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The Cable Guy [DVD] [1996]

Jim Carrey , Matthew Broderick , Ben Stiller    Suitable for 12 years and over   DVD
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Leslie Mann, Jack Black, George Segal
  • Directors: Ben Stiller
  • Writers: Lou Holtz Jr.
  • Producers: Andrew Licht, Bernie Brillstein, Brad Grey, Jeffrey A. Mueller, Judd Apatow
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English, French
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.77:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent.
  • DVD Release Date: 10 May 1999
  • Run Time: 92 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CYO1
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 7,850 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Steven Kovacks (Matthew Broderick) is undergoing a trial separation from his girlfriend Robin and has just moved into a new apartment. He is so lonely he bribes the cable TV guy Chip (Jim Carrey) to give him all the movie channels for free. Chip takes this as a sign that he has made a friend for life, but when Steven attempts to distance himself from Chip's manic overtures, the relationship takes a sour turn.


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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Smart Original Black Comedy 18 Feb 2007
Format:DVD
This comedy is very dark, and may dissapoint Carrey fans for not being as laugh out loud funny as his other films. I thouroughly enjoyed this film, I am a fan of this kind of comedy and I think both Stiller and Carrey manage to pull it off effectively. The idea of an obssessive cable guy is quite humourous, but this is taken to the extreme to reveal a very disturbing character in the Cable Guy. The Cable Guy is one of these films that is funny in places and in other places generates a sort of nervous (should I really be laughing?) laughter, giving the comedy meaning rather than just comedy for the sake of comedy. It makes the audience think. The roles are well acted and each scene is a joy to watch, it is exciting and refreshing to see Carrey in this role, he is still Carrey but less rubber faced and more creepy than usual. I don't know if I would say this is his best film but it is worth a watch maybe two. I took a gamble buying it after hearing it is seen by some as Carrey's best film. Also it was only £[...] from Woolworths.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Much Underrated Comedy 7 July 2007
Format:DVD
Steven Kovak, who has just split up with his girlfriend, decides to have cable TV installed in his apartment. The Cable Guy, known as 'Chip', arrives to install it, and then attempts to befriend Steven. However, as Steven very quickly discovers, Chip is dangerously unstable and verging on the dangerous.

All of this is given a comic slant, however. Chip rapidly becomes the thorn in Steven's flesh as he begins cropping up everywhere that Steven goes. His behaviour is erratic, abnormal, socially backward, and sometimes just downright eerie. Jim Carrey was never more superbly cast than he is in this film, and the taken-aback bemusement of Steven is also portrayed well by Matthew Broderick.

There are some truly funny scenes, especially one where Chip gatecrashes a basketball game which Steven is taking part in, to hilarious effect. Later, the two visit a medieval themed restaurant, and more chaos ensues. One of the most memorable scenes unfolds when Chip decides to throw Steven a house party, bringing in a Karaoke machine and various misfits who Chip has installed cable TV for. Oh, and a prostitue, too, who Chip proceeds to fix Steven up with. The scene in which Jim Carrey puts his heart and soul into a rendition of Jefferson Airplane's 'Somebody To Love', is as hilarious a scene as I have witnessed in any comedy, but it's a bizarre scene, and a thoroughly bizarre humour, which a person either finds hilarious or completely unfunny. I personally thought the film was inspired.

Events take a sinister turn after Steven discovers that he has slept with a prostitute, and he tells Chip he doesn't want him as a friend any more. Chip then begins deliberately making a stalker of himself and sets about causing Steven's life to unravel. Carrey's demented harrassment of Steven is eerie yet comical, and when Chip actually turns up at Steven's family home, persuading them he is a friend of Steven's, the results are cringe-inducing, but side-splitting.

This film will either appeal to your sense of humour, or totally conflict with it, but rest assured, if you find it funny, you'll find watching it a thoroughly enjoyable hour or so of your life.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This film is incredible. Carrey's comic genius will provide non-stop laughter. Very original, with an excellent dark atmosphere. The visual humour in this film is unlike any other. The best bits in my view are Medieval Times, the basketball game and Carrey's performance in the restaurant (if you've seen the film you will know what I mean).
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Film
I Love this underated film which i believe was Ben Stillers directoral debut its dark grim but hilarious to boot
Published 21 days ago by R Stepney
1.0 out of 5 stars I just don’t like the Movie
The movie just didn’t appeal to me; if you’re supposed to laugh at such a monster of a personality, I found I got tired and wanted to switch off (just to escape from association... Read more
Published 3 months ago by V. Ago
5.0 out of 5 stars Bought as a gift
My son had been looking for this DVD for a while.Was delight when i came across it.Brilliant stocking filler.Fan of Jim Carey.
Published 4 months ago by ROWENA E FALCONER
4.0 out of 5 stars Be careful what you wish for...
Matthew Broderick's everyman wishes for some company after separating from his girlfriend, however he gets more than he bargains for when he befriends unhinged cable TV installer... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Scaroth, Last of the Jagaroth
5.0 out of 5 stars My all time favourite movie! 999 million stars out of 999 million...
Yep! I just saw this right here right now (I haven't seen or heard of it ever before) and I loved it. Read more
Published 8 months ago by M. Emilia Nogueras Corral
5.0 out of 5 stars careys funniest film
Jim carey is a good actor and has made some decent movies but this is the only one that makes me laugh out loud. Read more
Published 9 months ago by jamo
5.0 out of 5 stars Jim Carrey at his best
Though I've 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... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Mr. Alan M. Foster
4.0 out of 5 stars Better than Expected...
Jim Carrey is on Top Form in this Black Comedy that also stars other great comics. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Jack Black and Matthew Broderick all star along side Carrey in this... Read more
Published on 30 April 2011 by T.Unwin
4.0 out of 5 stars Dark slice of comedy pie from Carrey & Stiller.
As with everything in life, the internet also has its good and bad angles. Here with The Cable Guy, I myself salute the internet highway and in particular the many users of IMDb... Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2011 by Spike Owen
4.0 out of 5 stars Jim Carrey's best work
This film is another example of the so called critics and professional film reviewers getting it so wrong by completely discrediting the merits of a truely impressive film. Read more
Published on 9 July 2008 by N. Thompson
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