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Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels play the title roles (though viewers may find themselves debating which is which) in this genially low-brow comedy. Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey) and Harry Dunne (Jeff Danie... read more read more...ls) are two intellectually-challenged best friends who share an apartment so messy that gangsters aren't sure how to trash the place; the guys also have a certain problem (not difficult to understand) holding on to jobs. Lloyd is working as a limo driver in Rhode Island when he picks up a beautiful and wealthy woman named Mary Swanson (Lauren Holly) who is being taken to the airport. Lloyd immediately falls head over heels in love with Mary, and when she leaves a briefcase at the airport, he's determined to return it in hopes of impressing her. Lloyd isn't able to get aboard Mary's flight (though not for lack of trying). Harry has a van decorated to look like a dog (to promote his failing dog-grooming business), and the pair hop in the Poochmobile to find Mary in Aspen. What Lloyd and Harry don't know is that the briefcase is full of money, which Mary deliberately left at the airport as a ransom payment to save the life of her kidnapped husband. Incidentally, Lloyd's chipped front tooth happens to be real; while Jim Carrey had the injured tooth capped many years ago, he thought a broken smile would suit Lloyd's character and had the cap removed for the duration of filming. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: May 20, 1997

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  • October 29, 2011
    Dumb is a complete understatement, Dumber still doesn't cut the grade.
  • October 24, 2011
    Did you pay the gas man?
  • September 14, 2011
    Dumb and Dumber is one of the funniest films ever. The plot was so stupid, and thats the reason I loved it, its called Dumb and Dumber for a reason. The cast is great, Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels are totally unforgettable. The comedy was great, this film was hilarious. This m... read moreovie is great, a must see.
  • September 2, 2011
    This is truly Jim Carrey's masterpiece. It's not the film itself that is dumb; it's just the two main characters. In fact, if there was an Academy Award for Best Comedic Actor, Carrey would have won in 1994 because of DUMB AND DUMBER. If you see the prequel, DUMB AND DUMBERER:... read more WHEN HARRY MET LLOYD, don't expect that to be anything like this. The original, from beginning to end, is abundant with original humor and many laughs.
  • August 16, 2011
    Dumb and Dumber is one of the silliest movies ever made. It has a simple plot but there are a lot of laughs along the way through the film. Jim and Jeff make a great screen couple and the characters of Harry and Lloyd are just hilarious and adorable. At times it goes to far but i... read morets certainly entertaining.
  • July 17, 2011
    Lloyd: We got no food, no jobs... our PETS' HEADS ARE FALLING OFF!

    Dumb and Dumber is comedic genius from The Farrelly Brothers. This is the one movie they've made that I absolutely love. Everything else I can take or leave, but this is truly hilarious. It features scene after s... read morecene of incredibly funny dialogue and situations. I grew up on this movie and I've had to have seen it at least a dozen times now and it just never gets old. From the opening scene to the last scene; this is just a laugh-out-loud comedy.

    Dumb and Dumber features Jim Carey in probably his funniest role as Lloyd Christmas. I know a lot of people find Carey to not be funny, but annoying. There are a few of his movies though that are just really good(maybe stupid) comedies. Jeff Daniels stars as the other half of Dumb and Dumber. I believe he's Dumb and Carey's Dumber because at least Daniels character can read. "The." These two have perfect chemistry and work really well together to make a really good comedy team.

    This is a classic comedy that hopefully will never fade away. It is too bad that they had to make a "sequel" to the movie. If you haven't had the displeasure of watching Dumb and Dumberer; don't. Carey and Daniels aren't involved, so there's really no point. They make this movie. Anyone else and it just wouldn't be the same. Dumb and Dumber is one of my favorite comedies; and is one I can watch over and over again.

