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Summary

Man on the Moon is a biographical movie on the late comedian Andy Kaufman. Kaufman, along with his role on "Taxi," was famous for being the self-declared Intergender Wrestling Champion of the world. After beating women time and time again, Jerry Lawler (who plays himself in the movie), a professional wrestler, got tired of seeing all of this and decided to challenge Kaufman to a match. In most of the matches the two had, Lawler prevailed with the piledriver, which is a move by spiking a guy head-first into the mat. In one of the most famous moments in this feud was in the early 80s when Kaufman threw coffee on Lawler on "The Late Show with David Letterman," got into fisticuffs with Lawler, and proceeded to sue NBC.

Credits

Jim Carrey	...	Andy Kaufman
Gerry Becker	...	Stanley Kaufman - Andy's Father
Greyson Erik Pendry	...	Little Michael Kaufman
Brittany Colonna	...	Baby Carol Kaufman
Leslie Lyles	...	Janice Kaufman - Andy's Mother
Bobby Boriello	...	Little Andy Kaufman
George Shapiro	...	Mr. Besserman
Danny DeVito	...	George Shapiro
Budd Friedman	...	Himself
Tom Dreesen	...	Wiseass Comic
Thomas Armbruster	...	Improv Piano Player
Pamela Abdy	...	Diane Barnett
Wendy Polland	...	Little Wendy
Cash Oshman	...	Yogi
Matt Price	...	Meditation Student
Christina Cabot	...	Meditation Student
Richard Belzer	...	Himself
Melanie Vesey	...	Carol Kaufman
Michael Kelly	...	Michael Kaufman
Miles Chapin	...	Saturday Night Live Assistant
Isadore Rosenfeld	...	NBC Executive (as Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld)
Vincent Schiavelli	...	Maynard Smith - ABC Executive
Molly Schaffer	...	Maynard Smith's Assistant
Howard West	...	ABC Executive
Greg Travis	...	ABC Executive
Maureen Mueller	...	ABC Executive
Philip Perlman	...	Mama Rivoli's Angry Guy (as Phil Perlman)
Jessica Devlin	...	Mama Rivoli's Diner
Jeff Thomas	...	Andy's Stand-In
Peter Bonerz	...	Ed. Weinberger - 'Taxi' Producer
Howard Keystone	...	'Taxi' Marching Man
Howdy Doody	...	Himself
Brent Briscoe	...	Heavyset Technician
Ray Bokhour	...	Blue Collar Guy
Patton Oswalt	...	Blue Collar Guy
Caroline Gibson	...	Sorority Girl
Conrad Roberts	...	College Promoter
Jeff Zabel	...	College Student
Marilyn Sokol	...	Madame
Angela Jones	...	Hooker
Krystina Carson	...	Hooker
Gerry Robert Byrne	...	'Taxi' AD / Stage Manager
Mark Davenport	...	Los Angeles Times Reporter
Bert F. Balsam	...	'Taxi' Security Guard
Lonnie Hamilton	...	'Taxi' Security Guard
Ron Sanchez	...	'Taxi' Security Guard
Billy D. Lucas	...	'Taxi' Security Guard (as Billy Lucas)
Patricia Scanlon	...	Ed. Weinberger's Secretary
Max Alexander	...	Harrah's Booker
Ed Mitchell	...	Harrah's Conductor
Reiko Aylesworth	...	Mimi
Michael Villani	...	Merv Griffin
Maria Elena Maglaris	...	Irate Merv Spectator (as Maria Maglaris)
Heath Hyche	...	Merv's Guest Coordinator
Robert Holeman	...	Boxing Trainer
Jim Ross	...	Wrestling Commentator (as James Ross)
Jerry Lawler	...	Himself
Tamara Bossett	...	Foxy Jackson
Gene LeBell	...	Foxy Jackson Referee
Bob Zmuda	...	Jack Burns
Brian Peck	...	'Fridays' Announcer
Caroline Rhea	...	'Fridays' Melanie
Mary Lynn Rajskub	...	'Fridays' Mary
Philip Lenkowsky	...	'Fridays' Tech Director (as Phil Lenkowsky)
Rob Steiner	...	'Fridays' Control Booth Tech
Claudia Jaffee	...	'Fridays' Floor Director
Armando Guerrero	...	Jerry Lawler Referee (as Mando Guerrero)
Lance Russell	...	Ring Announcer
Ladi von Jansky	...	Stadium Photographer
K.P. Palmer	...	Memphis Paramedic
Mark Majetti	...	Memphis Paramedic
Deana Ann Aburto	...	Memphis Paramedic
Mews Small	...	TM Administrator
David Elliott	...	TM Administrator
Fredd Wayne	...	Bland Doctor
Tracey Walter	...	National Enquirer Editor
David Koechner	...	National Enquirer Reporter
