1996 · comedy · drama · thriller
The Cable Guy
Directed by Ben Stiller1h 36m1996
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.
Our read: The Cable Guy (1996) reads as a neutral, kinetic, grounded comedy · drama · thriller entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, kinetic, measured comedy / drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, tender.
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“You want Jim Carrey playing genuinely unnerving obsession beneath cable-installer sitcom camouflage.”
Skip it tonight — You want light comedy; this turns into stalker dread that leaves you uneasy.
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