The Cable Guy: Smarter than You think?!

Hi welcome back to your yearly dose of Tuna! Today we will be talking about the 1996 movie The Cable Guy! ...Now I know we all thought that movie was dumb as heck! But wait a second was it actually that dumb? Or was is it SMARTER THAN YOU THINK!!!! Watch as a man on the edge of his sanity, rambles on about a movie starring Jim Carrey, and Directed by Ben Stiller! Hope you enjoy! And be sure to comment as whatever you say will impact me!
0:00 - Intro
1:32 - Background
4:48 - reality
7:58 - tv.
9:58 - THE RELATIONSHIP
19:00 - Sam Sweet vs. the People
Music Used:
Breaking Bad Theme - Super Mario 64 Soundfont - jaxxtir
Better Call Saul Theme - Earthbound Soundfont - jaxxtir
boring music - Pixelated Screaming
boring music 2 - Pixelated Screaming
Elevator music
The Last Assassin instrumental - Cypress Hill
Where Evil Grows Karaoke - Marc Capelle & Monte Vallier
Hawaii Five-O played on a Yamaha PSR-S 550 keyboard - Glen Heapy
Mod Squad - Earle Hagen
Break my stride (Instrumental) - CHARLIEtheCAT

[@masterzombie161]

As a kid I met Jim Carrey on the set where he wore the mustache to beat up Owen Wilson. I had a rainbow sherbert push-up icecrem and he took it and ate it. Funny thing is my mom was asked to leave by the security but Jim insisted she stay lol. I still remained bitter about my icecream…although to be fair knowing me as a kid I probably offered it.

[@RepublicTrooper125]

That sounds like something “Chip Douglas Ricky Ricardo” would do 🤣

[@jayceneal5273]

owned

[@PSZURIKU]

I don't understand how you only have under 20 subs, This video is fuckin great and really made me look at this movie with way more meaning than i even first understood. Keep up the awesome work man.

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Yea honestly starting to appreciate Ben Stiller's work more, and Thanks! I will!

[@masterzombie161]

@@flashforthepeople9515check out Heavy weights. Ben stiller is hilarious I’m that.

[@flashforthepeople9515]

@@masterzombie161 Will do, going on a Ben stiller binge now haha

[@captdouche77]

I understand

[@asherwilkins465]

Dude, this movie looks really clever, I never would have expected that

[@xxxCrackerJack501xxx]

Great video! I've never understood how someone can dislike this movie, I grew up with it and watch it at least once a year, it's still one of my top favorite Jim Carrey performances (and Matthew Broderick's for that matter, I'm not the biggest fan of his but he's perfect in the role of Steven)

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Hard agree. Mathew Broderick has such a particular style of acting that its hard for people to cast him correctly. I think this and Tower Heist are my favorite of his

[@elizabethescalante8114]

​@@flashforthepeople9515I loved this movie then, and I still do now. I personally didn't like Broderick's character Steven OR Robin in this movie. She came across as kind of an indecisive tease who couldn't decide whether she wanted Steven back or not. And Steven? He was just SOOOOOOO whinny, clingy and needy to the point that I kinda understood WHY she dumped his ass!!!

[@MagnesVestergaard]

Excellent review. My Father and I loved this movie when it came out. In school, every guy lifted his shirt and said, 'Oh Billy'

[@ronaldlawhorne209]

This film was never quite understood or appreciated the way it should've been. I quite like the simple message that drives the narrative. I think that the specific mixture of tones found in this film made it difficult for general audiences to properly digest. It's the perfect example of a movie that's "not for everyone".

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Completely agree. Excellent take

[@michaelblaine6494]

I went and saw this on a summer day when I was 16 and loved it ever since,I wasn’t surprised a lot of people didn’t get it and that was fine with me

[@24avenged24]

This is a movie that I've always loved and didn't understand why people didn't get it. Thankfully I met a guy in highschool who also loved it and we spent science classes reenacting the jail scene.

[@whodatsaddle]

The production quality and detail are actually really good. I was shocked after listening to this entire video to see how few views/subs you have. Keep up the great work! Also one of my favorite movies. Very poignant film that somehow seems more relevant today than it did a few decades ago.

[@Monius13]

This is one of my favorite Jim Carrey films and always has been. Even in my younger years I kinda just "got" it. And I would argue that this movie has only made more sense as the years went on. The subject is even more relevant today. I would also say that although Jim gets hate for this role, nobody else could have done this role justice. I could never understand how people didn't like this film, but when I had conversations with them it was so apparent that they completely missed the point. This makes me sad. Thank you for the video! I really enjoyed watching.

[@flashforthepeople9515]

No problem haha, thanks for watching!

