The Cable Guy

Released Date
June 14, 1996
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
Genre
Comedy
Rating
PG-13
Budget
$47,000,000
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$60,240,295 + $42,585,501 = $102,825,796
62
Jim Carrey

as Ernie

55
Jack Black

as Rick

62
Matthew Broderick

as Steven M. Kovacs

52
Leslie Mann

as Robin Harris

1934-2021
George Segal

as Mr. Kovacs

About The Cable Guy

A lonely and mentally disturbed cable guy raised on television just wants a new friend, but his target, a designer, rejects him, with bad consequences.

About

Jim Carrey stars as the titular character, a lonely man seeking a new friend. A designer he tries to befriend rejects him and consequences ensue.

Trivia

Ben Stiller directed the film with Judd Apatow serving as one of the producers. Jim Carrey won MTV Movie Awards for Best Villain and Best Comedic Performance for the role.