One was judd apatow, a comedy writer who had worked for hbos. Apatow revised the script to make it bleaker, per jim carreys request, going for a funny version of the classic stalker films. Directed by ben stiller this cult classic the cable guy comes at you with over the top laugh out loud as a serious dark comedy,starring jim carrey,matthew broderick. Also, there was a book written about sony the year before. Judd violins has been providing excellent instruments and service to the beginning string player and professional alike. The film co stars leslie mann, jack black, george segal, diane baker, eric roberts, owen wilson, janeane garofalo, david cross, andy dick, amy stiller, and bob odenkirk.
Raised on television sitcoms, he wants life to look just like my three sons. In the world of literature, the author might have a couple additional short stories or poems that were published, but no. The jim carrey business actually fits into this film and enhances its darkness in ways none of his other films even dare attempt. Shooting script october 31, 1995 white revised pages november, 1995 blue. Judd apatow s slew of hit comedies defined and dominated the previous decade. The cable guy is way over the top, and yet he is so human.
The cable guy simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. An electric performance by jim carrey for which he received an. The film was released in the united states on june 14, 1996, and is notable for being judd apatow s first work as. Apatow lost an intense writers guild arbitration battle with lou holtz, jr. Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care. Holtz s version was, according to ben stiller, basically a silly buddy comedy. The entire frame is filled with white noise within which one can make out thefaint image of a television program. In one judd apatow script, the cable guy gets impaled on a cable dish. The major releases this year included scream, independence day, fargo, trainspotting, the rock, the english patient, twister, mars attacks. Judd apatow tells us the legend of the cable guy, the bomb. You can see the influence of both ben stiller and judd apatow as the cast in. And when he meets single guy steven kovacs matthew broderick, he sees his chance for some serious male bonding.
Holtzs version was, according to director ben stiller, basically a silly. Pineapple express 200611 draft written by judd apatow,seth rogen,evan goldberg. Rolling out full tilt on blu ray this week the cable guy and let me tell you,ill be buying the sports package and full upgrade package bernie. Jim carrey, matthew broderick, leslie mann, jack black, george segal, diane baker, ben stiller, eric roberts, janeane garofalo, andy. If you think jim carreys comedy is an acquired taste, think of the cable guy as a potent bottle of bittersweet wine. The american film institute is grateful to sir paul getty kbe and the sir paul getty kbe estate for their dedication to the art of the moving image and their support for the afi catalog of feature films and without whose support afi would not have been able to achieve this historical landmark in this epic scholarly endeavor. Click on a title to look inside that book if available. As directed by ben stiller from a screenplay by lou holtz jr. Directed by ben stiller tropic thunder, zoolander, and costarring leslie mann, jack black, and owen wilson, the cable guy 15th anniversary bluray has never looked as good, featuring an allnew commentary with ben stiller, judd apatow, and jim carrey.
While semiretired in new york in the late 1950s, holtz met his third and final wife, gloria, who remained with him until his death in 1980. Holtz s version was, according to director ben stiller, basically a silly. Stevens dad mentions that steven stole an xmen comic book when he was eight. Fresh from a breakup, steven kovacs finds himself in a new apartment and asks chip douglas the cable guy to hook him up with illegal cable. Judd apatow uncredited ben stiller uncredited jim carrey uncredited. Mueller, judd apatow, marc gurvitz, lou holtz jr amazon.
Shooting script october 31, 1995 white revised pages november, 1995 blue revised pages november 14, 1995 pink 1 full frame white noise. The cable guy is a 1996 american thriller dark comedy film directed by ben stiller, who also costars in the film, and starring jim carrey and matthew broderick. The cable guy is a 1996 american black comedy film directed by ben stiller, starring jim carrey and matthew broderick. These screenwriting controversies turned ugly when. We are proud to house over 400 instruments and bows which range from student models to fine, older european and american offerings. The cable guy by judd apatow based on a screenplay by lou holtz jr. The internet movie script database imsdb the webs largest movie script resource. The film has a lingering aftertaste, but it is just a bit too dark, a bit too extreme to invite another serving.
Jack blacks role is hysterical too, just a great cast and a classic in our book. For other people named lou holtz, see lou holtz disambiguation. Jim carrey matthew broderick leslie mann jack black diane baker george segal ben stiller eric roberts janeane. Jim carrey singing dont you want somebody to love from the movie the cable guy. I am not much of a jim carrey guy i do love eternal sunshine, but this is a rare film where his energy is actually given purpose with a character.
Directed by ben stiller tropic thunder, zoolander, and costarring leslie mann, jack black, and owen wilson, the cable guy 15th anniversary bluray has never looked as good, featuring an allnew commentary with ben stiller, judd apatow, and jim carrey, and over 50 minutes of neverbeforeseen extras. It was released in the united states on june 14, 1996. The cable guy 1996 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The cable guy dont you want somebody to love youtube. When recently single steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy chip comes to hook him upand doesnt let go.
Following carreys signing, columbia hired judd apatow to produce. Judd apatow screenplay and movie scripts scripts on the net cable guy, by lou holtz jr. Starring, jim carrey matthew broderick leslie mann. Judd apatow lost an intense writers guild arbitration battle with lou holtz jr. The cable guy is a 1996 american black comedy film directed by ben stiller, starring jim. Every day, some ordinary person does something extraordinary. The cable guy is an 1996 american black comedy thriller movie that was produced by judd apatow and bernie brillstein and was directed by ben stiller jim carrey plays a man with borderline personality disorder who installs cable television in peoples homes. Printed encyclopedias and other books with definitions for andrew licht. Andy dick, harry oreilly, david cross, andrew licht, bernie brillstein, brad grey, jeffrey a. Holtz early standup comedy routine was memorialized in a 1929 vitaphone short. Judd apatow tells us the legend of the cable guy, the bomb that wasnt by john sellers the cable guy was long used as a goto reference for people joking about movie bombs, a handy punch line to. There is a certain tragedy known as the one book author, when a person produces one work in a specific field that becomes extremely popular but never forays into that field again. Writerproducerdirector judd apatow might now be the most successful.
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