Excellent movie and great retrospective of someone who are no longer among the living but his soul and act still survive amoung the fans. Hilarious with his wild movements from 02:05. :)
@tehmode I know what you mean. And no disrespect to Andy, who as the originator should get full credit. But Carrey's version has that passive-aggressive, over-the-top quality to it. Maybe Andy in real life was just a little too nice to make this character so caustic.
If I might opine, it seems to me that Andy specifically counted on people in his audience being offended or shocked in some way. Those who "got it" or were "in on the joke" (usually after the fact) were in the minority and not what he would have wanted his core audience to be. Otherwise, obviously, many of his bits would not work. Therefore I suggest that those with whom his true fans take issue with are missing the point, and wish they could experience Andy for the first time (again)...
No, you don't understand what Kaufman was about, you disgusting moron. Kaufman never said he was funny or tried to be funny. He was a performance artist, not a comedian. Love it when the uneducated jackasses try to contribute. Sorry that sailed above your sloped brow.
you now, some of the comedians i really love i don't really see as comedians, i see them more as social commentators, i liked the idea of how Andy would mess with people, but that's my point, i saw some of his stuff on here & it wasn't as good as the stuff in the movie.
so although i respect & love his creation/discovery of the concepts originally. they were executed far better in this movie.
good to have a sloping brow, thoughts spill out through it quicker & easier.
Wow I've seen a lot of trolls but you're a nasty little one aren't you. You make no sense, you're uneducated, unlettered, and think arguing on the internet is some great pastime. I don't know whether to pity you or start a prayer group to pray for your death. Very sad.
if by troll you mean someone who makes a point simply & clearly & proves you wrong beyond all doubt.
funny, all my posts had a point yet your first was an insult to the other guy. you tried to stand your ground with me, found you couldn't & had to throw out "TROLL!" because that's all you've got.
next time you want to call troll, wait until the other party deviates from the subject 1st. lol
slop-browed, moronic, nonsensical, uneducated, unlettered & still pwned you so easily. oh dear
You need me to define 'arguing'? Ok. it's A discussion in which disagreement is expressed; a debate. It's useful in challenging uneducated morons' prejudices, and in political debates...did you not know this? Were you trying to sound smart? Do you even know what you're typing? There is a very special place in hell for you, my mentally ill guttersnipe of a moron! Sheesh. 'Shakes head' indeed.
You didn't pwn anything except stupidity. You were wrong, anyone with an above room temp iq understands that. Good god are you black or something?? Christ you've got a pathology.
thats not Zmuda in this clip from the movie, it is Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey played Andy/Tony in the movie, and he does Tony better than Zmuda
Zmuda doesnt do Andy justice when he plays Tony because he is too angry/mean. thats how Tony is supposed to be, but in a comical way. Zmuda just doesnt pull that off tho.
Andy is dead. lets quit playing goofball. The genius has died, and he is and will forever be missed. Celebrate the genius that was. Dont play games anymore. Andy took it with him.
I 100% believe Andy's dead, but at the same time, if Andy kept going, people would have caught his logic and people would have liked him because of his style of pulling pranks and tricks, Andy didn't want fans in that way. So he could have faked his death so now he's pranking people that caught his logic of pranks and tricks. I still think he's gone but it's interesting to think about.
is there anyone of you that can explain me the ending of this beautiful movie? It's not clear for me! who's performing Tony Clifton in this part? Is Andy still alive?? please help me??
A perfect ending to one of the best biopics ever. Jim Carrey idolized Andy Kaufman and REALLY wanted the part(So much that as famous as he was already, he sent in an audition tape like other lesser known actors).MANY actors wanted to play Andy but it came down to three; Jim Carrey,Edward Norton, and Jim Caviezel. Director Milos Forman couldn't decide so he left it up to the studio, and they picked the most bankable of the three.Who knows how the other two would've done,but Carrey was fantastic.
Um, thats Paul Giamatti, the actor who portrayed kaufmans friend in the film. the thing is, his friend was supposedly the one who performed clifton after andy's death, so him in the audience begs the question, "whos playing clifton onstage?"
Great! Nothing is as it appears to be! What am I to believe? ......and should I tear up this letter, I've been writing to Andy for the last two months?.......... Maybe I'm Andy and I should send it to myself....... or maybe Andy is in all of us and I have to write 6 billion letters................... I need a drink!
I don't know how anyone can not like this movie, much less this ending. This ending is fucking ART, I LOVE IT, it is perfect in every way possible, Jim Carrey's wonderful acting, the great camera work, a great ironic song, followed by an R.E.M. classic.