[@StarblazerTV]

Great video and editing. Rewatched this film yesterday, and I appreciated and understood it a lot more than when I first saw it as a kid. Keep up the good work.

[@emilyp3713]

I love Jim Carrey and your video style is super funny but also really interesting. Great vid!

[@QZYFOG]

Great video. Thoroughly enjoyed it and makes me want to go re-watch the Cable Guy.

[@dmtripreport8542]

liked, subbed, comment. solid stuff dude, keep em coming!

[@bogartwilley]

"The Cable Guy" has always been one of my favorite comedies and serious movies alike. It's sad it never gets the attention it deserves, and just as sad it's so hard to access these days. Jim Carey makes a GREAT PSYCHO!

[@Burt_Cokaine]

love your take. good stuff bro.

[@STAUNCHTV]

Great Video and channel my Man. You do alot of work I can tell!

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Thanks man!

[@Ironica82]

I was a teenager when this came out. Saw it a few times in theaters and was the first time I was one of the only people in the theater (I think there were five of us total that day). I kept hearing that it wasn't good but I didn't care. This movie was one of the movies I would watch constantly at home. As for your video...WOW!!!! That was an amazing analyzation of the film and made it make even more sense to me then it ever had before. Great job!

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Yea honeslty had to watch this movie about 10 times editing this thing through, and was suprised to find i still enjoy it after. And thanks!

[@Ironica82]

@@flashforthepeople9515 Be honest, you just used this video as an excuse to watch the movie ten times ;)

[@flashforthepeople9515]

@@Ironica82 You got me... its a great movie! Lol

[@Ironica82]

@@flashforthepeople9515 That it is and your video have made me like it even more :)

[@nithshithhith4398]

Nice videos, pretty funny, also nice choice of Donkey Kong Country tracks.

[@cameroncoop7878]

Amazing video. Always wondered why it made me feel odd when watching as a kid, loved it though.

[@RollinH]

Your channel is criminally under rated. Your channel will blow up. Its only a matter of time.

[@beezlebub3955]

That was a good watch! Subbed

[@thomaslong391]

Dude... this video is awesome... I was expecting a ton of subscribers... well... you got my subscription

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Thank you!

[@uhvoiidTV]

this movie is sick 100% underrated

[@DrMetPhD]

Excellent editing and analysis! Only comment: the film audio is WAY lower that the rest of the video. Not sure if there was a reason or not, but if that was fixed, you got yourself a nigh flawless analysis video here. Can't wait to see what's next!

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Thanks! I apperciate the feedback, I'll try to keep my future videos audio more leveled off

[@HorrorMakesUsHappy]

Interesting video. Good luck with the channel. I will say that - ironically, as with TV and movies - your volume levels jump between loud and quiet enough that I needed to change my volume settings in multiple places. If that wasn't intentional then you may want to check them for future videos.

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Yea damn, ill work on that for future videos. Thanks for the feedback!

[@a_boynamed_sir]

this is great. time to dive into all the uploads i missed lol.

[@flashforthepeople9515]

thank you! And good luck lol

[@rickybobby8224]

Now that's what I call a movie review.

[@cyris8403]

These videos are really good. Make some more. Thanks

[@papabatsy]

Only my closest homeboy gets why this movie is great. The scene when they are doing the game with the family is hilarious. Quoted "now we are starting to get thithhhh" my whole teenage years

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Hell yea! That scene fuckin rocks. Jim Carrey is peak there

[@RW-cp8gp]

Extremely well done!

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Thank you!

[@kenlieck7756]

Actually this was the only Jim Carrey movie ever liked mainly because it featured the entire cast of the Ben Stiller show and you can't beat that!

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Is that show good? I'm currently watching Mr Show and really enjoy it

[@kenlieck7756]

@@flashforthepeople9515 Absolutely!

[@MassManicMedia]

Great editing, humor, and perspective. You deserve more recognition, sounds generic, but keep it up

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Thanks man, I honestly really apperciate it

[@Gerickmb]

This is the first video of yours I have seen, and be sure I’ll be watching the rest of them. But I also notice you barely post videos at all. Where have you been? Your channel should be so much bigger, you gotta post more often bud. Subscribed!

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Thank you! I really do apperciate the kind words. And I know lol, but I'm hoping to put out alot more videos this year.

