The Cable Guy

Best jim carrey interview ever.

The cable guy. The cable guy 1996 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more. The cable guy is way over the top and yet he is so human. 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. 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.

Columbia pictures corporation lichtmueller film corporation brillstein grey entertainment. The tonight show 1994 with jay leno dumb dumber interview duration. Daniel lawrence whitney born february 17 1963 known professionally by his stage name larry the cable guy is an american stand up comedian actor producer singer and radio personality with a career spanning over 30 years. This film is best thought of as an absurd tragicomedy.

The cable guy steven kovacs has moved into his own apartment after a failed marriage proposal to his girlfriend results in the duo deciding to spend some time away from each other. A needy psychologically unbalanced cable television installer carrey forces his friendship upon an unsuspecting bachelor matthew broderick who has just broken up with his fiancee. It was released in the united states on june 14 1996. This film is horribly underrated so see it and decide for yourself.

I think it was probably a victim of jim carreys earlier broader work and was perhaps unwelcome in the context of his career. Stevens new cable guy who refers to himself as chip douglas arranges a deal with steven to give him free cable.