Dumb & Dumber (1994)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Peter Farrelly

Writers (WGA):

Peter Farrelly (written by) &
Bennett Yellin (written by) ...

Release Date:

16 December 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

What the one doesn't have, the other is missing.

Plot:

The cross-country adventures of two good-hearted but incredibly stupid friends.

Plot Keywords:

Criminal | Utah | Van | Gas Station | Stupidity

Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Jim Carrey	...	Lloyd Christmas
Jeff Daniels	...	Harry Dunne
Lauren Holly	...	Mary Swanson
Mike Starr	...	Joe Mentalino
Karen Duffy	...	J.P. Shay
Charles Rocket	...	Nicholas Andre
Victoria Rowell	...	Athletic Beauty
Joe Baker	...	Barnard
Hank Brandt	...	Karl Swanson
Teri Garr	...	Helen Swanson
Brady Bluhm	...	Billy
Cam Neely	...	Sea Bass
Felton Perry	...	Detective Dale
Brad Lockerman	...	Bobby
Rob Moran	...	Bartender

Also Known As:

Dumb Happens
Dumb and Dumber (USA) (video box title)
Misled and Uninformed (USA) (original script title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for off-color humor.

Runtime:

107 min | USA:113 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Swedish | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR (as Dolby SR Digital)

Certification:

Ireland:15 | Iceland:L | USA:TV-Y7 (Cartoon Network Version) | USA:Not Rated (unrated DVD version) | South Korea:12 | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-8 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:MG6 | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (NO. 33160)

Filming Locations:

Aspen, Colorado, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

When Harry and Lloyd are in the car and Lloyd asks if he wants to hear the most annoying sound in the world was not originally in the script (you can tell by the look on Jeff Daniels' face).

Goofs:

Continuity: At the beginning of the movie, Harry's van has bucket seats, yet later on when the "gas-man" rides along, he is sitting on a bench seat in-between Harry and Lloyd.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Lloyd: Excuse me. Could you tell me how to get to the medical school? I'm supose to be giving a lecture in 20 minutes, and my driver's a bit lost.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "That's So Raven: Numb and Numb-er (#2.20)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Whiney Whiney (Things That Make Me Crazy)

Funniest Farrley's Brother movie you will ever see...

It's hard to find a Farrley's Brother which isn't funny, and this is even harder to classify as, 'not funny'...because it is the funniest!

Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels team up as the not just odd, but strange, weird and mentally disabled couple.

After losing both of their jobs on the same day, Lloyd (Carrey), who retrieved a bag which a woman he drove to the airport leaves in the terminal, encourages his friend Harry to come with him to Aspen where the girl flew to. They think that the gas company is after them since they didn't pay their bill, but is actually the kidnappers of Mary (Holly)'s husband, who were supposed to pick up the money where she left it in the airport terminal.

From their start in Rhode Island, until they arrive in Aspen, the kidnappers follow Harry (Daniels)and Lloyd, along the road. The script is the most well-written comedy I think ever, because every thing that they do in the movie, leads to something new and funny that ends up happening to them later on.

Their are more than a few funny scenes, and the dialogue is always right-on.

I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys Farrley Brothers' movies, or anyone who likes Jim Carrey. It's a hilarious comedy and the two stars were perfectly casted, especially Jim Carrey, of course.

And now, an excerpt from the film,

"Skies, huh?" "That's right." "They yers?" "Yup." "Both of them?"