Dumb and Dumber (franchise)

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Dumb and Dumber
Directed by Peter Farrelly (1, 3)
Bobby Farrelly (1, 3)
Troy Miller (2)
Written by Peter Farrelly
Bobby Farrelly
Produced byVarious
Starring Jim Carrey
Jeff Daniels
Distributed by New Line Cinema (1994, 2003)
Universal Pictures (2014)
Release date
1994–2014
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dumb and Dumber is a series of comedy films starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. The films have been released from 1994 to 2014.

Contents

Films

FilmU.S. release dateDirector(s)Screenwriter(s)Story byProducer(s)
Dumb and Dumber December 16, 1994 Peter Farrelly Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly, and Bennett YellinN/A Charles B. Wessler, Brad Krevoy, and Steve Stabler
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd June 13, 2003 Troy Miller Troy Miller and Robert BrenerRobert Brener Oren Koules, Charles B. Wessler, Brad Krevoy, Steve Stabler, and Troy Miller
Dumb and Dumber To November 14, 2014 Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly, Sean Anders, John Morris, Bennett Yellin, and Mike Cerrone N/ACharles B. Wessler, Riza Aziz, Joey McFarland, and Bradley Thomas
Dumb and Dumber story chronology
Original continuity
Alternate continuity

Dumb and Dumber (1994)

The first film was released on December 16, 1994. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, it was a commercial success and developed a cult following in the years since its release. The success of Dumb and Dumber launched the career of the Farrelly brothers and solidified Carrey's. [1] The film follows the characters of Harry and Lloyd as they travel across the country to Aspen to return a briefcase.

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003)

In 2003, a prequel was theatrically released, entitled Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd. The film featured a cast and crew different from the previous film, and the Farrelly brothers had no involvement in the film's production. It was panned by critics, receiving a 10% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It was only a minor box office success, grossing approximately $39.2 million worldwide against a $19 million budget, as opposed to the original film's far greater $247 million worldwide gross against a $16–17 million budget. [2] [3]

Dumb and Dumber To (2014)

The Farrelly brothers returned to make a sequel to Dumb and Dumber. [4] Carrey and Daniels returned to lead the film, and Bobby and Peter Farrelly returned to direct along with original screenwriter Bennett Yellin, and actors reprising their roles from the first film include Brady Bluhm, who played Billy in (Apartment) 4C, and Cam Neely, who played Sea Bass. Dumb and Dumber To was released on November 14, 2014, to dismal critical reviews and a moderate box office. [5]

Unlike the original film, Dumb and Dumber To was not released by Warner Bros. Pictures but rather by Universal Pictures. [6] Despite Warner having no involvement in the film, its New Line Cinema division, which produced the first film and the prequel, was still given studio credit from Universal. [7] [8]

Future

Directors Peter Farrelly and Jeff Daniels have expressed interest in making a third film. [9] [10] A third installment is reportedly in the works, with Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels returning as Harry and Lloyd. The sequel is presumably going to pick up after the events of Dumb and Dumber To . [11] [12] [13] The post-credits scene of Dumb and Dumber To humorously teases another "sequel" to release in 2034 titled Dumb and Dumber For, a reference to the 20-year wait for a sequel to the original Dumb and Dumber. [14]

Television

SeriesSeasonEpisodesFirst releasedLast releasedShowrunner(s)Network(s)
Dumb and Dumber 113October 28, 1995February 3, 1996 David Feiss ABC

Dumb and Dumber (1995–1996)

In 1995, a Hanna-Barbera-produced animated series aired on ABC, as part of its Saturday morning cartoon lineup; Matt Frewer provided the voice of Lloyd, while Bill Fagerbakke voiced Harry. In the cartoon, Harry and Lloyd have reacquired their van, now named "Otto". The cartoon also features a new character, Kitty, a female pet purple beaver who appears to be smarter than both men. The animated series was written by Bennett Yellin, co-writer of the film. The show was short-lived and was shelved after one season.

