Give jim carrey top grades for ballsout audacity even if the movie s execution makes him look like a dunce. Additional footage of the cable guy calling through the telephone wires trying to call steven. The film costars leslie mann, jack black, george segal, diane baker, eric roberts, owen wilson, janeane garofalo, david cross, andy dick, amy stiller, and bob odenkirk the film was a box office success, but received. This film is best thought of as an absurd tragicomedy. The cable guy isnt a bad movie and it probably would have worked pretty well if it hadnt cast jim carrey in the titular role. Aug 25, 2016 this feature is not available right now. Eyelidsdrooping, bonetired, hasntworkedthishardinyears exhausted. Earth girls are easy sounds like one of those debased projects that occur either at the beginning of a career, out of naivete, or at the end of one, out of desperation.
With suki waterhouse, jason momoa, jayda fink, keanu reeves. Feb 27, 2011 when the cable guy appeared in the summer of 1996, it seemed exactly the wrong movie for its star, jim carrey, and its director, ben stiller. He didnt have the respect, as most people whose fame comes from talking from the butts can tell you. The cable guy 28 movie clip illegal cable 1996 hd duration. Feb 26, 2009 jim carrey 19832015 all movies list from 1983. Jun 26, 2016 jim carrey was the undisputed king of hollywood in june of 1996. Jim carrey somebody to love cable guy karaoke scene. The cable guy 1996 jim carrey as the cable guy imdb. The cable guy is way over the top, and yet he is so human. Most popular movies and tv shows with jim carrey imdb. Jim carrey, matthew broderick, leslie mann, george segal, ben stiller.
Jim carrey movie celebrity database celebrity filmography. As a guy who cant get over a recent breakup and always looking for excuses to. Jim carrey canadian comedian born on january 17, 1962, james eugene jim carrey is a canadianamerican actor, comedian, impressionist, screenwriter, and film producer. The great beyond trailer tommy lee jones despised working with jim carrey on batman forever. Though ive heard the mix reactions for this film, though for me i loved this film from start to finish and there is not one bad or boring scene in this movie with two great actors who performed really well to make this movie enjoyable e. No commitments, no strings attached the cable guy is the latest film by noel alejandro. But we doubt jim carrey looks back on the 1988 comedy with embarassment, and probably not his costars jeff goldblum, damon wayans, and geena davis either. Dec, 2018 from ace ventura to the mask and truman show, we judge the full range of jim carreys elastic style. This film is horribly underrated, so see it, and decide for yourself. February 28, 2014 come on stevie, time to leavey, its the fun bus man.
Other actors include jim carrey, giovanni ribisi, and diego luna. The last time we saw jim carrey on the big screen was in 2016 s dark crimes, a disgusting drama that was partly set in a fetishistic polish brothel where prostitutes were beaten for fun. The film has a lingering aftertaste, but it is just a bit too dark, a bit too extreme to invite another serving. The cable guy walking up to steven during the evening at his parents house and telling him to not mess with him. Just one simple idea of the film related to the number 23 was absurd. The film is about a young woman suki waterhouse exiled to a desert where she is attacked by a group of cannibals led by jason momoa, barely escaping alive to a bizarre settlement run by a charismatic leader keanu reeves. Jim will play a character named peter and we still dont know much about the character but considering the expectations around this movie because of the amazing director ana lily amirpour, we. The twotime golden globewinner rose to fame as a cast member of the fox sketch comedy in living color 1990 but leading roles in ace ventura. For the medieval time fight between jim carrey and matthew broderick. One of the funniest and clever comedians in history. Another shot of the cable guy through the eye hole in the door after knocking excessively and yelling cable guy. After 20 years, the cable guy is clearly jim carreys. But even the big slapstick setpiecesthe medieval times duel. Dont get us wrong, there are some funny moments in the film that are fully because of some of carrey s choices.
The cable guy turned twenty this month, and over the years its aged better than just about anything in jim carreys comedy portfolio. By far the most underrated movie on this list, and probably the most underrated movie of the entire 1990s decade, the cable guy finds jim carrey going dark opposite straight man matthew broderick. Much of this dark farce, about the chaos that erupts when a buttoneddown milksop matthew broderick slips the cable guy jim carrey 50 bucks for free premium service, verges on the unwatchable. The cable guy, whose various aliases recall the sitcoms of a baby boom childhood or nick at nite, is a pure creature of the television age, and the film suggests he is to be both pitied and tuned out. A modern fairy tale for those wishing nothing more than a regular everyday entertainment visit. All jim carrey movies ranked by tomatometer jim carrey movies ranked by tomatometer. Cold dead hand with jim carrey video short 20 charlton heston lonesome earl sam elliott the incredible burt wonderstone. Take the good old story of the cable guy fixing something in your house, looking hot as hell, and mix it with some realistic touching, biting and heavy breathing. Jim carrey in the cable guy 1996 free cable is the ultimate aphrodisiac the cable guy.
