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 / Hank
Renée Zellweger	...	Irene
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 Baileygates (Jim Carrey) is a Rhode Island state trooper with 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 Waters (Renée Zellweger) 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:

dissociative identity disorder | multiple personality | idiot | sex aid | sex toy | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

2nd Farrelly brother movie starring Jim Carrey and also where he falls for his female love interest ,Lauren Holly in Dumb and Dumber and Renee Zellweger in Me Myself and Irene.

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Goofs

During the scene where Charlie is being bandaged after having his thumb shot off, the RIPD police cars have blue light bars. During the scene of the road block for Irene, the RIPD police cars have red light bars.

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Quotes

[after Hank crashes the guy's car into his shop]
Hank Evans: There ya go, buddy. I parked it for ya. And by the way, you got a headlight out.
[Puts ticket on the windshield]

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Crazy Credits

After the credits, there's a search for the missing thumb.

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Alternate Versions

When Whitey and Charlie are in bed, and Whitey reveals he killed his parents, there was a deleted scene when Charlie gets up and the covers move away, a butcher knife can be seen in Whitey's hand. The real version cuts away before the covers reveal the knife. (This is revealed in the director's commentary.)

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Connections

Referenced in Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (2014)

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Soundtracks

Sentimental Guy
Written by Jimmy Kelleher (as Jimmy Luxury) and James D'Angelo (as Tommy Rome)
Performed by Jimmy Kelleher (as Jimmy Luxury) and The James D'Angelo (as Tommy Rome) Orchestra
Courtesy of Epic Records/WORK
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Black guys talking German

This film is not only the funniest film of the year (so far), but one of the best of the year (so far). Jim Carrey's comedy antics (not seen this good in 3 years) makes a come back thanks to the Farrelly brothers (Dumb and Dumber, There's Something About Mary) who make their 2nd collaboration. Here, Carrey plays a gentle police officer who gets screwed in life so many times, he grows a new personality that is incredibly bad.

Carrey plays 2 characters here- 1 (Charlie Baileygates) is a little funny, but the second (Hank) brings out one of Carrey's best performances yet. Renee Zelwegger is a good co-star for Carrey (coincidentally, Carrey dated Zelwegger off set just like how he dated Lauren Holly off set of Dumb and Dumber). The best scenes include the hilarious sex scenes, and Carrey's kids, who are straight A black guys who curse in every other sentence and yell German at each other. Split personality is at it's best here.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

23 June 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Me, Myself and Irene

Filming Locations:

Richmond, Vermont, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$51,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$24,209,385, 25 June 2000

Gross USA:

$90,570,999

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$149,270,999

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Conundrum Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1