When is Carrey's "Philadelphia" coming along? I can't wait to see him at the Academy Awards this year. Then he did "Big", then came "Philadelphia". Kaufman, along with his role on 'Taxi,' was famous for being the self-declared Intergender Wrestling Champion of the world.
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(If only we could do something about those teeth.) NEWSFLASH FOR THE ACADEMY: Jim Carrey can act!!! I remember Tom Hanks beginning with the same kind of movies that Jim did: loud, colorful, goofy and silly (films like "Bachelor Party" come to mind). Man on the Moon is a biographical movie on the late comedian Andy Kaufman. This is the movie where his silly-putty face comes handy, as it seems to help Jim turn into Andy. Especially when he plays Andy's foreign character, Carrey lived and breathed Kaufman air. But this is acting beyond your dreams, trust me. Yes, you've heard endless reviews about him immersing himself into Andy, not just playing him. The true cornerstone in this film is Jim Carrey. But still, let's face it, at the end he did get the last laugh.
It is sad that many people will know Andy's talent and understand him only after watching this film. He lived misunderstood, and died misunderstood.
He died of cancer at the age of 35, ridiculously young, and even then his own family didn't buy it. He came real close of hitting rock bottom just to save himself at the end. He did wrestling stints just for the heck of it. He endured five grueling years in "Taxi" just so he could get some laughs out of people.
This picture, I believe, redeems Andy Kaufman. I admired the easiness where he could go from loving Latka to malicious Vic with ease, and I thought, "Wow, this guy really loves what he does". Years later, I'm watching him on "Taxi" reruns. I remember seeing Andy Kaufman's act on TV as a teenager, and I admit, I wrote him off as another comedian, with an incredibly expressive face and a flair for silliness.
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