Man on the Moon

'Andy Kaufman (I)' (qv) is playing a _Ms.

Pac-Man (1981) (VG)_ (qv) arcade machine in a scene set in 1978, when 'George Shapiro' (qv) tells him that the producers of _"Taxi" (1978)_ (qv) agreed to his conditions in exchange for him to be on the show.

When 'Andy Kaufman (I)' (qv) takes 'Lynne Margulies' (qv) to the movies, he goes to the snack bar to get some popcorn.

The Coca-Cola cups are of the 1990s, not like those of the time setting.

In the late 1970s, Coca-Cola was simply called "Coca-Cola" or "Coke".

The word 'classic' was not introduced until 1985, after the failure of New Coke.

In the scene at the college theatre, several theatrical lighting fixtures can be seen from the back stage view.

These are known as Electronic Theatre Control's "Source 4" fixtures and were not produced until 1995.

When 'Andy Kaufman (I)' (qv) is getting his 'Elvis Presley' (qv) impersonation together he puts on a guitar, but in the next cut when he's facing the audience the guitar is gone.

'Lorne Michaels' (qv) plays the executive producer of _"Saturday Night Live" (1975)_ (qv) in 1982, when the infamous vote to ban 'Andy Kaufman (I)' (qv) took place.

In reality, 'Dick Ebersol' (qv) was executive producer of the show; Michaels left the show in 1980 and did not return until 1985.

The vote was presented by then cast member 'Gary Kroeger' (qv).

The model of Sony broadcast monitor used in the "vertical hold" scene dates from the 1990s, not the 1970s.

At the end, the MPAA certificate number is listed as 369,916, which has one digit too many.

At the time it should have been near 37,000.

In the "Mighty Mouse" scene, supposed to take place in 1975, the "Proud N" NBC logo, depicting a peacock inside the letter N, is seen on the studio camera.

The Proud N logo wasn't introduced until 1979 (the logo used in 1975 was simply an N divided into red and blue trapezoids).

A banner says that the 'Andy Kaufman (I)' (qv)-'Jerry Lawler' (qv) match is taking place at a Global Wrestling Federation event.

The match was held in 1982 at a Continental Wrestling Association event in Memphis, TN.

The Global Wrestling Federation was a Dallas, TX promotion that existed from 1991-1994.

Certain individuals depicted at 'Andy Kaufman (I)' (qv)'s funeral were not there in real life.

The scene in which 'Andy Kaufman (I)' (qv) and 'Jerry Lawler' (qv) appear on _"Late Night with David Letterman" (1982)_ (qv) was filmed on the similar, but not identical set of _"Late Show with David Letterman" (1993)_ (qv).

Also, 'David Letterman' (qv) is shown wearing glasses, which he did not do in the early 80s.

When Tony Clifton walks onto the set of _"Taxi" (1978)_ (qv) with 2 prostitutes, the blonde is wearing a light purple top but later when sitting on top of the prop cab she is wearing an orange top.

After 'Andy Kaufman (I)' (qv) gives his 'Elvis Presley' (qv) impersonation, the same guy (long hair in a pony-tail) can be seen rising from his seat several different times to give a standing ovation.

Numerous anachronisms can be chalked up to artistic decisions; the film intentionally plays fast and loose with the timeline.

For example, the Carnegie Hall performance was years before 'Andy Kaufman (I)' (qv)'s cancer diagnosis; the title song wasn't written until after Andy's death; Andy didn't meet 'Lynne Margulies' (qv) at a wrestling match; 'Stacy Carter' (qv) hadn't met 'Jerry Lawler' (qv) before Andy died (and certainly hadn't married him).

Andy performs his imitation of President 'Jimmy Carter (I)' (qv) (elected 1976) before _"Saturday Night Live" (1975)_ (qv) begins.

When 'Andy Kaufman (I)' (qv) is on _"Saturday Night Live" (1975)_ (qv)'s first episode, the announcer announces it as "Saturday Night Live".

However, the show was originally known as "NBC's Saturday Night.

" Well before his appearance on the debut broadcast of _"Saturday Night Live" (1975)_ (qv), 'Andy Kaufman (I)' (qv) is seen doing his classic impression of "Mr.

Carter, the president.

" 'Jimmy Carter (I)' (qv) didn't actually become president until halfway through the program's second season.

The host of the first Saturday Night Live episode (at the time simply known as Saturday Night) was George Carlin, not Richard Belzer.

A really colorful movie with very colorful Actors and actress I do believe the best actor to acting the role of legendary comedian Andy Kaufman was absolutely Jim Carry and it was a right decision from Milos Forman to give him the role.I'm pretty sure Jim did his best to acting this role which is why I admire him and give him credit.

When it comes to misunderstood geniuses or irreverent entertainers, Milos Forman is not the least interesting director for the biopic genre. So, when he's the one who handles the film relating the life and death of one of the most brilliant and misunderstood comedians of his generation: Andy Kauffman, portrayed by THE greatest comic star of his generation : Jim Carrey, it can't get more promising than that.

Man on the Moon not only has a great song attached to it, but an amazing performance by Jim Carey. I still think it is shocking that he wasn't even nominated for an Oscar for this role, totally immersing himself into the classic comic.

Andy Kaufman was a very funny man. Many would consider him to be a genius, and I would agree.

I first saw this movie when it came out, and have just watched it again. Admittedly, I marveled at the unique comic genius of Andy Kaufman, and sadly we have seen no one like him since he left us.

I really loved Andy Kaufman, he will always remain a comic genius that was way ahead of his time (and still better than comedians in the present).To be honest, I didn't explore into his life much before watching this film, and although I knew about his premature death, I didn't know the exact details.

I write this, some 21 years after the film was released, because Carreys' movies never really appealed to me - so I avoided watching them - his facial comedic idiocy was not for me... but this film...

Man on the Moon (1999):Dir: Milos Foreman / Cast: Jim Carrey, Danny De Vito, Courtney Love, Paul Giamatti, Jerry Lawler: It showcases an individual who seeks recognition through diversity. Comedian Andy Kaufman died of lung cancer in 1984 and his thoughts were far away from the expectations of others.

Even as an adult, Andy Kaufman had a child-like personality. He liked to play elaborate, childish pranks and hoaxes on his unsuspecting audience.