Man on the Moon

1999 film directed by Miloš Forman
Movie film Q1125282
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Man on the Moon

Summary

Man on the Moon is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,068 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Man on the Moon's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Man on the Moon was directed by Miloš Forman[4].
  • Scott Alexander wrote the screenplay for Man on the Moon[5].
  • Larry Karaszewski wrote the screenplay for Man on the Moon[6].
  • Man on the Moon's composer is recorded as Mike Mills[7].
  • Man on the Moon's composer is recorded as R.E.M.[8].
  • Man on the Moon's genre is biographical film[9].
  • Man on the Moon's genre is comedy drama[10].
  • Man on the Moon's genre is historical drama[11].
  • Man on the Moon's genre is comedy film[12].
  • A cast member of Man on the Moon was Jim Carrey[13].
  • A cast member of Man on the Moon was Danny DeVito[14].
  • A cast member of Man on the Moon was Courtney Love[15].
  • A cast member of Man on the Moon was Paul Giamatti[16].
  • A cast member of Man on the Moon was Vincent Schiavelli[17].
  • A cast member of Man on the Moon was Jerry Lawler[18].
  • A cast member of Man on the Moon was Patton Oswalt[19].
  • A cast member of Man on the Moon was Gerry Becker[20].
  • A cast member of Man on the Moon was Judd Hirsch[21].
  • A cast member of Man on the Moon was Carol Kane[22].
  • A cast member of Man on the Moon was Christopher Lloyd[23].
  • A cast member of Man on the Moon was Jim Ross[24].
  • A cast member of Man on the Moon was David Letterman[25].
  • A cast member of Man on the Moon was Peter Bonerz[26].
  • A cast member of Man on the Moon was Michiko Nishiwaki[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Man on the Moon was directed by Miloš Forman[4]. Screenwriters include Scott Alexander[5] and Larry Karaszewski[6]. Cast members include Jim Carrey[13], Danny DeVito[14], Courtney Love[15], Paul Giamatti[16], Vincent Schiavelli[17], and Jerry Lawler[18].

Publication

Genres include biographical film[9], comedy drama[10], historical drama[11], and comedy film[12].

Why It Matters

Man on the Moon ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,068 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 125664
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 125664, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269964|batch #269964]]"
  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → 1999 film directed by Miloš Forman
    Official website → http://www.universalpictures.com/manonthemoon/, http://www.man-on-the-moon.com/
    Filmová databáze film id → 23656
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 27685, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264619|batch #264619]]"
  3. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1980s
    Publication date → +1999-12-07T00:00:00Z, +2000-05-11T00:00:00Z, +1999-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
    Duration → {'amount': '+114'}
    + 37 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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