The Cable Guy is an American feature film directed by Ben Stiller .
| Cable man | |
|---|---|
| The cable guy | |
 | |
| Genre | black comedy drama |
| Producer | Ben Stiller |
| Producer | Andrew Licht Jeffrey Muller Judd Apatow |
| Author script | Judd Apatow |
| In the main cast | Jim carrey Matthew Broderick Leslie Mann Jack black |
| Operator | Robert Brinkmann |
| Composer | John Ottman |
| Film company | Columbia pictures |
| Duration | 96 minutes |
| Budget | $ 47,000,000 |
| Fees | $ 102 825 796 |
| A country |  USA |
| Language | and |
| Year | 1996 |
| IMDb | ID 0115798 |
Content
- 1 plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 Cultural ties
- 4 Awards and nominations
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Story
Steven Kovacs ( Matthew Broderick ) because of problems with the girl, Robin moves to a new apartment. To set up the TV, he calls the wizard. It turned out to be cable man Chip Douglas ( Jim Carrey ). He removes all the interference and illegally connects Stephen to paid channels. A friendly relationship is established between them, initiated by Chip. In gratitude, Stephen agrees to become a friend of an extraordinary cable man, but subsequently notes that Chip’s friendships become very strange and unpredictable. At some point, Stephen is trying to break off all sorts of relationships with Chip, but it was not so easy.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jim carrey | Cable Guy Chip Douglas |
| Matthew Broderick | Stephen Kovacs |
| Bob Odenkirk | Stephen Kovacs brother |
| Ben Stiller | Sam and Stan Sweet |
| Leslie Mann | Robin Harris |
| George Seagal | Stephen's father |
| Diane Baker | Stephen's mother |
| Jack black | Rick, Stephen's friend |
| Eric Roberts | playing himself |
| Owen Wilson | Robin's date guy |
| David cross | Sales Manager |
| Joel Murray | Basketball player |
Cultural Relations
There are many references in the film [1] to such films as “ Silence of the Lambs ”, “ Water World ”, “ Field of His Dreams ”, “ Star Trek: Original Series ”, “ Midnight Express ”, etc.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Prize | Category | Movie or series | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | MTV Movie Awards [2] | Best Comedy Role | Jim carrey | Victory |
| Best villain | Jim carrey | Victory | ||
| Best fight | Jim Carrey vs. Matthew Broderick | Nomination |
Notes
Links
- " The Cable Guy ” on the Internet Movie Database