Me, Myself & Irene
Me, Myself & Irene is a 2000 American slapstick black comedy film produced, co-written, and directed by the Farrelly brothers, and starring Jim Carrey and Renée Zellweger. The film is about a Rhode Island state trooper named Charlie (Carrey) who, after years of continuously suppressing his feelings, suffers a psychotic breakdown that results in a second personality, Hank, and must deal with his newfound condition while escorting a woman named Irene (Zellweger) who is being hunted by her mob-affiliated ex-boyfriend. Chris Cooper, Robert Forster, and Richard Jenkins also star.
Plot
Meek veteran Rhode Island state trooper Charlie Baileygates has been taken advantage of by those around him, including his wife Layla. Almost immediately after their wedding, she begins to cheat on Charlie with their wedding limo chauffeur, Shonté, a black little person with a genius-level IQ.
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| author | Bobby Farrelly Mike Cerrone Peter Farrelly |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Rhode Island |
| director | Bobby Farrelly Peter Farrelly |
| editor | Christopher Greenbury |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | ambush arrest bond clint eastwood commanding officer dwarfism epa fbi agent fight hit and run hitman kill learn little person morning pick up police helicopter police officer psychiatrist rhode island state police rhode island state trooper river split personality state trooper triplet united states environmental protection agency warn wed |
| musicBy | Pete Yorn |
| producer | Bobby Farrelly Bradley Thomas Peter Farrelly |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| theme | black comedy road movie romantic comedy slapstick |