The Cable Guy

The Cable Guy is a 1996 film about a cable guy who stalks one of his customers after installing his cable.

Directed by Ben Stiller. Written by Lou Holtz, Jr.

I Can Be Your Best Friend...Or Your Worst Enemy! taglines

Chip Douglas

• I learned the facts of life by watching The Facts of Life.

• You know, the problem with real life is there's no danger music. [begins humming]

• I can be your best friend or your worst enemy. You seem to prefer the latter.

• Time to take a ride on the information superhighway.

• Yeah, I was taking a shower and I heard the phone ring. Has that ever happened to you? Call me back later, we'll talk about it.

• You can watch the Louvre on one channel or watch female mud-wrestling on another. You can do your shopping at home or play Mortal Kombat with a friend in Vietnam.

Dialogue

Cop: Play us a song!

Chip: Oh, no! I couldn't... all right, already. You might recognize this song as preformed by Jefferson Airplane in a little rockumentary about the Rolling Stones in their nightmare at Altamont. That night the Oakland chapter of the Hell's Angels had their way. Tonight... it's my turn!

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Steven: Can I get a knife?

Melinda: There were no utensils in medieval times, hence there are no utensils at Medieval Times. Now, would you like a refill on that Pepsi?

Steven: There were no utensils, but there was Pepsi?

Melinda: Dude, I've got a lot of tables.

Taglines

• He Can Be Your Best Friend Or Your Worst Enemy.
• For Steven Kovacs, The Price Of Cable...Just Went Up.
• There's No Such Thing as Free Cable.
• Once You're Hooked...You're His.

Cast

• Jim Carrey-Chip/Ernie Douglas/Larry Tate/Ricky Ricardo
• Matthew Broderick-Steven Kovacs
• Leslie Mann-Robin
• Jack Black-Rick

External links

• The Cable Guy quotes at the Internet Movie Database
• The Cable Guy at Rotten Tomatoes