The Cable Guy (1996)

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Directed by

Ben Stiller

Starring (View all)

Jim Carrey
The Cable Guy

Matthew Broderick
Steven M. Kovacs

Leslie Mann
Robin Harris

Jack Black
Rick

George Segal
Steven's Father

Diane Baker
Steven's Mother

Ben Stiller
Sam Sweet / Stan Sweet

Eric Roberts
Eric Roberts

Written by

Lou Holtz Jr.
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13 years, 6 months ago at Oct 27 18:40

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Ben Stiller is a shitty actor,a shity director which can easily be concluded after watching this movie,and also a shitty excuse for a human beeing ! Useless,not funny,stupid,especially the parts where 'director' makes a few 'meaningfull' tv screen entrances as an evil twin brother who shocked the entire Usa arghhh

Funny Movie

16 years, 1 month ago at Apr 9 1:38

vlm

1 vote

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

A good movie

10 years, 4 months ago at Dec 23 9:53

johanlefourbe

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Ben Stiller has been for a while one of the most successful comic actors during the last 20 years but, as a director, he has been struggling somehow. His directing debut ‘Reality Bites’ was barely seen when it was released (since then it has become more or less a cult-status. You should check it out) and his sophomore directing effort was seriously a flop. Personally, I thought that this flick... read more

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A lonely and disturbed cable guy raised on television just wants a new friend, but his target, a designer, rejects him, with bad consequences.

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Tags: Comedy (33), Drama (13), 1996 (13), Thriller (11), 1990s (11), Dark Comedy (8), (7), Obsession (6), Black Comedy (4), Stalker (4), Television (3), Police (3), Jail (3), Frat Pack (3), Friend (3), Cable Guy (3), Satire (2), Tv (2), Friendship (2), Basketball (2)

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