TheInevitableTruth got him confused to those two pathetic fuck fact untalented actors seth Rogan who’s a joke and plays same boring stoner and Adam Sandler who hasn’t done shit that’s good since 2003
I love Jim Carrey. Seeing the comparisons though... He was definitely overplaying it. He didn't "channel" Kaufman as he claimed. He channelled Kaufman the way Leto channelled Joker. Complete exaggerations on the way they saw the character. Kaufman knew what he was doing when he played his parts. Carrey made him seem so unsure. Kaufman played people that were unsure, but you can tell he was sure of what he was doing and knew how to portray it. Carrey looks unsure about everything, like he's lost. Kaufman wasn't lost.
There was a sweet and gentle earnestness in Andy's eyes (for example when playing Latka on Taxi), which made his pranks and humor seem less calculated, whereas Jim's eyes have a very creepy and menacing self-awareness.
@@ericdanielsbenavidez5867 Even Marilu Henner touched on this in an interview saying that Jim Carrey albeit gave a great performance as Andy Kauffman, but what he was missing in his performance was Andy's heart! 🤔🙄😉❤
@@SuperMarioBrosIII very true, that sort of reminds me of his eye color thing which Jim didn't have. That's like one of Andy's most notable feature's once again the person who's best for the role doesn't get it. Usually who's more prominent up and coming that's who Jim was at the time.
Kaufman actually loved getting negative responses from an audience. He was deeply influenced by pro wrestlers of his childhood. He become pretty close with lawler and revealed a lot to him.
Andy understood the base level of wrestling. There is no difference between cheers and boos! Both are emotional investments. The only bad reaction is no reaction!
The problem is that Andy Kaufmans brilliance was that he didnt overact at all, thats what made it so confusing and amazing. Jim Carrey is famous for being a very high energy-comedian, doing funny exaggerated characters, which can be very funny, but its more of a quick fix haha-funny-thang and I dont think it fits with Kaufman. Kaufman was so delecate and extremly precise in his acting
I was thinking something similar as I watched this. It's kind of ironic that actors know to "play it smaller" on the big screen, and "play it bigger" for television. Andy was always subtle, even when he was being outrageous. Carey "over acted" the part a bit. It's especially obvious when you watch the Elvis side by side and when you watch the Mighty Mouse song side by side. Jim Carey can't help but ham everything up a bit, but Andy didn't. He was smooth and subtle.
His career was made years before this. He had not only made his career, but already made transition into more serious roles, as everything from Ace Ventura to The Truman Show all happened before this movie was made.
Looking at this, I now see two different comedy styles that rarely mesh well together. Jim Carrey is animated and able to pull off the physical demands of being a living cartoon. Andy was more subtle and sometimes so sincere you couldn't tell if he was trolling you or not. Also, the movie made the mistake of interpreting Andy as insecure and dependant on what audiences thought of him. In real life, Andy didn't care about that need for universal adulation most performers look for.
Andy DID care about audience approval and adulation, though. He acted like he was above it all, but his close friends have said that he DID care. That's part of the point of the movie... exploring the insecurities underneath his facade.
It also made the mistake of going with the “Andy was difficult” myth started by Zmuda. The producers of Taxi have all said that aside from the Tony Clifton stunt which Andy gave them a heads up before doing, Andy was always a total professional, always knew his lines, and was generally pleasant to be around on set. Zmuda needed Andy to be this unreasonable anarchist because that narrative is more interesting and sells more books.
its so strange how Jim went into such a weird state to get into the role of this movie but to miss the mark on what made Andy special completely in most of the scenes
Bravo Peter K! Yes. Because Jim gave the option of being an impressionist to the director who wanted Jim Carrey. I think they should have gone with Jim Carrey pretending to be Andy Kaufman.
Jim Carey really overdid it with the crazy eyes. The howdy doody clip for example. Andy looks genuinely happy and in awe. Jim looks like a creepy nutcase. All the time. Just the creeper eyes.
well, apparently Jim went partially crazy becouse of this movie. Go watch the netflix docummentary on it. Thats not method, thats Heath Ledger level of insanity. I have a feeling that sooner or later Jim Carrey is going to do a Robin Williams, and it makes me very sad.
@@tomaszskowronski1406 Oh give me a break. The documentary shows that Carey was a delusional, egotistical asshole. He didn't go crazy. He was just a dick. And that's why, to this day, people can see that his performance in Man on the Moon was too over the top
@@HannibalOrJustRex exactly. The clearest example of the almost disrespectful interpretation of Andy by Carey was the elvis bit. Elvis actually loved Andy's performance. When you watch it it's really a quality performance. Whereas Carey just does The Mask and its crap. I think Andy went over Jim's head. That and the Gatsby bit. Carey kept trying to force it. He really didnt get the joke of just playing it straight. Ironically imo carey is the type of comedy Andy was trolling in the first place.
I mean as Andy was the only one Elvis agreed to as being his impersonator i think in certain ways Andy would of also seen Jim in the same light even tho Jim does over do his persona especially as Jim is a clear big fan of his even going as far as getting Andy's OG bongos
Everybody in the comments is saying that the mistake Carey made was overacting; overplaying Andy's nervousness/timidity and stage fright. And while its true he did overplay this trait (Kaufman's character in contrast being sure of himself, though intentionally awkward) I believe the reason he did was because of his greater mistake: playing Andy as if the audience was in on the joke - which they were never meant to be*. Carey's character is a caricature, it's exaggerated and not really human and you couldn't believe it was real (I'm not talking about Latka, who was also deliberately overplayed by Kaufman, but the character of Andy himself). Kaufman's Andy on the other hand, was totally believable, and you can never really tell he's doing a bit. Take the wrestling scene for example, from about 10:00 , Kaufman could totally be a man who really holds those beliefs, who's not saying it just to bait the crowd (his real reason) but because he believes it. Carey on the other hand lets the audience know, through his overacting and evident pleasure in their revulsion, that it's a joke, that he's baiting them. He admits it's a character where Kaufman never does, never wants to let us in on the joke. Jim Carey's Andy Kaufman is for a post-Andy Kaufman world, where everybody knows what he's doing. Kaufman's was on the frontiers, when nobody did. Thanks for coming to my TEDTalk *at least, not fully
never realized how much Carrey over exaggerated Andy's stuff until I watched it like this. What was up with Jim hiking his shoulders and using over the top facial expressions? That's almost opposite of what Andy did with his almost deadpan delivery.
@@travismesser3160 What a dumb thing to say. I'm about as conservative as they come and I've said the same thing ever since the movie came out. Andy was deadpan most of the time with the occasional smart ass look. Jim looked like a psychopath most of the time during the movie. Eye's wide open. Over exaggerating at the wrong times.
That’s the point to be honest Jim Carey is not only a great comedian but a good actor. He deliberately is trolling/planning Andy in this portrayal by putting a little bit of himself in it. I think Andy who loved being absurd himself would love it.
Things I'm totally agree when it comes to Jim Carrey's failures: - Crazy eyes. - Makes you think Andy were mentally sick or something. - He played Andy like an insecure character when he was the opposite. - Carrey's Andy felt like a inadaptated robot when Andy were the total opposite, he was natural, almost purely organic. What I think: Man on the Moon wasn't a bad movie, I think it still being a great movie, although those failures... somehow it works; is just that I feel he didn't played Andy Kauffman, he played like Kauffman's brother.
that's a good analysis. as someone who watched the movie before knowing who andy kaufman was i found it very enjoyable. but i can see how people expecting andy kaufman would be disappointed by the performance. jim carey is a great comedy actor (and even a good actor judging from serious roles he played) but he wasn't a good casting choice for andy because andy is very subtle while jim is more "out there" comedy, each style works really well for each of the respectively, but it doesn't fit when one have to play the other.
Part of Andy Kaufman’s genius was challenging an audience to question what they were seeing as real or not. His wrestling gag was so surreal it was difficult to tell if it was real or parody.!?
Yeah! And you have Carrey himself thinking that his acting was so perfect that he actually became Kaufman. And he's on set all day trolling with his method bullshit.
The guys Family literally said it was like being in the Room with Kaufman again. His acting was on another level. Jim Carrey might be a coke head but he is a fuc*** genius.
