Yet another Milos Forman biopic, Man on the Moon (1999), starring Jim Carrey as the eccentric comic genius Andy Kaufman, an innovative performer who adopted different personas and inspired a range of feelings in his audiences from anger to laughter. Anybody who watched or watches Taxi will know Andy Kaufman's involvement in that show, and former Taxi star Danny Devito stars in this film as Kaufman's manager, George Shapiro. Paul Giamatti costars as Bob Zmuda, Kaufman's best friend, and Courtney Love plays Kaufman's girlfriend.
It's hard to describe this film with a simple review because Andy Kaufman was not a simple man. He never believed that what he did was comedy, and sometimes the audiences wouldn't know either. Perhaps his most memorable persona was that of Tony Clifton, a caricature of a sleazy nightclub singer that Kaufman would disguise himself as and crash the Taxi set (Kaufman considered sitcoms to be lowbrow comedy). Jim Carrey plays the role with gusto, back in the days when Carrey starred in some solid films. I can't recommend this film enough, it's a creative and fun film that looks into the mind of an enigmatic individual.