Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Dean Parisot

Writers (WGA):

Judd Apatow (screenplay) &
Nicholas Stoller (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

21 December 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

See Dick Run

Plot:

An update of the 1977 comedy, Dick and Jane are living the good life. That is until Dick (Jim Carrey) loses his job shortly after getting a promotion that convinced his wife Jane (Téa Leoni) to quit her job. The money is gone, and the house ends up in foreclosure. Dick decides to turn to a hilarious life of crime to pay the bills with his lovely wife by his side. Then together they decide it's time to steal back what Former CEO Jack McCallister (Alec Baldwin) had stolen from them.

Plot Keywords:

Ceo | Marriage | Car Crash | Ski Mask | Liquor Store

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Jim Carrey	...	Dick Harper
Téa Leoni	...	Jane Harper
Alec Baldwin	...	Jack McCallister
Richard Jenkins	...	Frank Bascombe
Angie Harmon	...	Veronica Cleeman
John Michael Higgins	...	Garth
Richard Burgi	...	Joe Cleeman
Carlos Jacott	...	Oz Peterson
Aaron Michael Drozin	...	Billy Harper
Gloria Garayua	...	Blanca
Michelle Arthur	...	Dick's Secretary
Stacey Travis	...	Jack's Receptionist
Timm Sharp	...	Jack's Assistant
David Herman	...	Angry Caller (voice)
Dempsey Pappion	...	Production Assistant

Also Known As:

Alternative Career (Philippines: English title)
Fun with Dick & Jane (USA) (poster title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief language, some sexual humor and occasional humorous drug references.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | UK:12A | Singapore:PG | Ireland:12A | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:AL | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Brazil:12 | Norway:11 | Argentina:Atp | Malaysia:U | Sweden:7 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | France:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40126) | Hungary:14 | Iceland:L | Ireland:15 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:M

Filming Locations:

City of Industry, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

WILHELM SCREAM: In a deleted scene where Dick and Jane rob a toy store (available on the DVD), the stock scream can be heard two times - as an elderly security guard leaps towards Dick, and again as the guard is thrown out a window.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The rolls of Brawny paper towels visible in the convenience store have the newer version of the lumberjack figure that first appeared in 2003. The film is set in 2000.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Dick Harper: Globodyne is a consolidator of media properties. Globodyne is a consolidator of media properties. Consolidator. Consolidator.
[traffic light turns]
Dick Harper: Oh, no!
Title card: Run, Dick, Run
Dick Harper: Globodyne's a consolidator of media properties and data retrieval with a focus in fiber-optic content provision. It's basically a synergy of Web-based and platform-based UNIX-driven delivery systems. OK, I made that last part up.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Blues Brothers (1980)

Soundtrack:

Sandstorm2006

Good Job, Jim Carey

I saw this movie in a preview screening and I laughed so hard that I had a headache by the end. I am really glad that Jim Carey has finally found a balance between his physical comedy and things that are actually comedic. The supporting cast was also excellent. Alec Baldwin was very good at being a character whom the viewer would love to hate. The story line was interesting and fast moving. It was a spot of light shining on the sad times that followed all of the financial ruin at the beginning of this decade. Although the movie was only about an hour and a half long, it did not feel short at all. All in all it was a fun movie that is worth watching if one really wants a good laugh.