Genre:
Comedy Drama
Release Date: 01/01/2001
Sound: DD5.1/DDS/DD1
Run Time:
Flags: Adult Humor
Distributor/Studio: Columbia TriStar
Originally planned as a silly vehicle for
Chris Farley, in the hands of director
Ben Stiller and star
Jim Carrey,
The Cable Guy became an opportunity for
Carrey to flex some of his darker comedic muscles as stalker
Chip Douglas.
Matthew Broderick plays
Steven, an average Joe who is forlorn over his recent breakup with girlfriend
Robin (
Leslie Mann). When he moves into a new apartment,
Steven comes in contact with
Chip, who shows up to hook up the cable. Before he knows it, and whether he likes it or not,
Steven has a new best-friend in the obnoxious and clingy
Chip. However,
Steven soon learns that obnoxious is a walk in the park compared to
Chip's behavior when
Steven tells him he doesn't want to be his pal anymore. What's worse, no one -- including
Robin or his family -- believes
Steven when he accuses the seemingly harmless
Chip of being a malevolent menace.
George Segal and
Jack Black also star along with
Stiller, who plays twins loosely-based on the Menendez brothers. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
;)
