Dumb & Dumber (1994)

Director:

Peter Farrelly

Writers (WGA):

Peter Farrelly (written by) &
Bennett Yellin (written by) ...

Release Date:

16 December 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

What the one doesn't have, the other is missing.

Plot:

The cross-country adventures of two good-hearted but incredibly stupid friends.

Plot Keywords:

Unrequited Love | Slapstick | Irreverent | Icelandic Owl | Gross Out Comedy

Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Jim Carrey	...	Lloyd Christmas
Jeff Daniels	...	Harry Dunne
Lauren Holly	...	Mary Swanson
Mike Starr	...	Joe 'Mental' Mentaliano
Karen Duffy	...	J.P. Shay
Charles Rocket	...	Nicholas Andre
Victoria Rowell	...	FBI Special Agent Beth Jordan
Joe Baker	...	Bernard
Hank Brandt	...	Karl Swanson
Teri Garr	...	Helen Swanson
Felton Perry	...	Detective Dale
Cam Neely	...	Sea Bass
Harland Williams	...	State Trooper
Rob Moran	...	Bartender
Brady Bluhm	...	Billy

Also Known As:

Dumb Happens
Dumb and Dumber (USA) (video box title)
Misled and Uninformed (USA) (original script title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for off-color humor.

Runtime:

107 min | USA:113 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Swedish | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:12 | Iceland:L | USA:Not Rated (unrated DVD version) | USA:TV-Y7 (Cartoon Network Version) | Ireland:15 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-8 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:MG6 | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Aspen, Colorado, USA

Company:

Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA)

Trivia:

Jim Carrey chipped his tooth years earlier, but had the cap removed for the film to make his character look more deranged.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the policeman is driving next to Harry and Lloyd's van telling them to pull over after their encounter with Sea Bass, the lines on the road are single broken lines. After they pull over, the policeman walks over to the van and the road lines are double solid.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Lloyd: Excuse me. Could you tell me how to get to the medical school? I'm supose to be giving a lecture in 20 minutes, and my driver's a bit lost.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriters Peter & Bobby Farrelly (2007) (V)

Soundtrack:

Endangered Species

Funniest Farrley's Brother movie you will ever see...

It's hard to find a Farrley's Brother which isn't funny, and this is even harder to classify as, 'not funny'...because it is the funniest!

Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels team up as the not just odd, but strange, weird and mentally disabled couple.

After losing both of their jobs on the same day, Lloyd (Carrey), who retrieved a bag which a woman he drove to the airport leaves in the terminal, encourages his friend Harry to come with him to Aspen where the girl flew to. They think that the gas company is after them since they didn't pay their bill, but is actually the kidnappers of Mary (Holly)'s husband, who were supposed to pick up the money where she left it in the airport terminal.

From their start in Rhode Island, until they arrive in Aspen, the kidnappers follow Harry (Daniels)and Lloyd, along the road. The script is the most well-written comedy I think ever, because every thing that they do in the movie, leads to something new and funny that ends up happening to them later on.

Their are more than a few funny scenes, and the dialogue is always right-on.

I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys Farrley Brothers' movies, or anyone who likes Jim Carrey. It's a hilarious comedy and the two stars were perfectly casted, especially Jim Carrey, of course.

And now, an excerpt from the film,

"Skies, huh?" "That's right." "They yers?" "Yup." "Both of them?"