@rastafish420 Not surprised at all that you call yourself rastafish420. Go watch Ace Ventura Pet Detective and consider that fine acting lol dude come on. Andy's acts were so nuanced that it goes over the heads of people who think Jim Carrey is actually that funny lol
@@frickinlit6997 that's the most ridiculous part, he was method acting, making everybody call him Andy and trying to convince everybody he actually was Andy, but he can't and doesn't act like Andy at all
I'm far less interested in Carrey's portrayal (which is overdone, btw) and moreso AMAZED at the ensemble recreation of events with some of the actual people involved looking remarkably like they did back in the late 70's/early 80's. The cast from "Taxi" slips right back into character, Late Night w/Letterman is awesome since they got Paul & the original "World's Most Dangerous Band" to appear with Letterman, and most of all- JERRY LAWLER looks extraordinary and like a year or two passed by, not 16 years! Take note that they didn't "de-age" these real-life people with CGI trickery (take note, Disney), they just applied make-up & some hair coloring to turn the clock back! Seeing the old sets from "Taxi", Letterman, & SNL from Kaufman's past was a kick!
It's probably not fair on Jim, but he does stick out like a sore thumb. It's funny, Jim showed so much subtly in Eternal Sunshine that's just missing here. Maybe it's experience, Robin Williams started out "Manic" too, but evolved such subtly later on. Actually, I can image Robin doing this role. Jim, you did good, but it wasn't Andy.
@@gibletto The more I've seen of Andy Kaufman, the more I think Steve Carell was just too late for a role that could've been for him (outside of Michael Scott). He and Jim Carrey would've been good fits in each other's starring biopic roles (Jim Carrey as John DuPont in Foxcatcher)
I think Edward Norton would of been quite interesting. Carrey did a great job, but because he is already an improv comedian a bit to much "jim carrey" comes out.
Edward Norton could've never done what Jim did. Hes great in fighg club, or as a nazi or drug dealer, but too big of a stretch to get Andy Kaufman right. I honestly think only Jim Carrey could sell it and especially as well as he did
Yeah at first I thought because Andy was smaller and Jim is taller and more lanky so Carrey wanted to play down his height. But I realized (and checked on the web) that they are almost the same height...
Carrey is just doing Fire Marshal Bill again. Carrey clearly just took FMB and modified it to be Andy Kaufman, then added the entire method acting stunt to trying to hijack Kaufman to promote his own career. But in the end he was just doing Fire Marshal Bill again.
Andy looks like Andy, confident and sure of himself while Jim is Jim, nervous and unsure of himself. They are not acting, they are themselves in character.
Can’t believe how ridiculous people can be to criticize anything that isn’t perfectly performed or perfectly aligned to their standards. Take it for what it is.
Thank you for this, Man on the Moon is the movie that brought my wife and I together. We're married partly due to this movie. I love Andy and think he was ahead of his time. Thank you veddy much!
When I saw the movie I thought Carey was great. As I learned who Kauffman was and saw him in action I realised that carey was not the man to play him. I hope they do it again with someone that really respects the character and is not just looking for a cheap laugh.
Wtf? Like who, maybe you’d do better, Jim is fuckin awesome and I can’t believe there’s so many comments knocking his performance. Everyone’s a critic nowadays🙄
I've never seen someone so sure of their impression of another person who was really just stuck being more of themselves. Andy Kaufman and the point of his comedy was SO far different from Carrey's performance.
It's like saying you can impersonate Michael Jordan, but you can't dunk. Andy is on a higher plane. I don't know what Jim thought he had in common with Andy.
@@panchoverde5078saying on a Higher plane is silly though, jim is amazing at what he does, and he can do dramatic. Has great commic timing. Even though he has flaws.
I wish someone like Clark Duke were popular enough to be considered for the biopic at the time that it was made. Kaufman was defined by a gentle / earnest demeanor and look mixed with undeserved confidence that catches you off guard. Carrey is incredible in his own right, but he can't and doesn't embody what made Kaufman intriguing to audiences.
I think you did a really great work. As a french I didn't know Andy Kaufman (not in our culture neither our memories) and I watched Man on the moon yesterday for the first time. During the whole freaking movie I kept asking myself if it was a creation or a biography. And thanks to your work I finally see the great work on this movie. Thank you.
Yes, that's exactly right! I found it hard to like kaufman in this movie because Carrey wasn't able to capture the sheltered innocence that Kaufman portrayed in his real life act. It was as if Carrey's creepy Cable Guy character was impersonating Kaufman.
In all of Andy's work there was an underlying sincerity, and innocence which made it work and not be mean spirited in any way, but instead loving a kind of way. But Carrey's stuff has an undertone of "look at me, I'm being funny and fooling all you morons" etc.
In a way Kaufman was more than likely very calculating and cynical in his approach to comedy. It's just that he did it in an innocent style in front of an audience. However, behind the scenes on Taxi, he was often a difficult troublemaker, especially when he was playing Tony Clifton while not on set in the character of Latka. It was the darker, more mean spirited side that started to come out as Andy began blurring the lines between an act and real life. That may be what Carrey was tapping into.
Gavin says: can't imagine why the three people couldn't get along can you I mean Jerry Lawler the producer of man on the moon and Jim carrey 'cause they make the film effortless fun when it's done properly!!!
He did a shit job. Look at the comparison. It’s like a kid pretending. It’s embarrassing that he “became” Andy in his mind and “spoke” to his family through Jim. Fuckin nutcase.
Marc Duval pretending to be that character and to completely not let up on the performance is a thing that Andy would absolutely do (btw Andy’s family came to Jim, and they loved that he was speaking like Andy to them, he was only helping)
SEB FLYNN FILMS thing is, Jim is not Andy. It’s creepy and taking method acting to a disturbing degree. Helping Andy’s family? That was not a healthy thing to do. They were all acting like he was channeling Andy, they were all in on it like it was really happening. Also he treated the crew like shit by “becoming” Andy and made their lives hell. He didn’t have to do that to make a good performance. You’re letting sentiment cloud your judgement on this.
yeah but what about 90's jim carrey wasnt off the wall or "kookoo" i feel like his own personality seeped into all of his roles back then. its easy to say he was typecasted, but wouldnt it be just as easy to assume since he was so big, producers and directors just allowed him to impose his personality on a role?
you guys must see Carrey's audition tape for Man on the Moon. He is so much like Kaufman in mannerisms, and is not over exaggerated like in the movie. This makes me wonder what changed during the filming of the movie. The director probably had Carrey exaggerate to be more entertaining for the big screen.
He just can't control himself. It's the way he acts, no matter how ridiculous it looks. But lots of people like it, as he's famous and has been in a lot of movies...
LMAO the director didn't want Jim Carrey to play the role. Jim did "method acting" which means he kept his Andy Kaufman role off-screen which was terrible for his co-workers and the director himself. It's all in a movie called (Jim & Andy) Netflix made they released a lot of behind the scenes footage in it too it's called
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Milos himself said in the documentary about his life & career that he wanted to make this movie a bit differently but he was pushed by producers to stick to their vision. He literally said this movie could have been much better and considered it a wasted opportunity (mainly because of the duality of Andy/Tony).
I went into watching this movie without having any idea who Andy Kaufman was and thought this was Carrey’s best movie and I was genuinely blown away. One criticism that I keep coming across is that he doesn’t resemble Andy much. I guess it’s a good thing I didn’t know the man which made me enjoy the film so much. It’s a really fantastic film imo!
The irony in all this is that everyone is saying that Jim Carrey overplayed his role, but in actuality Andy would’ve loved this inaccuracy and misdirection of his character.
hard to say what Andy would've loved. But I can say what I think, which is that Carey seems desperate to tell the audience "THIS IS FUNNY, THIS IS A JOKE", while Andy kept everyone guessing. I personally prefer Andy's way
I noticed Kaufman's eyes dont go near as wide as Jim Carreys does. Andy is actually very subtle with bursts of energy it seems. But even then its more relaxed than Carreys.
