Me, Myself & Irene (2000)

A nice-guy cop with dissociative identity disorder must protect a woman on the run from a corrupt ex-boyfriend and his associates.

Directors:

Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly

Writers:

Peter Farrelly, Mike Cerrone,

Stars:

Jim Carrey, Renée Zellweger, Anthony Anderson

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jim Carrey	...	Charlie Baileygates / Hank Evans
Renée Zellweger	...	Irene P. Waters
Anthony Anderson	...	Jamaal
Mongo Brownlee	...	Lee Harvey
Jerod Mixon	...	Shonté Jr.
Chris Cooper	...	Lieutenant Gerke
Michael Bowman	...	Whitey
Richard Jenkins	...	Agent Boshane
Robert Forster	...	Colonel Partington
Mike Cerrone	...	Officer Stubie
Rob Moran	...	Trooper Finneran
Daniel Greene	...	Dickie Thurman
Tony Cox	...	Limo Driver
Andrew Phillips	...	Lee Harvey - Age 9
Jeremy Maleek Leggett	...	Jamaal - Age 9

Storyline

Charlie is a Rhode Island state trooper with a multiple personalities. He is otherwise mild-mannered and non confrontational until somebody or something pushes him a little too far. That's when his maniacal alter-ego, Hank, takes over. Charlie is assigned on a routine mission to return alleged fugitive Irene back to upstate New York, but they wind up on the run from corrupt police officers. And their escape would be a lot simpler on everybody involved if Hank didn't keep stepping in at the most inopportune times....

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Plot Keywords:

rhode island | police | dissociative identity disorder | multiple personality | limousine | 

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Taglines:

From gentle to mental

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, crude humor, strong language and some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Fox (North America)

Country:

USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

23 June 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Irene, yo y mi otro yo

Filming Locations:

Burlington, Vermont, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$51,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,292,512 (UK) (22 September 2000)

Gross:

ESP 792,571,082 (Spain) (29 June 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Conundrum Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At one scene in the motel, a smashed watermelon is visible by the bed with no explanation as to why or how it got there. This is because the scene involving the watermelon gag was cut, but the smashed watermelon is still in the shot. The gag was going to be that he was having sex with the watermelon. But shortly before its release, American Pie came out and it no longer seemed appropriate due to using the same joke.

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Goofs

The ketchup bottle sitting on the grill (at the kid's birthday pool party) is a squeezable plastic 'flip-top' ketchup dispenser with a distinctly modern label. This particular ketchup bottle did not exist in the mid-1980s.

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Quotes

[in a police helicopter on the ground]
Shonte Jr.: Anybody know how to fly this damn thing?
Jamaal: Motherfucker, it can't be that hard, it's just lift versus drag and rotation.
Lee Harvey: Yeah, man, get your head out your ass.
Shonte Jr.: It's not that, man, the controls are written in German, ya asshole.
Lee Harvey: Motherfucker, you speak German don't you?
Shonte Jr.: Motherfucker, I can speak it, I ain't saying I can read the shit all that good.
Jamaal: [Grabs instruction book] You a motherfuckin' disgrace!
[reading in German from the instruction book; subtitled]
Jamaal: ...
[...]

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Crazy Credits

Some famous cameos shown at the end credits include hockey players Cam Neely and Brendan Shanahan and tennis player Anna Kournikova.

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Connections

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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Soundtracks

"Barrytown"
(uncredited)
Written by Donald Fagen, Walter Becker (as Steely Dan)
Performed by Ben Folds Five

User Reviews

hilarious, a laugh riot

OK, Jim Carrey fans, this is Jim doing some of his very best work. I don't think anyone else could have pulled off playing Charlie Baileygates. I was disappointed in Renee Zellweger's performance, but I'm not really a big fan of hers. (And, for the record, I'm also not too fond of Carrey's over-the-top style, but I pick and choose to make sure I see him in roles I would like.) The Farrelly brothers, known for their irreverent comedy, made this movie enjoyable and hilarious. I don't want to spoil the movie for anyone. Just expect twists and turns that leave you laughing. This movie is not for the faint-hearted, and it's not for kids. (If you've never seen a Farrelly movie, you'll need to know this!) This is not laden with "Oscar-quality" performances at all, but just something to watch when you want to laugh and not think. -- Movies like this are good, if that is what you're looking for. The plot was great, and the casting (overall) was incredible. I can't get over Charlie's family. You'll see! I find them the most fun of all. Watch it with good friends who love to laugh -- I think we can all find something like Charlie in all of us.