CAAABLE GUUYY!
In the mid-nineties, nobody was bigger than Jim Carrey. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (and its sequel, When Nature Calls), The Mask, Dumb and Dumber and Batman Forever made him a household name, and every studio in town wanted a piece of him. Thus, Sony paid him $20 million to star in The Cable Guy, a figure that was widely reported at the time, and dominated press coverage of the film. Because of this, the hype was huge and so was the blowback when audiences unexpectedly got something darker than the usual Jim Carrey fare. The Cable Guy went on to be one of Carrey’s less well-received films at the time, but the movie was able to secure a cult following over the years and now, it’s looked at in a better light.
I’ll juice you up
According to Blu-ray.com, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is celebrating 30 years of The Cable Guy with a brand-new 4K physical media release, which you can watch on your big-screen TV with THX-quality sound that would make George Lucas cream in his pants. The Ben Stiller-directed film starring Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Jack Black and Leslie Mann is slated to hit retailers on October 6.
The description reads,
“Jim Carrey is Chip Douglas, cable installer. Raised on television sitcoms, he wants life to look just like My Three Sons. And when he meets single guy Steven Kovacs (Matthew Broderick), he sees his chance for some serious male bonding. But Chip’s idea of friendship – which includes physical assault, a game of ‘Porno Password’ and a medieval joust – may be hazardous to Steven’s health. In Chip’s own immortal words, ‘I can be your best friend…or your worst enemy.’ Directed by Ben Stiller (Tropic Thunder, Zoolander), and co-starring Leslie Mann, Jack Black, and Owen Wilson.”
Special Features:
- 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACK + English 5.1
- NEW 30th Anniversary Conversation with Ben Stiller and Matthew Broderick, from the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival,
- Audio Commentary with Ben Stiller, Judd Apatow, and Jim Carrey
- Deleted & Extended Scenes
- Gag Reel
- HBO First Look: The Making of The Cable Guy
- Rehearsal Footage
- Nightmare Camera Test
- Leslie Mann Audition
- “Leave Me Alone” Music Video by Jerry Cantrell
- Theatrical Trailer
Technical Specs:
- Video
Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1 - Audio
TBA - Subtitles
English SDH - Discs
4K Ultra HD
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD-100) - Packaging
SteelBook - Playback
4K Blu-ray: Region free
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