Dumb & Dumber

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

Directors:

Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly (uncredited)

Writers:

Peter Farrelly, Bennett Yellin

Stars:

Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly

4 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jim Carrey	...	Lloyd Christmas
Jeff Daniels	...	Harry Dunne
Lauren Holly	...	Mary Swanson
Mike Starr	...	Joe Mentalino
Karen Duffy	...	J.P. Shay
Charles Rocket	...	Nicholas Andre
Victoria Rowell	...	Athletic Beauty
Joe Baker	...	Barnard
Hank Brandt	...	Karl Swanson
Teri Garr	...	Helen Swanson
Brady Bluhm	...	Billy
Cam Neely	...	Sea Bass
Felton Perry	...	Detective Dale
Brad Lockerman	...	Bobby
Rob Moran	...	Bartender

Storyline

Harry and Lloyd are two good friends who happen to be really stupid. The duo set out on a cross country trip from Providence to Aspen, Colorado to return a briefcase full of money to its rightful owner, a beautiful woman named Mary Swanson. After a trip of one mishap after another, the duo eventually make it to Aspen. But the two soon realize that Mary and her briefcase are the least of their problems.

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Plot Keywords:

briefcase full of money | reference to cinderella | scene during opening credits | airport | aspen colorado | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for off-color humor

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English Swedish German

Release Date:

16 December 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Power Tool Is Not a Toy

Filming Locations:

Aspen, Colorado, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£3,732,230 (UK) (14 April 1995)

Gross:

$127,175,354 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min 113 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The song Harry and Lloyd sing after picking up Mental is the same song the Griswolds sing when they begin their road trip to Wally World in Vacation.

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Goofs

When Lloyd tackles Mary on the hotel stairs, she is wearing black pantyhose. By the time they get to the hotel room, she has mysteriously changed into gray tights.

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Quotes

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

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits are full of spelling errors. For instance, "Prodoosed", "Durected" and "wrote" instead of "written".

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Connections

Spoofs And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)

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Soundtracks

Endangered Species
Performed & Written by Ray Colcord & Joe E. Rand

User Reviews

Played Strictly For Laughs

It's hard to believe this was out over a decade ago, but it was another in a long line (past few decades) of crude comedies....BUT one of the better ones regarding some laugh-out-loud funny scenes.

The "classic" of the funny scenes, at least to most men including me, is poor Jeff Daniels on the toilet. No need to go into details! As crazy as Jim Carrey got in some of his earlier movies (Ace Ventura, Liar, Liar, etc) he's actually lower-key than in some of the other stupid-guy roles he played, one reason because he's doesn't shout in here. I didn't find the female lead in here, Lauren Holley, to be appealing but that's just my opinion.

In modern-day slapstick, it means one basic thing: gross out your audience, so that's what is attempted here. When it works, it's very funny, such as that bathroom scene.. One thing for sure: the language makes this an R-rated film, not PG-13. Speaking of jokes, that PG-13 rating has become a joke.

Anyway, you should get a lot of laughs out this: at least I suspect males will more than females....and that's all it was meant for - laughs, and nothing else - so don't trash the film because it wasn't "intelligent" enough for you.