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Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
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2017
1h 33m
7.5(753 votes)
Documentary
Drama
Comedy

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Offbeat documentarian Chris Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon.

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