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Titolo originale: The Cable Guy
Regia: Ben Stiller |
Anno: 1996
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Commedia Dramma Thriller
Tag: prison | prostitute | karaoke | obsession | dark comedy | medieval | cable guy | frenemies | satirical | bold | farcical | sardonic |
Cast: Jim Carrey | Matthew Broderick | Leslie Mann | Jack Black | George Segal | Diane Baker | Ben Stiller | Eric Roberts | Janeane Garofalo | Andy Dick | Harry O'Reilly | David Cross | Amy Stiller | Owen Wilson | Keith Gibbs | Tommy Hinkley | Shawn Michael Howard | Jeff Kahn | Suli McCullough | Jeff Michalski | Joel Murray | Andrew Shaifer | Cameron Starman | Kathy Griffin | Greg Hopla | John Ferdinand | Misa Koprova | Paul Greco | Aki Aleong | Dona Hardy | Lloyd Kino | Sara Lowell | Cynthia Mason | Michael Rivkin | Harper Roisman | Sandra Thigpen | Sean Whalen | Marty Zagon | Cynthia Lamontagne | James O'Connell | Douglas Robert Jackson | Charles Napier | Christopher Michael | Charles Robinson | John F. O'Donohue | Lydell M. Cheshier | Jason Larimore | Ahmad Reese | Emilio Rivera | Bob Odenkirk | Julie Hayden | Annabelle Gurwitch | Blake Boyd | Liza D'Agostino | Tabitha Soren | Rikki Klieman | Robert Simels | Leonard O. Turner | Carlo Allen | Conrad Janis | Thomas Scott | Steven Scott | Christine Devine | Mark Thompson | Wendy L. Walsh | Marion Dugan | Kyle Gass | David Bowe | Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc | Tress MacNeille | Jeremy Applegate | Barbara Babbin | Adam Consolo | Hal Dion | Mark Fite | Shann Johnson | Alex D. Linz | John C. Moskoff | Robert Lyon Rasner | Raydeen Revilla | David Stepkin | Don LaFontaine | Tony Robbins |

Steven (Matthew Broderick), cacciato di casa dalla sua compagna Robin (Leslie Mann) a causa dei loro problemi di coppia, va ad abitare in un nuovo appartamento. Nella nuova casa manca la tv via cavo, Steven chiama quindi la compagnia che gli manda Chip, il tecnico installatore.Chip installa il servizio e si mostra un po' invadente cercando di diventare amico di Steven e costringendolo a diverse uscite insieme divenendo una presenza asfissiante per Steven che, non sopportandolo più, decide di chiudere quella nuova amicizia. Chip, da amico invadente, diventa il peggior nemico di Steven, lo fa arrestare, gli fa perdere il lavoro e la faccia davanti ai familiari.

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After Chip installs Steven's cable and moves his furniture, no cable can be seen, either going into [...] D
The telephone handset suddenly appears in Chip's hand as he talks to Steven in jail. D
When seen from above, the water-filled satellite dish at the end of the movie appears to be complete [...] D
At the karaoke party, Chip sings "Somebody to Love" by Jefferson Airplane, which he says was feature [...] D
When the helicopter is taking Jim Carrey away from the satellite at the end, through the windows on [...] D
Steven drops the prison phone twice. D
The answering machine owned by Steven is a digital machine. It does not use a tape to record message [...] D
There is no "switch" than turns on and off the cable reception, as depicted in the hallway of Steven [...] D
Steven and Rick (Steven's "Rock" friend) act as if computers and search engines did not exist, havin [...] D
Chip tells Steven "the arrangement of your furniture was causing some noisy pix and hum-bars in your [...] D
In the bathroom scene when Chip Douglas is beating up Ray (Owen Wilson) he throws him onto the hand [...] D
When Chip jumps from the tower, he is already past the floor of the tower when Steven grabs him. D
There is no need for Steven and Chip to crawl under the gate at the dish site. They could just walk [...] D
After Steven's mother incorrectly guesses during "Porno Password", Steven puts his hand to his head [...] D
During the basketball game at the gym, after Chip shatters the backboard, he falls down into the gla [...] D
The angle of the video of Steven and Robin on the couch is different than the camera angle that chip [...] D
Steven and Robin have just started to watch Insonnia d'amore having missed only the first few minute [...] D
When Chip first arrives to install Steven's cable, glimpses to outside show the building Steve lives [...] D
While they are sitting in the van after Chip's and Steven's trip to the satellite dish, Chip gives a [...] D
After Steven gives Chip the tape to help him with his lisp, and the two are mimicking guitar riffs f [...] D
Steven grabs Chip after having jumped, which would be a thrust several times Chip's own weight, and [...] D
At the very end of the movie when "Chip" is being taken away in the helicopter, we can clearly see t [...] D
The Hell's Angels stabbed Meredith Hunter while The Rolling Stones were on stage, not Jefferson Airp [...] D
The visuals in the clip from the Ren & Stimpy episode "My Shiny Friend" are out of sync with the aud [...] D
At the end of the movie, the satellite fills with rain water. Satellite dishes have a hole in the ce [...] D
The height of the tower and the distance from the large cable dish from which Chip jumped would have [...] D
About half way through the movie, a spider crawls up the camera lens. D
"The odds that Steven would have been in jail (the prison scene) for "receiving stolen property" are [...] D
During the jousting scene when Steven hits Chip with the lance, Chip's lance and shield fly the oppo [...] D
When Steven returns to the office to find the desktop "movie" that the Cable Guy made showing Steven [...] D
The satellite dish has no transmitting or receiving device on the apex. Only another mini-dish. D
When Steven and The Cable Guy fight at the satellite dish, The Cable Guy has a few bruises. Because [...] D
At Steven's parents' house, Steven calls Chip a "bastard" and covers his mouth in shock at what he s [...] D
The satellite dish Chip falls into is pointing straight up. Satellite dishes track satellites in geo [...] D
In the end, Chip is hanging from a tower holding on to arm of the main character near the dish. He f [...] D

