Netflix Doc Shows Pure Madness in Jim Carrey’s Method Acting

'What happened...was out of my control.'

October 19, 2017 2:37 pm

A new Netflix documentary Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond shows never-before-seen footage of comedian Jim Carrey transforming into his idol, Andy Kaufman, in 1999’s Man on the Moon. The trailer is spliced between sit-down interviews with Carrey — who insists he became Kaufman while filming — and footage of his eccentric, enigmatic and frankly frightening approach to perfectly portraying the late entertainer. Take a look.

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