Jim Carrey preparing to play Andy Kaufman: "ok...Andy was a comedian...a GENIUS!!..i think i'll do The Crazy Eyes for this role...yah, thats it!!...hurrhrrurhwarhawrrahhh!! (Veracossa horse laugh)
Dave Chappelle's newest stand up special brought me here with his story about meeting Jim Carrey for the first time as Jim was getting ready for this role staying in character 24/7. This was my first time seeing Andy and he's hilarious lol. Just by watching this I actually teared up during the funeral scene. Amazing how he connects with his audience and seeing how everyone else was playing themselves it really makes that end scene hit different. I may be just now encountering this man, but it's easy to see that he was a very special individual. I do wish Jim imitated Andy's facial expressions a bit more, possibly more smiling. Sometimes he gave me self-conscious vibes and Andy shows much more composure with the moment in his face. Great Job overall though by the great Jim Carrey, definitely gotta check this movie out! Sidenote: I wish Jim would've grabbed the lady's hair like Andy to lift her up lmao
You can tell from the audition tape that Jim Carrey had the impression down 100% . He was completely able to pull off "subdued" Kaufman. It's likely the filmmakers wanted him to exaggerate a bit more. Seeing as this is a film and a celebration of Kaufman's artistic genius. Thus a slightly more theatrical approach allows the message to really sink in. Remember, this isn't the ACTUAL live footage of Kaufman, but a film's representation of it. And as such it needs to a bit less subtle to let the message sink in with the limited time they have to show the scene. Carrey fucking nailed it and really deserved an Oscar for the role.
You right, he nailed. I guess it's my fault that I made this video comparing them two. The movie wasn't made to be viewed this way. He made a peformance for a movie, not for TV.
VenomShock oh c'mon jim overacts in all his movies. I mean it's definetly what kaufman would be like if he was carey. But you know who would have been a perfect kaufman? Bill Murray
you guys may want to what the new NETFLIX documentary on the making of the film. that was all jim, 100% method actin but to far over the top. Everyone was starting to hate him. He believes Andy took over and was doing it.
yeah and i thought the movie version seemed as if 'kaufman shot first' if i can use a star wars reference here. like, the executive only grabbed his arm and then jim slapped him. whereas the real version, kaufman was less hostile and 'the executive shot first'..thats what i noticed.
Holy shit, Dimitri Bitu! What a labor of love this was! Thank you for creating the ultimate definitive last word comparison between Andy Kaufman and Jim Carrey's performance. I have to say, I'm in the I-hated-Carrey's-creepy-and-overstated-performance camp, which I've felt since the first time I saw Man In The Moon. You're video really affirmed what I felt while watching the movie in real time. Thank you for this incredible document!!!!!!
+dimitreze thank you for doing this, saved me from having to watch the whole Man In the Moon movie!!! i agree w/many of the commenters who note Andy's heart in comparison w/Carrey's over the top ego...
nice sound managing, put track 1 one left side and track 2 on right side of sound, its genius, because i m watching this video right now, and i can switch when i want with a headphone, nice
Andy so ahead of his time we understand him more today then we did back then he was so good his family didn't know when he was joking or understand his style
I love this movie and I'm a big Jim Carrey fan, but after a while you notice that the hype was high at the time. I think Jim Carrey suffers from a kind of curse for being Jim Carrey. His persona is unique, personal and non-transferable and it is difficult to dissociate him who he is: Jim Carrey. Andy Kaufman was a genuine troll, a true genius ahead of his time and looked like he was always in control. In the end it was he who laughed. Jim acted as if Andy was some crazy guy, sometimes as naughty child sometimes as a pitiable and irritatingly naive retarded. Maybe Milos Forman has chosen to show a superficial portrait of Andy, as if it were some kind of lunatic misunderstood, instead of dissecting his real motivations. Andy was very smart. Jim decided for the shape and expression. But for me it is still a great movie.
I feel the same way. Seeing these clips in comparison accentuated the same nervous, bug-eyed expression Carrey chose to use for most of the footage recreations, despite the actual Andy having complete composure in some of the actual clips, as if Carrey perfected one impression and used this as a template for all the scenes instead of noticing the nuances of how different Andy could be from character to character. Still an awesome movie and a great effort by Forman.
Raphael Antony the people that made the movie did know him much better than anyone of us could. I doubt there's a single person on this thread that met him so having a close colleague like Danny DeVito give input on how he should be portayed maybe reflects more of what the audience didn't see
5 years after you made this comment, we find out Jim Carrey is a character Him Carrey plays bc ppl have a lovable image of him in thier heads. Now he is a different man
on the upside, he was being such a jerk to Jerry Lawler on the set, when it came time for the scene when Jerry slaps him on Letterman, Jerry slapped him as hard as he could. Jim Carey looked up at him in shock, Jerry looked down at him like "well?" Jim just nodded as if to say "yeah ok, fair play I deserved that"
I think he can be very subtle. Watch star all sunshine if the spotless mind. Aside from all the ace Ventura cheap comedy he really is a good actor. People don’t really give him a chance
carrey's elvis impression is a vague pastiche of the incredible, allegedly loved by the king himself, performance by andy kaufmann, one of greatest bits in comedy history imo.
When I saw the movie years ago. I thought that Jim was brilliant. The truth is I didn't really know Andy's true genious until this video. Now seeing it side by side Jim totally misses the mark of Andy's quite, subtle confidence played brilliantly and endearingly. Jim just plays him as if he's a funny strange weirdo latka. That's a character not the man.
I feel like Jim would have killed it if maybe they were a little more patient and let him mature a bit more for the roll nonetheless though he did a good job but with more time it could have been a stellar performance and maybe the best of his career
You know I always felt Carrey's portrayal was missing the mark, but this comparison shows exactly whats off. Too much intensity and expression in eyes and face, too much bending over awkwardly, Timing was usually slower, and Elvis comes off as over the top silly. He was good delivering the Mighty Mouse line and the taxi scenes were well studied.
Jim Carrey is a cringeworthy person. Instead of really trying to understand Kaufman's comedy and life, he just made "Man On The Moon" into a Jim Carrey autobiography. Kaufman wanted to make people laugh, while Carrey just wants attention. Plus, Carrey is a wuss that breaks out into hysterical emotional outbursts constantly. Just a complete attention whore
Edward Norton’s voice has that soft, Kauffman tone, I would’ve loved to have seen him take a shot, tho Carrey knocked it out of the park. The documentary behind the making of the film is almost as good as the movie itself. It’s .... uncanny what happened on that set.
@@johnLennon255 ….no offense, but using the handle John Lennon with a pfp of Jesus is cringe buddy. But yeah. There was too much Jim Carrey in Carrey’s performance. Oh shit. You like MSSP? I take it all back brother sorry, I didn’t know you’re a fellow dog. My bad.
Wow, its funny how they got the same actors from Taxi to reprise their roles for the movie. Judd Hirsch, Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd. I wonder why they couldn't get Andy Kauf- oh, right.
I’am so so grateful for this! Thank you! Especially for the Taxi scenes! I started to watch the series because of the movie (I wanted to see the real Andy and the real Latka) and I know that for that little scenes you have to watch over almost the whole series because they are in so many episodes. Anyway that was an epic job! You’re great! I love all of your videos, please keep doing! :)
that's because this is a wrong scene there is actually a recording where Andy did the same thing Jim did there ruclips.net/video/5Ass1coasd0/видео.html
You know.... I Love Jim Carrey, and I thought he played Andy perfectly until I watched them side by side. When Jim does it the elastic Ace Ventura / Mask cartoon character is underneath with all of Jim's overacting but when Andy does it it's like it's Andy and honestly...there can be no other.
That's part of the point. No matter who does the role, there will only be one Andy. I think Jim played him as he remembered him, seen through his own lens. I don't think it matters how he played Andy, with all of that exaggeration. The contrast is so huge, I think Jim did exactly what he needed to do in order to capture the legend of Andy, or at least the memory of him. If you're interested enough, you'll go to the original material, and the contrast Jim creates forces you to realize how subtle Andy really was.
It's easy to pick apart Jim Carey's depiction of him as it's side by side. But, for those who remember Andy Kaufman, it was pretty spot on before this comparison. He's not Andy Kaufman obviously, can anyone REALLY be anyone. C'mon folks stop nitpicking
Considering how many celebrities reprised their roles for the film, I would guess Kramer said no because he thought he was too big for it, and if the movie had been made 7 years later, he wouldn't have been allowed to audition to play himself.
+James Draper III hey spam boy, got news for you, nobody really liked Jerry Lewis IRL, and his "comedy" is dated and tedious to watch... BTW, your spamming makes me uninterested in watching your video whatsoever!
