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.
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.”
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