Cable Guy - the pain in the ass

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Movie
German title Cable Guy - the pain in the ass
Original title The Cable Guy
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1996
length 96 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Ben Stiller
script Lou Holtz Jr.
production Judd Apatow
music John Ottman
camera Robert Brinkmann
cut Steven Weisberg
occupation

Cable Guy is an American black comedy released in 1996 .

action

The architect Steven is shown at the door by his girlfriend Robin. As he was settling into his new apartment, the television went on strike. For this reason he calls the Cable Guy ( cable man ) Chip Douglas. He fixes the connection and pushes Steven into an affected friendship. He takes Steven on a “jaunt on the information superhighway” by choosing a large parabolic antenna with him and raving about the television, which his mother let him grow up in front of because of lack of time. After a passionate guided by Chip Knight fight each other in medieval restaurant Medieval Times Steven found in his apartment a big-screen TV, a karaoke machine and a " super sound system before", the chip has secretly set up as gifts for his friends. Steven refuses the gifts, Chip would like to organize a party for his customers before taking them back, which Steven agrees to. At the party, Chip points out a young woman who appears alone and Steven is having sex. The next morning, Chip says it was a prostitute he paid to make Steven feel confident again. Steven throws Chip out, who then interferes with Robin's life and makes her want to get back together with Steven.

Chip now expects thanks and resumption of friendship from Steven, but he tells him that there is no place for him in his life: he doesn't want to be his friend. Chip is devastated.

During a meeting at his company, Steven is arrested by the police for accepting stolen goods (the goods placed by Chip). He learns that there is no cable guy named Chip Douglas. After a weekend in jail where Chip visits him as an alleged lawyer, he is released on bail. Chip becomes friends with Robin and is therefore also present when Steven visits his parents with her. These and other guests are taken with Chip and Steven exposes himself when he berates him and gives him a punch. The next day, Steven is fired when Chip launches a video recording on all company computers in which Steven makes negative comments about his boss. When Steven soon after learns from one of her neighbors that Chip had taken Robin for a “spin on the information superhighway”, the two men had another argument at the large parabolic antenna. Chip blames television, his "babysitter", for his problems and plunges from the broadcast tower into the parabolic antenna, interrupting the broadcast of the television programs, but falling so happy that he survives. Steven and Chip say goodbye amicably in the presence of the police and rescue helicopter. Then Steven and Robin kiss, who felt increasingly uncomfortable during the trip with Chip.

When a paramedic in the helicopter calls Chip “buddy”, he asks him: “Am I really your buddy?”. He answers with: “Yes, that's clear!” The film ends with a big grin on Chip's face.

criticism

"The first" serious "role for Jim Carrey shows his bizarre comedy in a new light, as a caricature of today's media consumer, who no longer differentiates between appearance and reality and who bases his behavior on the pattern of scenes from films and series. A witty reflection on the consciousness content of people who grew up with television. "

- Lexicon of international film

Awards

Trivia

  • Jim Carrey sings the song Somebody to love by Jefferson Airplane .
  • Ben Stiller, who directed this film, portrayed Sam Sweet in some scenes , who killed his brother Stan Sweet (also Stiller).
  • Jim Carrey was one of the first comedians ever to win a $ 20 million salary for Cable Guy .
  • Robin's date is portrayed by Owen Wilson .

synchronization

roll actor Voice actor
Cable Guy / Chip Douglas Jim Carrey Stefan Fredrich
Steven M. Kovacs Matthew Broderick Uwe Büschken
Robin Harris Leslie Mann Petra-Maria Popp
Rick Jack Black Michael Iwannek
Steven's father George Segal Hans-Werner Bussinger
Steven's mother Diane Baker Marianne Lutz
Sam Sweet / Stan Sweet Ben Stiller
Eric Roberts Eric Roberts Charles Rettinghaus
Waitress Janeane Garofalo Viola Morlinhaus
King in the Medieval Times Andy Dick Michael Walke
Stevens boss Harry O'Reilly Detlef Bierstedt
Robin's date Owen Wilson Nicolas Boell
Heather Misa Koprova Cathrin Vaessen
Cellmate Lydell M. Cheshier Tilo Schmitz

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cable Guy - The pain in the ass. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed June 1, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  2. ↑ Cable Guy - The pain in the ass in the German dubbing index

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