Product Description

Just after arriving in his new place steven summons the cable guy. The cable operation turns out to be starved for human companionship and steven gets hooked into hanging out with him. When steven decides to end the relationship the cable guy becomes terrifying and satanic destroying stevens life. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 12/21/2004 Starring: Jim Carrey Leslie Mann Run time: 96 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Ben Stiller

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5647 in DVD
• Brand: Sony
• Released on: 1997-09-15
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Full Screen, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby
• Original language: English, French, Spanish
• Subtitled in: Spanish, Georgian
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 95 minutes

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If you think Jim Carrey's comedy is an acquired taste, think of The Cable Guy as a potent bottle of bittersweet wine. The film has a lingering aftertaste, but it is just a bit too dark, a bit too extreme to invite another serving. On the other hand, you've got to give Carrey some credit for risking his $20-million paycheck (and a big chunk of box-office revenue) on this black comedy. A needy, psychologically unbalanced cable-television installer (Carrey) forces his friendship upon an unsuspecting bachelor (Matthew Broderick) who has just broken up with his fiancée. The movie gets edgier and more desperate--and in some respects funnier--as Carrey's cable guy gradually goes crazy. Director Ben Stiller manages to pack some pointed social commentary into the movie's many humorous detours. Although it was a box-office disappointment, The Cable Guy is nevertheless a daring comedy for those who have had their fill of Ace Ventura. --Jeff Shannon