1996 Directed by Ben Stiller
When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up—and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire to be Steven's pal, but when Steven tries to end the 'friendship', Chip shows his dark side. He begins stalking Steven, who's left to fend for himself because no one else can believe Chip's capable of such behaviour.
Jim Carrey Matthew Broderick Leslie Mann Jack Black George Segal Diane Baker Ben Stiller Eric Roberts Janeane Garofalo Andy Dick Harry O'Reilly David Cross Amy Stiller Owen Wilson Keith Gibbs Tommy Hinkley Shawn Michael Howard Jeff Kahn Suli McCullough Jeff Michalski Joel Murray Andrew Shaifer Cameron Starman Kathy Griffin Greg Hopla John Ferdinand Misa Koprova Paul Greco Aki Aleong Show All…
Nelson Stoll Robert Grieve Gregory King Yann Delpuech Rob Nokes Scott Millan Chris David Tom Perry John Murray Daniel Yale Alicia Stevenson Andy Malcolm David W. Alstadter
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Spain12
Czechia12+
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South Korea15
Germany12
FranceU
Netherlands12
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It might sound like total nonsense but this reminds me more than anything else of NATURAL BORN KILLERS, a cultural artifact that somehow functions even more effectively out of context. Now you can just focus on the virtuosic absurdity. And just like Stone's movie this is a bit sanctimonious with its satire. Whatever this was making fun of doesn't really exist anymore, not because we fixed the problem but because something even worse took its place.
Most people don't like this film because of the "weird" turn Jim Carrey makes in this.
I like weird.
I like Jim Carrey.
I like this film.
Mid-90’s satirical masterpiece.
I LOVED this movie when it first came out and damn if the darkness and satire still holds up with one hell of a cast, many before they really broke (Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Bob Odenkirk, Leslie Mann, etc etc) Beautiful widescreen cinematography too.
...Now if you’ll excuse me I have to go play MORTAL KOMBAT with my friend from Vietnam.
"90s comedies where bob odenkirk pops up randomly" is an underrated sub-genre.
The Stan Sweet stuff is very funny to me. Unfortunately, Jim Carrey's entire character just wasn't, and since the movie leans on him, it's kind of at a loss. I insist they remake this movie and go harder on both the laughs and the darkness with a Gyllenhaal-in-Nightcrawler-type character.
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Not exactly the highpoint of Ben Stiller's filmography as a director, but this mid-90s artifact is a key satirical leap for both Stiller and Carrey. Many have noted Jim's off-the-wall performance, as if he stumbled into the wrong type of movie, but that spontaneity and scary edge lends itself really well to an otherwise typical slice of social commentary.
All this and more on the latest episode of 'AnotherLook with Will and Corey' - spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/66tOHEZBgAb
When this film was first released, I went to see it in the theater. I remember really disliking it when I saw it originally. My reaction was probably similar to that of many people. I'd enjoyed Jim Carrey's brand of silly, rubber-faced mugging in previous films such as Ace Ventura, The Mask, and Dumb and Dumber, and I was expecting more of the same here. I was neither expecting nor prepared for the pitch black, sociopathic bent of Carrey's new character Chip, the titular cable guy.
In the intervening years since, I've seen it a few times, and I've grown to like it more each time. In fact, I believe this is one of Carrey's most underappreciated films.
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