Cast and characters

CharactersFilmsAnimated series
Dumb and Dumber Dumb and Dumberer
When Harry Met Lloyd 		Dumb and Dumber To Dumb and Dumber
1994200320141995–1996
Harry Dune Jeff Daniels Derek Richardson
Lucas Gregory Y 		Jeff Daniels
Dalton E. Gray Y 		Bill Fagerbakke
Lloyd Christmas Jim Carrey Eric Christian Olsen
Colin Ford Y U 		Jim Carrey Matt Frewer
Sea Bass Cam Neely Cam Neely
Billy in 4C Brady Bluhm Brady Bluhm
Mrs. Margie Neugeboren Lin Shaye
Fraida FelcherJulie Costello Kathleen Turner
Carly Craig Y
Mary Swanson Lauren Holly
J.P. Shay Karen Duffy
Joe "Mental" Mentalino Mike Starr
Nicholas Andre Charles Rocket
Special Officer Beth Jordan Victoria Rowell
Helen Swanson Teri Garr
Detective Dale Felton Perry
Jessica Matthews Rachel Nichols
Principal Collins Eugene Levy
Mrs. Dunne Mimi Rogers
Ray Christmas
The Janitor		 Luis Guzman
Rita FelcherShawnie Costello
Ice Pick Bill Murray
Adele Pinchelow Laurie Holden
Dr. Pinchelow Steve Tom
Penny Pinchelow Rachel Melvin
Travis and Captain Lippencott Rob Riggle

Reception

Box office performance

FilmRelease dateBox office grossBox office rankingBudgetRef.
North AmericaOther territoriesWorldwideAll time
North America		All time
worldwide
Dumb and Dumber December 16, 1994$127,175,374$120,100,000$247,275,374#386#444$16–17 million [2] [3]
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd June 13, 2003$26,276,465$12,991,050$39,267,515#2,542$19–30 million [15] [16]
Dumb and Dumber To November 14, 2014$86,208,010$83,629,000$169,837,010#715$50 million [17]
Total$239,659,849$216,720,050$456,379,899 [18]
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Critical and public response

FilmCriticalPublic
Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore [19]
Dumb and Dumber 67% (52 reviews) [20] 41 (14 reviews) [21] B
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd 10% (119 reviews) [22] 19 (28 reviews) [23] C
Dumb and Dumber To 30% (154 reviews) [24] 36 (36 reviews) [25] B-

Music

Singles

Crash Test Dummies – "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead"

"The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead"
Single by Crash Test Dummies
from the album Dumb and Dumber soundtrack
ReleasedJanuary 1995
Genre Alternative rock
Songwriter(s) Andy Partridge
Crash Test Dummies singles chronology
"God Shuffled His Feet"
(1994)		"The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead"
(1995)		"He Liked to Feel It"
(1996)

The song was covered by Canadian group Crash Test Dummies in 1994 for the soundtrack to the film Dumb and Dumber . Crash Test Dummies' version is notable in that it was their first of two singles to feature Ellen Reid on lead vocals; it differs slightly from XTC's version, omitting the second verse. The video was filmed in Nathan Phillips Square, home to City Hall, in Toronto, Ontario; fans of the band were invited to an open casting by VJs on MuchMusic.

It features Jeff Daniels reprising his role of Harry Dunne from Dumb and Dumber . In the video, Harry falls and gets a Jack-o'-lantern stuck on his head. In his struggle to get it off, he foils a bank robbery and becomes a media sensation. However, he is unfairly found guilty of the bank robbery and narrowly avoids being hanged (he is saved by the pumpkin, which is placed on his head before he's put in the noose). It ends with a spoof of the religious imagery in the original video, as Harry's followers (oblivious to him having survived) venerate him as a martyr and establish the "Church of the Latter-Day Pumpkinheads" where they don Jack-o'-lantern masks, ape Harry's struggle to remove the pumpkin stuck to his head, and take communion of pumpkin seeds and wine sipped from a pumpkin stem.

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