Steven Kovak has been kicked out of his apartment by his girlfriend. Steven has a new apartment, and decides to slip the cable guy (Chip) $50 for free cable. Steven then fakes an interest in Chip's line of work. However Chip takes this to heart trying to become Steven's best bud. When Steven no longer wants to be Chips friend the man who can do it all goes on an all out assault to ruin Steven's life. In the backdrop is the delicate sub-plot of the trial of a former kid star f... (Full plot summary below)
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Steven Kovak has been kicked out of his apartment by his girlfriend. Steven has a new apartment, and decides to slip the cable guy (Chip) $50 for free cable. Steven then fakes an interest in Chip's line of work. However Chip takes this to heart trying to become Steven's best bud. When Steven no longer wants to be Chips friend the man who can do it all goes on an all out assault to ruin Steven's life. In the backdrop is the delicate sub-plot of the trial of a former kid star for murdering his brother.
Leave your thoughts about The Cable Guy.
| VarietyLeonard KladyWhile some of its antic set pieces are genuinely funny, this fuzzy-focus outing is hopelessly disconnected and ultimately unsatisfying. |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesConsistently funny (in an intensely uncomfortable way). |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzThe writer and director can't keep pace with the dark places Carrey takes the script. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe director, Ben Stiller, works with craftsmanly precision, but too much control can dampen madness. |
| Kansas City KansanSteve CrumSure comedy isn't pretty all the time, but in 'The Cable Guy,' comedy is actually ugly. (published 6-14-96) |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeNot really successful, but too strange to quite dismiss. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonThe film brilliantly constructs awkward situations that neither character can find ways to get out of and deftly plays with the bizarre nature of human relationships. What makes two people click, and what happens when only one clicks? |
| Three Movie BuffsScott NashOne of the most underrated comedies of all time. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsDragan AntulovJim Carrey simply shines in this difficult and risky role that could have destroyed his career. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkBen Stiller can't distill the darkness, slapstick and fantasy into a consistent directorial tone, but the leads' expert give-and-take make the movie far from unbearable. |
