Man on the Moon Page #4

Synopsis: Jim Carrey stars as the late Andy Kaufman, who was considered one of the most innovative, eccentric and enigmatic performers of his time. A master at manipulating audiences, Kaufman could generate belly laughs, stony silence, tears or brawls. Whether inviting the audience out for milk and cookies or challenging women to inter-gender wrestling matches, he specialized in creating performances so real that even his close friends were never sure where the truth lay.
Production: Universal
  Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 23 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
58
Rotten Tomatoes:
63%
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Year:
1999
118 min
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ANDY (AS FOREIGN MAN) (cont'd)

But -- talking about the terrible

things:
My wife. Take my wife,

please take her.

Yikes. A few NERVOUS LAUGHS.

Andy gestures, as if they got the joke.

ANDY (AS FOREIGN MAN) (cont'd)

No really, I am only foolink. I

love my wife very much. But she

don't know how to cook. You know,

one time, she make a steak and

mashed potato. Ehh, and the night

before, she make spaghetti and

meatballs. Her cooking is so bad...

is terrible.

People are embarrassed. Some avert their eyes. A couple

hipsters laugh mockingly.

George leans forward. Andy wipes the sweat from his brow.

ANDY (AS FOREIGN MAN) (cont'd)

Right now, I would like to do for

you some imitations. So first, I

would like to imitate Archie Bunker.

(no change in his

voice)

"You stupid, everybody ees stupid!

Ehh, get, get out of my chair

Meathead... go in the, eh, Dingbat

get into the kitchen, making the

food! Ehh, everybody ees stupid! I

don't like nobody, ees so stupid!"

Tank you veddy much.

(pleased, he proudly

bows)

Now I would like to imitate Jimmy

Carter, the President of the United

States.

(no change in his

voice)

"Hello, I am Jimmy Carter, the

President of the United States."

Some people BOO and walk out. A few giggle, getting into

the groove.

George is intrigued.

ANDY (AS FOREIGN MAN) (cont'd)

And now... I would like to imitate

the Elvis Presley.

A woman LAUGHS caustically. Andy grins stupidly, then turns

his back to us. He presses "Play" on a CASSETTE RECORDER...

and the THEME FROM 2001 starts playing.

House lights dim dramatically. With a flourish, Andy pulls

tape off his pants -- revealing rhinestones. He removes his

pink coat -- putting on a white jeweled jacket.

He combs his hair.

Then he brushes his hair.

Then he combs his hair some more.

Finally he picks up a guitar, strikes a pose -- and spins

around.

He is ELVIS. CONFIDENT. SEXY. LIP CURL. DEAD-ON PERFECT.

The crowd is blown away.

Vegas Elvis INTRO MUSIC suddenly blasts. Andy/Elvis

swaggers stage left and takes a bow. Then he goes stage

right and takes a bow. Then he returns stage left for

another bow.

Music STOPS.

ANDY (AS ELVIS)

Thank you very much.

Wow. Flabbergasted, people APPLAUD. This man is Elvis.

Suddenly -- "JAILHOUSE ROCK" guitar kicks in.

ANDY (AS ELVIS) (cont'd)

(SINGING)

"Warden threw a party

In the county jail!

Prison band was there

And they BEGAN to WAIL!"

ANGLE - GEORGE

He is astonished. George cannot quite figure out what's

going on... but he wants in.

He waves Budd over. Budd leans down, and George WHISPERS.

GEORGE:

Pst. What's the story with this

guy?

BUDD:

I think he's Lithuanian. None of us

can understand him.

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Scott Alexander

Scott Alexander was born on June 16, 1963 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for 1408 (2007), Ed Wood (1994) and Man on the Moon (1999). more…

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