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:

Criminal | Utah | Van | Gas Station | Stupidity

Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

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

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:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR (as Dolby SR Digital)

Certification:

Ireland:15 | Iceland:L | USA:TV-Y7 (Cartoon Network Version) | USA:Not Rated (unrated DVD version) | South Korea:12 | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | New Zealand:PG | 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 (NO. 33160)

Filming Locations:

Aspen, Colorado, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Jim Carrey was initially offered $700,000 to appear in the film. However, the offer went in the same week that "Ace Ventura Pet Detective" opened at number 1 at the US box office, so by the time Carrey's agents had renegotiated with the film's producers, his salary had upped itself to $7 million, almost half the film's budget.

Goofs:

Continuity: 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.

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:

Spoofed in Shrek the Third (2007)

Soundtrack:

Insomniac

I liked it, others may not...

... because the gags are so quickfire and chucked into the script with little thought as to whether they suit the plot (what plot?) or whether the characters would realistically say them. No matter for me, because I was laughing all the way through, but I can appreciate why some people might not like that.

Like I said, don't go into this looking for a plot, because there isn't really anything other than the most basic premise to satisfy the distributors. I personally found it refreshing that the movie asked no requirement of me other than that I be able to laugh. This I did, loudly and frequently.

A final note on who I consider to be the main star of the show. It ain't Carrey. Jim, of course, does what we expect him to do. However, it is Daniels - in an achingly funny turn - who surprises, and in doing so effortlessly steals the movie from under the nose of the rubberfaced loon standing beside him. It may have something to do with the fact that Harry is (marginally) the more subtle of the two characters.