Jim Carrey, Téa Leoni, Alec Baldwin

Dick Harper's years of hard work finally pay off when he is promoted to vice president at Globodyne, a worldwide leader in the consolidation of media properties. But, after exactly one day in his new ...( read more  read more... )job, Globodyne is destroyed by an Enron-like calamity -- and he is left holding the bag. Dick's sudden reversal of fortune has left him little time to set money aside for a rainy day. Now, it's raining buckets. Dick and his loving wife Jane watch in horror as their deluxe suburban home, their luxury cars and their status-conscious friends quickly vanish into thin air. After playing by the rules and working single-mindedly to build a comfortable life for his family, Dick is utterly unprepared to give up the American dream. Taking a lesson from his corrupt employer, however, Dick hits on a brilliant idea: If stealing was good enough for his boss, then it's good enough for him. Armed with this new perspective, he and Jane exact hilarious revenge and teach big business a lesson.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 25 min.

Directed by: Dean Parisot

Release Date: December 21, 2005

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DVD Release Date: April 11, 2006

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  • April 22, 2009
    "See Dick Run"

    An update of the 1977 comedy, Dick and Jane are living the good life. That is until Dick (Jim Carrey) loses his job shortly after getting a promotion that convinced his wife Jane (Téa Leoni) to quit her job. The money is gone, and the house ends up in for...( read more)eclosure. Dick decides to turn to a hilarious life of crime to pay the bills with his lovely wife by his side. Then together they decide it's time to steal back what Former CEO Jack McCallister (Alec Baldwin) had stolen from them.

    REVIEW

    Fun with Dick and Jane is a competently done, moderately funny film. We've all sat through horrific stinkers and wished to heaven we could have our two hours back, and life is simply too short to watch terrible films, but sometimes you end up watching movies because you're sitting there and you don't want to move, because friends drag you to it, or because you've been unable to find a single other thing on the 500 channels on your satellite setup. Well, let me tell you that if you are forced to see it, you won't have the worst time of your life. Carrey has done oh so much worse things, and the grotesque poop/semen jokes are kept to a bare minimum, while the actual physical comedy and snappy lines work. I've seen better, but more importantly, I've seen far worse.
  • September 13, 2008
    What's to say... it was okay.
  • June 24, 2008
    Jkz!
  • June 1, 2008
    What was the point? Stick to George Segal and Jane Fonda's version. Carrey and Leoni have some funny moments, though, and Judd Apatow's dialogues can occasionally be spotted.
  • May 6, 2008
    Dick thinking he gets promoted but losing his job while Jane is quitting hers in expectation of plenty of income causes a lot of financial problems for Carrey and Leoni. The movie evolving around that is pretty much based on Carrey's comedy talent, but the plot and ideas leave hi...( read more)m out in the cold several times. There are a few really hilarious scenes (the illegal working aliens or the voice scrambler) and the idea with the Spanish speaking kid is just fantastic. Sadly the story doesn't do much all by itself but jump from joke to joke with some of them not working quite that well and the "showdown" heist isn't really worth mentioning. The movie's fast and never boring, but considering it had a Jim Carrey it could have been a lot funnier.
  • November 7, 2009
    Great comedy! I own this version and the original version with George Segal too!
  • November 5, 2009
    i like this guy..hehehe..
  • November 4, 2009
    Jim Carrey is amazing!
  • October 25, 2009
    Just as bad as the original
  • October 24, 2009
    want to watch this one funny one...

Critic Reviews


December 27, 2005
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

The movie starts off silly, soon becomes funny and then skyrockets into irrepressible hilarity. full review

December 21, 2005
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

The desperation isn't made real, and yet their robberies are all too real. It's in this weird zone, not weird enough for drama, not wild enough for comedy, and only Carrey's moment-by-moment zaniness ... full review

December 21, 2005
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Would somebody, please, find the right comic vehicle for Téa Leoni? full review

December 21, 2005
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

The title Fun With Dick and Jane should be considered creative advertising rather than an audience guarantee. full review

December 21, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The movie avoids the rich opportunities to plop Carrey and Leoni into the middle of a political lampoon, and turns to tired slapstick, wigs, false beards, 'funny' bank holdups, and so on. full review

December 20, 2005
Claudia Puig, USA Today

The movie's closing dedication to corporate scandals, including Enron, Tyco, Adelphia and WorldCom, is funny. Too bad the film itself isn't as clever. full review

December 16, 2005
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

Social commentary mingles with stupid comedy in this humorless update of a 1977 George Segal-Jane Fonda romp. full review

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Comments


  • WrellikW
    July 28, 2008
    I liked this movie; I thought it was cute. It was on the same lines as 'Liar, Liar' in comedy.

    Take care all,
    William
    Zzzzzzzooooommmmmm!

    "It is easy to be brave, from a distance." -American Indian Proverb-
  • kattalyn32
    June 26, 2008
    I was laughing through the entire movie. I love it!
  • MorpheusOne
    October 5, 2007
    Lame & not very funny at all. If you see it on cable it might be not bad or even ok, but if you paid to see it in the theater then I feel bad for you.
  • molls17
    August 2, 2007
    Though many say it was not up to a very good standard I object to say I laughed a lot throughout this movie and it keeps you entertained throughout ****
  • esenat94
    March 3, 2007
    i would watch dis movie any day... i love da part when jim carre was like "Indicted!"
  • littlenewsh
    December 24, 2006
    are u kidding me? i love this movie! jim carey is hilarious, im surprised so many ppl dont really like it. personally, its my fave
  • krsh3
    December 20, 2006
    very good funny
    thx
  • maisam
    September 11, 2006
    entertaining movie..
    i must say its like one of the best jim movies...
  • buttm0nkey1
    September 10, 2006
    Jim Carry always manages to pull of a satisfying film not as good as liar liar but it made me chuckle, buttmonkey
  • furby522
    August 9, 2006
    Movie was okay, but stupid and not too funny

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