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Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

Description: Using 100 hours of footage from the set of "Man on the Moon," filmmaker Chris Smith documents Jim Carrey's transformation into legendary performance artist and comedian Andy Kaufman.
Genre: Documentary
Year Released: 2017
Initial Release: November 16, 2017 (Brazil)
Director: Chris Smith
Nominations: Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special, MORE
Producers: Chris Smith, Spike Jonze, Danny Gabai, Brendan Fitzgerald
Executive Producers: Eddy Moretti, Nicole Montez, Michael Kronish, Shane Smith, Jason Mojica, Jim Czarnecki
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