Plot Īrchitect Steven Kovacs moves into an apartment after a failed marriage proposal to his girlfriend Robin Harris. It received mixed reception from critics, but has since attained a cult following. The film was a box office success, though not to the extent of many of Carrey's previous films. In the film, Carrey plays an eccentric cable installer who becomes overly intrusive in the life of a customer, played by Broderick. The film co-stars Leslie Mann, Jack Black, George Segal, Diane Baker, Eric Roberts, Owen Wilson, Janeane Garofalo, David Cross, Andy Dick, Ben Stiller, and Bob Odenkirk. It was released in the United States on June 14, 1996. and starring Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick. The Cable Guy is a 1996 American black comedy thriller film directed by Ben Stiller, written by Lou Holtz Jr.
