics, but that they're from the scene in the 1999 film Man on the Moon where Andy Kaufman may have shit his pants

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  • nell @handle.invalidBluesky · Oct 13, 2025

    Did you know that the film Jim Carrey did after The Truman Show (1998) was a mockumentary on a performance artist? Man on the Moon (1999) is an homage to the life and art of SNL performer Andy Kaufman who faked faking his own death. We’re talking about it on Tues, DM for the link to the film & Zoom

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  • teachercat @teachercat.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 26, 2025

    #ArtistFave90s #MusicChallenge 🥁 90s Top 3 R.E.M. 💜 Released on November 23rd, 1999, it was barely a song of the 90s. Written for the film 'Man on the Moon'. (The song of the same name gave the film its title.) Grammy-nominated song. Listen carefully at minutes 4:09 and 4:26. What do you hear?

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  • Sandy @sandeelio.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 6, 2026

    #DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 6 - Song title with a movie, book or tv show Man On The Moon, R.E.M. youtu.be/dLxpNiF0YKs?...

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  • Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 8, 2025

    What a film! Always somehow forget Jim Carrey can *really* act. See also: Man on the Moon and The Cable Guy.

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  • Larry Karaszewski @larrythek.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 31, 2025

    A visit from Lynn Margulies - Andy Kaufman’s right hand gal who Courtney Love played in “Man on the Moon.” Lynn is out promoting the new Andy doc “Thank You Very Much” & I’m doing a Q&A with the director of that film Alex Braverman at the Royal Theater on Tuesday April 1st 7pm!

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  • Larry Karaszewski @larrythek.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 6, 2024

    Roger Ebert was a hero of mine - started reading him when I was 10. He taught me to love Bergman & Altman. So I feel honored that his wife Chaz has invited us to screen “Man on the Moon” on the 25th anniversary of Ebertfest - the film gala Roger founded in Champagne, IL👍 ebertfest.com/films/man-moon

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  • The Gringhost 👻 @elgringofeo.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 17, 2026

    #NowSpinning: Oh your favorite artist did a concept album? That's cute... how about a concept trilogy + full-length movie about love & drugs in the city? Been a bit since I've taken Man on the Moon out for a spin, but a rainy day seems perfect. #HipHopSky #VinylSky #MusicSky #KidCudi #ManOnTheMoon

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  • omegar @omegar.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 29, 2025

    #REMtop30 #MusicChallenge 16. The Great Beyond. Man on the Moon (Soundtrack). 1999 The follow-up to their hit from 7 years earlier, written for the soundtrack to Milos Forman's film about Andy Kaufman, this one always makes me sing along. I'm breaking through music.youtube.com/watch?v=CzVD...

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  • Voxandra @voxandra.gayBluesky · Jul 15, 2025

    I watched some clips of Man on the Moon because I remember seeing that when I was young before I knew much about Andy Kaufman and god damn did Jim Carrey do the worst Kaufman I've ever seen lmao. no way I'm rewatching that movie

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  • Cinefeast33 (demon version) 📽📺📚 @cinefeast33.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 18, 2025

    BOTD 2/18/1932: Czech director Milos Forman. 2 all-timer Oscar wins! Oscar nods: 1975 One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (win) 1984 Amadeus (win) 1996 People vs Larry Flynt Other Faves: 1965 Loves of a Blonde 1967 Fireman's Ball 1979 Hair 1981 Ragtime 1989 Valmont 1999 Man on the Moon #filmsky 📽🎥🎬🎞

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  • DVD Menus @dvdmenus.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 17, 2024

    Man on the Moon (Film: 1999 / DVD: 2000)

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  • Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    Every so often I randomly think about the scene in “Man on the Moon” (a film I’ve seen once, maybe) when Andy Kaufman catches a glimpse of the crystal-healing cancer guru faking it all, and then he starts laughing. Just a great moment of pain + “game recognize game”

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  • Stan 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍑💙 @stanvahi.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 27, 2025

    R.E.M. - "Man On The Moon", referencing Andy Kaufman's cult short film "My Breakfast With Blassie" (1983), itself a parody of the movie "My Dinner With Andre" ❤️ Monopoly, 21 checkers, and chess Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah Mister Fred Blassie in a breakfast mess Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

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  • desertscribe.bsky.social @desertscribe.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 4, 2026

    Going with 🎵Man On The Moon🎵. Fun fact about the movie, both Jim Carrey who plays Andy Kaufman, have their birthdays on January 17th.

