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The Cable Guy
Oddball cable installer Chip Douglas attempts to strike up a friendship with customer Steven Kovacs by offering him premium channels at no cost. And when Steven rejects him, bad consequences come up.
18 April 1956, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
11 February 1928, New York City, New York, USA
14 October 1925
4 November 1961, Mobile, Alabama, USA
21 December 1965, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
19 December 1934, Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]
12 April 1936, Mt. Union, Kentucky, USA
17 April 1963, Wilmette, Illinois, USA
13 February 1934, Great Neck, Long Island, New York, USA
15 February 1966, USA
4 April 1964, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
31 July 1969, Newark, New Jersey, USA
December 18, 2010
A twisted comedy about TV addiction. Teens OK.
November 14, 2009
The writer and director can't keep pace with the dark places Carrey takes the script.
June 18, 2002
Much of it plays like a personal boob tube with Carrey trapped inside, determined to act his way out in a freak show of mugging. He's a disturbing mixture of psychopath and lonely soul. Here, as always, a little Carrey goes a long way.
July 27, 2009
In all, about a third of the film (most of it contained in three extended sequences) is audaciously funny and genuinely disturbing. The rest will sorely test the devotion of Carrey's fans.
February 26, 2016
...a sporadically engaging yet often misguided thriller that passes the time well enough, admittedly, but accomplishes little else.
August 20, 2009
The Cable Guy is certainly a cautionary tale, but not about the dangers of TV.
July 27, 2009
Aiming, perhaps, for a neat double helix of black humor and prankishness, they've ended up with a pretty ugly granny knot.
September 08, 2010
One of the most underrated comedies of all time.
May 12, 2001
Carrey runs riot, and Stiller won't stop him.
March 26, 2009
While some of its antic set pieces are genuinely funny, this fuzzy-focus outing is hopelessly disconnected and ultimately unsatisfying.
July 28, 2009
It's a fairly interesting effort -- much more ambitious than most Carrey vehicles.
June 24, 2006
Stiller's film ranks as an honourable failure.