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Dumb And Dumber is a comedy film starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, made in 1994. It was directed by the Farrelly Brothers and also written by the duo, along with their friend Bennett Yellin. It is a modern example of slapstick comedy and gross-out humor, and since its release, the film has become what many consider a comedy classic and the source of countless humorous quotes. Dumb And Dumber contributed to the launch to stardom of Jim Carrey, and set the foundation for many Farrelly Brothers films to come.
Background information The film was made on an estimated $16 million budget, which was surpassed on the opening weekend. It grossed $127,175,354 in the United States, and $246,200,000 worldwide. The movie went on to amass $63,600,000 in the USA, on rentals. Although the film did not come away with any major American motion picture awards, it was very successful at the MTV Movie Awards. Jim Carrey won for Best Comedic Performance, Carrey and Lauren Holly (a couple who would later endure a short-lived marriage) won for Best Kiss, and Jim Carrey & Jeff Daniels were nominated for Best On-Screen Duo. In 1995, a Hanna-Barbera-produced animated spin-off aired on ABC television, as part of its Saturday morning cartoon lineup; Matt Frewer provided the voice of Lloyd, while Bill Fagerbakke voiced the character of Harry. Tagline: 'For Harry and Lloyd every day is a no-brainer. Plot Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey) and Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels) are two well-meaning, extremely unintelligent men who live together in their apartment in Providence, Rhode Island, and are recently out of work. Prior to his firing, Lloyd drives Mary Swanson (Holly) to the airport by limousine; he is immediately smitten and falls in love with her, along the way. After entering the airport, Mary leaves a cash-filled briefcase in the middle of a terminal area, before her departure to Aspen, Colorado. Upon seeing this, Lloyd rushes in to bring it to Mary, thinking she has forgotten it; what he does not know is that the briefcase was intentionally left behind because it contains ransom money for the man who had kidnapped Mary's husband Bobby. Lloyd - after being fired from his job - returns to his apartment at the same time as the also-fired and equally dimwitted Harry. The two leave briefly to search for new jobs, but to no avail. After returning, Harry discovers his pet parakeet Petey has died due to his head 'falling off'; what actually happened was that the bird was murdered by Mary's husband's kidnappers, who tracked Lloyd back to his place. Between the death of the bird and Lloyd's booze being stolen by an elderly woman, the two decide to leave their troubles behind and start anew in Aspen. They also intend to return the briefcase to Mary, and become a part of the town's social scene. Harry and Lloyd trek westward across the country, in hopes of finding Mary, encountering several misfortunes and adversaries along the way. They try to get away with having their cafe bill paid by a trucker they have just offended, and after Lloyd has to use some empty beer bottles in their van to urinate in, an unsuspecting motorcycle cop pulls them over and inadvertently takes a swig. Joe 'Mental' Mentalino (Mike Starr), one of the people hired by Mary's husband's kidnapper, tries to foil Lloyd and Harry's plans around the time they get to the midwest. However, Mental's attempt to poison the two and steal the briefcase fails: first, the two idiots place 'atomic peppers' on Mental's burger; then, they mistake the rat poison for his ulcer pills. Harry dozes off and lets Lloyd drive, resulting in a wrong turn which takes them back in the wrong direction and wastes their petrol. However, Lloyd saves the day by trading the van for a mini scooter and the pair continue to Colorada. Once the two arrive in Aspen, they realize that they are strapped for cash and have no place to stay. During a quarrel, they mistakenly break the case open to discover for the first time that the briefcase is filled with cash. Upon discovering this, they borrow a 'moderate' amount of the money to buy elaborate clothes and a Lamborghini Diablo, and stay in a very expensive hotel suite; they intend to pay the loans back with paper IOUs. Later in the visit, the two encounter Mary at a wildlife preservation benefit - although Harry is the one who chats her up and becomes friends with her. Lloyd discovers Harry's two-timing ways, and sabotages his date with Mary by spiking his tea with 'Turbo Lax', leading to a lengthy toilet scene by Jeff Daniels, a great example of toilet humor. Lloyd and Harry continue to argue over who 'gets' Mary, culminating in the kidnapping of all three by Mary's husband's kidnapper; the kidnapper turns out to be Nicholas Andre (Charles Rocket), a close friend of the Swanson family. There is a brief stand-off amongst the four in a hotel room, until FBI agents storm in, and arrest Andre and his other accomplice J.P. Shay. Mary's husband is returned to her (much to the dismay of Lloyd and Harry), and the two fools are left to find a way home for themselves. Along the way home, they inadvertently turn down a chance to be oil boys for bikini models, which was considered by many audiences to be the most ignorant, dumbest thing they had done throughout the movie. Dumb & Dumberer A prequel, Dumb & Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd was released in 2003 to largely negative reviews from the popular media, and a low box office income; neither Carrey nor Daniels appears in this film. Main characters Secondary characters Cast Trivia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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