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Genres:
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Comedy /
Romance
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Release:
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Director:
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Paul Lynch
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Actors:
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Deanna Dezmari,
Claudine de Jong,
Rosemary Doyle,
Kristen Ferraro,
Galen Ireland,
Steve King,
Jim McAleese,
Louise Werner,
Maxwell Caulfield,
Julie Watson
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Duration:
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97 min.
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Rating:
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(4.9/10)63.5
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Plot Summary:
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Maryanne is a with an increment of sized woman who has been teased all her life and has not at all had the boldness to exist her dreams. That is until she meets Fran at a romp for plus sized gals and their admirers. Fran helps Maryanne on her operating to becoming a woman of confidence. Along the way she meets Barry, a charming Englishman who sweeps her off her feet, but he has a secret.
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Proof that Carrey can act
During the mid to late 90s Jim Carrey represented the gurning face of American comedy. The likes of ?Ace Ventura? and ?The Mask? made him a household name and one of the best paid ?actors? in Hollywood.
Why do I put ?actor? in commas? Because until the likes of ?The Truman Show? and, in my opinion, the superior ?Man in the Moon?, Carrey had done little to distinguish himself as an actor.
?Man in the Moon? is a biography of comedian Andy Kaufman whose strange sense of humour made him equally loved and hated. His most famous role was a recurring part in the TV series ?Taxi?. Before Kaufman can become mega famous he is diagnosed with cancer and hunts for a cure.
Carrey plays Kaufman with plenty of sympathy and seems to really respect the talent the man had. He acts b...
The light side of the moon....
Given the many negative comments posted here, it would appear that the majority of viewers were either expecting a slapstick Jim Carrey flick or an in-depth study of Andy Kaufman?s life. However what you actually get is more of a loving tribute to Kaufman?s ?unique? personality, with his bizarre exploits being superbly acted out by the unerringly accurate Carrey. Of course given that so many of Kaufman?s former acquaintances were involved in the film?s production the portrayal is somewhat rose-tainted, but for me that just added to its appeal. Whether you will enjoy the film will of course depend entirely on how you view of Kaufman?s off-the-wall antics and he certainly held a love-hate relationship with the American public. But then that?s what Kaufman was all about ? drawing a reaction, ...
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