29 Smokin’ Bits of Trivia About Jim Carrey Movies

No one had a better 1994 than Carrey
29 Smokin’ Bits of Trivia About Jim Carrey Movies

Just over 30 years ago, the world met a hilarious Canadian dude in one of three ways. In a single calendar year, we encountered this comedy powerhouse in either Ace Venture: Pet Detective, Dumb and Dumber or The Mask. Sure, a few subpar flicks followed, but with a 30-year-plus career, there’s bound to be a stumble or two.

Let’s not focus on the negative, though. Carrey’s movies gave us a ton of laughs, and now they’re giving us a ton of fun facts. What more could you want from the man?

Mr. Popper’s Penguins

Mr. Popper's Penguins credits make us worry for Jim Carrey. NO PENGUINS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS FILM. JIM CARREY, ON THE OTHER HAND, WAS BITTEN MERCILESSLY. BUT НЕ HAD IT COMING. AMERICAN HUMANE AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION MONITORED THE ANIMAL ACTION. I guess Mr. Popper's penguins had their revenge. CRACKED.COM

Source

Who He Based Ace Ventura On

CRACKED.COM ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE Jim Carrey based Ace Ventura on a bird. In an interview, Carrey described Ace's mannerisms as just a smart bird at the edge of the pond, using exaggerated head movements and a peacocking walk.

Source

His Relationship With Jeff Daniels

INTIMATE ON DAY ONE CRACKED.COM In a GQ interview, Daniels said that the very first shot of day one was the moped coming down the mountain. With snot frozen to their faces, Harry clutches Lloyd and says, I gotta pee, and after Lloyd says, Just go, man, they share a warm moment of relief.

Source: youtube

How Much He Earned for Dumb and Dumber

ACE VENTURA GOT CARREY A MASSIVE RAISE CRACKED.COM Jim Carrey was initially offered $350k (some sources say $700k) to appear in Dumb & Dumber, but the recently successful Ace Ventura: Pet Detective helped raise that to $7 million (of D&D's $16 million total budget).

Source: audacy

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Holiday Movies How the Grinch Stole Christmas The scene where the Grinch directs his dog to be a reindeer was Jim Carrey's homage to the film's director, Ron Howard. Carrey's mannerisms in the scene echoes Howard's directing style. CRACKED.COM

Source

The Cable Guy

Jim Carrey THE CABLE GUY CRACKED.COM Although the Ben Stiller directed film was more of a dark comedy than a thriller, The Cable Guy did manage to make the usually slap-sticky Jim Carrey into a believable bad guy that will do anything to ruin Matthew Broderick's life. Let's not forget he totally predicted online multiplayer in video games, too.

Source: IMDB

The Big Gulps in Dumb and Dumber

Jim Carrey came up with the Big gulps? line in Dumb and Dumber on the spot. REK The two guys standing there weren't even in the moviec they were jus

Source: Reddit

Fire Marshall Bill

Liar Liar has a surprising Jim Carrey cameo. At one point, Carrey shows up in the background as Fire Marshall Bill, his character from the sketch seri

Source: BuzzFeed

$20 Million Dollar Baby

Jim carrey was the first actor to get $20 million for a role. BOm6a8 It was for his 1996 mixed-reviews movie, The Cable Guy. CRACKED.COM

Yes Man

JIM CARREY YES Jim Carrey traded his salary for a stake of ownership in Yes Man, which reportedly earned him $8 million more than what he would've bee

Rick Moranis, Pet Detective?

RICK MORANIS WAS ALMOST ACE VENTURA. crac VENTURA ACE DETECTIVE PET Jim Carrey's breakout role nearly went to SCTVI Ghostbusters I Honey I Shrunk The

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Mood Change

29 Smokin’ Bits of Trivia About Jim Carrey Movies

Kick-Ass 2

JIM CARREY DENOUNCED KICK ASS 2 After the Sandy Hook shootings in 2012, Carrey tweeted that he cannot in good conscience a movie with that lev

Bruce Almighty

In Bruce AImighty, JIM Carrey gains godly powers. And originally uses them to maim his rival. In a deleted scene, Bruce first causes anchorman Evan Ba

Tags:

Scroll down for the next article

Must Read

VIRAL ON CRACKED

A WEEKLY
NEWSLETTER OF
JOKES + TRIVIA

?