But the real question is---is Andrew James Kaufman alive or not---some say hes pushing up dasies---and others say hes in Vegas doing his acrch enemy tony clifton!---which is it???
As much as I would LOVE to say "Yeah, it's his greatest prank, his best work and he loves living it." But I think he is gone sadly, I wish he wasn't because god knows I would have gone to every event he would have done, but I tihnk he his gone..
Beautiful ending to a very good movie! When they pan at the end of the scene to show Bob Zmuda smiling in the audience, they imply that Kaufman performed the show and is not really dead . . . a very nice touch! I don't believe this to be true, but still a very nice touch! Kind of like saying "Andy lives on!".
aahhh dont reckon he'd play on us for that long..he'd be missin out on to much of his show bis fun..but far out if he is...some one will make sure he stays dead i reckon.
It's true. I really think this is the ONLY time I believe a celebrity actually faked their death. Unlike Jim Morrison and Elvis, Andy Kaufman doing it actually seems like him and would make sense.
Great ending to a great movie. It also implies that Kaufman IS alive and fakes his death. It's also Carrey playing him here. In fact, in that scene with Kaufman and Zmuda only 1/4 of that scene is Paul Giamatti and the rest is Carrey. It's, besides a few lines there, also Carrey's voice.
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wanna see the movie again... thx man!
robinvti 4 months ago
Excellent movie and great retrospective of someone who are no longer among the living but his soul and act still survive amoung the fans. Hilarious with his wild movements from 02:05. :)
strojo09 9 months ago
jim carey rules as tony
jdig1984 1 year ago
who was the mysterious tony Clifton irl at this time?
TheLazZzar 1 year ago
"Andy? You guys want to see Andy Tonight? Anybody got a flashlight and a couple of shovels?" Man that line kills me every time!
MetallicCaboose 1 year ago 4
Wow .How`d you get that information
BigCarreyKauffmanFan 2 years ago
Tony sucha spaz at the end in the best way
3frogbrothers 2 years ago
The third Tony!
EightiesRockr 2 years ago
syyyyyyyduh!!!!!! 0:51-52 LOL!!!!
bayley5150 2 years ago
wanna see andy tonight...anybody got a flashlight and a couple shovels....lol
kurbster26 2 years ago
I'll probably get flak for this, but I think Jim Carrey's incarnation of Tony Clifton is funnier than Andy Kaufmann's.
tehmode 2 years ago 31
totally agree!
jbond5150 2 years ago
I think that Jim Carrey was the perfect man to play Andy Kaufman in a movie about him.
johnmalory26 2 years ago 4
@tehmode I know what you mean. And no disrespect to Andy, who as the originator should get full credit. But Carrey's version has that passive-aggressive, over-the-top quality to it. Maybe Andy in real life was just a little too nice to make this character so caustic.
juliro 11 months ago
@tehmode only if Dave hops in and has a problem with it. For me, it's just the times and you can't waste time picking the performances apart.
aoinatafanboy84 9 months ago
If I might opine, it seems to me that Andy specifically counted on people in his audience being offended or shocked in some way. Those who "got it" or were "in on the joke" (usually after the fact) were in the minority and not what he would have wanted his core audience to be. Otherwise, obviously, many of his bits would not work. Therefore I suggest that those with whom his true fans take issue with are missing the point, and wish they could experience Andy for the first time (again)...
jamescastelli 2 years ago
In the spirit of Andy Kaufman this entire internet argument was staged.
Let's all shake hands and have a pleasant day
littlesirsunshine 2 years ago 2
If you think Carey is better than Kaufman you are a really dense person. Congratulations on missing the point of the movie. Utterly disgusting.
Alfrunk 2 years ago
obviously they havn't seen the movie or are just stupid ifd the think this is Kaufman.
but they're right that this is funnier than the real Kaufman.
which makes you wrong.
and you are.
ClGARPAlN 2 years ago
No, you don't understand what Kaufman was about, you disgusting moron. Kaufman never said he was funny or tried to be funny. He was a performance artist, not a comedian. Love it when the uneducated jackasses try to contribute. Sorry that sailed above your sloped brow.
Alfrunk 2 years ago
you now, some of the comedians i really love i don't really see as comedians, i see them more as social commentators, i liked the idea of how Andy would mess with people, but that's my point, i saw some of his stuff on here & it wasn't as good as the stuff in the movie.
so although i respect & love his creation/discovery of the concepts originally. they were executed far better in this movie.
good to have a sloping brow, thoughts spill out through it quicker & easier.
lol, fucking loser.
