Documentary Review
Doccie charts Jim Carrey's descent into madness as a method actor
Netflix documentary 'Andy & Jim: The Great Beyond' provides insight into the thinking and personality of comedian Andy Kaufman and Jim Carrey, the equally unhinged comedic madman who played him in a movie
These days there's no need to fear when the selection of films on release at the movies offers nothing much to write home about. Thanks to streaming we're presented with plenty of alternative options for our viewing pleasure and the stimulation of the old grey matter.
The Netflix documentary Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton is a fascinating, smart and intriguing rumination on the blurring of lines between personalities and personae.
It provides much insight into the thinking and personality of two comic geniuses of the 20th century - Andy Kaufman, the provocatively disruptive comedian who died of lung cancer in 1984, and Jim Carrey, the equally unhinged comedic madman who played Kaufman in the late, great director Milos Forman's 1999 biopic Man on the Moon.
WATCH | The trailer for Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond..
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