20 facts you probably didn't know about 'Dumb & Dumber' (2023)

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Peter and Bobby Farrelly made some of the biggest comedies of the 1990s and 2000s, but it took a while for them to get their careers off the ground.dumb and dumberIt was their debut film, although technically, it was only directed by Peter and co-written by the brothers and Bennett Yellin.

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The year 1994 was absolutely massive for Carrey. It's the year that made him a star. That year he haddumb and dumber,The mask, yAce Ventura: Pet Detectiveout. However, when the Farrellys were beginning work on their film, they did not know who Carrey was. So they saw it inAce Venturaand realized that it was perfect for his movie.

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Imagine Gary Oldman and Nicolas Cage as Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne. Now, you might be wondering why we throw out crazy ideas. But Oldman and Cage were the Farrellys' original choices for those roles. Obviously, that didn't happen. Other names being considered for the film include Steve Martin, Martin Short, Chris Elliott and Rob Lowe.

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When Carrey began the process of signing fordumb and dumber, was not yet a star. So, as we said,Ace Venturahappened. Knowing where he stood, Carrey decided to deal with the strength of his rising star. Carrey landed a new contract worth $7 million, a sizeable payday at the time.

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Daniels seems perfect in the role of Harry, but not everyone was on board at the time. Cage was still in line to play Harry when Carrey signed on, but he was dropped after trying to get a $2 million raise. The Farrellys and Carrey loved Daniels, but New Line was concerned that he couldn't do comedy and that he was just a dramatic actor. Even Daniels' agent said he would kill his career. And yet Daniels signed.

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If you're wondering where that money for Carrey came from, look at the salary Daniels received. She was paid just $50,000 to play Harry. Now this was less of an attempt to insult Daniels and instead an attempt by the producers to get Daniels to turn down such a low offer. It didn't work.

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Cam Neely scored 694 points in 726 NHL games, most of them with the Boston Bruins. The tenacious forward had two 50-goal seasons and was even inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. As Northeastern natives, the Farrellys were Bruins fans and cast Neely as Sea Bass in his debut film.

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Jim Carrey plays Lloyd Christmas, and Lauren Holly plays his unrequited love interest in Mary Swanson. The two initially met when Holly auditioned forAce Ventura. She didn't get the part, but they reconnected indumb and dumberand started a relationship. The two were married in 1996 but divorced in 1997.

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Carrey's bowl cut when Lloyd definitely stands out, but Lloyd also has a chipped tooth. That's Carrey's real tooth. When he was a child, he broke it in a fight and covered it up. To play Lloyd, he took off his cap.

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Harry and Lloyd stay at the Danbury Hotel in Aspen, Colorado. In reality, those scenes were filmed at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. That hotel is notable because it inspired the Overlook Hotel in the work of Stanley Kubrick.the glowand was used in the filming of theBrightmini series.

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Rhode Island is the smallest state in the country in terms of land area, but it gets a lot more love than you might expect in comedy, thanks to some of its native children. We're not talking about Seth MacFarlane today, but the Farrellys grew up in Rhode Island. As such, they decided to make Harry and Lloyd from Providence and even shoot on location in their home state's capital.

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dumb and dumberit had quite a successful soundtrack, including the single "New Age Girl" from "Deadeye Dıck", which peaked at number 27 on the charts. A song you won't find on the soundtrack? Beck's "Loser". He refused after being told the title of the film.

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The Farrellys were new filmmakers, but Carrey had already become a superstar fordumb and dumberit came out around Christmas 1994. After all, it was his third big comedy of the year.dumb and dumberit opened as the No. 1 film at the box office, grossing nearly $250 million worldwide on a budget of $17 million. That $7 million for Carrey was worth it.

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dumb and dumberIt's a comedy beloved by many, but let's be real. It is a rude and disgusting movie. Just think about Daniels in the bathroom. This type of film is not liked by everyone, including many critics. The film has a 68 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and some critics had the film on their year-end lists of the worst movies of 1994. Roger Ebert gave it two stars but praised Carrey as a "true original".

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About a decade laterdumb and dumber, a prequel calledTwo Dumber and Dumber: When Harry Met Lloyd, came out in 2003. However, the film did not feature the participation of Carrey, Daniels or the Farrellys. It was a complete failure. Finally, the crew ofdumb and dumberthey all came together for 2014Two dumbs so dumbs. It didn't have the cultural impact of the original, but it was a commercial success.

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dumb and dumbr is a pretty raunchy comedy, so naturally they turned it into a Saturday morning kids' cartoon. It's true! In 1995, Hanna-Barbera produced adumb and dumbercartoon for ABC that Yellin wrote. Daniels and Carrey did not voice Harry and Lloyd. The duo dated a purple beaver named Kitty. It only lasted one season.

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It's probably not surprising that Carrey improvised quite a bit in the film. Perhaps the best example is when Lloyd unleashes the "world's most annoying sound". Kudos to Daniels for reacting in the moment and improvising with him. Turns out he can do comedy.

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Peter and Bobby would go on to run aThree Stoogesmovie, and that's no surprise. Harry and Lloyd are named after silent film comedian Harold Lloyd, and there's a bit in the restaurant that's a homage to the Three Stooges.

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"Lloyd Christmas" is a fun name for a character, period. However, he also pursues Mary Swanson, and if they got married and she took her name, her name would be Mary Christmas. This is not merely a coincidence. In a deleted scene, Harry puts two and two together, but they ultimately decide not to reveal the joke.

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at the end ofdumb and dumber, Harry and Lloyd unconsciously turn down the chance to ride a bus with a group of bikini-clad girls. Initially, the plan was to film two versions of the ending, one where they get on the bus and one where they don't. However, Carrey scorned the idea of ​​them getting on the bus and refused to film that ending. In the end, we got the ending that Carrey wanted and the best ending for the movie.