[@lethalfumes]

The production quality tho

[@patfrerking]

Television apps truly changed the TV game. I worked for 3 months a dish network. I'm 36 and it was rare to see a customer even my age. Most were 50 or older just set in their ways. Or Mexican. Dish offers a good handful of stations is Spanish I'm sure that was the only reason they wanted it. That and satellite television is not cheap. But, since apps stole so many customers dish had to change their game to survive. Dish does sell a lot of stuff including an amazing Polk audio surround sound system that's puts Bose to shame. I was a good technician but no salesman. And sales was apart of the job. If I went a full day without selling anything my boss was not happy with me. In the end I resigned before getting fired. Because I suck at forcing people to buy things and I hate doing it. It's awkward and sometimes even upset the customer.

[@Necroneer]

I've never heard of the Cable Guy or you but nice video.

[@michwashington]

I subscribed because of this video ❤

[@shaunblue8631]

I love this movie I saw this as a kid it was dark but alot of fun.

[@allanm2064]

This is brilliant editing! Are you doing this just by yourself? Get this man a promotion ASAP! And cheers from New York!

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Yea Lol thanks man. Apperciate the kind words :)

[@erickelm4974]

... And I'll always go in hard for a "White Shadow" reference. Lol

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Hell yea! Surprisingly awesome theme music

[@heikkijhautanen4576]

allways loved this one and my friends didnt get it all :/

[@saltyseasdog]

Great editing, well done

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Thank you! :)

[@elcaminosoldier1]

This movie was always awesome

[@michwashington]

I like The Cable Guy!

[@ianh1984]

Saw this movie in the theater as a kid. Was a big fan of Jim, in fact saw most of his early films in the theater. My mom had been a big fan of his from his time on "In Living color". She was so disappointed when she went to see Ace Ventura. It was not her kind of movie. I know this has nothing to do with your video... just brings back lots of memories from my 90s movie watching. Take care, you put together a very good video.

[@flashforthepeople9515]

No worries, I've never seen In Living Color might have to check it out, And thanks man, really apperciate the comment, hoping to make a lot more videos this year

[@ohchechin]

great video

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Thanks!

[@asherwilkins465]

How long did it take you to get this good at editing? Like how do you remember all the funniest clips to put in or references?

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Thank you! Honeslty im not sure? Too long lol and have a long way to go. And as for the clips, it was just cause I watched it like a ton of times and memorized where they would be at. I think notes would be way better though haha

[@cameroncoop7878]

Hoping your video gets favored by the algorithm's bro.

[@flashforthepeople9515]

I think it might have honestly lol. Kinda crazy

[@veryupstandinguy]

Yall saw that transition at 6:46?!

[@micahclawrence]

I worshipped Jim when I was a kid. I was about 11-12 when this came out and though it was definitely different from his usual…my Dad and I loved it. And if there is no Cable Guy…there likely is no Truman Show.

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Peter weir is a awesome director, love Truman show

[@erickelm4974]

I been banging the drum for this movie since I first saw it back in 1996 when it came out! My favorite of Carey's philmography and one of Ben Stillers bolder early films!! Everyone in this film is perfectly cast! I stand on that sh*@!! ... And I STILL quote it!!

[@zodaxa8881]

11 subscribers? Since two years? Well at least the algorithm did a fine job with me.

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Appreciate it! Thank you!

[@masterzombie161]

Been on the platform for a lot of years and only got over 80 subs. We just do the best we can to entertain.

[@thisinhumanplace2037]

@@flashforthepeople9515new subscriber gonna go through ur entire library. I respect quality over quantity yo

[@GinkgoPete]

I wish I could mend my friendship with Jack Black :(

[@JBrooksNYS]

I always loved this movie. Its my favorite Jim Carey movie... I always identified with the outcast.

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Agreed, One of the First "literally me" characters

[@JBrooksNYS]

@@flashforthepeople9515 Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver is another one. Thats a a bit more "literally me"... just moping around my alone in my apartment, isolated from the world and growing to hate it. Only reaching out into society to find a girl to bang me. lol

[@flashforthepeople9515]

​@@JBrooksNYSyea any outcast figure really just embodies me lmao. Literally me and literally always will be me

[@me-thebusta610]

This and the Truman show ! Wow shit

[@NicolasSequeira]

The Cable Guy is only Jim Carrey's best movie because there was never a Fire Marshall Bill movie

[@Hemassy]

That some good stuff man, gl with the cockroaches !

