The Cable Guy
The Cable Guy is a 1996 American black comedy thriller film directed by Ben Stiller, written by Lou Holtz Jr. and starring Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick. It was released in the United States on June 14, 1996. The film co-stars Leslie Mann, Jack Black, George Segal, Diane Baker, Eric Roberts, Owen Wilson, Janeane Garofalo, David Cross, Andy Dick, Ben Stiller, and Bob Odenkirk.
Plot
Architect Steven Kovacs moves into an apartment after a failed marriage proposal to his girlfriend Robin Harris. Taking advice from his friend Rick, Steven bribes cable installer Ernie "Chip" Douglas into giving him free movie channels. Chip gets Steven to hang out with him the next day and makes him one of his "preferred customers". Chip takes Steven to the city's central satellite dish, where he confides to Steven about being raised by television due to the frequent absences of his single mother.
Awards
Cast
- Aki Aleong
- Alex D. Linz
- Amy Stiller
- Andy Dick
- Annabelle Gurwitch
- Ben Stiller
- Bob Odenkirk
- Charles Napier
- Conan O'Brien
- Conrad Janis
- David Bowe
- David Cross
- Diane Baker
- Emilio Rivera
- Eric Roberts
- George Segal
- Jack Black
- Janeane Garofalo
- Jim Carrey
- Joel Murray
- John F. O'Donohue
- Kathy Griffin
- Kyle Gass
- Larry King
- Leslie Mann
- Matthew Broderick
- Owen Wilson
- Sandra Thigpen
- Sean Whalen
More details
| author | Ben Stiller Judd Apatow |
|---|---|
| award | MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance MTV Movie Award for Best Villain |
| director | Ben Stiller |
| editor | Steven Weisberg |
| genre | comedy thriller |
| keywords | answering machine architect arrest baby bail basketball game bewitch date expensive home failed marriage game home theater system injured jetsons living room marriage proposal medieval times morning my three sons password prison visit satellite dish single mother stalk television signal |
| musicBy | John Ottman |
| nomination | MTV Movie Award for Best Fight |
| producer | Andrew Licht Jeffrey A. Mueller Judd Apatow |
| productionCompany | British Film Institute Columbia Pictures |
| publisher | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| recordedAt | California Long Beach |
| theme | black comedy buddy comedy comedy thriller satirical |