WebProNews

Tag: Dumb and Dumber

  • ‘Dumb and Dumber To’ Trailer Debuts on ‘Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon’

    The Dumb and Dumber To trailer made its debut on TV Tuesday night on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, and almost as funny as the trailer was the interaction between Jimmy Fallon, Jim Carrey, and Jeff Daniels ahead of the big reveal. It’s been two decades since the original Dumb and Dumber hit the big screen and it may be that only those who found humor in the first one will show up for the second.

    According to the preview the antics performed by Carrey and Daniels are about the same. The plot for the new film involves the two searching for Harry’s daughter in hopes of convincing her to give up a kidney for her dear old estranged (read: didn’t ever know him) dad.

    Harry and Lloyd live in the same apartment in Dumb and Dumber To as they did in the original and they even wear the same clothes. This could be lost on new viewers or a younger generation if they don’t first rent the DVD of the original.

    “It’s not even a movie anymore,” Carrey jokingly said to Jimmy Fallon. “It’s a phenomenon.”

    Daniels recalled being cast for the original movie.

    “I remember the audition, because I was Mr. Drama and he was Jim, and I had to prove that I could be funny,” he said. “We were doing the hot tub scene, and before we even said a word, he just went into Lloyd.”

    Carrey butt in saying, “I motor-boated him!”

    To get back into Dumb and Dumber character, Daniels said, “I just kind of sloshed my brain around and then I was there.”

    Jimmy Fallon was as funny as Daniels and Carrey with his facial expressions alone as the two discussed the upcoming film. Shortly thereafter the three did a sketch together that involved all of them maneuvering with mannequin arms.

    Dumb and Dumber To is set to hit theaters in the U.S. in November. Will you be visiting the box office incognito so your friends don’t find out or will you simply leave well enough alone–allowing the film from 20 years ago to be your one and only dose of Jeff Daniels and Jim Carrey together on the big screen?

    Image via YouTube

  • Jim Carrey Offers Emotional Commencement Speech

    Jim Carrey offered an emotional and passionate speech to graduating seniors during a commencement ceremony at Iowa’s Maharishi University of Management Saturday.

    The actor showed a vulnerable side when opening up about his personal life and became emotional as he spoke about his father and his childhood.

    “So many of us choose our path out of fear disguised as practicality,” the 52-year-old comedian told the graduates.

    “My father could have been a great comedian, but he didn’t believe that that was possible for him, and so he made a conservative choice. Instead, he got a safe job as an accountant.”

    The Dumb and Dumber actor urged graduates to pursue the career they love. Carrey said his father, Percy Carrey, had a typical life and made practical choices that contradicted the dreams he wanted to pursue in life. This led Carrey to take unlikely chances in his own life to pursue his dreams.

    “I learned many great lessons from my father, not the least of which was that you could fail at what you don’t love, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love,” Carrey said.

    “Your job is not to figure out how it’s going to happen for you, it’s opening a door in your head, and when the door opens in real life, just walk through it,” said Carrey.

    The actor also spoke about the decision he made to “free people from concern” through comedy when he was 28 years old.

    “I’ve often said that I wish people could realize all their dreams and wealth and fame, so that they could see that it’s not where they’re going to find their sense of completion,” he said. “Your job is not to figure out how it’s going to happen for you, it’s opening a door in your head, and when the door opens in real life, just walk through it.”

    Carrey couldn’t continue to remain serious throughout the speech and a few jokes did emerge.

    “No doubt some of you will turn out to be crooks, white collar stuff, Wall Street, that type of thing. Crimes committed by people with self-esteem, stuff parents can still be proud of,” he joked.

    Carrey received an honorary doctor of fine arts degree during the ceremony and told the management students, “I cannot be contained because I am the container.”

    Image via Wikimedia Commons

  • Dumb and Dumber Gets Unnerving Reworking

    Dumb and Dumber Gets Unnerving Reworking

    Dumb and Dumber, the movie that spawned a billion Big Gulps jokes, holds a special place in the hearts of many. The Farrelly brothers’ 1994 comedy is thought to be one of the funniest films of all time by some, and though I don’t really like superlatives, I will say that Dumb and Dumber has some of the best diner scenes of all time. It also has the best long-running gag about a parrot of all time. It also features the best comedic Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels roles of their respective careers.

