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Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton

2017 · 94 min

You watch a man dissolve into another and wonder where the person went, unsettled and strangely moving.

Directed by
Chris Smith
Genres
Documentary, Drama, Comedy
Starring
Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Miloš Forman
Overview
Through the lens of his stunningly immersive performance as Andy Kaufman, Jim Carrey ponders the meaning of life, reality, identity and career.

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Directed by
Chris Smith
Genres
Documentary, Drama, Comedy
Starring
Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Miloš Forman
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    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • obsession
    • art
    • memory
    • madness
    Places
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    • nonlinear
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language strong
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour5
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary, drama, comedy
    Directed by
    Chris Smith
    Starring
    Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Miloš Forman, Judd Hirsch, Peter Bonerz, Randall Carver, Andy Dick, Paul Giamatti
    Cinematography
    Brantley Gutierrez
    Runtime
    94 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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