Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Jim Carrey
A lonely and disturbed cable guy raised on television just wants a new friend, but his target, a designer, rejects him, with bad consequences.
DVD Release Date: August 8, 2000
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May 22, 2009I liked this, alot didn't but I thought it was dark, funny and showed Carrey in a different comedic light. He really is disturbing lol love the trouble he causes Broderick, makes u cringe and glad its not you. Underrated, this much better than Carrey's over the top performances a...( read more)
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December 29, 2008Great twisted comedy psycho movie. Kinda cops out at the end, but it's a studio picture so be happy for what it got away with.
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December 5, 2008Just having separated from his girlfriend, Steven Kovacs moves into an apartment on his own and has cable tv installed. There he befriends the cable technician, Chip Douglas. But Chip becomes over-friendly, insisting that Steven be his best buddy and inserting himself unasked int...( read more)
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October 23, 2008The Cable Guy: Women are a labyrinth, my friend. Can I be frank? I don't think you listen to her. I think you tell her what she wants to hear. She wants you to thirst for knowledge about who she is, all the complicated splendor that is women. When your love is truly giving, it wi...( read more)
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October 29, 2009Id watch any movie Jim Carreys in but so far I think Ive only liked 3 of em.This has to be #1 on my list
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October 10, 2009I wanna see this SO bad and I heard that Ben Stiller has a cameo of this movie. YAY!
Critic Reviews
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
As it is, themovie goes in one direction and the cable guy goes in another, and by the end we aren't really looking forward to seeing Jim Carrey reappear on the screen. full review
January 1, 2000
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Stiller doesn't know where he wants the movie to go, and Broderick has nothing to do but look incredulous as Carrey wreaks havoc on his personal life. full review
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September 27, 2007i have the jefferson airplane song on my ipod. and i loved the movie!!!! so hill-arious. whoever didnt like it is just plane stupid
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September 19, 2007This movie was hysterical! I can't believe that so many ppl didn't like it... what a bunch of morons! Box office disappointment my ass! This movie was awesome and vastly underated!
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August 13, 2006Jim Carrey is brilliant as the lonely cable guy desperate for friendship. Watch this film and you'll have Jefferson Airplane stuck in your head for days after!
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