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The Cable Guy
1996
Originally planned as a silly vehicle for Chris Farley, in the hands of director Ben Stiller and star Jim Carrey, The Cable Guy became an opportunity for Carrey to flex some of his darker comedic muscles as stalker Chip Douglas. Matthew Broderick plays Steven, an average Joe who is forlorn over his recent breakup with .. Read more
| Starring | Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, George Segal, George Baker |
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| Director | Ben Stiller |
| Genres | Comedy |
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The Cable Guy
Originally planned as a silly vehicle for Chris Farley, in the hands of director Ben Stiller and star Jim Carrey, The Cable Guy became an opportunity for Carrey to flex some of his darker comedic muscles as stalker Chip Douglas. Matthew Broderick plays Steven, an average Joe who is forlorn over his recent breakup with girlfriend Robin (Leslie Mann). When he moves into a new apartment, Steven comes in contact with Chip, who shows up to hook up the cable. Before he knows it, and whether he likes it or not, Steven has a new best-friend in the obnoxious and clingy Chip. However, Steven soon learns that obnoxious is a walk in the park compared to Chip's behavior when Steven tells him he doesn't want to be his pal anymore. What's worse, no one -- including Robin or his family -- believes Steven when he accuses the seemingly harmless Chip of being a malevolent menace. George Segal and Jack Black also star along with Stiller, who plays twins loosely-based on the Menendez brothers.~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, George Segal, George Baker |
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| Director | Ben Stiller |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENT. UK |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 32 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: None |
| Released | Production year: 1996 To Rent: DVD: 13 Jun 2005 |
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Carrey's frenetic mugging here sits oddly with the naturalistic style of the rest of the cast; some satire at the expense of a television-fixated generation is no doubt intended, but is too heavy-handed to be effective.
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- Halliwell's Film Guide
- 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
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So Underated!
They say this film almost ended Jim's career before it had really begun, but if you can get through the annoying voice that Jim dons through the film your ... read more »
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[Highly rated reviewer]
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- 16 Dec 2006 at 01:31
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not good for carey
i really didnt enjoy this film, carey is worth so much more.
the story was just weird and not good - 1098874
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I think perhaps a ...
I think perhaps a good film for (GUYS/ BOYS) There were moments when I thought it was okay but I got up to put the kettle on quite a lot through this movie. I ... read more »
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Apatow: 'Carrey's Cable Guy was not a flop'
- 22 May 2009
Jim Carrey's The Cable Guy was treated like a "disaster" film because it failed to make hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office, according to producer Judd Apatow. The moviemaker fears the 1996 dark comedy, which was directed by Ben Stiller, has been overlooked thanks to bad reviews and the thinking it was a flop - but it actually made a lot of money. Apatow says, "It cost 42 (million dollars) and it made 60 here (in America) and 40 overseas, and we thought, 'That's alright, no one... Read more
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The Cable Guy
Originally planned as a silly vehicle for Chris Farley, in the hands of director Ben Stiller and star Jim Carrey, The Cable Guy became an opportunity for Carrey to flex some of his darker comedic muscles as stalker Chip Douglas. Matthew Broderick plays Steven, an average Joe who is forlorn over his ...
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