❤No matter the critiques about his acting, it was Jim Carrey who introduced me to Andy Kaufman, and for that, I have nothing but respect and admiration for his work on MOTM.
After seeing this video and some other videos with real Andy I've come to conclusion that Jim Carrey was a completely wrong person to play him. He makes it a Jim Carrey comedy movie rather than a movie about a person called Andy Kaufman
I don't think Carey quite nailed it tbh, too over the top - most of Andy's performances were more restrained, it was cool to see the taxi scenes recreated though
Right. Andy's character had more timid characteristics. Careys thing is manic. They're both real life cartoon characters... But Carey is more like a Tex Avery cartoon. Andy was more...Hmmm... Disney?
I'll say it in the nicest way jim is intelligent from what i have seen funny yes but over exaggerating this character most definitely andy was the first ever troll that fooled the world
Jim Carrey did an exceptional job in this movie... Alot of comments suggesting he missed the mark but i think he did it really very well and on purpose played it a bit over bcoz it was for a movie made in 1999 not 70s...
Seems like the big difference is Carey played him like he was always nervous and unsure whereas Andy looked completely sure of himself at all times.
Guncho06 that’s the thing when you watch Andy. It wasn’t him who was awkward it was us feeling awkward for him.
Jim Carrey is a hack who can't help but overact and ham everything up. Did not get the essence of Kaufman at all
Andy was a comic genius. He was having so much fun doing what he did that he didn't even care much if the audience liked it or not.
TheInevitableTruth got him confused to those two pathetic fuck fact untalented actors seth Rogan who’s a joke and plays same boring stoner and Adam Sandler who hasn’t done shit that’s good since 2003
I love Jim Carrey. Seeing the comparisons though... He was definitely overplaying it. He didn't "channel" Kaufman as he claimed. He channelled Kaufman the way Leto channelled Joker. Complete exaggerations on the way they saw the character. Kaufman knew what he was doing when he played his parts. Carrey made him seem so unsure. Kaufman played people that were unsure, but you can tell he was sure of what he was doing and knew how to portray it. Carrey looks unsure about everything, like he's lost. Kaufman wasn't lost.
There was a sweet and gentle earnestness in Andy's eyes (for example when playing Latka on Taxi), which made his pranks and humor seem less calculated, whereas Jim's eyes have a very creepy and menacing self-awareness.
Yes!
Great analysis, 👍
@@ericdanielsbenavidez5867 Even Marilu Henner touched on this in an interview saying that Jim Carrey albeit gave a great performance as Andy Kauffman, but what he was missing in his performance was Andy's heart! 🤔🙄😉❤
@@SuperMarioBrosIII very true, that sort of reminds me of his eye color thing which Jim didn't have. That's like one of Andy's most notable feature's once again the person who's best for the role doesn't get it. Usually who's more prominent up and coming that's who Jim was at the time.
This. This perfectly nails it man. Described it PERFECTLY
Showing them side by side destroys the narrative that Jim did a great job acting like Andy.
My thoughts exactly
I'm a big Carrey fan but I think it was too over the top
Thank you totally agree
What about the narrative of the true?
I don't get it, like, he didn't made it?
Kaufman actually loved getting negative responses from an audience. He was deeply influenced by pro wrestlers of his childhood. He become pretty close with lawler and revealed a lot to him.
Source?
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Andy understood the base level of wrestling.
There is no difference between cheers and boos! Both are emotional investments. The only bad reaction is no reaction!
Imagine if Kaufman really read Gatsby 📚 lol
The problem is that Andy Kaufmans brilliance was that he didnt overact at all, thats what made it so confusing and amazing. Jim Carrey is famous for being a very high energy-comedian, doing funny exaggerated characters, which can be very funny, but its more of a quick fix haha-funny-thang and I dont think it fits with Kaufman. Kaufman was so delecate and extremly precise in his acting
Though,... the question becomes, who else could possibly pull of Andy Kaufman? He is seriously not easy to duplicate.
I was thinking something similar as I watched this. It's kind of ironic that actors know to "play it smaller" on the big screen, and "play it bigger" for television. Andy was always subtle, even when he was being outrageous. Carey "over acted" the part a bit. It's especially obvious when you watch the Elvis side by side and when you watch the Mighty Mouse song side by side. Jim Carey can't help but ham everything up a bit, but Andy didn't. He was smooth and subtle.
You are describing Jim as you know him know, in present. This movie came out 19 years ago, when Jim Carrey was still making a carreer.
His career was made years before this. He had not only made his career, but already made transition into more serious roles, as everything from Ace Ventura to The Truman Show all happened before this movie was made.
Carrey was perfect.
Looking at this, I now see two different comedy styles that rarely mesh well together. Jim Carrey is animated and able to pull off the physical demands of being
a living cartoon. Andy was more subtle and sometimes so sincere you couldn't tell if he was trolling you or not. Also, the movie made the mistake
of interpreting Andy as insecure and dependant on what audiences thought of him. In real life, Andy didn't care about that need for universal adulation most
performers look for.
This is a perfect comment about the difference between the movie and the "real life" Andy IMO.
It's very important to take this account when judging Jim's performance. It's a daunting task to be sure.
Andy DID care about audience approval and adulation, though. He acted like he was above it all, but his close friends have said that he DID care. That's part of the point of the movie... exploring the insecurities underneath his facade.
It also made the mistake of going with the “Andy was difficult” myth started by Zmuda. The producers of Taxi have all said that aside from the Tony Clifton stunt which Andy gave them a heads up before doing, Andy was always a total professional, always knew his lines, and was generally pleasant to be around on set. Zmuda needed Andy to be this unreasonable anarchist because that narrative is more interesting and sells more books.
Andy's had some much better at realistic mannerisms. Jim has never learned that he's not a performance artist. Just a good actor at comedy.
its so strange how Jim went into such a weird state to get into the role of this movie but to miss the mark on what made Andy special completely in most of the scenes
What did he miss?
@@lampad4549 the subtlety I think
@@lampad4549 if you have to ask, you probably wouldn't understand
@@lampad4549 he missed it all lol he just acted like jim carrey over exaggerating his emotions and acting
@@lampad4549 3:14 to 3:46, goofy Carrey and genius Andy on display. Carrey is a dope who got rich by acting like a dope in front of other dopes.
Jim Carrey being Jim Carrey, while claiming Jim Carrey doesn't exist.
No.
Jim Carrey begging to comeout as the real Jim Carrey in a 23:48 minute long video
Bravo Peter K! Yes. Because Jim gave
the option of being an impressionist to the director who wanted Jim Carrey.
I think they should have gone with Jim Carrey pretending to be Andy Kaufman.
so very true
@@scottchaison1001 yes 100%
Jim Carey really overdid it with the crazy eyes. The howdy doody clip for example. Andy looks genuinely happy and in awe. Jim looks like a creepy nutcase.
All the time. Just the creeper eyes.
i feel like this was a weird time in carrey's life, which effected his method acting. just a hunch
I agree with this comment he needs to see this vid
well, apparently Jim went partially crazy becouse of this movie. Go watch the netflix docummentary on it. Thats not method, thats Heath Ledger level of insanity. I have a feeling that sooner or later Jim Carrey is going to do a Robin Williams, and it makes me very sad.
@@tomaszskowronski1406 Oh give me a break. The documentary shows that Carey was a delusional, egotistical asshole. He didn't go crazy. He was just a dick. And that's why, to this day, people can see that his performance in Man on the Moon was too over the top
@@tomaszskowronski1406 Heath Ledger didn't even stay in character between takes, Carrey did. If anything it's actually crazier than Ledger.
You appreciate Kauffman more once you've seen him next to Carrey. He was subtle and structured.
Meanwhile Jim is crap
Jim is the total opposite
Jim is a legitimate talent, but he turns Andy into a bit of a cartoon. Andy wasn't a cartoon
You don’t speak for me. Speak for yourself only. Thanks.
@@HannibalOrJustRex exactly. The clearest example of the almost disrespectful interpretation of Andy by Carey was the elvis bit. Elvis actually loved Andy's performance. When you watch it it's really a quality performance. Whereas Carey just does The Mask and its crap. I think Andy went over Jim's head. That and the Gatsby bit. Carey kept trying to force it. He really didnt get the joke of just playing it straight. Ironically imo carey is the type of comedy Andy was trolling in the first place.