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Thanks! And Lol Yea we're trying

[@goodknightmoon7733]

If they made cable guy today, Steven would be the odd man out in society

[@flashforthepeople9515]

You think so? Thats an interesting idea. Its strange that the idea of a modern man has changed this much since 1996

[@goodknightmoon7733]

@flash for the people I'm not so sure the nature of man has changed as much as society's boundaries have shifted. Which is natural. The more distance and time from an event or phenomenon, the greater the clarity. I would expect as much changed between 1990 and 2020 as we see from 1960 to 1990. Though some might argue, the change between the 50s and 80s (or even the 40s to 70s) was greater in change. The blur between reality and entertainment has been growing as far back as when Christine Chubbock went from reporting the news to the decision to become the news herself. Moving forward, we have Hinkley's assassination attempt to impress Jodi Foster. An actress he did not know or ever meet. By the time we hit the 90s, we see MTV eroding the sense of reality with the television show Real Word, and the idea of "reality television" grew from there. As we enter the 2000s, you may have noticed that there was a growing concern (criticism) that fiction was not real enough. This was at a peak high around 2008, if memory serves, when movie goers demanded more reality akin to that time's Batman franchise. A vocal minority insisted that art be a one to one representation of the reality we lived in at the time rather than an escape from the tragedies that plagued us. KZbin came along and the world at large was introduced to the parasocial relationships that were few and far between decades prior and more people than ever began to fall for the mistaken idea that good actors are good people. When once we might have all agreed; seeing someone professionally play make-believe does not make us friends or allies. I would personally argue that the phenomenon began to hit critical mass in 2016 as entertainers began dividing families. However- to answer your question- the number of people who would resemble Chip Douglas is far greater today than 1996. I could list examples at great length of people trying to recreate their favorite films in reality, like the murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart. The simple fact is that people are not as able to discern the difference between their own thoughts and something they observe as we'd like to believe. Consider any conversation you may have had with someone throughout life where they responded with the exact same thing you just said to them as if it were their own unprompted thoughts and after an awkward silence they ask earnestly "did you just say that?". The same goes for entertainment. There are those who believe we live in a simulation because they saw the matrix. There are those who believe in alien lizard people because they saw They Live. Society points to Elon Musk as the real-life Tony Stark when we had the real-life equivalent the character was based on. If people recognized reality today as much they did in the 90s, there would be less need to relate reality to fiction, and we would draw the historical comparison of "modern day Howard Hughes." And there would be no demand for representation in art. People did not get angry when Billy Dee Williams played a white character in the 80s. People did not think they would never become a boxer because they were not allowed to resonate with characters played by white men. A growing number of people suffer the same delusions as Chip Douglas. "Entertainment is reality." Entertainment, as with all art, is an expression of the human condition. But that's just my perspective. What are your thoughts?

[@flashforthepeople9515]

@@goodknightmoon7733 Quite the read! Yea i would have to say you sold me on Chip being more commonplace in today's society. The fact that Steven was able to walk away from constant entertainment, is something i rarely see. Sure The Cable Guy is aggressive, violent, and mean but so is most entertainment and social media of today and god knows no one will give that up. A man just wanting a traditional job, bro , and wife is becoming the remnants of a bygone era. And I just read up on the murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart. Thats wild, really reminds me of the Scream 5 (unfortunately). It interesting to read people attempting movie tropes in real life, and find that it doesn't go quite as planned. (Makes me wonder if the victim herself was replaying her own horror film scenarios that affected her reactions to the situation.) The Pledge is an excellent example of cop films vs cop reality too. Hard Recommend

[@goodknightmoon7733]

@flash for the people just finished watching The Pledge on your recommendation. -Didn't know what to expect but that was a really well executed film and such a surprise it's not talked about.

[@flashforthepeople9515]

@@goodknightmoon7733 Yea man I was surprised how good it was, Nicholson is great in that. Honestly I should check out more Sean Penn movies

[@joshhayes777]

I thank tha cable guy is one of carreys best movies.. cable guy an man on tha moon are freakin great films man...

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Hell yea completely agree

[@tem3111]

This was his best movie, people in the 90's just didn't get this dark comedy. They also didnt get the satire in the movie Starship Troopers. I was only a teen in the 90's but I feel like people were so stupid back then. Things didn't get any better either because people only got dumber with time. The movie Idiocracy explains the people of today perfectly.

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Love that movie. Mike Judge is great

[@thisinhumanplace2037]

10:57 very astute observation

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Appreciate you watching! Thank you for the kind words

[@TheAceBandit502]

I don't understand the hate for cable guy. I personally love the movie.

