Thursday, December 23, 2010

Dumb & Dumber Review











Dumb & Dumber


Release Date: 16th March 1995 Australia


Production Companies
New Line Cinema (presents)
Motion Picture Corporation
of America (MPCA) (in
association with)

Distribution
Roadshow Films


Genre: Comedy

Rating: PG

Runtime: 107 minutes


Budget: $17,000,000

Box Office Gross: $247,290,327 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
Two simple-minded pals,
Lloyd and Harry, go on
a road trip to Aspen to
return a briefcase full of
money to its supposed
owner, a beautiful woman
named Mary Swanson,
with whom Lloyd has a
crush. Little does Lloyd
know about Mary that
she has a husband who
was kidnapped and is
trying to find him. This
pair of morons go on
endless hijinks. All the
while, they get followed
by the crooks and the FBI.


Cast
Jim Carrey – Lloyd Christmas
Jeff Daniels – Harry Dunne
Lauren Holly – Mary Swanson
Charles Rocket – Nicholas Andre
Mike Starr – Joe ''Mental'' Mentalino
Karen Duffy – J.P. Shay
Cam Neely – Sea Bass
Victoria Rowell – Beth Jordan
Brad Lockerman – Bobby Swanson
Connie Sawyer Elderly Lady
Hank Brandt Karl Swanson
Teri Garr Helen Swanson
Brady Bluhm Billy
Felton Perry Detective Dale
Joe Baker Barnard
Harland Williams State Trooper
Fred Stoller Anxious Man at Phone
Lin Shaye Mrs. Neugeboren

Crew
Writer/Director – Peter Farrelly
Writer/Co-Producer/Director
(Uncredited) – Bobby Farrelly
Writer – Bennett Yellin
Script Supervisor Martin Kitrosser
Associate Producer/Assistant: Mr Wessler
Ellen Dumouchel
Associate Producers – Chad Oman
and Bradley Jenkel
Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager/
Second Unit Director Gerald T. Olson
Executive Producer – Aaron Meyerson
Producers – Brad Kevoy and Charles B. Wessler
Producer/Assistant Director: Second Unit
Steven Stabler
Co-Producer/Production Supervisor
Tracie Graham-Rice
Co-Producer – Bradley Thomas
Production Designer Sydney J. Bartholomew Jr.
Art Director – Arian Jay Vetter
Set Decorator – Bradford Johnson
Costume Designer Mary Zophres
Special Makeup Effects Matthew W. Mungle
Director of Photography – Mark Irwin
First Assistant Director – J.B. Rogers
Location Manager Garrett Grant
Stunt Coordinator Rick Barker
Special Effects Coordinator Frank Ceglia
Editor – Christopher Greenbury
Supervising Sound Editor – Craig Clark
Sound Designer – Tim Gedemer
Sound Effects Editors – David Farmer,
Ann Scibelli, Ricardo Broadus and
George Nemzer
Re-Recording Mixers – William Freesh,
Tim Philben and Tony Sereno
Music – Todd Rundgren
Music Supervisor – Dawn Soler


Review
As a kid, I only watched the animated TV spinoff of DUMB & DUMBER on Cartoon Network and didn't watch the film until I was finally old enough. DUMB & DUMBER is a terrifically hilarious movie that mixes toilet humour and slapstick comedy. I have high praise for the performances of Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, and I liked the hilarious dialogue and chemistry they put in this film. The funniest moments include the dead parakeet incident, Lloyd having to pee in the empty beer bottles and when the cop on the motorcycle subsequently drinks it. Another memorable scene is when Harry is on the broken toilet and has a severe case of flatulence.

DUMB & DUMBER is the best Jim Carrey movie I've ever watched and is now one of my favourites. Everyone will laugh at this film by the time they're watching it when they see the duo's outrageous and funnier antics.

Star rating: (5/5) Best Movie Ever

3 comments:

  1. Really enjoyed this movie, possibly Carrey's finest work. Particuarly enjoyed the scene where Harry and Loyd sing Mockingbird song in the hotdog van, driving thier passenger crazy - this makes me laugh every time.

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  2. its a really funny movie especially when he uses a broken toilet

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  3. Hey film guru lad. Definitely a great film, I am excited for the next instalment that is currently being filmed and will once again show case the comical genius duo - Carry with Daniels. Check out the following link for latest info and photos for this film.

    http://au.eonline.com/news/462630/dumb-and-dumber-to-begins-filming-jeff-daniels-and-jim-carrey-reunite-on-set-see-the-pic

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