Unique experience while watching a very good movie.

Rating: 9/10 (26 December 1999)

An excellent movie made even better by a bizarre situation. On opening night I went with my son to see Man in the Moon because we have been Kaufman fans. He was brilliant in Taxi and in many Saturday Night Live routines. We were aware of his disasters but enjoyed the fact that you couldn't tell if it was the act or just a bomb. During the crucial scene when Kaufman announces that he has cancer, the film started rolling and finally white light shone at the screen. After about 5 minutes people began wondering if the film break was real or just part of the movie. People were screaming out "I'll bet it is part of the film" Others shouted "No, the film is broken". After about 15 minutes people were offered free passes because indeed the film had broken. (I wouldn't be surprised if a Kaufman fan had somehow sabotaged the projector). Indeed, if the director had actually decided to end the film that way, it would have been brilliant -a 10 rating! Anyway, we have yet to see the last 15 minutes, but enjoyed the film. Kaufman would have been thrilled with the situation as we saw it.