When limousine driver Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey) gets the sack, he persuades his roommate Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels) – a dog hairdresser/manicurist – to drive him 2,000 miles to Aspen in pursuit of an attractive woman passenger called Mary Swanson (Lauren Holly) who left a briefcase behind at the airport.
The duo – two of the world’s stupidest people – embark on a variety of adventures before discovering the briefcase is full of ransom money, which Mary left behind intentionally to pay the kidnappers of her husband.
The kidnappers are now on Lloyd’s trail, and the film follows Lloyd and Harry as they unintentionally avoid them and the police, who also want to speak with them.
Along the way, there’s a decapitated parrot; coffee spiked with laxatives; a traffic cop drinking piss and more . . . much more.
With Jim Carrey, there are no half-measures. So you’ll either love this as one of Carrey’s finest moments or loathe it as a perfect example of mind-numbing Hollywood cinema.
However, even the harshest critic will find it hard to suppress at least a couple of chuckles during this cheerfully moronic mix of slapstick, sight gags and toilet humour.
Disengage the brain and enjoy.
The prequel Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd and the belated sequel Dumb and Dumber To are both beyond terrible!
Lloyd Christmas
Jim Carrey Harry Dunne
Jeff Daniels Mary Swanson
Lauren Holly Joe Mentalino
Mike Starr JP Shay
Karen Duffy Nicholas Andre
Charles Rocket Barnard
Joe Baker Karl Swanson
Hank Brandt Helen Swanson
Teri Garr Athletic beauty
Victoria Rowell
Director
Peter Farrelly
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The kidnappers are now on Lloyd’s trail, and the film follows Lloyd and Harry as they unintentionally avoid them and the police, who also want to speak with them.
