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The Cable Guy

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Directed by Ben Stiller
Produced by Judd Apatow
Bernie Brillstein (executive)
Written by Lou Holtz Jr. Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller (born November 30 1965 is an Emmy Award -winning American Comedian, actor Film producer and director Judd Apatow (born December 6, 1967) is an American Film producer, director, and Screenwriter. Bernard J "Bernie" Brillstein (Born April 26, 1931, in New York City, Died New York - August 7, 2008, in
Starring Jim Carrey
Matthew Broderick
Leslie Mann
Jack Black
George Segal
Diane Baker
Music by John Ottman
Cinematography Robert Brinkmann
Editing by Steven Weisberg
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date(s) June 14, 1996
Running time 96 min. James Eugene Redmond "Jim" Carrey (born January 17 1962 is a Canadian-American Film actor and Comedian. Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American award-winning film and stage Actor who is best known for his roles as the title character Leslie Mann (born November 11 1972) is an American actress. Mann was born in San Francisco, California. Thomas Jack Black Jr (born August 28 1969 is an American Actor, Comedian and Musician. George Segal (born February 13, 1934 in Great Neck, Long Island, New York) is an American film and stage actor Diane Carol Baker (born February 25 1938) is an American Actress who has appeared in motion pictures and on television since 1959 John Ottman (born July 6, 1964 in San Diego California) is an American film editor composer and director }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient
Country Flag of the United States
Language English
French
Budget $47 million
Gross revenue $102,825,796
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The Cable Guy is a 1996 dark comedy film directed by Ben Stiller and starring Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Leslie Mann, and Jack Black. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient Black comedy, also known as black humor or dark comedy, is a sub-genre of Comedy and Satire where topics and events that are usually regarded Comedy film is a genre of Film in which the main emphasis is on humor. Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller (born November 30 1965 is an Emmy Award -winning American Comedian, actor Film producer and director James Eugene Redmond "Jim" Carrey (born January 17 1962 is a Canadian-American Film actor and Comedian. Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American award-winning film and stage Actor who is best known for his roles as the title character Leslie Mann (born November 11 1972) is an American actress. Mann was born in San Francisco, California. Thomas Jack Black Jr (born August 28 1969 is an American Actor, Comedian and Musician.

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Plot

A TV-obsessed cable installer, who gives his name as Ernie "Chip" Douglas (despite it not being his real name, as the character is credited as "The Cable Guy"[1]) (Jim Carrey), installs Steven Kovacs's (Matthew Broderick) cable television service after Steven moves out of the apartment he shared with his girlfriend Robin (Leslie Mann). James Eugene Redmond "Jim" Carrey (born January 17 1962 is a Canadian-American Film actor and Comedian. Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American award-winning film and stage Actor who is best known for his roles as the title character Leslie Mann (born November 11 1972) is an American actress. Mann was born in San Francisco, California. After he illegally gives Steven free pay channels, Chip believes he and Steven have struck up a friendship. Friendship is a term used to denote co-operative and supportive behavior between two or more beings Although Chip behaves in an off-putting manner, Steven comes to like his new pal. Chip shows his affection in odd ways such as arranging a duel between the two, giving his new pal a (stolen) massive entertainment system, and paying a gorgeous prostitute to have sex with Steven. But not long passes before Chip's bizarre behavior exhausts Steven's patience, leading him to forcefully break off their friendship. Chip snaps, and resorts to stalking Steven and his girlfriend to get the attention he feels he deserves. ---- Stalking is the obsessive following observing or contacting of another person or the obsessive attempt to engage in any of these activities

The film satirizes America's obsession with television, and other forms of mass media such as the Internet and video games. The Cable Guy seems unable to separate fact from fiction and television was his defacto parent. Director Ben Stiller has a minor role in the film as an accused murderer and former child star whose criminal case is constantly being talked about on every television station, with the signal being disrupted right before the verdict is announced. Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller (born November 30 1965 is an Emmy Award -winning American Comedian, actor Film producer and director

Cast

Reactions

Critical reception

The Cable Guy is regarded as having a darker tone than most of Carrey's previous work, because he plays the antagonist, a stalker. Robert "Bob" Odenkirk (born October 22, 1962) is an American Comedian, Actor, Writer, director and Kyle Richard Gass (born July 14, 1960) also known as KG or Kage is an American Actor and a member of the bands Tenacious D Jeremy Applegate ( August 29, 1965 – March 23, 2000) was an American actor William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Alexander David Linz (born January 3, 1989) is an American actor who starred in several late 1990s and early 2000s films and television programs as a Child actor Audiences had mixed reactions to this change of character for Carrey and film critics gave mixed reviews. The word critic comes from the Greek el κριτικός ( el-Latn kritikós) "able to discern" which in turn derives from the word The movie scored 47% on Rotten Tomatoes,[2] giving it a rotten score. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies.

Box office

The film grossed $19,806,226 on its opening weekend. It grossed a total $60,240,295 in the domestic market, and $42,585,501 outside the U.S, making a total of $102,825,796 worldwide gross. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Despite the perception that the movie was a failure, it actually made a profit, grossing just over $100 million, with a budget of $47 million. [3]

Awards & Nominations

1997 MTV Movie Awards

Edits (United Kingdom)

In the UK, four seconds from the final fight between Chip and Steven is edited out, to remove shots of Chip headbutting Steven. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A further edit is made to remove a double earclap.

Sequel

Many online fans have petitioned for a sequel. Although unlikely due to unpopular reviews and Jim Carrey stating he isn't a fan of reprising the same role, in an interview in 2008 Carrey was asked if there was any film which he would like to bring back for a sequel which would it be, Carrey replied "the cable guy, we could find out about chip's other sides which were not touched on in the film, although we've all moved on now so I don't think it will happen. "

Soundtrack

The Cable Guy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released May 21, 1996 by Sony. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with [4] It consists largely of alternative rock and post-grunge bands and includes the first solo recording by Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains fame. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Post-grunge is a subgenre of Alternative rock that emerged in the early 1990s as a derivative of Grunge music. Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr (born March 18, 1966 in Tacoma, Washington) is an American Guitarist, Singer, and Songwriter Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle Washington in The soundtrack also includes a song from $10,000 Gold Chain, a side project of Pearl Jam lead guitarist Mike McCready. In Popular music, a side project is a project undertaken by one or more persons already known for their involvement in another band Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990 Lead guitar refers to the use of a Guitar to perform Melody lines instrumental fill passages, and Guitar solos within a song structure Michael David McCready (born April 5 1966 in Pensacola, Florida) is an American Guitarist and Songwriter. However, it does not include White Zombie's "More Human Than Human," which is featured in the film. For the film see White Zombie (film White Zombie was an American Heavy metal band named after the 1932 film of the same " More Human Than Human " is the second official single off the Astro-Creep 2000 album by White Zombie.

Track listing

  1. I'll Juice You Up - Jim Carrey
  2. Leave Me Alone - Jerry Cantrell
  3. Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand - Primitive Radio Gods
  4. Blind - Silverchair
  5. Oh! Sweet Nuthin' - $10,000 Gold Chain
  6. End of the World is Coming - David Hilder
  7. Satellite of Love - Porno For Pyros
  8. Get Outta My Head - Cracker
  9. Somebody to Love - Jim Carrey
  10. The Last Assassin - Cypress Hill
  11. This is - Ruby
  12. Hey Man, Nice Shot - Filter
  13. Unattractive - Toadies
  14. Download - Expanding Man
  15. This Concludes Our Broadcast Day - John Ottman

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