The Cable Guy
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.
| The Cable Guy | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ben Stiller |
| Produced by | Judd Apatow Bernie Brillstein (executive producer) |
| Written by | Lou Holtz Jr. Judd Apatow (uncredited) Ben Stiller (uncredited) Jim Carrey (uncredited) |
| Starring | Jim Carrey Matthew Broderick Leslie Mann Jack Black George Segal Owen Wilson Janeane Garofalo Diane Baker Ben Stiller |
| Music by | John Ottman |
| Cinematography | Robert Brinkmann |
| Edited by | Steven Weisberg |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | June 14, 1996 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $47 million |
| Box office | $102,825,796 |
Jim Carrey plays a man with borderline personality disorder who installs cable television in people's homes. He is obsessed with one of his customers, played by Matthew Broderick.
The Cable Guy was released on June 14, 1996 in North America. The movie received mixed reviews with a 54% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 76 out of 100 from Metacritic.
Cast
- Jim Carrey as Ernie "Chip" Douglas/Larry Tate/Ricky Ricardo a.k.a. The Cable Guy
- Matthew Broderick as Steven M. Kovacs
- Leslie Mann as Robin Harris
- Jack Black as Rick
- George Segal as Mr. Kovacs
- Diane Baker as Mrs. Kovacs
- Ben Stiller as Sam Sweet/Stan Sweet
- Tabitha Soren as Herself
- Eric Roberts as Himself
- Janeane Garofalo as Medieval Times Waitress
- Andy Dick as Medieval Times Host
- Harry O'Reilly as Steven's Boss
- David Cross as Sales Manager
- Amy Stiller as Steven's Secretary
- Misa Koprova as Heather
- Paul Greco as Raul
- Owen Wilson as Robin's Date
