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The Cable Guy (1996) 6.0
A lonely and disturbed cable guy raised on television just wants a new friend, but his target, a designer, rejects him, with bad consequences. Director:Ben StillerWriter:Lou Holtz Jr. |
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| Leslie Mann | ... | ||
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| George Segal | ... | ||
| Diane Baker | ... | ||
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| Eric Roberts | ... | ||
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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 all goes on an all out assault to ruin Steven's life. In the backdrop is the delicate sub-plot of the trial of a former kid star for murdering his brother. Written by Wayne Jamieson <jamtin@OntheNet.com.au>
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Steven Kovacs needed his cable hooked up...The Cable Guy needed a friend...But is free cable worth all this? See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for dark thematic elements and crude humor | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
14 June 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Cable Guy See more »Box Office
Budget:
$47,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$19,806,226 (USA) (14 June 1996)Gross:
$60,154,431 (USA) (30 August 1996)Company Credits
Production Co:
Columbia Pictures Corporation, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, Licht/Mueller Film Corporation See more »
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2.35 : 1
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When Steven is telling Rick about how Robin kicked him out of the apartment, he says "I feel like Felix Unger." Matthew Broderick later played this character on stage alongside Nathan Lane as Oscar in the 2005 Broadway revival of The Odd Couple. See more »Goofs
The satellite dish Chip falls into is pointing straight up. Satellite dishes track satellites in geosynchronous orbit, which must orbit at the equator. For the satellite dish to be pointing straight up, it must be on the equator. See more »Quotes
Chip Douglas: The blue knight rules! The red knight sucks the big one! Down, down, down. Right knight goin' down. Down, down, down. Red knight goin' down.See more »
Some people really hated the movie. I saw it, I'll note I saw it on video and frankly I loved it. I think this was the start of Carrey really coming out although it has a couple of crude jokes I could have done without. You really feel for Broderick who starts out having a slightly annoying friend and ends up dealing with a stalker! Somehow the stalker goes from being exceedingly annoying to outsiders gaining acceptance from everybody around his victim. He casts a spell having his victim believe that he is in danger of losing everything if he does not co-operate with his tomentor. Anyway, if you like a bit of light dark comedy and order a pizza, I think the movie is worth a watch.