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  • Moviesky @moviesky.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 23, 2024

    Man on the Moon is as released on this day in 1999 #movies #film #filmsky #moviesky 🎥 🎬

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  • Tom Voorhees @angelus04.bsky.socialBluesky · May 10, 2025

    Without saying Man on the Moon, fav Jim Carrey film?

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  • thatsugarguy (he/him/his) @thatsugarguy.bsky.socialBluesky · May 9, 2025

    Without saying Man on the Moon, fav Jim Carrey film?

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  • ZombiManos @zombimanos.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 21, 2025

    I was an extra in the film Man on the Moon when I was living in Cali. They told us we should wear "early 80s" clothing, so i wore this shirt pictured here. I'm in the scene in the audience when Lawler breaks Kaufman's neck while wrestling. If ya see a short dude with this shirt on, that's yr boi.

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  • Colette Arrand @colettearrand.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 2, 2026

    I haven’t seen “Man on the Moon” but every now and again social media serves up a clip comparing the movie’s Kaufman/Lawler/Letterman incident to the real one and it’s kind of a bad choice to have the real Lawler and Letterman in the film, at least for Jim Carrey’s use of method.

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  • Daniel Vuckovic @vook64.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 4, 2025

    Super Mario Galaxy movie soundtrack to include Starman Rocket Man Intergalactic Spaceman Man on the Moon Fly Me to the Moon Don't Stop Me Now

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  • Tampire 🦇❤️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇨🇦🇧🇩😈🎃🍉 @tampire.bsky.socialBluesky · May 10, 2025

    Without saying Man on the Moon, fav Jim Carrey film?

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  • Medusa’s Wink @medusaswink.bsky.socialBluesky · May 18, 2024

    Oh! I double checked Great Beyond but because the movie and song are both titled Man on the Moon, i just assumed. Thanks for the correction, i’m dead serious about cinema trivia 😉 So my submission is just Great Beyond (and the film is pretty good, especially if you’re an Andy Kaufman fan. Sad tho)

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  • American Cinematheque @amcinematheque.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 16, 2026

    Of course one half of the award-winning screenwriting duo behind films such as ED WOOD & MAN ON THE MOON has always had impeccable movie taste.  If @larrythek.bsky.social is still in the business of booking movie dates, we’re hiring 😆📽️🍿 AC Podcast pilot episode out now!

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  • Tyler Bunch @tylerbunch.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 17, 2025

    In honor of the 50th of SNL, here is an offering of a sort in a “third degree separation” of said show: an “I got on screen” moment I had as an extra on the recreation of Andy Kaufman’s SNL appearance that was embodied by Jim Carrey for the film “Man on the Moon” (look for the beard in the back.)

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  • irium 🖖🏻🎃🦇 @lapsoirium.bsky.socialBluesky · May 9, 2025

    Without saying Man on the Moon, fav Jim Carrey film? Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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  • Karate Jesus @karatejesus44.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 11, 2025

    #7days7songs Week 20 - R.E.M. Day 5 - The Great Beyond (single release) youtu.be/k_JnCWT-_O8?... Of the band’s big friendly pop songs, I think this, The Sidewinder and Imitation of Life are my three favourites. This one gets the pick. Written for The Man On The Moon soundtrack (good film).

