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The Cable Guy is a 1996 American satirical black comedy thriller film directed by Ben Stiller, written by Lou Holtz Jr., starring Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick. [3] It was released in the United States on June 14, 1996.
The Cable Guy: Directed by Ben Stiller. With Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Leslie Mann, Jack Black. A designer makes a grievious mistake when he rejects the friendship of a borderline cable guy.
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- Comedy, Drama, Thriller
- Ben Stiller
- 1996-06-14
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After a failed marriage proposal to his girlfriend Robin Harris, Steven M. Kovacs moves into his own apartment. Taking advice from his friend Rick, Steven bribes cable guy, Ernie "Chip" Douglas, to give him free movie channels, which he does. Chip gets Steven to hang out with him the next day and makes him one of his "preferred customers." Chip tak...
First-time screenwriter Lou Holtz, Jr. had the idea for The Cable Guy while working as a prosecutor in Los Angeles, declaring that once he saw the cable guy in the hallway of his mother's apartment he started thinking "What's he doing here so late?". The screenplay became the focus of a bidding war, won by Columbia Pictures at a price of $1 million...
"The Cable Guy" grossed $19,806,226 on its opening weekend. It grossed a total $60,240,295 in the North American domestic market & $42,585,501 outside the U.S, making a total of $102,825,796 worldwide gross, but it failed to reach domestic projected numbers Jim Carey brings to most movies. Despite the critic perception that the movie was a flop, it...
"The Cable Guy" is regarded as having a darker tone than most of Jim Carrey's previous work. Audiences had mixed reactions to this change of tone for Carrey and film critics gave mixed reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 54% based on 56 reviews. The film was on J. Hoberman's Top 10 best of the year. Roger Ebert included "The Cable Gu...
1997 MTV Movie Awards 1. Best Comic Performance – Jim Carrey (Won) 2. Best Villain – Jim Carrey (Won) 3. Best Fight – Jim Carrey vs. Matthew Broderick (Nominated) 1997 Kid's Choice Awards 1. Favorite Movie Actor – Jim Carrey (Won)
Oddball cable installer Chip Douglas (Jim Carrey) attempts to strike up a friendship with customer Steven Kovacs (Matthew Broderick) by offering him premium channels at no cost. When Steven ...
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- Ben Stiller
- PG-13
- Jim Carrey
The Cable Guy is an 1996 American black comedy thriller movie that was produced by Judd Apatow and Bernie Brillstein and was directed by Ben Stiller. Jim Carrey plays a man with borderline personality disorder who installs cable television in people's homes.
The Cable Guy is a 1996 American absurdist satirical black comedy film directed by Ben Stiller, written by Lou Holtz Jr. and starring Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick. It was released in the United States on June 14, 1996.
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The Cable Guy is a 1996 American satirical black comedy thriller film directed by Ben Stiller, written by Lou Holtz Jr. and starring Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick. It was released in the United States on June 14, 1996.
