The Cable Guy
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USA 14 Jun 1996
Australia 20 Jun 1996
New Zealand 21 Jun 1996
Sweden 28 Jun 1996
Iceland 5 Jul 1996
UK 12 Jul 1996
Portugal 19 Jul 1996
Spain 23 Jul 1996
Denmark 16 Aug 1996
Poland 30 Aug 1996
Italy 5 Sep 1996
Hong Kong 12 Sep 1996
Slovenia 19 Sep 1996
Hungary 26 Sep 1996
Germany 10 Oct 1996
France 13 Nov 1996
Netherlands 14 Nov 1996
Finland 15 Nov 1996
Switzerland 19 Nov 1996
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| Current Status | On DVD |
| US Release | June 14, 1996 |
| DVD Release | September 15, 1997 |
| Official Sites | Not available anymore |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Credits |
Jim Carrey ... Chip Douglas (Cable Guy) Matthew Broderick ... Steven Leslie Mann ... Robin Harris more » |
| Story Line | Steven (Matthew Broderick) has a new apartment, and decides to slip the Cable Guy Chip Douglas (Jim Carrey) $50 for free cable and Chip tries to become Steven's 'best bud'. When Steven no longer wants to be Chips friend Chip goes all out to ruin Steven's life. more » |
| Discussion | see our forum |
| Multimedia | Trailer, Pictures, Video Clips, Sound Clips |
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