I think Andy would have loved Jim Carrey's inaccurate impression of him.
I agree
100% agree.
Please ellaborate
I mean as Andy was the only one Elvis agreed to as being his impersonator i think in certain ways Andy would of also seen Jim in the same light even tho Jim does over do his persona
especially as Jim is a clear big fan of his even going as far as getting Andy's OG bongos
Oh yes
Everybody in the comments is saying that the mistake Carey made was overacting; overplaying Andy's nervousness/timidity and stage fright. And while its true he did overplay this trait (Kaufman's character in contrast being sure of himself, though intentionally awkward) I believe the reason he did was because of his greater mistake: playing Andy as if the audience was in on the joke - which they were never meant to be*. Carey's character is a caricature, it's exaggerated and not really human and you couldn't believe it was real (I'm not talking about Latka, who was also deliberately overplayed by Kaufman, but the character of Andy himself). Kaufman's Andy on the other hand, was totally believable, and you can never really tell he's doing a bit.
Take the wrestling scene for example, from about 10:00 , Kaufman could totally be a man who really holds those beliefs, who's not saying it just to bait the crowd (his real reason) but because he believes it. Carey on the other hand lets the audience know, through his overacting and evident pleasure in their revulsion, that it's a joke, that he's baiting them. He admits it's a character where Kaufman never does, never wants to let us in on the joke.
Jim Carey's Andy Kaufman is for a post-Andy Kaufman world, where everybody knows what he's doing. Kaufman's was on the frontiers, when nobody did.
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*at least, not fully
yes
Right on the Nail
agree
Best take on here
I agree, however, some part of it might be the director/producers making sure mainstream audiences 'get' and can watch/enjoy the movie.
never realized how much Carrey over exaggerated Andy's stuff until I watched it like this. What was up with Jim hiking his shoulders and using over the top facial expressions? That's almost opposite of what Andy did with his almost deadpan delivery.
@@travismesser3160 What a dumb thing to say. I'm about as conservative as they come and I've said the same thing ever since the movie came out. Andy was deadpan most of the time with the occasional smart ass look. Jim looked like a psychopath most of the time during the movie. Eye's wide open. Over exaggerating at the wrong times.
That's Jim.
Andy exaggerated also.
I was thinking the same thing
That’s the point to be honest Jim Carey is not only a great comedian but a good actor. He deliberately is trolling/planning Andy in this portrayal by putting a little bit of himself in it. I think Andy who loved being absurd himself would love it.
I’ve always disliked this movie for that reason.
Things I'm totally agree when it comes to Jim Carrey's failures:
- Crazy eyes.
- Makes you think Andy were mentally sick or something.
- He played Andy like an insecure character when he was the opposite.
- Carrey's Andy felt like a inadaptated robot when Andy were the total opposite, he was natural, almost purely organic.
What I think:
Man on the Moon wasn't a bad movie, I think it still being a great movie, although those failures... somehow it works; is just that I feel he didn't played Andy Kauffman, he played like Kauffman's brother.
that's a good analysis. as someone who watched the movie before knowing who andy kaufman was i found it very enjoyable. but i can see how people expecting andy kaufman would be disappointed by the performance.
jim carey is a great comedy actor (and even a good actor judging from serious roles he played) but he wasn't a good casting choice for andy because andy is very subtle while jim is more "out there" comedy, each style works really well for each of the respectively, but it doesn't fit when one have to play the other.
TBF Jim carrey as tony clifton is SPOT ON. As andy, I 100% agree with you
He played Jim Carrey 100%, no one else.
Andy was mentally ill...
He played what he always plays, Jim Carrey
Part of Andy Kaufman’s genius was challenging an audience to question what they were seeing as real or not. His wrestling gag was so surreal it was difficult to tell if it was real or parody.!?
Mans landed straight on his neck lol, he had to have felt that ha
I don’t think either Jim Carrey or Andy Kaufman were geniuses. I just prefer Andy to Jim.
Watching Carrey do Kaufman is a little painful to watch. There's more Jim Carrey in his performance than there is Kaufman.
Yeah! And you have Carrey himself thinking that his acting was so perfect that he actually became Kaufman. And he's on set all day trolling with his method bullshit.
Because the guy is a sick egomaniac
Carrey played kaufman as everybody seen kaufman not as kaufman seen himself.
The guys Family literally said it was like being in the Room with Kaufman again. His acting was on another level. Jim Carrey might be a coke head but he is a fuc*** genius.
@rastafish420 Not surprised at all that you call yourself rastafish420. Go watch Ace Ventura Pet Detective and consider that fine acting lol dude come on. Andy's acts were so nuanced that it goes over the heads of people who think Jim Carrey is actually that funny lol
Andy kaufman seems incredibly normal.. while jim carreys version looks like he needs serious help lol
In other words Carrey sucks
He was method acting for it, acting exactly like Andy.
@@frickinlit6997 no he acted like Andy acting like Latka all the time.
Jim forgot one thing when portraying Andy, Andy was funny!
@@frickinlit6997 that's the most ridiculous part, he was method acting, making everybody call him Andy and trying to convince everybody he actually was Andy, but he can't and doesn't act like Andy at all
I'm far less interested in Carrey's portrayal (which is overdone, btw) and moreso AMAZED at the ensemble recreation of events with some of the actual people involved looking remarkably like they did back in the late 70's/early 80's. The cast from "Taxi" slips right back into character, Late Night w/Letterman is awesome since they got Paul & the original "World's Most Dangerous Band" to appear with Letterman, and most of all- JERRY LAWLER looks extraordinary and like a year or two passed by, not 16 years! Take note that they didn't "de-age" these real-life people with CGI trickery (take note, Disney), they just applied make-up & some hair coloring to turn the clock back! Seeing the old sets from "Taxi", Letterman, & SNL from Kaufman's past was a kick!
It's probably not fair on Jim, but he does stick out like a sore thumb. It's funny, Jim showed so much subtly in Eternal Sunshine that's just missing here. Maybe it's experience, Robin Williams started out "Manic" too, but evolved such subtly later on. Actually, I can image Robin doing this role. Jim, you did good, but it wasn't Andy.
@@gibletto I can't imagine that at all, not at all.
@@gibletto The more I've seen of Andy Kaufman, the more I think Steve Carell was just too late for a role that could've been for him (outside of Michael Scott). He and Jim Carrey would've been good fits in each other's starring biopic roles (Jim Carrey as John DuPont in Foxcatcher)
@@Joe_Parmesan I saw The Patient, fantastic actor. To my original point though, an actor who is a comic.
Jim made Andy seem demented & scary af creepy. Andy was innocent & weirdly adorable creepy.
Tony Clifton was scary and demented, even violent. Kaufman is like trying to hold mist in your hand.
I've always wondered what Edward Norton, who was up for the role too, would've done with it
Excellent actor, Edward Norton. Couldn't have gone wrong.
I think Edward Norton would of been quite interesting.
Carrey did a great job, but because he is already an improv comedian a bit to much "jim carrey" comes out.
Edward Norton could've never done what Jim did. Hes great in fighg club, or as a nazi or drug dealer, but too big of a stretch to get Andy Kaufman right. I honestly think only Jim Carrey could sell it and especially as well as he did
@@chuckwhitson654 Norton is a dynamic actor he can do more comedic roles like he did in "leaves of grass" and "moonrise Kingdom"
@Easton Lepacek i doubt his bad attitude would have been worse than jim carrey's method acting in this movie.
i dont know why jim slouched so much in his role. andy stood up really straight
Yeah at first I thought because Andy was smaller and Jim is taller and more lanky so Carrey wanted to play down his height. But I realized (and checked on the web) that they are almost the same height...
it was probably to nail some nuance in his character. it seems a bit over the top, but i agree was unnecessary.
+Joey Clemenza he didnt get the Andy escence
Carrey is just doing Fire Marshal Bill again. Carrey clearly just took FMB and modified it to be Andy Kaufman, then added the entire method acting stunt to trying to hijack Kaufman to promote his own career. But in the end he was just doing Fire Marshal Bill again.
the cast from Taxi must have had a blast re-creating those scenes.
Andy looks like Andy, confident and sure of himself while Jim is Jim, nervous and unsure of himself. They are not acting, they are themselves in character.
