Jim Carrey Does not play Andy Kaufman, he is Andy Kaufman.

Rating: Null/10 (27 December 1999)

Andy Kaufman, crazy or not? That was the debate of many people around the world. They thought he was crazy because of his many characters he had. He had many characters such as his character from " Taxi" to, of course lounge singer, Tony Clifton, which he shared the role with his friend/partner Bob Zumda(played in the film by wonderful Paul Giamatti). The movie follows his life from chilhood to his death from lung cancer. Danny DeVito plays his manager George Shapiro and Courteny Love plays his girlfriend Lynne Margulies. At one point in the film, Andy and Lynne lay in bed, talking. He turns to her and says, " They dont know the real me." She answers by saying " There is no real you." He finishes by saying " Oh yeah, I forgot." That is what many people thought, that he never really lived, he lived in so many of his characters that he never really knew his own self. The film follows him through his wrestling circuit when he only wrestled women until Jerry " The King" Lawler steped in and we all know where that stroy leads to, the famous slap on " The David Lettermen Show". Then his death comes, he does everything in his power to stop the cancer, such as visit "witch" doctors to have them try and heal it. But that all goes to no avail since he does die. His funeral is done great and is very sad. If you miss this film, it would be a disgrace to the legend, the myth, Andy Kaufamn.