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The Cable Guy is a 1996 American satirical black comedy thriller film directed by Ben Stiller, written by Lou Holtz Jr. and starring Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick. [3] It was released in the United States on June 14, 1996.
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His real name is never actually revealed, not even in the credits. He was known under various aliases from TV sitcoms, his most used one was Ernie 'Chip' Douglas which were the children's names from My Three Sons, other names included Larry Tate (Bewitched), The Big Ragoo also known as Carmine (Laverne and Shirley) and Murray Slaughter (the Mary Ty...
The Cable Guy was raised in a neglectful home by his mother who worked nights and told him to stay near "Mr. Babysitter" which was what she called the television, which is effectively what raised him. He never met his father. Later in his life, he became a cable installer for an unknown cable company. The company fired him for stalking customers, b...
It is never revealed what his true name was as he used various aliases from TV sitcoms so he was credited as Cable Guy.His name is not to be confused with Larry the Cable Guy.The script of the Cable Guy was original written for the late Chris Farley in the lead role but he turned it down due to scheduling difficulties.The late Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, Paul Giamatti, the late Phil Hartman and the late Robin Williams were considered for the role of the Cable Guy before Jim Carrey was cast.The Cable Guy is a 1996 American comedy film directed by Ben Stiller, who also co-stars in the film. The film stars Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick. It was released in the United States on June 14, 1996. It is notable for being Judd Apatow's first work as a feature film producer.
The Cable Guy is a 1996 black comedy film directed by Ben Stiller and stars Matthew Broderick and Jim Carrey. Oddball cable installer Chip Douglas (Jim Carrey) attempts to strike up a friendship with customer Steven Kovacs (Matthew Broderick) by offering him premium channels at no cost. When...
The Cable Guy: Directed by Ben Stiller. With Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Leslie Mann, Jack Black. A designer makes a grievious mistake when he rejects the friendship of a borderline cable guy.
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The Cable Guy is a 1996 Black Comedy film directed by Ben Stiller, written by Judd Apatow, and starring Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick and Apatow's future wife Leslie Mann.
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The Cable Guy is an 1996 American black comedy thriller movie that was produced by Judd Apatow and Bernie Brillstein and was directed by Ben Stiller. Jim Carrey plays a man with borderline personality disorder who installs cable television in people's homes.