Can’t believe how ridiculous people can be to criticize anything that isn’t perfectly performed or perfectly aligned to their standards. Take it for what it is.
I think the difference is that Carrey had to make himself look uncomfortable. Andy just was. What a legend
Heff Jobbs Ian
James Draper III stop.
Thank you for this, Man on the Moon is the movie that brought my wife and I together. We're married partly due to this movie. I love Andy and think he was ahead of his time. Thank you veddy much!
Would you care to tell the story of how this movie brought you two together? Sounds interesting.
ChrisKewl Yes, I too would love to hear this story. 🤔
ChrisKewl me too, please tell us ☺
you married because of a fucking movie? WHAT THE FUCK? get divorced will ya.
ChrisKewl ... It was to boring you guys had sex instead?
When I saw the movie I thought Carey was great. As I learned who Kauffman was and saw him in action I realised that carey was not the man to play him. I hope they do it again with someone that really respects the character and is not just looking for a cheap laugh.
Wtf? Like who, maybe you’d do better, Jim is fuckin awesome and I can’t believe there’s so many comments knocking his performance.
Everyone’s a critic nowadays🙄
@@micsmarvelousmusic8686Sorry but it’s not a good AK tribute, just another decent JC one.
I love the part where he puts the record on and it's just a continuation of The Great Gatsby. Brilliant!
I've never seen someone so sure of their impression of another person who was really just stuck being more of themselves. Andy Kaufman and the point of his comedy was SO far different from Carrey's performance.
It's like saying you can impersonate Michael Jordan, but you can't dunk. Andy is on a higher plane. I don't know what Jim thought he had in common with Andy.
@@panchoverde5078 he liked his comedy. Why do people feel the need to go into people's mental state to further criticize him?
@@lampad4549 yes
@@panchoverde5078saying on a Higher plane is silly though, jim is amazing at what he does, and he can do dramatic. Has great commic timing. Even though he has flaws.
I wish someone like Clark Duke were popular enough to be considered for the biopic at the time that it was made. Kaufman was defined by a gentle / earnest demeanor and look mixed with undeserved confidence that catches you off guard. Carrey is incredible in his own right, but he can't and doesn't embody what made Kaufman intriguing to audiences.
Christopher Lloyd appears in both 1979 and 1999... truly 'back to the future' thing.
All Taxi actors reprise their roles.
if i'm not mistaken, tony danza doesn't.
looks like he didn't get along with kauffman at all so he chose not to be on the movie.
Also looks like Michael Richards didn't reprise his role in the Friday's skit, interesting.
pR Predatorz I get the feeling that he is a bit of a shit.
Michael Richards refused to do his hair.
great job making the audio distictively left or right :) i could switch between my left and right earpod easily
Me da la sensación que Jim Carrey se interpreta a si mismo. Kaufman no sobreactuaba tanto. Hacía locuras pero actuaba con naturalidad.
Tive a mesma sensação.
Jim carrey no puede dejar de ser si mismo. Y dime quien lo haría mejor
I think you did a really great work. As a french I didn't know Andy Kaufman (not in our culture neither our memories) and I watched Man on the moon yesterday for the first time. During the whole freaking movie I kept asking myself if it was a creation or a biography.
And thanks to your work I finally see the great work on this movie.
Thank you.
you welcome :)
Kaufman looks cute and adorable while Carry looks creepy.
Yes, that's exactly right! I found it hard to like kaufman in this movie because Carrey wasn't able to capture the sheltered innocence that Kaufman portrayed in his real life act. It was as if Carrey's creepy Cable Guy character was impersonating Kaufman.
Richard Federico You're exactly right!
Michael Carr exactly. Andy has a genuine child like charm. Jim is creepy as fuck.
I think they both creepy LoL
And I think Courtney Love was so uniquely pretty...
@bANoMia He also gave his ex-gf STD's and drove her to suicide.
In all of Andy's work there was an underlying sincerity, and innocence which made it work and not be mean spirited in any way, but instead loving a kind of way. But Carrey's stuff has an undertone of "look at me, I'm being funny and fooling all you morons" etc.
In a way Kaufman was more than likely very calculating and cynical in his approach to comedy. It's just that he did it in an innocent style in front of an audience.
However, behind the scenes on Taxi, he was often a difficult troublemaker, especially when he was playing Tony Clifton while not on set in the character of Latka. It was the darker, more mean spirited side that started to come out as Andy began blurring the lines between an act and real life.
That may be what Carrey was tapping into.
The big takeaway here: Marilu Henner didn't age a day in 20 years.
1:42 Elvis Presley himself said that he loved Andy's impression of him
Jazzkeyboardist1 Old Elvis
I’m not saying that didn’t happen but he only had a small window to say that January 77 till aug77
thats a pretty big window to say just a few words.. i think Elvis made it in time.
Khalid Henry Elvis Costello?
Gavin says: can't imagine why the three people couldn't get along can you I mean Jerry Lawler the producer of man on the moon and Jim carrey 'cause they make the film effortless fun when it's done properly!!!
hmmm , the problem for me is Jim Carey is being, well, Jim Carey... All the facial expressions and mannerisms are Ace Ventura/Dumb&Dumber etc
Come on, give the man a break. Jim gave all his heart and soul re-interpreting Andy. As a result you have very moving film.
Fab Feedback and yet he failed miserably
Agreed.
He did a shit job. Look at the comparison. It’s like a kid pretending. It’s embarrassing that he “became” Andy in his mind and “spoke” to his family through Jim. Fuckin nutcase.
Marc Duval pretending to be that character and to completely not let up on the performance is a thing that Andy would absolutely do (btw Andy’s family came to Jim, and they loved that he was speaking like Andy to them, he was only helping)
SEB FLYNN FILMS thing is, Jim is not Andy. It’s creepy and taking method acting to a disturbing degree. Helping Andy’s family? That was not a healthy thing to do. They were all acting like he was channeling Andy, they were all in on it like it was really happening. Also he treated the crew like shit by “becoming” Andy and made their lives hell. He didn’t have to do that to make a good performance. You’re letting sentiment cloud your judgement on this.
The glaring differences here is that Andy has the fluid ease of a normal person, whereas Carrey just comes off as a caricature.
Jim went way too kookoo at times.. Andy seemed more reserved..
yeah but what about 90's jim carrey wasnt off the wall or "kookoo"
i feel like his own personality seeped into all of his roles back then. its easy to say he was typecasted, but wouldnt it be just as easy to assume since he was so big, producers and directors just allowed him to impose his personality on a role?
@Joel replica please
@@4Legacy well you got what you were given so stfu and deal with it it's been 21 years.
@@Jackcroasdale92 No! It should be better
you guys must see Carrey's audition tape for Man on the Moon. He is so much like Kaufman in mannerisms, and is not over exaggerated like in the movie. This makes me wonder what changed during the filming of the movie. The director probably had Carrey exaggerate to be more entertaining for the big screen.
Was carrey the one to gone to far even the director couldnt handle it
He just can't control himself. It's the way he acts, no matter how ridiculous it looks. But lots of people like it, as he's famous and has been in a lot of movies...
LMAO the director didn't want Jim Carrey to play the role. Jim did "method acting" which means he kept his Andy Kaufman role off-screen which was terrible for his co-workers and the director himself. It's all in a movie called (Jim & Andy) Netflix made they released a lot of behind the scenes footage in it too it's called
Milos himself said in the documentary about his life & career that he wanted to make this movie a bit differently but he was pushed by producers to stick to their vision. He literally said this movie could have been much better and considered it a wasted opportunity (mainly because of the duality of Andy/Tony).
Thats what I was thinking
I went into watching this movie without having any idea who Andy Kaufman was and thought this was Carrey’s best movie and I was genuinely blown away. One criticism that I keep coming across is that he doesn’t resemble Andy much. I guess it’s a good thing I didn’t know the man which made me enjoy the film so much. It’s a really fantastic film imo!
Jim didn't get across the subtle deadpan delivery of Andy though. Jim played it over the top.
Apparently it isn’t. It’s a lie.
