This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
This Andy Kaufman biopic takes its title from R.E.M.’s song, so it’s only fitting that Michael Stipe and co. helmed this soundtrack.
Along with rock and orchestral versions of Man On The Moon, the band contribute two new songs: The jangly ballad The Great Beyond, a sort of musical sequel to Moon; and This Friendly World, a shiny, happy ditty featuring Stipe trading lines with Jim Carrey in character as Andy (and lounge lizard alter-ego Tony Clifton). A few tracks from the real Andy and plenty of movie dialogue help bring Kaufman to life — if you believe he’s really dead, that is.
