The Cable Guy

…he rewrote the script for The Cable Guy, starring Jim Carrey, but his work for that film was uncredited. Apatow pursued but ultimately dropped a lawsuit to list his name as a screenwriter.

…Carrey in the dark comedy The Cable Guy (1996), and opposite Meg Ryan in the rom-com Addicted to Love (1997). He also played Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman in Infinity (1996), for which his mother cowrote the script. Meanwhile, in 1991 Broderick met Sarah Jessica Parker through her

After the black comedy The Cable Guy (1996)—which fared poorly at the box office—Carrey scored a hit with Liar Liar (1997). In that film he played a fast-talking lawyer forced—by a magic spell invoked by his young son’s birthday wish—to tell the truth for one day. Carrey received Golden…

…“mockumentary” Waiting for Guffman (1996); The Cable Guy (1996), a comedy starring Jim Carrey and directed by Ben Stiller; and the action blockbusters Men in Black (1997) and its 2002 sequel. Cross’s credits from 2001 include Ghost World and Scary Movie 2. He also made guest appearances on various TV…

…behind the camera again for The Cable Guy (1996), a dark comedy starring Jim Carrey, but the film was poorly received.

…as a minor character in The Cable Guy (1996), starring Jim Carrey and directed by Ben Stiller. The film, which went on to become a cult hit, marked the first of many collaborations between Wilson and Stiller, who became good friends. They were identified by the media as two of…