One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975) *****
"I'm a goddamn marvel of modern science." "Your hand is staining my window." Milos Forman Feature Films Ranked The Danman Top 100 Films (2024 Edition)
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Man On The Moon (1999) ****
As biopics go Man On The Moon (1999) is one of the better ones (and I say that as someone who’s not terribly into the genre). I think that’s because Milos Forman is quite adept at them, having directed two excellent examples— Amadeus (1984) and The People Vs. Larry Flynt (1996)—prior to tackling the story of Andy Kaufman . MOTM is a very good film but not a masterpiece. What is masterful though is Jim Carrey ’s portrayal as Kaufman. It’s truly one of the all-time great screen performances. I don't think that anyone else could have done it justice and that's due to Carrey's 1000% committal to the role. Carrey’s brilliance on screen highlights Kaufman’s own brilliance (and makes one want to revisit the latter’s work). It must also be mentioned that Bob Zmuda deserves a good deal of credit for Kaufman's work and success as an iconoclast. Kaufman, that one-of-a-kind obnoxious prankster, is a figure that simply couldn’t exist in the same way anymore, for multiple reas...