[@EMonkey2027]

Your profile pic is freaking me out

[@judsongaiden9878]

It never occurred to me before, but notice Cable Guy's recurring blue/gray/white color scheme. 7:45 Is he fingering the guard?! Why do movie people always finger the guard while holding two-handed swords one-handed?! Mel Gibson did it in Braveheart. Ian McKellen did it in 'The Two Towers'. It's a technique that's only useful with certain types of swords, namely rapiers. In fact, some of the more elegant ones have hilts and guards designed to be grasped that way for maximum one-handed control. So I'm wondering if maybe actors who tend to do that were classically trained in rapier-style fencing, then subconsciously ended up treating all swords like rapiers. 7:46 Broderick/Kovaks being left-handed gives him an advantage in armed melee combat. Supposedly, that is. They say "westpaws" (makes more sense than "southpaws") are more unpredictable. Not sure how true that is, but it does tend to be true that westpaws are more able to do more tasks ambidextrously or mix-handed. So "adaptable" might be a better word than "unpredictable." But here I am overanalyzing one brief moment of one scene. My excuse is that I've been binge-watching Skallagrim. 11:18 Jim adlib'd that scene. Notice how Broderick's trying really hard not to crack up. 🙃 26:13 That spider wasn't supposed to be there. Jim just went with it. 26:42 Ackchyually, a lateral lisp (see also Sid the sloth and William Murderface). Though, to be fair, abuse like that can also result in a psychogenic stutter (which is different from a developmental stutter). 27:55 Eros and Thanatos.

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Thanks for watching the video all the way through! Honestly interesting info on the sword stuff, I had no idea actors even used specific techniques to engage in sword acting. And by happenchance I just started watching Metalocalypse yesterday. Pretty cool. Thanks for the comment!

[@judsongaiden9878]

@@flashforthepeople9515 I'm only speculating about the swordplay. I don't know for sure which actors practice fencing except for Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. They were genuine-article swordsmen. I just don't know where else an actor would get the idea to finger the guard.

[@allendulles2481]

The Cable Guy was a great movie. It's just that most people were sick of Jim Carrey by that point. Over saturation. And dopey fans who were expecting more Ace Ventura type goofiness weren't smart enough to appreciate it. Literally. That's what happened.

[@santasa8888]

Remember Altamira, bro - long live violence & sex.

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Hell yea bro

[@XentinelSB]

How do you have less than 1K subs

[@drjayteamk4531]

Idk I liked the movie. Only later i found out it apparently sucks. Tbh back then i liked jim carrey and anything jim was in so..

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Thats fair, Jim is honestly a one of a kind actor. Have you gotten a chance to watch it more recently?

[@masterzombie161]

It didn’t suck it just came out at the wrong time. Lots of movies suffered from this, but remained classics to this day.

[@drjayteamk4531]

@@flashforthepeople9515 i don't think i've seen it in the last 5 years. so no

[@flashforthepeople9515]

@@drjayteamk4531 Bummer, you should give it another go!

[@PM-qp5he]

I loved this movie as a kid. Watching it was an adult it's much different. Ben stiller can not direct. Mathew seemed very lost in almost every scene. Jack black was also lost and wasted talent. There are so many plot holes. For example, if Jim Carry was fired from the cable company, shouldn't the real cable guy show up to install the cable? I have a hard time believing anything. I feel like if it was animated, it would make sense. It's not a bad movie, but it's also not good. Is it a comedy? Is it a character study? Is it a scary movie? I just don't know. If it's a comedy, Jack Black was completely wasted, and casting Mathew was a huge mistake. If it's a character study, Jim needed to dial it way back. If it's not a scary movie, what in the world was that dream sequence where Jim looks like the devil. That legit scared me as a kid.

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Interesting that you came from liking it to not, I was the opposite. I kinda apperciate the wacky tone, I find it unique. And if you don't think Ben Stiller is good here, you should really check out Severance, he's really come in to his own distinctive Directing Style.

[@russellmairs5902]

Dumb and dumber is not as horrible as one might think...the sequel & prequel... ummmm. Yeahhhh.

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Yeah, I need a rewatch. Even the bad ones. Kind wild theres a trilogy of dumb and dumber movies tbh

[@technomage6736]

Omg 🤣

[@cameronpickard7456]

dont get the negativity of this movie thought jim was funny af in alot of parts

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Yeah its strange I'm pretty sure it was just the fact that it was different type of role for him. Even though its really not.

[@Bishop985]

24:03

[@brian4146]

too much

[@TechTokOffical]

I Ur right...the cult like following dumb and dumber TOTALLY says it sucks... But now let's get back to yet another gen z'er who JUST discovered another classic movie and will act like they JUST discovered how good it was and everyone before them missed out on greatness

[@alfredsinkllc4870]

#alexjones #timpool #eddiebravo #ufc #nfl I think all of his works are genius. Cable guy was an amazing movie! Its hyperbole stuff. It is different. Maybe its not the same person. Like they do sometimes in helmet sports.

[@flashforthepeople9515]

Cable guy is great! Really hope it gets more attention soon. Think Jim Carrey is fantastic in it. And yea I agree with the hyperbole stuff. Interesting take!