ClGARPAlN 2 years ago
Kaufman was real. The movie was fake. Do you not understand that? You can't compare the original person to a movie. Good lord what a moron.
Alfrunk 2 years ago
"If this is Carey it is really great. Better than Kauffmann and Zmuda"
"this" is referring to Tony Clifton.
Carrey's Tony Clifton is better than Kaufman & Zmuda's (from the little i've seen).
also i made the distinction between Kaufman as originator & Carrey as predecessor in my last post you idiot.
"i respect & love his creation/discovery of the concepts originally (but) they were executed far better in this movie"
slope-browed morons ftw!
now fuck off you pretentious cunt
ClGARPAlN 2 years ago
Wow I've seen a lot of trolls but you're a nasty little one aren't you. You make no sense, you're uneducated, unlettered, and think arguing on the internet is some great pastime. I don't know whether to pity you or start a prayer group to pray for your death. Very sad.
Alfrunk 2 years ago
yes.
if by troll you mean someone who makes a point simply & clearly & proves you wrong beyond all doubt.
funny, all my posts had a point yet your first was an insult to the other guy. you tried to stand your ground with me, found you couldn't & had to throw out "TROLL!" because that's all you've got.
next time you want to call troll, wait until the other party deviates from the subject 1st. lol
slop-browed, moronic, nonsensical, uneducated, unlettered & still pwned you so easily. oh dear
ClGARPAlN 2 years ago
also could you define "arguing" for me & show how it is acceptable in other contexts other than the internet?
oh dear, oh dear, oh dear...
*shakes head*
ClGARPAlN 2 years ago
You need me to define 'arguing'? Ok. it's A discussion in which disagreement is expressed; a debate. It's useful in challenging uneducated morons' prejudices, and in political debates...did you not know this? Were you trying to sound smart? Do you even know what you're typing? There is a very special place in hell for you, my mentally ill guttersnipe of a moron! Sheesh. 'Shakes head' indeed.
Alfrunk 2 years ago
You didn't pwn anything except stupidity. You were wrong, anyone with an above room temp iq understands that. Good god are you black or something?? Christ you've got a pathology.
Alfrunk 2 years ago
someone just made a pwntage =]
KierThe90s 2 years ago
Carrey did a spot on job as Kaufman it was perfect this scene is fing funny
coffeefreak1964 3 years ago
i like & respect what he was doing but this movie was funnier than the real Andy Kaufman.
Carrey doesn't do "a spot on job". he's funnier.
ClGARPAlN 2 years ago
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joostchili22 3 years ago
thats not Zmuda in this clip from the movie, it is Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey played Andy/Tony in the movie, and he does Tony better than Zmuda
Zmuda doesnt do Andy justice when he plays Tony because he is too angry/mean. thats how Tony is supposed to be, but in a comical way. Zmuda just doesnt pull that off tho.
Andy is dead. lets quit playing goofball. The genius has died, and he is and will forever be missed. Celebrate the genius that was. Dont play games anymore. Andy took it with him.
Zaxxon2008 3 years ago
I 100% believe Andy's dead, but at the same time, if Andy kept going, people would have caught his logic and people would have liked him because of his style of pulling pranks and tricks, Andy didn't want fans in that way. So he could have faked his death so now he's pranking people that caught his logic of pranks and tricks. I still think he's gone but it's interesting to think about.
gangstachaldo14 3 years ago
is there anyone of you that can explain me the ending of this beautiful movie? It's not clear for me! who's performing Tony Clifton in this part? Is Andy still alive?? please help me??
fieldpool 3 years ago
every time i see zumuda in this scene it brings a tear to my eye.
54redstreetman 3 years ago
yup. me too.
toastyplatters70 3 years ago
A perfect ending to one of the best biopics ever. Jim Carrey idolized Andy Kaufman and REALLY wanted the part(So much that as famous as he was already, he sent in an audition tape like other lesser known actors).MANY actors wanted to play Andy but it came down to three; Jim Carrey,Edward Norton, and Jim Caviezel. Director Milos Forman couldn't decide so he left it up to the studio, and they picked the most bankable of the three.Who knows how the other two would've done,but Carrey was fantastic.
Pallindrom27 3 years ago
Mind blowing!!! But in a good way. "Gutsy. Heart-felt. A soaring Tribute!"
MrsWLeach 3 years ago
Great man that Andy Koufman (RIP). By the way Jim Careey too :)
hgwdriver 3 years ago
"At first, I was afraid --I was putrefied..."
