Ben Stiller’s “The Cable Guy” was ahead of its time and too hip for the room in 1996. Arriving not long after Jim Carrey’s breakthrough superstardom as a comedy leading man, Carrey found himself in a position few movie stars could ever dream of. The former “In Living Color” MVP became the breakout sensation of “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” and the star of surprise blockbusters “The Mask” and “Dumb and Dumber” (all in 1994). Carrey, whose initial attempts at a film career the prior decade (anyone remember “Earth Girls Are Easy?”) went nowhere, became one of the most in demand
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