| Dumb and Dumber | |
| Director: | Peter Farrelly (1, 3) Bobby Farrelly (1, 3) Troy Miller (2) |
| Producer: | Various |
| Starring: | Jim Carrey Jeff Daniels |
| Distributor: | New Line Cinema (1994, 2003) Universal Pictures (2014) |
| Released: | 1994–2014 |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Dumb and Dumber is a series of comedy films starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. The films have been released from 1994 to 2014.
| Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s)< | --Do not change the way writers are credit. This is following the Writers Guild of America credit system.--> | Story by | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumb and Dumber | December 16, 1994 | Peter Farrelly | Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly, and Bennett Yellin | N/A | Charles B. Wessler, Brad Krevoy, and Steve Stabler | |
| June 13, 2003 | Troy Miller | Troy Miller and Robert Brener | Robert Brener | Oren Koules, Charles B. Wessler, Brad Krevoy, Steve Stabler, and Troy Miller | ||
| Dumb and Dumber To | November 14, 2014 | Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly | Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly, Sean Anders, John Morris, Bennett Yellin, and Mike Cerrone | N/A | Charles B. Wessler, Riza Aziz, Joey McFarland, and Bradley Thomas | |
See main article: Dumb and Dumber. The first film was released on December 16, 1994. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, it was a commercial success and developed a cult following in the years since its release. The success of Dumb and Dumber launched the career of the Farrelly brothers and solidified Carrey's.[1] The film follows the characters of Harry and Lloyd as they travel across the country to Aspen to return a briefcase.
See main article: Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd. In 2003, a prequel was theatrically released, entitled Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd. The film featured a cast and crew different from the previous film, and the Farrelly brothers had no involvement in the film's production. It was panned by critics, receiving a 10% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It was only a minor box office success, grossing approximately $39.2 million worldwide against a $19 million budget, as opposed to the original film's far greater $247 million worldwide gross against a $16–17 million budget.[2]
See main article: Dumb and Dumber To. The Farrelly brothers returned to make a sequel to Dumb and Dumber.[3] Carrey and Daniels returned to lead the film, and Bobby and Peter Farrelly returned to direct along with original screenwriter Bennett Yellin, and actors reprising their roles from the first film include Brady Bluhm, who played Billy in (Apartment) 4C, and Cam Neely, who played Sea Bass. Dumb and Dumber To was released on November 14, 2014.[4]
Unlike the original film, Dumb and Dumber To was not released by Warner Bros. Pictures but rather by Universal Pictures.[5] Despite Warner having no involvement in the film, its New Line Cinema division, which produced the first film and the prequel, was still given studio credit from Universal.[6] [7]
Directors Peter Farrelly and Jeff Daniels have expressed interest in making a third film.[8] [9] A third installment is reportedly in the works, with Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels returning as Harry and Lloyd. The sequel is presumably going to pick up after the events of Dumb and Dumber To.[10] [11] [12] The post-credits scene of Dumb and Dumber To humorously teases another "sequel" to release in 2034 titled Dumb and Dumber For, a reference to the 20-year wait for a sequel to the original Dumb and Dumber.[13]
See main article: Dumb and Dumber (TV series). In 1995, a Hanna-Barbera-produced animated series aired on ABC, as part of its Saturday morning cartoon lineup; Matt Frewer provided the voice of Lloyd, while Bill Fagerbakke voiced Harry. In the cartoon, Harry and Lloyd have reacquired their van, now named "Otto". The cartoon also features a new character, Kitty, a female pet purple beaver who appears to be smarter than both men. The animated series was written by Bennett Yellin, co-writer of the film. The show was short-lived and was shelved after one season.
| Characters | Films | Animated series | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumb and Dumber | When Harry Met Lloyd | Dumb and Dumber To | Dumb and Dumber | |
| 1994 | 2003 | 2014 | 1995–1996 | |
| Harry Dune | Jeff Daniels | Derek Richardson | Jeff Daniels | Bill Fagerbakke |
| Lloyd Christmas | Jim Carrey | Eric Christian Olsen | Jim Carrey | Matt Frewer |
| Sea Bass | Cam Neely | Cam Neely | ||
| Billy in 4C | Brady Bluhm | Brady Bluhm | ||
| Mrs. Margie Neugeboren | Lin Shaye | |||
| Fraida Felcher | Julie Costello | Kathleen Turner | ||
| Mary Swanson | ||||
| J.P. Shay | Karen Duffy | |||
| Joe "Mental" Mentalino | Mike Starr | |||
| Nicholas Andre | Charles Rocket | |||
| Special Officer Beth Jordan | Victoria Rowell | |||
| Helen Swanson | Teri Garr | |||
| Detective Dale | Felton Perry | |||
| Jessica Matthews | Rachel Nichols | |||
| Principal Collins | Eugene Levy | |||
| Mrs. Dunne | Mimi Rogers | |||
| Ray Christmas | Luis Guzman | |||
| Rita Felcher | Shawnie Costello | |||
| Ice Pick | Bill Murray | |||
| Adele Pinchelow | Laurie Holden | |||
| Dr. Pinchelow | Steve Tom | |||
| Penny Pinchelow | Rachel Melvin | |||
| Travis and Captain Lippencott | Rob Riggle | |||
| Film | Release date | Box office gross | Box office ranking | Budget | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Other territories | Worldwide | All time North America | All time worldwide | |||||
| Dumb and Dumber | December 16, 1994 | $127,175,374 | $120,100,000 | $247,275,374 |
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| $16–17 million | [14] | |
| June 13, 2003 | $26,276,465 | $12,991,050 | $39,267,515 |
| $19–30 million[15] | [16] | |||
| Dumb and Dumber To | November 14, 2014 | $86,208,010 | $83,629,000 | $169,837,010 |
| $50 million | [17] | ||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | [18] | |||||
List indicator(s)
| |||||||||
| Film | Critical | Public | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore[19] | ||
| Dumb and Dumber | [20] | 41 (14 reviews)[21] | B | |
| Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd | [22] | 19 (28 reviews)[23] | C | |
| Dumb and Dumber To | [24] | 36 (36 reviews)[25] | B- | |
See main article: The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead.
| The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Crash Test Dummies |
| Album: | Dumb and Dumber soundtrack |
| Released: | January 1995 |
| Genre: | Alternative rock |
| Prev Title: | God Shuffled His Feet |
| Prev Year: | 1994 |
| Next Title: | He Liked to Feel It |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
The song was covered by Canadian group Crash Test Dummies in 1994 for the soundtrack to the film Dumb and Dumber. Crash Test Dummies' version is notable in that it was their first of two singles to feature Ellen Reid on lead vocals; it differs slightly from XTC's version, omitting the second verse. The video was filmed in Nathan Phillips Square, home to City Hall, in Toronto, Ontario; fans of the band were invited to an open casting by VJs on MuchMusic.
It features Jeff Daniels reprising his role of Harry Dunne from Dumb and Dumber. In the video, Harry falls and gets a Jack-o'-lantern stuck on his head. In his struggle to get it off, he foils a bank robbery and becomes a media sensation. However, he is unfairly found guilty of the bank robbery and narrowly avoids being hanged (he is saved by the pumpkin, which is placed on his head before he's put in the noose). It ends with a spoof of the religious imagery in the original video, as Harry's followers (oblivious to him having survived) venerate him as a martyr and establish the "Church of the Latter-Day Pumpkinheads" where they don Jack-o'-lantern masks, ape Harry's struggle to remove the pumpkin stuck to his head, and take communion of pumpkin seeds and wine sipped from a pumpkin stem.