Jeanine Jackson	...	National Enquirer Reporter
Johnny Legend	...	Wild-Haired Guru
Doris Eaton	...	Eleanor Gould (as Doris Eaton Travis)
Greg Sutton	...	Carnegie Hall Conductor
Sydney Lassick	...	Crystal Healer
Yoshi Jenkins	...	Jun Roxas
Lance Alarcon	...	Comedy Store Patron
D.J. Johnson	...	Comedy Store Waiter
Melissa Carrey	...	Comedy Store Waitress
Doug Ford	...	Tony Clifton Biker
Bill Reid	...	Tony Clifton Biker
Chuck Zito	...	Tony Clifton Biker
Danielle Burgio	...	New York City Rockette
Linda Cevallos	...	New York City Rockette
Betsy Chang	...	New York City Rockette
Jennifer Chavarria	...	New York City Rockette
Shirry Dolgin	...	New York City Rockette
Lisa Eaton	...	New York City Rockette
Melanie A. Gage	...	New York City Rockette (as Melanie Gage)
Catherine Hader	...	New York City Rockette
Betsy Harris	...	New York City Rockette
Kelly Jones Gabriele	...	New York City Rockette (as Kelly Jones)
Tricia Lilly	...	New York City Rockette
Karen Martin	...	New York City Rockette
Tabatha Mays	...	New York City Rockette
Katie Miller	...	New York City Rockette
Jessica Moore	...	New York City Rockette
Tara Nicole Hughes	...	New York City Rockette (as Tara Nicole)
Mia Pitts	...	New York City Rockette
Kelly Sheerin	...	New York City Rockette
Alison Simpson	...	New York City Rockette
Melinda Songer	...	New York City Rockette (as Melinda Songér)
Michon Suyama	...	New York City Rockette
Michelle E. Swanson	...	New York City Rockette (as Michelle Swanson)
Natalie Webb	...	New York City Rockette
Jacqueline Case	...	Tony Clifton Dancer
Karen Blake Challman	...	Tony Clifton Dancer
Teresa Chapman	...	Tony Clifton Dancer
Kelly Cooper	...	Tony Clifton Dancer
Penny Fisher	...	Tony Clifton Dancer
Eva Jenickova	...	Tony Clifton Dancer (as Eva Jenickova)
Lindsay Lopez	...	Tony Clifton Dancer
Natalie Mills	...	Tony Clifton Dancer
April Nixon	...	Tony Clifton Dancer
Tiffany Olson	...	Tony Clifton Dancer
Kathryn Rossberg	...	Tony Clifton Dancer
Karissa Seaman	...	Tony Clifton Dancer
Lea Sullivan	...	Tony Clifton Dancer
Amy Tinkham	...	Tony Clifton Dancer
Kristin Richardson	...	Tony Clifton Dancer (as Kristin K. Willits)
Thomas Barney	...	Saturday Night Live Band
Lewis Del Gatto	...	Saturday Night Live Band
Alex Foster	...	Saturday Night Live Band
Earl Gardner	...	Saturday Night Live Band
Lukasz Gottwald	...	Saturday Night Live Band
Cheryl Hardwick	...	Saturday Night Live Band
Valerie Naranjo	...	Saturday Night Live Band
Shawn Pelton	...	Saturday Night Live Band
Leon Pendarvis	...	Saturday Night Live Band
Lenny Pickett	...	Saturday Night Live Band (as Leonard Pickett)
Steve Turre	...	Saturday Night Live Band
Frank DeVito	...	Mama Rivoli's Band
Tony Galla	...	Mama Rivoli's Band
Frank Marocco	...	Mama Rivoli's Band
Pat Senatore	...	Mama Rivoli's Band
Anton Fig	...	'Letterman' Band
Will Lee	...	'Letterman' Band
Sid McGinnis	...	'Letterman' Band
Bob Emmet	...	Comedy Store Band
Michael Lufkin	...	Comedy Store Band
James McCarty	...	Comedy Store Band
David Thomasson	...	Comedy Store Band / Harrah's Band
Thomas Verdonck	...	Comedy Store Band
Hal Blaine	...	Harrah's Band
Charlie Brissette	...	Harrah's Band
Evan Diner	...	Harrah's Band
Tim Divers	...	Harrah's Band
Phillip Feather	...	Harrah's Band
Alex Iles	...	Harrah's Band
James Lum	...	Harrah's Band
Norman Henry Mamey	...	Harrah's Band (as Norman Mamey)
John Mitchell	...	Harrah's Band
Robert O'Donnell	...	Harrah's Band
Greg Prechel	...	Harrah's Band
James Sawyer	...	Harrah's Band
Steven D. Williams	...	Harrah's Band (as Steven Williams)
John Yoakum	...	Harrah's Band
Courtney Love	...	Lynne Marguiles
Paul Giamatti	...	Bob Zmuda
J. Alan Thomas	...	Himself /
R.E.M.	...	Composer
Anastas N. Michos	...	Cinematographer
Adam Boome	...	Editor
Lynzee Klingman	...	Editor
Christopher Tellefsen	...	Editor