The Cable Guy (1996)

5.2	Listal rating
5.8	IMDB rating

Comedy (22), Drama (8), Thriller (7), 1990s (6), 1996 (5), (3), Dark Comedy (3), Cable (2), Black Comedy (2), Stalker (2), Obsession (2), Underrated (2), Friendship (2), Frat Pack (2), Quotable (1), Komedie (1), Homosexual Subtext (1), Basketball (1), North America (1), Head In Toilet (1)

Description

Steven Kovak has been kicked out of his apartment by his girlfriend. Steven has a new apartment, and decides to slip the cable guy (Chip) $50 for free cable. Steven then fakes an interest in Chip's line of work. However Chip takes this to heart trying to become Steven's best bud. When Steven no longer wants to be Chips friend the man who can do it ... (more)

Directed by

Ben Stiller

Starring (View all) :

The Cable Guy

Steven M. Kovacs

Robin Harris

Rick

Steven's Father

Steven's Mother

Sam Sweet / Stan Sweet

Eric Roberts

Janeane Garofalo

Medieval Times Waitress

Andy Dick

Medieval Times Host

Written by (View all) :

Lou Holtz Jr.

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Videos


	The Cable Guy Somebody to Love - Jim Carrey (Cable Guy) Jim Carrey's karaoke version of the song Somebody ... Cable Guy Jim Carey, Funny

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Ratings of The Cable Guy

5.2/10
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vlm

Funny Movie

Posted : 1 year, 7 months ago at Apr 8 20:38

This movie is funny. My two favorite parts are the knight fight and the Karaoke.

Rating : 10/10

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Posted : 1 year, 7 months ago at Mar 16 14:36

A chronically underrated film in my humble opinion. Jim Carrey flexes the darker side of his comic persona as The Cable Guy who hooks up Matthew Broderick's character with free cable. Believing the illegal cable deal ignited a strong friendship between the two, he seeks to spend more time with Broderick, who at first welcomes him as a friend. Carrey's behaviour becomes increasingly erratic as the film progresses, however, until he is told to leave his client alone. This transforms The Cable Guy into an eerie stalker as Carrey sets out to ruin the life of his former friend who, in turn, discovers that there was more to Carrey's character and persona than it first seems. I think maybe people don't like seeing Carrey as the bad guy, but he still gives a really impressive performance throug...Read more

Rating : 8/10

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