Frase

Chip Douglas: HI! Is there a problem with your ser [...] D
Steven Kovacs: [Chip had hired a prostitute to ent [...] D
Chip Douglas: [after Steven has jumped on to the l [...] D
Chip Douglas: You might recognize this song as per [...] D
[they are playing Porno Password - the password is [...] D
Medieval Times host: Quickly, muster atop your ste [...] D
Chip Douglas: Free cable is the ultimate aphrodisi [...] D
Chip Douglas: [the police arrive at the satellite [...] D
[as Steven is watching TV, an ad comes up for a TV [...] D
Chip Douglas: Cable guy! [pounds on the door] Ch [...] D
[Chip knocks on Robin's door] Robin Harris: Who i [...] D
Chip Douglas: Hey Steve I'm on a pay phone, so if [...] D
Chip Douglas: You know, I asked a woman to marry m [...] D
Steven: I asked my girlfriend to marry me and she [...] D
Chip Douglas: [on answering machine] I was just bl [...] D
Sam Sweet: [Tape of his phone call to the police] [...] D
Chip Douglas: I can be your best friend or your wo [...] D
Chip Douglas: [On Steve's Answer Phone] Awwwww shi [...] D
Chip Douglas: [his first lines] Caaaaaaaable guuuu [...] D
Steven: Can I get a knife or fork? Wench: There w [...] D
Chip Douglas: This concludes our broadcast day. Cl [...] D
Robin's date: [signaling the waiter] Excuse me, ex [...] D
[on a gurney, Chip is about to be loaded onto a he [...] D
Chip Douglas: You were never there for me were you [...] D
Chip Douglas: What a place for an ending, huh? It' [...] D
Cable Guy: [Steven punches him] You're gonna have [...] D
Steven: You know, my brother is a speech therapist [...] D
Steven: Hey! I'm Steven. Heather: Heather. Steve [...] D
Rick: I have a list here of every cable installer [...] D
[Steven has had enough playing "Porno Password" af [...] D
Chip Douglas: Here is a comment card. Please mail [...] D
[playing Porno Password - the password is "Nipple" [...] D
Helicopter paramedic: Hang in there, pal! You're g [...] D
Chip Douglas: [eating chicken at Medieval Times] C [...] D
Chip Douglas: Come on Stevie, time to leavey, It's [...] D
Steven Kovacs: You know, I'm embarassed to say thi [...] D
Steven Kovacs: Don't be mad. Can't you get somebod [...] D
[the Cable Guy makes a slam dunk and breaks the gl [...] D
Steven Kovacs: What are you doing? Chip Douglas: [...] D
Chip Douglas: Squad 51 Squad 51, Man down. Possibl [...] D
Cable Guy: If Robin had seen you tonight, she'd be [...] D
[Chip has brought Steven to "Medieval Times". A wa [...] D
The Cable Guy: Sounds like heart break to me. Ste [...] D
Steven: The cable guy is missing in action. [talk [...] D
Chip Douglas: The blue knight rules! The red knigh [...] D
Chip Douglas: Dry land is not a myth. I've seen it [...] D
Rick: Look, Chip Douglas, I don't know what your s [...] D
The Cable Guy: Hey, Rick! I never made a slam dunk [...] D
Chip Douglas: I'll juice ya up. D
[Chip is danging over a ledge above the giant cabl [...] D
Steven Kovacs: Hey, wait, come back! Chip Douglas [...] D
Chip Douglas: Call it one guy doing another guy a [...] D
Steven Kovacs: I hate you! Get out of my life! Ch [...] D
Steven Kovacs: What's going on? Chip Douglas: It [...] D
Chip Douglas: Wow, the old McNair place. Never tho [...] D
The Cable Guy: Cable Guy! Steven Kovacs: [in the [...] D
Chip Douglas: He who hesitates, masturbates. D
Chip Douglas: I just wanna hang out. NO BIG DEAL! D
[Steven is in jail] Chip Douglas: Hello, Steven, [...] D
Chip Douglas: Come back here, so that I may brain [...] D
Chip Douglas: [on answering machine] Hey man. It's [...] D
Chip Douglas: Wake up lil snoozy! Smell the smelli [...] D
Chip Douglas: The future is now! Soon every Americ [...] D
[the Cable Guy is speaking to Steven in prison ove [...] D
Steven Kovacs: Guard! This is the guy who framed m [...] D
Chip Douglas: Reality isn't 'Father Knows Best' an [...] D
Chip Douglas: I forgive you. I only hope my neurol [...] D
The Cable Guy: Well that just about does it Robin [...] D
Chip Douglas: You better buckle up. I've had a lot [...] D
Medieval Times host: Preferred customer my ASS! D
The Cable Guy: Women are a labyrinth, my friend. C [...] D
Chip Douglas: You know what the trouble about real [...] D
Chip Douglas: I got you the big screen TV, deluxe [...] D
The Cable Guy: Pretty smooth work! I set 'em up, y [...] D
Steven Kovacs: [using Cable Guy's advice to Robin] [...] D
Steven: I have this friend and he gave his cable g [...] D
Steven Kovacs: Dammit. Son of a bitch! The cable's [...] D
Chip Douglas: It was my treat. Steven Kovacs: Wha [...] D
Steven: You're right. That's incredibly insightful [...] D

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