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  • Dr. Vaughn Joy @gvaughnjoy.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 29, 2023

    Man on the Moon (1999) is such an excellent film. In a biopic portraying Andy Kaufman's controversial extents of self-expression & reinvention of the word "entertainment", Jim Carrey captures something deeply human beyond any individual & of every individual in his eyes alone.

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  • TabbieWolf @tabbiewolf.bluestripedboxers.comBluesky · Aug 30, 2026

    You know a movie I loved and haven’t watched in years? Man on the Moon.

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  • Jamie ⚽️ @jayloveslfc.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 17, 2026

    Man On The Moon is a great film #TOTP

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  • Martin Wright @martinwright.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 29, 2026

    REM - The Great Beyond, released 1999 as part of the soundtrack to the (only decent) Jim Carrey film Man On The Moon.

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  • The Rori Horror Picture Show @missrori.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 3, 2025

    My contribution to the Grinch discourse (full disclosure: I like the 2000 movie but understand why others hate it, nothing has changed in 25 years) is that the best Christmas/Christmas-adjacent Jim Carrey movie is Man on the Moon, I will not be taking questions at this time.

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  • David @Unimatrix Zero @wildpalmsltd.bsky.socialBluesky · May 18, 2024

    I really enjoyed Man on the Moon, the movie and the song. You'd kill me on movies, music trivia is my thing. Glad to see you back on here!

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  • beacon sighted through fog @kaesmis.bsky.socialBluesky · May 18, 2024

    The Great Beyond was only released with the soundtrack, so that is from 1999, but Man on the Moon came out earlier with Automatic (and gave the film it's title)

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  • Werewolf By Nat 🇵🇷🏳‍⚧ @peanutbutterwhisky.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 12, 2026

    Every day I'm closer to Kid Cudi turning Man on the Moon into a full length feature film.

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  • Glum Rock @jimblower.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 17, 2026

    Man on the Moon was such a good film though. #TOTP

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  • Shlepcar @shlepcar.bsky.socialBluesky · May 23, 2026

    #MayMovieChallenge #Moviesky #Filmsky 22. Television talk show seen in a movie Man on the Moon (1999) dir. Milos Forman

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  • Fantastic Mr Flint @flintfox.bsky.socialBluesky · May 7, 2026

    New review up! When I did my R.E.M. runthrough a few years back I missed a few releases, so let's catch up! Starting with the band's one (and only) side tract into (partial) film scoring. 1999's Man on the Moon (Music From the Motion Picture). grumpfox.neocities.org/artists/rem#...

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  • Brenna Collins @thegrendal.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 28, 2026

    I love this movie! Today, I’m going to watch one of those new movies came out a few years ago, “Man On The Moon.” 😄

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  • Michael Buckelew @michaelbuckelew.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 18, 2026

    That was Man on the Moon for me. I saw a little bit of Andy Kaufman when I was a kid. I watched that movie and completely understood what someone disappearing into a role was.

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  • Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 13, 2025

    If you don't know this version of "It Must Be Santa," & like Spike Jones meets Frank Zappa meets Weird Al hilarity, do seek it out. This is the full band version. On YT you'll find a solo keyboard/drum machine version from Cory McAbee/Billy Nayer's short film called "The Man On The Moon." Cont'd.

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  • Odeatha Tepes @odessasteppes.northsky.socialBluesky · Dec 13, 2025

    It was such a small thing, but going to see Man on the Moon with a friend. The end credits started, and no one in the theater got up. The kept going. No one got up. There's that mid-credits scene where Kaufman says to go home, the movie is over. No one got up. The credits finished. No one got up.

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  • Rbrt. @rbrthvn.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 7, 2025

    En fyr jeg gikk på folkehøyskole med hadde helt diametralt forskjellig smak som meg på absolutt ALT (fotball, musikk, favorittfilmer +++++) så da han kom hjem fra en ferie og sa at han hadde sett verdens verste film, dro jeg og leide den tvert. Filmen: Man On The Moon (fantastisk seff)

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  • ZombiManos @zombimanos.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 9, 2025

    I was an extra in the Andy Kaufman movie Man on the Moon. I bowled next to the band Mogwai an hour before they played a show. with my sleep disorder, i am incapable of naps & i haven't had one since the mid 90's.