    Lloyd: The first time I set eyes on Mary Swanson, I just got that old fashioned romantic feeling where I'd do anything to bone her.
    Harry: That's a special feeling, Lloyd.
  • June 25, 2011
    If you like slapstick humor and speech humor, you found your-self one of the best movies you'll see in a long time. It's good, good good good good good. I can't say it isn't one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. It... is... good. How many times have I said good? If 8 (... read moreincluding the one I just said) of them are in this sentence, then is must be great! Look at the people who hate this and nod your heads in shame... then laugh your butt off at this movie, because it's nearly impossible to watch this movie without doing so... and if you haven't, then you... are a roach! Ha!
  • June 5, 2011
    A vaguely amusing and stupid comedy that is quite compelling enough to watch.
    It really is a simple stupid movie that would lighten up your mood and make you happy but other than that theres not much to it.
  • June 4, 2011
    Dumb & Dumber is the classic Farrelly Brothers film. If you have to see one fil by them, make it Dumb& Dumber. This is one of the funniest comedies that I have seen, and is one of my favorite too. Granted it's not everyones cup of tea, but to those who love Jim Carrey, especially... read more his early work, then Dumb & Dum,ber remains one film that is probably his best. The idea is simple, and Jeff Daniels & Jim Carrey deliver great comedic performances. Dumb & Dumber is still funny after all these years and is for me, a comedy classic. The film reminds me how Jim Carrey was funny back in the day, while nowadays he's making nothing but trash. Dumb & Dumber is a terrific hilarious film that you can watch with your friends and have great movie night. Sure the film is very stupid, but thats the whole idea of the film. Don't go watching this and expect something smartly crafted like The Shawshank Redemption, because you won't find it here. For what it is, Dumb & Dumber is a well crafted comedy with great gags going for it and if you're looking for something memorable and funny, then you should give this film a viewing. This is one of Carrey's best comedic performances, and it reminds that he was once funny. The Farrelly Brothers have crafted a great comedy with Dumb & Dumber, but to really dig its humour you have to open up your sense of humour a bit as some of the gags here will not appeal to everyone.
  • May 26, 2011
    its so stupid its good

Critic Reviews


Owen Gleiberman
April 28, 2008
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

Dumb and Dumber, which features Carrey and Jeff Daniels as nitwits traveling cross-country, is a frayed string of gags posing as a movie. Carrey, though, does literal-minded doofdom with peerless enth... Full Review

Variety Staff
April 28, 2008
Variety Staff, Variety

The wholeheartedness of this descent into crude and rude humor is so good-natured and precise that it's hard not to partake in the guilty pleasures of the exercise. Full Review

Jonathan Rosenbaum
April 28, 2008
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

This is a long way from the social comedy of Jerry Lewis. The characters here are ultimately turned into punching bags or punch-line dispensers. Full Review

Stephen Holden
May 20, 2003
Stephen Holden, New York Times

A movie that fully lives up to its name, right down to an opening credit sequence rife with intentional misspellings and grammatical errors. Full Review

Desson Thomson
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

An uneven collection of bodily function jokes, facial gyrations, sexual jibes and pedestrian slapstick. Full Review

Rita Kempley
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post

An execrable catalogue of doody jokes, Dumb and Dumber is an abominable, abdominal comedy. Full Review

Peter Stack
January 1, 2000
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle

Inspired, irreverent, spark-driven comedy that takes you places you never thought a movie would go -- even a Jim Carrey movie. Full Review

Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Carrey, I am now convinced, is a true original. In The Mask, he had the screenplay and production to back him up. Here, the filmmaking is more uncertain. Full Review

James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

While I won't claim to have gone through this entire film without laughing, there are some long periods between chuckles. Full Review

Scott G. Mignola
January 2, 2011
Scott G. Mignola, Common Sense Media

The caviar of low-brow, gross-out comedy. Full Review

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Facts


    • Harry Dunne: You know, Lloyd, just when I think you couldn't possibly be any dumber, you go and do something like this... and totally redeem yourself!
    • Harry Dunne: I can't believe we drove around all day, and there's not a single job in this town. There is nothing, nada, zip!
    • Lloyd Christmas: Yeah! Unless you wanna work forty hours a week.
    • Harry Dunne: One time, we successfully mated a bulldog with a Shih-Tzu.
    • Mary Swanson: Really? That's weird.
    • Harry Dunne: Yeah, we called it a bullshit.
    • State Trooper: You'd shut your mouth if you knew what was good for ya!
    • Harry Dunne: Lloyd I can't feel my hands....
    • Lloyd Christmas: Here have these extra pair of gloves my hands are getting kind of sweaty.
    • Harry Dunne: You have had an extra pair of gloves this whole time!?
    • Lloyd Christmas: Yeah Harry we are in the Rockys.
    • Harry Dunne: I'm gonna kill you!
    • Harry Dunne: FOOTLONG! Who wants the FOOTLONG!

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  • In which movie did Harry and Lloyd drive a sheepdog vehicle?  Answer »
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  • "Mary, what are the chances of me and you getting together?" "I'd say about one in a million." ". . . So you're telling me there is a chance!"  Answer »
  • Who said this and in what movie was it? "You know what really chaps my ass though? I spent my life savings turning my van into a dog. The alarm alone cost me two hundred."   Answer »

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