Film
The Cable Guy
1996· PG-13· 1h 36m· Comedy· Drama· Thriller
“There's no such thing as free cable.”
Harold Ramis directs this dark comedy about Steven (Jim Carrey), a recently single man who becomes entangled with Chip (also Jim Carrey), his overly enthusiastic cable installer. As Steven attempts to distance himself from the obsessive Chip, the line between comedy and menace blurs, revealing the unsettling depths of human isolation and the perils of unwanted attention.
1996-06-10
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Key Crew
DirectorBen Stiller
ScreenplayLou Holtz Jr.
ProducerAndrew Licht
Director of PhotographyRobert Brinkmann
Original Music ComposerJohn Ottman
EditorSteven Weisberg
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Details
Released1996-06-10
Runtime1h 36m · PG-13
StatusReleased
StudiosColumbia Pictures · Brillstein-Grey Entertainment · Licht/Mueller Film Corporation
Budget$47M
Box office$103M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.0/10 · 2714 votes
Original languageen
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