The irony in all this is that everyone is saying that Jim Carrey overplayed his role, but in actuality Andy would’ve loved this inaccuracy and misdirection of his character.
hard to say what Andy would've loved. But I can say what I think, which is that Carey seems desperate to tell the audience "THIS IS FUNNY, THIS IS A JOKE", while Andy kept everyone guessing. I personally prefer Andy's way
Uh...no
I noticed Kaufman's eyes dont go near as wide as Jim Carreys does. Andy is actually very subtle with bursts of energy it seems. But even then its more relaxed than Carreys.
carrey is always overacting.
Gábor Bankó still funnier then that unfunny crap called Kevin hart though
Jim Carrey preparing to play Andy Kaufman: "ok...Andy was a comedian...a GENIUS!!..i think i'll do The Crazy Eyes for this role...yah, thats it!!...hurrhrrurhwarhawrrahhh!! (Veracossa horse laugh)
Dave Chappelle's newest stand up special brought me here with his story about meeting Jim Carrey for the first time as Jim was getting ready for this role staying in character 24/7. This was my first time seeing Andy and he's hilarious lol. Just by watching this I actually teared up during the funeral scene. Amazing how he connects with his audience and seeing how everyone else was playing themselves it really makes that end scene hit different. I may be just now encountering this man, but it's easy to see that he was a very special individual. I do wish Jim imitated Andy's facial expressions a bit more, possibly more smiling. Sometimes he gave me self-conscious vibes and Andy shows much more composure with the moment in his face. Great Job overall though by the great Jim Carrey, definitely gotta check this movie out!
Sidenote: I wish Jim would've grabbed the lady's hair like Andy to lift her up lmao
Jim has issues, and typical Hollywood narcissism.
Your editing is great, the timing on these must have taken forever
yes it did
thanks!
You can tell from the audition tape that Jim Carrey had the impression down 100% . He was completely able to pull off "subdued" Kaufman.
It's likely the filmmakers wanted him to exaggerate a bit more. Seeing as this is a film and a celebration of Kaufman's artistic genius. Thus a slightly more theatrical approach allows the message to really sink in. Remember, this isn't the ACTUAL live footage of Kaufman, but a film's representation of it. And as such it needs to a bit less subtle to let the message sink in with the limited time they have to show the scene.
Carrey fucking nailed it and really deserved an Oscar for the role.
You right, he nailed. I guess it's my fault that I made this video comparing them two. The movie wasn't made to be viewed this way.
He made a peformance for a movie, not for TV.
This comment nails it completely
VenomShock oh c'mon jim overacts in all his movies. I mean it's definetly what kaufman would be like if he was carey. But you know who would have been a perfect kaufman? Bill Murray
you guys may want to what the new NETFLIX documentary on the making of the film. that was all jim, 100% method actin but to far over the top. Everyone was starting to hate him. He believes Andy took over and was doing it.
Sgt D just saw that too
This had to have been a lot of work to edit - thanks, uploader!
yes it was hahaha
you welcome :)
Jim Carreys Tony Clifton is hilarious
No it isn't.
I'm astounded, at how many people needed this comparison video to realize how horrible Carrey was.
I've always wanted this and I wish to thank you.
you welcome
Wow seeing them side by side Carey really exaggerated it all...especially the "high" sketch - Kaufman is way better, way funnier, more subtle
yeah thats true. and he does a good job, just i prefer the real kaufman's style. I'm sure carrey does too, he wouldn't claim he's better
Toby B still funnier then that unfunny crap called Kevin hart though
they have documentary of this movie on netflix, it shows a darker side to it all...
yeah and i thought the movie version seemed as if 'kaufman shot first' if i can use a star wars reference here. like, the executive only grabbed his arm and then jim slapped him. whereas the real version, kaufman was less hostile and 'the executive shot first'..thats what i noticed.
Holy shit, Dimitri Bitu! What a labor of love this was! Thank you for creating the ultimate definitive last word comparison between Andy Kaufman and Jim Carrey's performance. I have to say, I'm in the I-hated-Carrey's-creepy-and-overstated-performance camp, which I've felt since the first time I saw Man In The Moon. You're video really affirmed what I felt while watching the movie in real time. Thank you for this incredible document!!!!!!
you welcome! I made with a lot of care indeed :)
+dimitreze thank you for doing this, saved me from having to watch the whole Man In the Moon movie!!!
i agree w/many of the commenters who note Andy's heart in comparison w/Carrey's over the top ego...
nice sound managing, put track 1 one left side and track 2 on right side of sound, its genius, because i m watching this video right now, and i can switch when i want with a headphone, nice
The movie portrayed everything so dramatically, it was more like a movie about an alternate reality where Andy's jokes were real.
It was a movie.
Either way, Andy was a strange dude.
He was original and fresh and it takes gutts to perform this kind of act.
Andy so ahead of his time we understand him more today then we did back then he was so good his family didn't know when he was joking or understand his style
I agree with guenz it's nice to see somebody act like themself for a change. Would be even more rare today
clintblackx he was great!
Yeah he was weird. That's what made it great!
I love this movie and I'm a big Jim Carrey fan, but after a while you notice that the hype was high at the time. I think Jim Carrey suffers from a kind of curse for being Jim Carrey. His persona is unique, personal and non-transferable and it is difficult to dissociate him who he is: Jim Carrey. Andy Kaufman was a genuine troll, a true genius ahead of his time and looked like he was always in control. In the end it was he who laughed. Jim acted as if Andy was some crazy guy, sometimes as naughty child sometimes as a pitiable and irritatingly naive retarded. Maybe Milos Forman has chosen to show a superficial portrait of Andy, as if it were some kind of lunatic misunderstood, instead of dissecting his real motivations. Andy was very smart. Jim decided for the shape and expression. But for me it is still a great movie.
I feel the same way. Seeing these clips in comparison accentuated the same nervous, bug-eyed expression Carrey chose to use for most of the footage recreations, despite the actual Andy having complete composure in some of the actual clips, as if Carrey perfected one impression and used this as a template for all the scenes instead of noticing the nuances of how different Andy could be from character to character. Still an awesome movie and a great effort by Forman.
Raphael Antony the people that made the movie did know him much better than anyone of us could. I doubt there's a single person on this thread that met him so having a close colleague like Danny DeVito give input on how he should be portayed maybe reflects more of what the audience didn't see
Raphael Antony still funnier then that unfunny crap called Kevin hart though
5 years after you made this comment, we find out Jim Carrey is a character Him Carrey plays bc ppl have a lovable image of him in thier heads.
Now he is a different man
do you know what his real motivations were?
Thank you for compiling this!
(He is probably alive. Miss you Andy.)
Thank god for Jim Carrey for shining a light on this genious. Never would have known about him otherwise.
Carey wouldn't know subtlety if it hit him in the face
Although that might be because of the logical impossibility of being subtle and hitting someone in the face at the same time.
on the upside, he was being such a jerk to Jerry Lawler on the set, when it came time for the scene when Jerry slaps him on Letterman, Jerry slapped him as hard as he could. Jim Carey looked up at him in shock, Jerry looked down at him like "well?" Jim just nodded as if to say "yeah ok, fair play I deserved that"
Typical boomer review. Carrey did fine.
Monaco Mole...if you’re going to comment, do you think you could at least learn to spell his name correctly???
I think he can be very subtle. Watch star all sunshine if the spotless mind. Aside from all the ace Ventura cheap comedy he really is a good actor. People don’t really give him a chance
Niccccce work, stereo splitting the audio between and left and right as well. Bravo. Bravo.
thanks :)
carrey's elvis impression is a vague pastiche of the incredible, allegedly loved by the king himself, performance by andy kaufmann, one of greatest bits in comedy history imo.
Thank you for the effort you have put into editing this...much appreciated....
When I saw the movie years ago. I thought that Jim was brilliant. The truth is I didn't really know Andy's true genious until this video. Now seeing it side by side Jim totally misses the mark of Andy's quite, subtle confidence played brilliantly and endearingly. Jim just plays him as if he's a funny strange weirdo latka. That's a character not the man.
Watch the net netflix documentary with Jim where they show behind the scene footage
thank you! exactly what i've been thinking
Bryant Caplan love to see you try do an entire movie of another human being like andy better than Jim.
