

The Cable Guy
There's no such thing as free cable.
When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up—and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire to be Steven's pal, but when Steven tries to end the 'friendship', Chip shows his dark side. He begins stalking Steven, who's left to fend for himself because no one else can believe Chip's capable of such behaviour.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $47M
- Box office
- $102.8M
- Language
- English
- prison
- prostitute
- karaoke
- obsession
- dark comedy
- medieval
- cable guy
- frenemies
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremierePG-13Hollywood, California10 Jun 1996
- TheatricalPG-1314 Jun 1996
- Physical4K Steelbook6 Oct 2026
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical12Cut until Blu-ray12 Jul 1996
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM12 Sept 1996
CanadaCA
- TheatricalPG14 Jun 1996
BrazilBR
- TheatricalL10 Jun 1996
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical12+5 Sept 1996
FranceFR
- TheatricalU13 Nov 1996
GermanyDE
- Theatrical129 Oct 1996
HungaryHU
- Theatrical1210 Jun 1996
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1512 Jul 1996
ItalyIT
- Theatrical5 Sept 1996
MexicoMX
- TheatricalB10 Jun 1996
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The Cable Guy was released on 10 June 1996.
Audience reviews
2- J7/10
John Chard
6/15/2020
Dark slice of comedy pie from Carrey & Stiller. As with everything in life, the internet also has its good and bad angles. Here with The Cable Guy, I myself salute the internet highway and in particular the many users of IMDb who have come forth to support this most divisive of movies. Lambasted on release by regarded critics and chided by many a cinema goer who went in expecting Mask & Ace Ventura like fluff, The…
- R4/10
r96sk
3/12/2025
<em>'The Cable Guy'</em> should've worked for me. It didn't. I'm a big fan of Jim Carrey movies but I found this to be dreadful, it's the first film of his that I've found to be forcibly poor. It kinda leaves a bad taste too, given the main two characters are unlikeable. Nothing about this pleased me, despite a good cast list. As already noted with Carrey, but I also don't mind Matthew Broderick and Leslie Mann. T…
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