Fun with Dick and Jane

Directed by

Dean Parisot

Writing credits

(WGA)Judd Apatow (screenplay) &

Nicholas Stoller (screenplay) ...

Genre

: Comedy / Crime (more)

Tagline

: See Dick Run (more)

Plot Outline:

An update of the 1977 comedy, Dick and Jane are living the good life. That is until Dick (Jim Carrey) loses his job shortly after getting a promotion that convinced his wife Jane (Téa Leoni) to quit her job. The money is gone, and the house ends up in foreclosure. Dick decides to turn to a hilarious life of crime to pay the bills with his lovely wife by his side. Then together they decide it's time to steal back what Former CEO Jack McCallister (Alec Baldwin) had stolen from them.

Cast overview

Jim Carrey .... Dick Harper

Téa Leoni .... Jane Harper

Alec Baldwin .... Jack McCallister

Richard Jenkins .... Frank Bascombe

Angie Harmon .... Veronica Cleeman

John Michael Higgins .... Garth

Richard Burgi .... Joe Cleeman

Carlos Jacott .... Oz Peterson

Runtime:

90 min Country: USA

Language: English / Spanish

Color: Color

One Comment

I saw this movie in a preview screening and I laughed so hard that I had a headache by the end. I am really glad that Jim Carey has finally found a balance between his physical comedy and things that are actually comedic. The supporting cast was also excellent. Alec Baldwin was very good at being a character whom the viewer would love to hate. The story line was interesting and fast moving. It was a spot of light shining on the sad times that followed all of the financial ruin at the beginning of this decade. Although the movie was only about an hour and a half long, it did not feel short at all. All in all it was a fun movie that is worth watching if one really wants a good laugh.