The cable guy dont you want somebody to love youtube. Holtz s version was, according to ben stiller, basically a silly buddy comedy. Apatow revised the script to make it bleaker, per jim carreys request, going for a funny version of the classic stalker films. The cable guy is a 1996 american black comedy film directed by ben stiller, starring jim carrey and matthew broderick. There is no disputing that the tone of the cable guy dramatically darkened once stiller, carrey and apatow came on board. Rolling out full tilt on blu ray this week the cable guy and let me tell you,ill be buying the sports package and full upgrade package bernie. Directed by ben stiller this cult classic the cable guy comes at you with over the top laugh out loud as a serious dark comedy,starring jim carrey,matthew broderick. Jack blacks role is hysterical too, just a great cast and a classic in our book.
Jim carrey matthew broderick leslie mann jack black diane baker george segal ben stiller eric roberts janeane. I am not much of a jim carrey guy i do love eternal sunshine, but this is a rare film where his energy is actually given purpose with a character. An electric performance by jim carrey for which he received an. Stevens dad mentions that steven stole an xmen comic book when he was eight. The cable guy is a 1996 american thriller dark comedy film directed by ben stiller, who also costars in the film, and starring jim carrey and matthew broderick. The american film institute is grateful to sir paul getty kbe and the sir paul getty kbe estate for their dedication to the art of the moving image and their support for the afi catalog of feature films and without whose support afi would not have been able to achieve this historical landmark in this epic scholarly endeavor. Judd apatow tells us the legend of the cable guy, the bomb that wasnt by john sellers the cable guy was long used as a goto reference for people joking about movie bombs, a handy punch line to. Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care. 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 jim carrey plays a man with borderline personality disorder who installs cable television in peoples homes. Holtz early standup comedy routine was memorialized in a 1929 vitaphone short. In one judd apatow script, the cable guy gets impaled on a cable dish. Judd apatow lost an intense writers guild arbitration battle with lou holtz jr. The cable guy by judd apatow based on a screenplay by lou holtz jr.
Mueller, judd apatow, marc gurvitz, lou holtz jr amazon. While semiretired in new york in the late 1950s, holtz met his third and final wife, gloria, who remained with him until his death in 1980. Pineapple express 200611 draft written by judd apatow,seth rogen,evan goldberg. The film was released in the united states on june 14, 1996, and is notable for being judd apatow s first work as. Holtz s version was, according to director ben stiller, basically a silly. The film co stars leslie mann, jack black, george segal, diane baker, eric roberts, owen wilson, janeane garofalo, david cross, andy dick, amy stiller, and bob odenkirk. If you think jim carreys comedy is an acquired taste, think of the cable guy as a potent bottle of bittersweet wine.
Chip wants to be stevens friend more than anything else in the world. Holtzs version was, according to director ben stiller, basically a silly. For other people named lou holtz, see lou holtz disambiguation. Judd apatow screenplay and movie scripts scripts on the net cable guy, by lou holtz jr. And when he meets single guy steven kovacs matthew broderick, he sees his chance for some serious male bonding. Judd apatow uncredited ben stiller uncredited jim carrey uncredited. Jim carrey, matthew broderick, leslie mann, jack black, george segal, diane baker, ben stiller, eric roberts, janeane garofalo, andy. Raised on television sitcoms, he wants life to look just like my three sons.
The jim carrey business actually fits into this film and enhances its darkness in ways none of his other films even dare attempt. One was judd apatow, a comedy writer who had worked for hbos. Judd apatow tells us the legend of the cable guy, the bomb that. Andy dick, harry oreilly, david cross, andrew licht, bernie brillstein, brad grey, jeffrey a.
The cable guy is way over the top, and yet he is so human. The cable guy simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. There is a certain tragedy known as the one book author, when a person produces one work in a specific field that becomes extremely popular but never forays into that field again. Click on a title to look inside that book if available. In the world of literature, the author might have a couple additional short stories or poems that were published, but no. Also, there was a book written about sony the year before. The entire frame is filled with white noise within which one can make out thefaint image of a television program. Directed by ben stiller tropic thunder, zoolander, and costarring leslie mann, jack black, and owen wilson, the cable guy 15th anniversary bluray has never looked as good, featuring an allnew commentary with ben stiller, judd apatow, and jim carrey. The cable guy 1996 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. One of the earliest frat pack films, due to the likes of ben stiller, jack black, judd apatow, and owen wilson on the credits. As directed by ben stiller from a screenplay by lou holtz jr. Jim carrey, matthew broderick, leslie mann, jack black, george segal, diane baker, ben stiller, eric roberts, janeane garofalo, andy dick, harry o. Judd violins has been providing excellent instruments and service to the beginning string player and professional alike.
Judd apatow s slew of hit comedies defined and dominated the previous decade. These screenwriting controversies turned ugly when. Every day, some ordinary person does something extraordinary. Apatow lost an intense writers guild arbitration battle with lou holtz, jr. He is obsessed with one of his customers, played by matthew broderick the cable guy was released on june 14, 1996 in north america. Shooting script october 31, 1995 white revised pages november, 1995 blue revised pages november 14, 1995 pink 1 full frame white noise. The internet movie script database imsdb the webs largest movie script resource. It was released in the united states on june 14, 1996. Writerproducerdirector judd apatow might now be the most successful. Columbia pictures this video belongs to columbia pictures directed by. The film has a lingering aftertaste, but it is just a bit too dark, a bit too extreme to invite another serving. Shooting script october 31, 1995 white revised pages november, 1995 blue. Fresh from a breakup, steven kovacs finds himself in a new apartment and asks chip douglas the cable guy to hook him up with illegal cable. Starring, jim carrey matthew broderick leslie mann.
The major releases this year included scream, independence day, fargo, trainspotting, the rock, the english patient, twister, mars attacks. Judd apatow tells us the legend of the cable guy, the bomb. Printed encyclopedias and other books with definitions for andrew licht. Jim carrey singing dont you want somebody to love from the movie the cable guy.
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