A lonely and mentally disturbed cable guy raised on television just wants a new friend, but his. How liar liar redefined jim carrey s career 20 years ago today by jenna marotta mar 21, 2017 hes bestknown for being outlandish, but playing a lawyer and parent improved jim carrey. Jim carey plays a neglected cable guy and is about as annoying as a car alarm going off at 3. While audiences in 1996 couldnt understand what jim carrey was doing in a movie like the cable guy, considering his body of. Jim carrey celebrity profile check out the latest jim carrey photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Feb 14, 2020 by far the most underrated movie on this list, and probably the most underrated movie of the entire 1990s decade, the cable guy finds jim carrey going dark opposite straight man matthew broderick.
Here are his films for jim carrey listed from best to worst. The cable guy is a 1996 american black comedy film directed by ben stiller, starring jim carrey and matthew broderick. First we will see him in the romantic movie the bad batch. Jim carrey was the undisputed king of hollywood in june of 1996. Jim carrey will be remembered for his ragdolled face but smart comedic charms.
Ace ventura jim carrey ace ventura, jim carrey movies. Carrey, the selfproclaimed highestpaid megalomaniacal boy king in the whole. Jim carrey as the cable guy and matthew broderick as steven. Seeing the post about the truman show being jim carrey s best film prompted me to do this. The role was a departure from the hapless, hyper, overconfident. The jim carrey posed for a photoshoot, putting his rubbery face on display.
Jim carrey is a huge star now and has been for many years. The cable guy movie 1996 jim carrey, matthew broderick. I dont think there is any film that shows both carrey s comedic quality both verbal and physical and his acting talent as well as cable guy. Jim carrey publicity shot, circa carrey was now making a name for himself in hollywood as a standup comedian and a part time movie actor. May 21, 2014 when an unsuspecting cable subscriber matthew broderick accepts the offer of a few free movie channels from an overeager installer, he has no idea whom or what he has just invited into his life. The cable guy contains number of set pieces which complement carrey s unique brand of performance madness. If you think jim carrey s comedy is an acquired taste, think of the cable guy as a potent bottle of bittersweet wine.
When an unsuspecting cable subscriber matthew broderick accepts the offer of a few free movie channels from an overeager installer, he has no idea whom or what he has just invited into his life. But that is the part he is playing and it would be hard to imagine any other actor in his role. The canadianamerican actor and comedian jim carrey has appeared in various feature films, television films and series, and one video game. Parents need to know that chip flashes back on a childhood where he was neglected by his mom and abandoned by his father. Jim carrey, matthew broderick, leslie mann, jack black. Directed by ben stiller, the film was a satirical black comedy, in which carrey played a lonely, menacing cable tv installer who infiltrates the life of one of his customers played by matthew broderick. In a desert dystopia, a young woman is kidnapped by cannibals. Carrey has evolved into an actor with much more than physical comedy in his bag, and the roots of his later diversity trace back to stillers sharp, weirdly offbeat tale of a mentallyunstable cable guy just trying to make a friend. I think it was probably a victim of jim carrey s earlier, broader work, and was perhaps unwelcome in the context of his career.
The film costars leslie mann, jack black, george segal, diane baker, eric roberts, owen wilson, janeane garofalo, david cross, andy dick, amy stiller, and bob odenkir. Beyond that, the cable guy quickly exhausts its deep thinking and is left with the spectacle of carrey. Jim carrey in ben stillers cable guy on bluray the new. Arguably the top screen comedian of the 1990s, canadianborn entertainer jim carrey has combined equal parts of his idol performerp99633jerry lewisjerrylewis, his spiritual ancestor performerp60408harry ritz. In whole of the movie jim carrey was shown obsessed with the number 23.
Jim carrey does an excellent job recreating the tv characters. Dvdrip 2016 comedians jeff foxworthy and larry the cable guy bring their distinctive brand of humor to a packed crowd in minneapolis. Jim carrey kinda rehashed liar liar a little bit in yes man, but it doesnt matter, because this movie is a blast. Download the the cable guyjim carrey dvdrippsycosys torrent or choose other the cable guyjim carrey dvdrip the.
The bad batch is a 2016 american dystopian thriller film directed and written by ana lily amirpour. Seuss how the grinch stole christmas dvd 2016 new starring jim carrey. Jim carrey movies list 1980 the allnight show tv series 1981 rubberface tv movie 1983 all in good taste 1983 copper mountain tv movie 1983 the sex and violence. Chip was raised by tv, and embodies all the warnings about what too much tv does to people. Jim carreys reluctant return to hollywood hollywood. The cable guy 1996 pg 1h 35m dark comedies when steven moves into a new place, an overzealous cable guy hooks him up and doesnt let go, even after steven tries to end their friendship.
While audiences in 1996 couldnt understand what jim carrey was doing in a movie like the cable guy, considering his body of work since then, it feel much more in line with what. Come on stevie, time to leavey, its the fun bus man. A lonely and mentally disturbed cable guy raised on television just wants a new friend, but his target, a designer, rejects him, with bad consequences. Search, discover and share your favorite the cable guy gifs. Known for his highly energetic slapstick performances, he has been described as one of the biggest movie stars in hollywood.
Nov 08, 2007 the basketball scene from the cable guy starring jim carrey. In 2016 we will see jim carrey in two new movies and each is very different than the other. Thats enough of a hook to hang a movie on, but the cable guy also fancies itself a satire, taking aim at a culture. However, the genre switching in the film is entirely due to carrey s performance. Can we agree the cable guy is jim carreys best film. Which of these jim carrey movie quotes is the most iconic.