Product Description: Just after arriving in his new place steven summons the cable guy. The cable operation turns out to be starved for human companionship and steven gets hooked into hanging out with him. When steven decides to end the relationship the cable guy becomes terrifying and satanic destroying stevens life. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 12/21/2004 Starring: Jim Carrey Leslie Mann Run time: 96 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Ben Stiller
Amazon.com: If you think Jim Carrey's comedy is an acquired taste, think of The Cable Guy as a potent bottle of bittersweet wine. The film has a lingering aftertaste, but it is just a bit too dark, a bit too extreme to invite another serving. On the other hand, you've got to give Carrey some credit for risking his $20-million paycheck (and a big chunk of box-office revenue) on this black comedy. A needy, psychologically unbalanced cable-television installer (Carrey) forces his friendship upon an unsuspecting bachelor (Matthew Broderick) who has just broken up with his fiancée. The movie gets edgier and more desperate--and in some respects funnier--as Carrey's cable guy gradually goes crazy. Director Ben Stiller manages to pack some pointed social commentary into the movie's many humorous detours. Although it was a box-office disappointment, The Cable Guy is nevertheless a daring comedy for those who have had their fill of Ace Ventura. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Hillarious
Jim Carrey rules. this movie is so funny it will make you laugh untile you cry. it's worth watching
Rating: - ben's directing debut
This is another good role for Jim carey. It's not his usuall regular comedy. It is more of a dark comedy. Matthew Broderick has just moved into a new apartment and is waiting for the cable guy to come. ... Read More
Rating: - I can't believe I sat through this.
The Cable Guy starring Jim Carrey could possibly be his worst film of all-time. He is absolutely horrible in this and so is Matthew Broderick. Their strange chemistry is completely off and even the funny ... Read More
Rating: - Will Everyone Stop Calling This A "Dark Comedy"?
While Jim Carrey in "Cable Guy" contains some twisted comedic attributes, the film is deserving of more than the categorical "dark comedy" (say "limited appeal") so routinely attributed to it. The premise ... Read More
Rating: - More adult oriented comedy than his previous, more succesful ones
I laughed so hard and really admired Carrey's performance. I didn't like the Ace Ventura movies although I liked the Mask. Carrey created a dark, lonely man who causes trouble for Matthew Broderick's character. ... Read More
- Hillarious
- I can't believe I sat through this.