::ROFLMGDMFCSSOBAO::
NebulizerChi 3 years ago 2
( i mean on the movie i know andy kaufman is death im not stupid)
joelgamer6666666 4 years ago
hey i know a lot of people will call me asshole or dumbass for askin this question but i dont get it
andy really died and there's a REAL tony or it was a joke again and he still alive xDxD
joelgamer6666666 4 years ago
There is no real Tony. It was one of Andy's characters.
As for whether Andy died... depends on who you ask. The fact is that Tony Clifton still performs, though most people believe it's Bob Zmuda.
NyeTunes 3 years ago
You gotta wonder what Shapiro and Zmoda were feeling during the actual Tony Clifton performance after Andy's death
gonesouthin 4 years ago
Probably like puking. In a joyful kind of way.
tygersflowerz 3 years ago
Legend
doctorspankluv 4 years ago
thanks...if anyone can fake a death andy can..the best of all time bullshit...but i agree with Drr..
DanielS58 4 years ago
i heard some rumours about 'Andy Kaufman' shows up at the very end of the movie beacause he faked his own death.
is the guy with the black hair at the very back of the audience him.
Timing of appearance: 2:33
samfringo 4 years ago
That sure looks like an aged Andy Kaufman. I would love to get some kind of verification on that.
cwazycat 4 years ago
Um, thats Paul Giamatti, the actor who portrayed kaufmans friend in the film. the thing is, his friend was supposedly the one who performed clifton after andy's death, so him in the audience begs the question, "whos playing clifton onstage?"
felix028 4 years ago
Great! Nothing is as it appears to be! What am I to believe? ......and should I tear up this letter, I've been writing to Andy for the last two months?.......... Maybe I'm Andy and I should send it to myself....... or maybe Andy is in all of us and I have to write 6 billion letters................... I need a drink!
cwazycat 4 years ago 2
Nope. You'll see why in a minute. I know Bob's line, this is THE BOB Zmuda. OR....the real Tony CLifton.
MrsWLeach 3 years ago
No that's his partner Bob Zmulda, Andy's the one performing.
E6589B 3 years ago
That's Paul Giamatti as Bob Zamuda, the point being that since he's not on stage as Clifton, maybe that's really Andy up there.
wdc2998 2 years ago
I don't know how anyone can not like this movie, much less this ending. This ending is fucking ART, I LOVE IT, it is perfect in every way possible, Jim Carrey's wonderful acting, the great camera work, a great ironic song, followed by an R.E.M. classic.
Drratburn 4 years ago 14
But the real question is---is Andrew James Kaufman alive or not---some say hes pushing up dasies---and others say hes in Vegas doing his acrch enemy tony clifton!---which is it???
mannyfrancis 4 years ago
As much as I would LOVE to say "Yeah, it's his greatest prank, his best work and he loves living it." But I think he is gone sadly, I wish he wasn't because god knows I would have gone to every event he would have done, but I tihnk he his gone..
Drratburn 4 years ago
Beautiful ending to a very good movie! When they pan at the end of the scene to show Bob Zmuda smiling in the audience, they imply that Kaufman performed the show and is not really dead . . . a very nice touch! I don't believe this to be true, but still a very nice touch! Kind of like saying "Andy lives on!".
Stingball22 4 years ago 2
lol i love this scene and if you really know about andys life story is that his brother played clifton after he was dead
Shilling89 4 years ago
ahh =) Andy Kaufman<3 hes tha man^^ Bad he's dead:S
GrilladApelsin 5 years ago
aahhh dont reckon he'd play on us for that long..he'd be missin out on to much of his show bis fun..but far out if he is...some one will make sure he stays dead i reckon.
huonvalley 5 years ago
I don't think he is dead. He is so likely to be alive and laughing at everyone who thinks he's dead.
pocketmego 5 years ago
It's true. I really think this is the ONLY time I believe a celebrity actually faked their death. Unlike Jim Morrison and Elvis, Andy Kaufman doing it actually seems like him and would make sense.
Drratburn 4 years ago 2
Kaufman is dead...its just a "what if?" scene
huonvalley 5 years ago
Yes I know he's dead in real life. But the movie just makes you feel that way, you know?
yannickjoker 5 years ago
SPOILERS!!!
Great ending to a great movie. It also implies that Kaufman IS alive and fakes his death. It's also Carrey playing him here. In fact, in that scene with Kaufman and Zmuda only 1/4 of that scene is Paul Giamatti and the rest is Carrey. It's, besides a few lines there, also Carrey's voice.
yannickjoker 5 years ago