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Eric Christian Olsen, Derek Richardson, Rachel Nichols, Cheri Oteri, Luis Guzman ... see more see more... , Elden Henson , William Lee Scott , Mimi Rogers , Eugene Levy , Lin Shaye , Shia LaBeouf , Josh Braaten , Teal Redmann , Michelle Krusiec , Brian Posehn , Kyle Gass , Shia La Beouff

Director Troy Miller follows up the little-seen Mr. Show movie Run Ronnie Run! with this prequel to Dumb and Dumber, the 1994 box-office smash that starred Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels and launched the... read more read more... careers of writer/directors Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly. For the follow-up, we're taken back to 1986 when Lloyd Christmas (Eric Christian Olsen) and Harry Dunne (Derek Richardson) first met while in high school. Dissatisfied with their being stuck in remedial classes, the dense duo sets out to prove that they can attend classes with their peers of normal intelligence. Along the way, they encounter a greedy principal played by Eugene Levy and a friendly janitor played by Luis Guzman who takes Lloyd under his wing. Along with Mimi Rogers as Harry's mom, Mrs. Dunne, Dumb and Dumberer also features performances by Rachel Nichols and Cheri Oteri. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: June 1, 2004

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  • January 3, 2012
    Hopefully if Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels return as a duo for a sequel to be released (if it does) we'll be able to forget this awful tragedy of cinema.
  • September 2, 2011
    There's a fine line between dumb enough to make a hilarious movie, and so ridiculously dumb that it's hard to even let out a nervous laugh here and there. Though the original DUMB AND DUMBER was a good example of a former, this prequel is the perfect example of the latter. DUMB... read more AND DUMBERER: WHEN HARRY MET LLOYD is more of an homage to DUMB AND DUMBER than anything. The form of "dumbness" isn't even similar to the original, there is no similar plot, and it looks like two truly-smart teenagers imitating the believable stupidity of Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. All in all? This isn't worth watching. For fans of the original DUMB AND DUMBER, you'll begin to miss the real Jim Carrey because of the awful impersonations you'll find here.
  • August 28, 2011
    This was god awful, one of the worst films in the history of man kind, not funny at all.
  • June 4, 2011
    Prequel to Dumb & Dumber is an incredibly bad attempt at outdoing the original. Where to begin? The acting is terrible, the jokes are unoriginal, the script is terrible. This film one of the worst films that I have ever seen, and it doesn't deliver anything funny or amusing. The ... read morefilm instead of being funny is irritating with it's stupid attempt at "good" comedy which of course fails fails on all levels. If you're lucky you'll stay away from this film. If you're unlucky, you can warn fans of Dumb & Dumber how bad this prequel is. This film scrapes the bottom of the barrel and goes further still. All the actors here for exception of Luis Guzman suck. I'm actually surprised that Guzman acted in this. Dumb & DUmberer is actually a fairly great title for this film because it certainly is dumberer and makes the viewer feel dumberer for having watched it. Thnere's nothing great about this film, it's a dreadful train wreck of a movie that you wished you hadn't seen in the first place. The film is thebtype of movie that you wish could be unmade and whipped off the face of the earth. Dumb & Dumberer is nothing but a sorry piece of crap prequel thatjoins a few other films that filmmakers have tried to cash in on its far superior counterpart. Of course I'm refereing to films like Slap Shot 2, 3, Sandlot 2,3 and Caddyshack 2. All of these films failed to capture what made the originals so great. Now Dumb & Dumberer is among those sad, mediocre titles as one of the worst prequel/ sequel ever made.
  • November 13, 2010
    Weirdly enough, this was actually slightly entertaining. Sure, it's a sequel to a movie that could have not ever been made and no one would care, but it still delivers some nice timing and comedy skills unknowns aren't liable to possess.
  • May 28, 2010
    this is stupid. why should i want to watch 2 morons impersonate Jeff Daniels and Jim Carrey (and badly) and why WHY did i not check the back of the box to see if the LaBoof was in it?!?

    Ok so i just saw it again, and it actually DID NOT make me puke my fucking lunch up! so hoo... read morerah!
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    February 4, 2010
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    OK, it's pretty bad, but it's soo bad that is is super hilarious! Even thought that cast sucks, it is sort of held by the jim carrey replacement!
  • January 18, 2010
    It's a lot more juvenile than the original, but it was a lot better than I expected. It had a lot of inside jokes from the first and you could tell it was made by fans. Eric Christian Olsen actually did an almost dead on impression of Jim Carrey, I was really impressed.
  • September 7, 2007
    Olsen mimics Carrey suprisingly well...but that's about it.
  • August 23, 2007
    If you even consider watching this, make sure to sock yourself in the face. Fifty times.

Critic Reviews


Richard Roeper
June 23, 2003
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

... has a flat, deadly aura and it's not even gutsy enough to be sexy or potentially offensive. Full Review

Desson Thomson
June 13, 2003
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

I wouldn't want you to consider even renting this thing.

Ann Hornaday
June 13, 2003
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

To call it sophomoric would libel even the most pathetic, pimply underclassman.

Claudia Puig
June 13, 2003
Claudia Puig, USA Today

The movie should have been called The Dumbest, because it no doubt will emerge as this summer's most inane release. Full Review

Peter Howell
June 13, 2003
Peter Howell, Toronto Star

Every bit as awkward as its title, 'Dumb And Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd' is missing not only Carrey and Daniels, but also the creative spark and anarchic spirit contributed by brothers Peter and B... Full Review

Mick LaSalle
June 13, 2003
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd sounded like a bad idea, and the movie removes all doubt. Full Review

Peter Travers
June 13, 2003
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Christian Olsen to mug so hard as Lloyd that he looks like Carrey being demonically possessed by Jerry Lewis.

Roger Moore
June 13, 2003
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

A flat-footed comedy whose best moments are in the outtakes at the end.

Bob Campbell
June 13, 2003
Bob Campbell, Newark Star-Ledger

A dull and dullerer movie likely to make audiences feel numb and numberer. Full Review

Jack Mathews
June 13, 2003
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News

For those who recall the laxative overdose sequence in the original D&D as a comedy classic, there's a gag here about a melted Hershey bar that I thought might make the preview audience soil itself. B... Full Review

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