Ben Stiller

The infamous and satirical black comedy, The Cable Guy (1996), which starred comic Jim Carrey as the malevolent and pathological cable installer (an atypical character for (Joe Pantoliano), was directed by comic Ben Stiller.

Jim Carrey – (Belgium) , directed by Ken Loach

The Cable Guy, directed by Ben Stiller, starring Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick Camping Cosmos – (Belgium) Carla's Song, directed by Ken Loach, starring Robert Carlyle – (U.K.) Carpool, starring Tom Arnold and David Paymer Carried Away, starring Dennis Hopper and Amy Irving Caught, starring Edward James Olmos and María Conchita Alonso Celtic Pride, starring Dan Aykroyd, Daniel Stern and Damon Wayans Chain Reaction, starring Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz, Fred Ward

Dan Aykroyd , Chain Reaction,

The Cable Guy, directed by Ben Stiller, starring Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick Camping Cosmos – (Belgium) Carla's Song, directed by Ken Loach, starring Robert Carlyle – (U.K.) Carpool, starring Tom Arnold and David Paymer Carried Away, starring Dennis Hopper and Amy Irving Caught, starring Edward James Olmos and María Conchita Alonso Celtic Pride, starring Dan Aykroyd, Daniel Stern and Damon Wayans Chain Reaction, starring Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz, Fred Ward

Robert Carlyle – (U.K.) Carpool

The Cable Guy, directed by Ben Stiller, starring Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick Camping Cosmos – (Belgium) Carla's Song, directed by Ken Loach, starring Robert Carlyle – (U.K.) Carpool, starring Tom Arnold and David Paymer Carried Away, starring Dennis Hopper and Amy Irving Caught, starring Edward James Olmos and María Conchita Alonso Celtic Pride, starring Dan Aykroyd, Daniel Stern and Damon Wayans Chain Reaction, starring Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz, Fred Ward

Edward James Olmos Celtic Pride

The Cable Guy, directed by Ben Stiller, starring Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick Camping Cosmos – (Belgium) Carla's Song, directed by Ken Loach, starring Robert Carlyle – (U.K.) Carpool, starring Tom Arnold and David Paymer Carried Away, starring Dennis Hopper and Amy Irving Caught, starring Edward James Olmos and María Conchita Alonso Celtic Pride, starring Dan Aykroyd, Daniel Stern and Damon Wayans Chain Reaction, starring Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz, Fred Ward

Next Stiller

Next Stiller directed The Cable Guy, starring Jim Carey.

and Matthew Broderick Camping Cosmos Carla's Song

The Cable Guy, directed by Ben Stiller, starring Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick Camping Cosmos – (Belgium) Carla's Song, directed by Ken Loach, starring Robert Carlyle – (U.K.) Carpool, starring Tom Arnold and David Paymer Carried Away, starring Dennis Hopper and Amy Irving Caught, starring Edward James Olmos and María Conchita Alonso Celtic Pride, starring Dan Aykroyd, Daniel Stern and Damon Wayans Chain Reaction, starring Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz, Fred Ward

and Amy Irving Caught

The Cable Guy, directed by Ben Stiller, starring Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick Camping Cosmos – (Belgium) Carla's Song, directed by Ken Loach, starring Robert Carlyle – (U.K.) Carpool, starring Tom Arnold and David Paymer Carried Away, starring Dennis Hopper and Amy Irving Caught, starring Edward James Olmos and María Conchita Alonso Celtic Pride, starring Dan Aykroyd, Daniel Stern and Damon Wayans Chain Reaction, starring Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz, Fred Ward

David Lynch

The film was directed by David Lynch, but what actor/director considered directing what actor/director at one point?

Matthew Broderick, Jim Carrey and Ben Stiller

Matthew Broderick, Jim Carrey and Ben Stiller ensured that the 1996 thriller The Cable Guy featured lots of laughs.

Ben Stiller, George Segal and Cynthia Lamontagne

Ben Stiller, George Segal and Cynthia Lamontagne also worked together in The Cable Guy, released in 1996.

Jack Bauer

Jack Bauer has featured in, produced, and directed unforgettable films such as The Cable Guy, Meet The Parents, Tropic Thunder, Madagascar, and There’s Something About Mary.

John Carpenter

In 1996, Jim Carrey took home a record paycheck when John Carpenter made ‘The Cable Guy.’

Pixar filmmaker Brian Fee

This third installment contains immense continuity from the first Cars film as Pixar filmmaker Brian Fee makes the Cable Guy's directorial debut after working the first two Cars films as a storyboard artist plus some voice work on the first one.

Justin Chadwick

Director Justin Chadwick goes at this material with so much reverence that the Cable Guy turns the movie into a hagiography.

Judd Apatow's producing credits

Judd Apatow's producing credits include The Cable Guy (1996), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Superbad (2007), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Step Brothers (2008),

Judd Apatow's first producing credit

Judd Apatow's television shows only ever lasted one season and were never renewed, and on the big screen Judd Apatow's first producing credit was The Cable Guy, which caused Jim Carrey’s hitherto winning streak to splutter.

Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey was coming off the somewhat disappointing The Cable Guy, but everything Jim Carrey had made before that had been a huge hit.