I feel like Jim would have killed it if maybe they were a little more patient and let him mature a bit more for the roll nonetheless though he did a good job but with more time it could have been a stellar performance and maybe the best of his career
You said this perfectly
You know I always felt Carrey's portrayal was missing the mark, but this comparison shows exactly whats off. Too much intensity and expression in eyes and face, too much bending over awkwardly, Timing was usually slower, and Elvis comes off as over the top silly. He was good delivering the Mighty Mouse line and the taxi scenes were well studied.
Richard Federico exactly! Jim carrey is just a cringeworthy actor. He couldn't pull off the subtleties in Kaufmans comedy
Andy was cringeworthy too
Jim Carrey is a cringeworthy person. Instead of really trying to understand Kaufman's comedy and life, he just made "Man On The Moon" into a Jim Carrey autobiography. Kaufman wanted to make people laugh, while Carrey just wants attention.
Plus, Carrey is a wuss that breaks out into hysterical emotional outbursts constantly. Just a complete attention whore
I've gone off him too.
He did Tony Clifton fairly well....
Edward Norton’s voice has that soft, Kauffman tone, I would’ve loved to have seen him take a shot, tho Carrey knocked it out of the park. The documentary behind the making of the film is almost as good as the movie itself. It’s .... uncanny what happened on that set.
Carrey was cringe as Kaufman
He 100% did not knock it out of the park. You can see how poor of a job he did.
Edward Norton would of smashed it
Norton’s voice in Death to Smoochy is how he would have played Kaufman.
@@johnLennon255 ….no offense, but using the handle John Lennon with a pfp of Jesus is cringe buddy. But yeah. There was too much Jim Carrey in Carrey’s performance.
Oh shit. You like MSSP? I take it all back brother sorry, I didn’t know you’re a fellow dog. My bad.
Jim is the goat. Andy would give him a standing ovation
Brilliant video! I know this took some work and I thank you for it.
you welcome
and yeah, it was a LOT of work hahaha
Wow, its funny how they got the same actors from Taxi to reprise their roles for the movie. Judd Hirsch, Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd. I wonder why they couldn't get Andy Kauf- oh, right.
yeah...:/
Devito didn't play himself. He was too busy playing George Shapiro.
Jackson DeStefano Danny DeVito didn't play himself tho
I always thought it was odd Michael Richards didn't reprise his role.
I didn't see no Tony Danza or Jeff Conway you douche!
Jim Carrey clearly doesn't understand Andys style of comedy and feels the need to supplement it with his own
Very special that they have got most of the people that Andy really met on stage and show
'There's no link between method-acting and an eventual mental breakdown'
Jim Carrey: 'Hold my Xanax...'
I had xanax and milk coming out of my nose, coz I laughed so hard after that comment.
Thank you so much for this; I was too young to have seen him on the TV show but wish I had.
you welcome :)
Kaufman was ahead of his time. I love this kind of humor, but not everybody agreed. And Jim, what an actor. Love him!
The subtlety of Kaufman is lost, the sincerity, yet there is no one else who could have got nearer than Carrey.
I think he lead the way for acts like Ali G, mixing in real life people with his characters.
100%.
I agree he was the first person to make the audience part of the performance
Sacha Baron Cohen is Andy Kaufman and Peter Sellers combined.
Dimitri Bitu Damn, Peter Sellers was da man. I miss him. :(
Mikee Remastered did you watched this other video I made? ruclips.net/video/WOPo1lZsLio/видео.html
Geoffrey Rush did a great job :)
I’am so so grateful for this! Thank you! Especially for the Taxi scenes! I started to watch the series because of the movie (I wanted to see the real Andy and the real Latka) and I know that for that little scenes you have to watch over almost the whole series because they are in so many episodes. Anyway that was an epic job! You’re great! I love all of your videos, please keep doing! :)
9:40
Kauffman: (appreciates audience applause)
Carey: (has a seizure)
that's because this is a wrong scene
there is actually a recording where Andy did the same thing Jim did there
ruclips.net/video/5Ass1coasd0/видео.html
You know.... I Love Jim Carrey, and I thought he played Andy perfectly until I watched them side by side. When Jim does it the elastic Ace Ventura / Mask cartoon character is underneath with all of Jim's overacting but when Andy does it it's like it's Andy and honestly...there can be no other.
That's part of the point. No matter who does the role, there will only be one Andy. I think Jim played him as he remembered him, seen through his own lens. I don't think it matters how he played Andy, with all of that exaggeration. The contrast is so huge, I think Jim did exactly what he needed to do in order to capture the legend of Andy, or at least the memory of him. If you're interested enough, you'll go to the original material, and the contrast Jim creates forces you to realize how subtle Andy really was.
@@jazzochannel yeah, I know. I have seen everything Andy has done...I think...
Excellent work. I love your comparisons, keep them coming.
thank you very much :)
the movie didn't include andy's letterman appearance when he swallowed a sword, then sung a truly beautiful rendition of rose marie. I love that clip.
vernonclassic thank you too! check next week, I'll put like four videos at once ;)
Bad actor
STOP SPAMMING YOUR CRAP!
I like how you make the Movie in the left ear and the Actual events on the right
That's a basic in video editing. Dont be so amazed sir. Pan left and right.
Wolve Rine Fuck you
Carry did a great job. A bit over the top animated but hey that was his little flavor added to the Kaufman mix.
Andy Kaufamn the worlds first Master Troll!
Andy Kaufman was amazing and Jim Carrey was marvelous playing him.
Kaufman had a better costume and dance moves
You know he didn't pick the costume, right?
graye younge Jim Carrey did a nuclear Elvis that's pretty funny. Check it out...
This is a movie that deserves a remake with a good actor.
It's easy to pick apart Jim Carey's depiction of him as it's side by side. But, for those who remember Andy Kaufman, it was pretty spot on before this comparison. He's not Andy Kaufman obviously, can anyone REALLY be anyone. C'mon folks stop nitpicking
Considering how many celebrities reprised their roles for the film, I would guess Kramer said no because he thought he was too big for it, and if the movie had been made 7 years later, he wouldn't have been allowed to audition to play himself.
Jim Carrey could help but Jim Carrey it up
couldn't
palonazo right
Exactly. .he can only play himself
+James Draper III hey spam boy, got news for you, nobody really liked Jerry Lewis IRL,
and his "comedy" is dated and tedious to watch...
BTW, your spamming makes me uninterested in watching your video whatsoever!
Wonderful work on finding and combining all the original bits with the movie.. I now like and appreciate Andy Kaufman so much more! Thank you! 🤗❤🏆
❤No matter the critiques about his acting, it was Jim Carrey who introduced me to Andy Kaufman, and for that, I have nothing but respect and admiration for his work on MOTM.
After seeing this video and some other videos with real Andy I've come to conclusion that Jim Carrey was a completely wrong person to play him. He makes it a Jim Carrey comedy movie rather than a movie about a person called Andy Kaufman
Alex Star
Alex Star Never realized it until seeing it side by side. When I first saw the movie I thought it was spot on too?
There are some scenes where he starts to act that bullshit exaggerated style Carrey does, and totally ruined Kaufman.
I don't think Carey quite nailed it tbh, too over the top - most of Andy's performances were more restrained, it was cool to see the taxi scenes recreated though
Edward Norton would have nailed it
ButterOnCorn OMG! YES! >_
Yeah, Carey is a brilliant performer, but not great in this movie. The genius of this film is in Milos Forman's directing.
Right. Andy's character had more timid characteristics. Careys thing is manic. They're both real life cartoon characters... But Carey is more like a Tex Avery cartoon. Andy was more...Hmmm... Disney?
DarkMsStress In some ways, I wish Carrey could do the part again right now. He has grown so much as an actor, I suspect he would nail it.
Andy has this purity and gentleness that Jim can’t replicate but Jim is pretty good.
I love the scene when Jim plays the drums.
Movies are one of the most effective devices for revising history.
Hey guys, be nice in the comments, please. ;)
***** you too :)
I'll say it in the nicest way jim is intelligent from what i have seen funny yes but over exaggerating this character most definitely andy was the first ever troll that fooled the world
Dimitri Bitu can you tell me the name of the song at 23:28 please??
it's the theme song from Taxi, the TV show
Enjoyed it!
Jim Carrey did an exceptional job in this movie...
Alot of comments suggesting he missed the mark but i think he did it really very well and on purpose played it a bit over bcoz it was for a movie made in 1999 not 70s...
The effort put it in to this really helped it to be special. Amazing. 👌