310 – Man on the Moon

This Had Oscar Buzz

Joe and Chris

Tv & Film

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2024

⏱️ 129 minutes

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Summary

In 1999, director Milos Forman reunited with his People Vs. Larry Flynt screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski for another biopic of an iconoclast, Man on the Moon. Rebounding from the Oscar snub for The Truman Show, Jim Carrey took on the role of Andy Kaufman and according to history, took it a bit too seriously. The film received some strong reviews and plenty of precursor action for Carrey (including another Golden Globe win), but the film proved an Oscar misfire for the twice Oscar awarded director and the still unnominated Carrey.

This episode, we talk about the industry’s (perhaps snobby) perceptions of Carrey and the faux method acting by Carrey that would later be documented by Jim and Andy. We also talk about the Alexander/Karaszewski biopic mold, Carrey’s biker chic MTV Movie Award acceptance speech, and the film’s reverence for Kaufman’s legacy.

Topics also include 1999 Best Actor, R.E.M., and “Courtney Love is in dire need of attention right now.”

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0:00.0	The right house.
0:03.0	I didn't get nominated.
0:15.0	Mill and Heck and friends. I'm from Canada water.
0:25.0	I'm from Canada water. Dick Poohop.
0:35.0	Pooh.
0:37.0	Hello. I am Angie.
0:46.0	I want to be the biggest star in the world.
0:48.0	Your act is like amateur hour.
0:50.0	And I'm not looking at everybody else.
0:52.0	I really like what you did out there. I'm not looking at everybody else. I really like what you did out there.
0:54.0	I'm not a comedian.
0:55.0	I don't want to go for cheap laughs.
0:57.0	You sure!
0:58.0	What's wrong with this guy?
0:59.0	They detest you.
1:00.0	That means we were a success.
1:02.0	Forty million people are watching you every week.
1:05.0	Party time for Laka.
1:07.0	Some of us on Saturday Night Live think Andy Copeland's a comic genius.
1:10.0	Thank you very much.
1:12.0	Hello and welcome to the This Had Oscar Buzz podcast, the only podcast, MCing The Ho Down for AIDS.
1:18.0	Every week on this had Oscar Buzz, we'll be talking about a different movie that once upon a time had lofty Academy Award aspirations, but for some reason
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