Offbeat documentarian Chris Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon.
Casts Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Miloš Forman, Judd Hirsch, Peter Bonerz, Randall Carver, Andy Dick, Paul Giamatti, Hugh Hefner, Elton John
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SIMILAR MOVIES
The Other Side of the Wind
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Man on the Moon
Nouvelle Vague
Stardust Memories
Bowfinger
The Five Obstructions
20 years after Caméra Café
A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later
The Costume Designer
Making Wicked
Making The Worst Person in the World
Gods and Monsters
Westhampton
Play It Again, Sam
Heckler
Peeping Tom
A Rainy Day in New York
Myth
Bergman Island
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The Other Side of the Wind
IMDB 6.7 | Nov , 2018
Surrounded by fans and sceptics, grizzled director J.J. "Jake" Hannaford returns from years abroad in Europe to a changed Hollywood, where he attempts to make his innovative comeback film. This film was started in 1970 by Orson Welles but never completed during his lifetime.BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 2022
A renowned Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker living in Los Angeles, after being named the recipient of a prestigious international award, is compelled to return to his native country, unaware that this simple trip will push him to an existential limit.Man on the Moon
IMDB 7.2 | Dec , 1999
The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.Nouvelle Vague
IMDB 7.3 | Oct , 2025
After writing for Cahiers du cinéma, a young Jean-Luc Godard decides making films is the best film criticism. He convinces producer Georges de Beauregard to fund a low-budget feature, and creates a treatment with fellow New Wave filmmaker François Truffaut about a gangster couple. The result? Breathless, one of the first features of the Nouvelle Vague era of French cinema.Stardust Memories
IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 1980
While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.Bowfinger
IMDB 6.2 | Aug , 1999
On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie. Rallying a ragtag team that includes a starry-eyed ingenue, a has-been diva and a film studio gofer, he sets out to shoot a blockbuster featuring the biggest star in Hollywood, Kit Ramsey -- only without letting Ramsey know he's in the picture.The Five Obstructions
IMDB 6.9 | Nov , 2003
In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starring a man and women sitting in a box while a narrator poses questions about their relationship and humanity. Years later, Danish director Lars von Trier made a deal with Leth to remake his film five times, each under a different set of circumstances and with von Trier's strictly prescribed rules. As Leth completes each challenge, von Trier creates increasingly further elaborate stipulations.20 years after Caméra Café
IMDB 6.5 | Jan , 2023
To celebrate the release of a new movie for their 20th anniversary, this documentary offers some behind-the-scenes footages.A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2011
George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Lawrence Kasdan and John Williams look back at The Empire Strikes Back 30 years later.The Costume Designer
IMDB 0 | Jul , 1950
This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The costume designer must design clothing that is correct for the film historically and geographically, and must be appropriate for the mood of the individual scene. We see famed costume designer Edith Head at work on a production. The Costume Designer was part of The Industry Film Project, a twelve-part series produced by the film studios and the Academy. Each series episode was produced to inform the public on a specific facet of the motion picture industry. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.Making Wicked
IMDB 8 | Dec , 2024
Return to Oz for a fantastic behind-the-scenes journey with this expansive look inside the characters, choreography, and creativity that make up the movie's unforgettable world.Making The Worst Person in the World
IMDB 5.3 | Jun , 2022
In this new program, director Joachim Trier, actors Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, and Herbert Nordrum, screenwriter Eskil Vogt, and sound designer Gisle Tveito discuss their passion for cinema and the conception and production of The Worst Person in the World. The interviews were shot in New York and Oslo in 2022. In English, not subtitled. (51 min). Part of the Criterion Collection home video release for THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD.Gods and Monsters
IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 1998
It's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days accompanied only by images from his past. When his dour housekeeper, Hannah, hires a handsome young gardener, the flamboyant director and simple yard man develop an unlikely friendship, which will change them forever.Westhampton
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2025
Haunted by an accident he caused in high school, a damaged filmmaker is forced to go back to the scene of the tragedy and face the friends whose lives he ruined and a town that disdains him. Jumping between the present and an indie film he made about the accident reveals how the true events played out far differently than depicted in his movie.Play It Again, Sam
IMDB 7.5 | May , 1972
A neurotic film critic obsessed with the movie Casablanca attempts to get over his wife leaving him by dating again with the help of a married couple and his illusory idol, Humphrey Bogart.Heckler
IMDB 5.9 | Nov , 2007
HECKLER is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. After starring in a film that was critically bashed, Jamie Kennedy takes on hecklers and critics and ask some interesting questions of people such as George Lucas, Bill Maher, Mike Ditka, Rob Zombie, Howie Mandel and many more. This fast moving, hilarious documentary pulls no punches as you see an uncensored look at just how nasty and mean the fight is between those in the spotlight and those in the dark.Peeping Tom
IMDB 7.4 | Apr , 1960
Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which involves recording the reactions of victims as he murders them. He befriends Helen, the daughter of the family living in the apartment below his, and he tells her vaguely about the movie he is making.A Rainy Day in New York
IMDB 6.5 | Jul , 2019
Two young people arrive in New York to spend a weekend, but once they arrive they're met with bad weather and a series of adventures.Myth
IMDB 5 | Mar , 2019
Lonely college student Alex encounters his favorite filmmaker, JP Smith, stalking around his sleepy town in upstate NY. Together they form a precarious relationship, with Alex becoming the star of JP’s latest flick.Bergman Island
IMDB 6.3 | Jul , 2021
An English-German filmmaking couple retreat to Fårö for the summer to each write screenplays for their upcoming films in an act of pilgrimage to the place that inspired Ingmar Bergman. As the summer and their screenplays advance, the lines between reality and fiction start to blur against the backdrop of the Island's wild landscape.