His ability to use humor in every reflex and word make him a joy to behold. But when is all said and done - for me - the brightest star in this galactic romp is Lionel Jeffries as Professor Cavour. Laurie Johnson(Avenger's Theme) adds her brilliant touch and creates some beautiful music for the film. The moon is a startling set and impressive.
Although this is not like any other Harryhausen picture - really only one large, cumbersome, rather mundane creature, Harryhausen really evokes awe as he creates a total vision of what a society might look like underneath the surface of the moon. Director Juran and Harrysausen have created a film with many funny moments, beautiful moon landscapes, and even some thought-provoking questions about human nature and what humans are all about. The scientific explanation for space travel is absurd as are many other plot contrivances, but the story is a fun, entertaining romp about what exploration use to be like when man relied less on machines and more on brains. A 20th century frame story about American led international crew landing on moon and finding an old Union Jack flag and a letter giving rights to the moon to Queen Victoria in 1899 add a brilliant touch to this story about a professor and his two neighbors exploring space and landing on the moon. Wells's novel remains intact in this Ray Harryhausen/Nathan Juran vehicle. Yet, during his short life-span (Andy passed away in 1984 at the age of 35), this methodology makes him a unique figure in the canvas of American comedians (although he would never condescend himself as a “comedian”).The heart and spirit of H. So in my case, the film is a dedicative portrait of an eccentric entertainer whose ideology of performance is all about entertaining himself and treat his audience as a receptacle of his sensational idiosyncrasy and excruciatingly manipulative fabrications disguised as parody or mockery. I enter the film while being literally oblivious of who is Andy Kaufman, as far as I know, the film is mostly famed because it hitherto has been Jim Carrey’s most Oscar-worthy performance, yet being blatantly snubbed again after his drama venture in Peter Weir’s THE TRUMAN SHOW (1998, 8/10). 90% of the film i see Andy Kaufman, and not Jim Carrey, the way he move, the look, and the best is the way he talk, that's how incredible Jim Carrey is playing the late great Andy Kaufman's, Man On The Moon tells a story about a life of Andy Kaufman, a very unique person, and he is truly one 90% of the film i see Andy Kaufman, and not Jim Carrey, the way he move, the look, and the best is the way he talk, that's how incredible Jim Carrey is playing the late great Andy Kaufman's, Man On The Moon tells a story about a life of Andy Kaufman, a very unique person, and he is truly one in a billion, and so do the movie, you are not gonna see a biopic movie about a guy that's funny then he showed his skill to the world then he succeed to become a great comedian, Andy Kaufman is a guy that is funny but he is anti-comedy, he describe himself as more of a entertainer and that's what people always see and think him wrong, and all of that was translated very well in the film and i hope everybody can really understand the real Andy Kaufman from Man On The Moon because this is such a great movie, i highly recommended.