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Dumb and Dumber
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1994 comedy film by Peter Farrelly
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Dumb and Dumber is a 1994 American comedy film directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly. The cast includes Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly, and Mike Starr. The film was produced by Charles B. Wessler and Bobby Farrelly, with Todd Rundgren composing the music. It was distributed by New Line Cinema and Microsoft Store, and later made available on Netflix. The narrative is set in Aspen, Rhode Island, and Providence, while filming took place in Colorado, Salt Lake City, Breckenridge, and Park City.
The movie has a runtime of 107 minutes and was released on December 16, 1994, and April 6, 1995. It received a PG-13 rating and earned a box office total of $247,300,000. Critical reception included an IMDb rating of 7.3, a Metascore of 41, and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 69%. The film won five awards and received three nominations. It was followed by the sequel Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd.
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Film · TMDB
6.7Lloyd and Harry are two men whose stupidity is really indescribable. When Mary, a beautiful woman, loses an important suitcase with money before she leaves for Aspen, the two friends (who have found the suitcase) decide to return it to her. After some "adventures" they finally get to Aspen where, using the lost money they live it up and fight for Mary's heart.
Cast
- Jim Carrey as Lloyd Christmas
- Jeff Daniels as Harry Dunne
- Lauren Holly as Mary Swanson
- Teri Garr as Helen Swanson
- Charles Rocket as Nicholas Andre
- Karen Duffy as J.P. Shay
Themes
- gas station
- utah
- motel
- stupidity
- cigar smoking
- road trip
- pill
- prank
- criminal
- buddy
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
441,244 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
69%
Metacritic
41/100
- Year
- 1994
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Genres
- Comedy
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 5 wins & 3 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Peter Farrelly
- Written by
- Peter Farrelly Bobby Farrelly Bennett Yellin
- Produced by
- Charles B. Wessler Brad Krevoy Steve Stabler
- Starring
- Jim Carrey Jeff Daniels Lauren Holly Karen Duffy Mike Starr Charles Rocket Teri Garr
- Cinematography
- Mark Irwin
- Edited by
- Christopher Greenbury
- Music by
- Todd Rundgren
- Production companies
- Katja Motion Picture Corporation Krevoy/Stabler/Wessler Production
- Distributed by
- New Line Cinema
- Release date
- December 16, 1994 ( 1994-12-16 )
- Running time
- 106 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $17 million
- Box office
- $247.3 million
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Dumb and Dumber is a 1994 American road buddy comedy film directed by Peter Farrelly, who cowrote the screenplay with his brother Bobby and Bennett Yellin. It is the first installment in the Dumb and Dumber franchise. Starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, it tells the story of Lloyd Christmas (Carrey) and Harry Dunne (Daniels), two dumb but well-meaning friends from Providence, Rhode Island, who set out on a cross-country road trip to Aspen, Colorado, to return a briefcase full of money to its owner, unaware it was left as a ransom. Lauren Holly, Karen Duffy, Mike Starr, Charles Rocket, and Teri Garr play supporting roles.
The film was released by New Line Cinema on December 16, 1994. It received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success, grossing $247.3 million against a $17 million budget. The success of Dumb and Dumber launched the career of the Farrelly brothers, established the range of the heretofore dramatically acclaimed Daniels as a gifted comedic actor and revitalized his Hollywood career, and solidified Carrey's reputation as one of the most prominent actors of the 1990s. It has since developed a cult following. The film also spawned an animated TV series, a 2003 prequel, and a 2014 sequel.
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