    Ok, we all love Dumb and Dumber. Let’s move on.

    What if one of the most beloved comedies of the past 20 years wasn’t so serious anymore? What I’m saying, is what if someone spliced together some clips from the film, added an ominous soundtrack, and turned the whole thing into a strangely unnerving story of unrequited love and obsession called Love and Lover?

    What? Someone did? Awesome!

    Maybe that’s the direction this will take…

    Image via Vimeo

  • Jim Carrey Well Despite Internet Death Hoax

    Jim Carrey is alive and well despite an internet death hoax that had him succumbing to his wounds following a snowboarding accident on Tuesday. Most media outlets originally reporting the actor’s untimely demise have since come back and retracted their previous statements, admitting they, too, were victims of the hoax.

    It certainly would be interesting to learn if the Jim Carrey death hoax stemmed from a comment Shia LaBeouf made via Twitter following the Golden Globes. He called out Carrey over a dig the Dumb and Dumber actor made about him during the show. And since the comment used the phrase “you’ve killed him” with regard to Jim Carrey, as well as the phrase “Nobody knows if it’s for real or not,” it’s easy to see how the rumor might have started on its own, or simply fueled the fire for those bizarre and twisted people who think it’s okay to report that someone has died when they quite clearly haven’t.

    Here’s what Shia LaBeouf tweeted following Jim Carrey’s comment at the Golden Globes on Sunday.

    LaBeouf went on to insult Carrey’s parenting skills via Twitter as well, but later retracted that statement–removing it from his Twitter page.

    So what kind of dig did Jim Carrey make at Shia LeBeouf at the Golden Globes that had him tweeting about it shortly thereafter? He said the following, poking fun at LaBeouf’s recent incident with plagiarism.

    “Dying is easy. Comedy is hard … I believe it was Shia LaBeouf who said that,” Carrey said before handing out the award for Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical.

    LaBeouf was recently called out for failing to credit Daniel Clowes for work in a short film, and accepting credit for it as his own. The former Disney actor took to Twitter then, as well, to apoligize for the “oversight.”

    You don’t supposed Shia LaBeouf started that rumor about Jim Carrey, do you? Of course it will never be determined when and where the death hoax rumor about the actor came to be. The important thing is he’s alive and well and no doubt preparing to make fans laugh, even if it’s at the expense of people like Shia LaBeouf.

    Image via Wikimedia

  • Dumb and Dumber 2 To Start Shooting In September

    (image)

    Dumb and Dumber was not only one of the funniest movies of all time, but it has had a near cult like following for almost 20 years. Well we are getting great news that they are going to start shooting the “true” sequel in September! It has been quite the week for sequel announcements!

    During the press junket for the Farrely Bros. newest movie “The Three Stooges” Peter Farrelly had this to say: “We’re getting set to shoot ‘Dumb and Dumber 2’ in September,” he says. “It’s the first sequel we’ve ever done and we’ve got Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels back.”

    There was a “prequel” but it was different. “We did not do ‘Dumb and Dumberer,’” Farrelly said. “That was a studio thing. So we’ve always wanted to do a sequel and finally Jim called up. Jeff always wanted to do it. We always wanted to do it. Jim was busy, but he called and said, ‘We’ve got to do this thing again.’ He had just watched ‘Dumb and Dumber’ and he said, ‘This is the perfect sequel. Let’s do it.’”

    At this time there is no release date or any news on the script.

    (image)@TheMikeWheeler
    Mike Wheeler    So I was kinda excited about Anchorman 2 last week, but they just announced Dumb and Dumber 2. *brain explosion*(image) 35 seconds ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    (image)@Chrissymacc
    Chris Newman    Dumb And Dumber 2 has been confirmed to begin shooting in September and Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels are back! Pretty much the best news ever(image) 3 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    (image)@jowak93
    John Nowak    Dumb and Dumber 2 is happening. With the original writers, Jim Carrey AND Jeff Daniels. #ThereIsAGod.(image) 1 minute ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto