Along the way on his self-made rocky road of stardom, Kaufman reinvents himself as a foreign man who mangles jokes, and as Elvis lip-syncs the MIGHTY MOUSE cartoon theme after a full minute of dead air time on Saturday Night Live becomes a "professional" wrestler, and subsequently manages to sabotage his TV career. Danny DeVito, Kaufman's real-life TAXI co-star, plays George Shapiro, the manager who discovers him and is willing to put up with all his antics, acknowledging Andy's wry genius. Kennedy echoed Einstein’s wise words by urging Americans to work together, extend the limits of their capabilities, and achieve this momentous event. Recognizing the political and scientific significance of a man on the moon, President John F.
Director Milos Forman stages faithful recreations of Kaufman's pranks, method-like immersion in characters, and even scenes from TAXI, the hit TV show that made him a star, but also follows the comedian through his tragic diagnosis with cancer and his loving relationship with his girlfriend Lynne Margulies (Courtney Love). The United States sorely needed a first of their own-to reach the moon before the Soviets. In life, Kaufman was a complex, controversial, and, at times, insane performer, and Carrey captures this, as well as the subtle nuances of his more toned-down private life. In a remarkable and touching performance, Jim Carrey tones down his usual idiosyncrasies to play late avant garde comedian Andy Kaufman in MAN ON THE MOON. Hansen’s book, the movie dives deep into the inner workings of the first man on the moon, Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling from the aforementioned La La Land.) The opening scene provides a clue for what is to come.