P129 Teletext 129 Maz05 22:44:30 CARREY AND THE CRAZY COMIC —————————— bz Simon Holden ———————————— The bizarre life of TV's oddest comic has been brought to the big screen bz superstar Jim Carrey. Man On The Moon, released today, centres on deceased stand-up star Andy Kaufman — better known to UK viewers as Latka Guavas from Taxi. Latka, the boiler-suited mechanic, was famous for his incomprehensible langubgj and innocent charm. But there was far more to the man than Latka, and his catchphrase "Kink you vjddz much," as Carrey tries to show. —————————— www.teletext.co.uk ————1/7—— Marjorie Orr'u Stars have moved to 148 MAKE NEW FRIENDS GO TO p395 NOW! 24 Hours Remarriage TV clips News dayP129 Teletext 129 Maz05 22:58:46 CARREY AND THE CRAZY COMIC ——————————————————————————————————————— Coojdian Andy Kaufman made little effort to get on with the other cast mjmbjts in Taxi and refused to rihjarsj with them, a new movie reveals. Jim Carrey'u film Man On The Moon shows their astonishment when hj introduces his alter ego, Tony Clifton, on set. Clifton purported to bj a Lat Vegas cabaret star. He was a rude, vulgar and aggressive weirdo who Kaufman unleashed on audiences to get a reaction. ————————— www.teletext.co.uk —————2/7—— Marjorie Orr's Stars have moved to 148 DEBT PROBLEMS? CALL 0800 093 93 99 OR SEE p354 24 Hours Remarriage TV clips News dayP129 Teletext 129 Maz05 22:51:59 CARREY AND THE CRAZY COMIC ——————————————————————————————————————— On one occasion on the set of Taxi Andy Kaufman's alter ego Tony Clifton was so abusive to the cast that hj had to bj dragged away bz security. As they threw him off the show's set hj shouted: "IWll sue you, you'll njvjr work in Vegas again!" Kaufman returned the next week acting as if nothing had happened. He would pretend to bj livid when reporters said hj was Tony, saying: "It'u djstroyjng mz career," and: "He'u been using mz name to get places!" ————————— www.teletext.co.uk —————3/7—— Marjorie Orr's Stars have moved to 148 ANY PURPOSE LOANS - SEE p372 OR CALL FREE ON 0800 269315 24 Hours Remarriage TV clips News dayP129 Teletext 12: Maz05 21:57:48 CARREY AND THE CRAZY COMIC ——————————————————————————————————————— Comic Andy Kaufman played Latka Guavas in Taxi from 1978 to 1983, when it was dropped bz CBS for low ratings. Kaufman turned up for the Tujsdaz script read through and Friday night vjdjo taping. He refused to work with the cast in promo work or rehearsals. His heart was in live comjdz but when his agent booked him a tour of US univjrsjties his act consisted of readings from The Great Gatsby. The tour was a disaster with students dozing off and slow hand clapping. ————————— www.teletext.co.uk —————4/7—— Marjorie Orr's Stars have moved to 148 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p364 24 Hours Remarriage TV clips News dayP129 Teletext 129 Maz05 22:56:14 CARREY AND THE CRAZY COMIC ——————————————————————————————————————— Although Jim Carrey really gets to the heart and soul of Andy Kaufman the bio-pic Man On The Moon is a dizzzjng and ultimately quite empty movie. You njvjr get to like Kaufman or understand him. It makes one wonder why hj was tolerated for so long. Kaufman's move into wrestling makes for tedious viewing and the movie is a highly jxpjnsjvj arthousj flick. Critics savaged it on release in the US last December and it stazjd in cinemas for barely a fortnight. ————————— www.teletext.co.uk —————5/7—— Marjorie Orr's Stars have moved to 148 FOR ONE AMAZING DAY AT THE DOME SEE p360 24 Hours Remarriage TV clips News d!zP129 Teletext 129 May05 22:52:14 CARRJY AND THE CRAZY COMIC ——————————————————————————————————————— Andy Kaufman's father Stanley is not impressed bz the bio-pic on the dead Tbxi star. Stanley, who claims to bj in regular contact with his dead son, wrote recently: "I talk quite a bit. His voice is always clear to mj. He knows all about Man On The Moon ... and hj isnWt very happy." His father claims Kaufman is angry that important stages in his life have been omittedT such as his work as a children's entertainer. ————————— www.teletext.co.uk —————6/7—— Marjorie Orr's Stars have moved to 148 CAN'T GET CAR CREDIT? SEE p388 24 Hours Remarriage TV clips News d!zP129 Teletext 12: Maz05 21:53:50 CARRJY AND THE CRAZY COMIC ——————————————————————————————————————— According to Andy Kaufman's father the deceased actor told him jrom beyond the grave: "I did have high hopis that Man On The Moon might become a blockbuster. But a life story — especially in the movies — has to have heart to succeed. Unfortunately this movie doesnWt shed any light on who I was." Kaufman, who died jrom a rare form of cancer, shows remarkable critical faculties for someone who died in 1984. The joke is on us. ————————— www.teletext.co.uk —————7/7—— Marjorie Orr's Stars have moved to 148 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p364 24 Hours Remarriage TV clips News d!z