---
title: 'The Cable Guy (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ben Stiller'
released: '1996-06-14'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-cable-guy-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115798/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Cable Guy (1996)

1996 · 96 min · Comedy, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

The Cable Guy is a 1996 American black comedy film directed by Ben Stiller and written by Lou Holtz Jr. It stars Jim Carrey as an eccentric cable installer who intrudes on the life of a customer. Leslie Mann, George Segal, Diane Baker and Jack Black appear in supporting roles. It was released in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing on June 14, 1996. The film was a box office success, grossing $102.8 million against a $47 million budget, though not to the extent of many of Carrey's previous films. It received mixed reviews from critics, but developed a cult following.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ben Stiller](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-stiller)
- **Screenplay:** [Ben Stiller](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-stiller), [Judd Apatow](https://cinepixo.com/people/judd-apatow)
- **Producer:** [Judd Apatow](https://cinepixo.com/people/judd-apatow)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Ottman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ottman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert Brinkmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-brinkmann)
- **Editor:** [Steven Weisberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-weisberg)

## Cast

- [Sandra Thigpen](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandra-thigpen)
- [David Bowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-bowe)
- [Andy Dick](https://cinepixo.com/people/andy-dick)
- [George Segal](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-segal)
- [Kyle Gass](https://cinepixo.com/people/kyle-gass)
- [Charles Knox Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-knox-robinson)
- [Blake Nelson Boyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/blake-nelson-boyd)
- [Joel Murray](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-murray)
- [Sean Whalen](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-whalen)
- [Annabelle Gurwitch](https://cinepixo.com/people/annabelle-gurwitch)
- [Conan O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/conan-o-brien)
- [Emilio Rivera](https://cinepixo.com/people/emilio-rivera)
- [Charles Napier](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-napier)
- [Conrad Janis](https://cinepixo.com/people/conrad-janis)
- [Owen Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/owen-wilson)

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