26 Years Ago Today, Jim Carrey’s Best Movie Was Released (But the Making of It Was Wild)

Twenty-six years ago today, the film Man on the Moon, a biography of Andy Kaufman starring Jim Carrey, was released. It’s one of only two times Carrey has portrayed a real person in a movie (the other being his role as Steven Jay Russell in I Love You Phillip Morris). The film showcased a more serious side of Carrey’s acting talent, going beyond his brief dramatic appearance in Simon Birch. It also revealed his playful, sometimes challenging, on-set behavior, which has become a recurring theme throughout his career – and reportedly made filming Man on the Moon quite difficult.