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  • Martin Wright @martinwright.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 5, 2025

    An oddball, this initially with the title Man on the Moon Part 2 was on the film soundtrack never appearing on a studio album, although it is on several compilations. Surprisingly, it achieved the bands highest UK chart position at 3. @listigeplaylists.bsky.social open.spotify.com/track/7w57O4...

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  • JocularClaymore @jocularclaymore.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 28, 2025

    #filmsky #moviesky #movies #filmchallenge Choose one film from each of your 30 favorite directors. Name of the film and director, along with a still. 28/30 Man on the Moon (1999) Miloš Forman

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  • Erika is still using women's toilets 🖕(she/her) 🏳️‍⚧️ @erristarling.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 13, 2025

    There's so many. Truman Show is one of my favourite films ever but you've also got Man on the Moon, Bruce Almighty, The Mask, Liar Liar, I Love You Phillip Morris, The Cable Guy, Me Myself and Irene, Yes Man, the Sonic Films... tons of films basically except Ace Ventura (fuck that film)

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  • Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 13, 2026

    Great movie. Same guys wrote Ed Wood, Man On The Moon and a good chunk of the OJ Simpson season of American Crime Story. They really nail the idea of making you root for weird people who never usually get movies made about them. And Milos Forman was such a pro

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  • johnasmolin.bsky.social @johnasmolin.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 13, 2026

    'Man on the Moon' hits harder if you've seen the movie. Recommend.

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  • Austin Shinn @untitleduser.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 9, 2026

    Thinking today about Man on the Moon, a movie I had the script of and really loved and proceeded to actively hate the film of because it cut some of the most interesting texture and Jim Carrey was SNL level and which I hate even more knowing it was even more fake than you think thanks to Zmuda

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  • desertscribe.bsky.social @desertscribe.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 19, 2026

    Another great movie you have mentioned today, maybe even your 3rd !! 🎬Man On The Moon 🎬 Jim Carrey & Courtney Love

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  • Ron's Postmodern Life @ronallenish.bsky.socialBluesky · May 8, 2026

    I would replace Mrs Doubtfire and Alladin with The World According To Garp and Moscow on the Hudson for my perfect Robin Williams list. As for Jim Carey, I think Man On The Moon is his only film that compares to Robin's work. JMO

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  • robert j bennett, ceo, results omega @robertjbennett.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 4, 2026

    I was today years old when I learned that the REM song "Man on the Moon" about Andy Kaufman was not, in fact, written for the Jim Carrey Andy Kaufman movie Man on the Moon

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  • Hobby Drifter in Tokyo @hobbydrifter.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 14, 2025

    2. Man on the Moon Andy Kaufman was a dizzyingly bizarre dude with a whooooole lot of very complex issues. Since this movie was already committed to an R-Rating, more could have been done than portraying him as a slightly toned-down Ace Ventura.

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  • steveprince2472.bsky.social @steveprince2472.bsky.socialBluesky · May 4, 2025

    Can I get a cheeky second one. The theme to The Man on the Moon film youtu.be/k_JnCWT-_O8?...

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  • Cherry The Geek TV @cherrythegeektv.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 25, 2025

    The great screenwriter Larry Karaszewski, who along with Scott Alexander wrote Ed Wood, The People Vs Larry Flynt, Man on the Moon, The People v. OJ Simpson, and Dolemite is My Name. 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival. #TCMFF #Film

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  • John Halski @johnhalski.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 15, 2025

    IIRC, there was a brief window between "Losing My Religion" and AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE when REM was a pop culture darling. That didn't translate into rock stardom so much as sticking in the popular consciousness long enough for people to get the MAN ON THE MOON reference when that movie came out.

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