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The Cable Guy

1996 film by Ben Stiller
Movie film Q824133
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The Cable Guy

Summary

The Cable Guy is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,384 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Cable Guy received the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain[3].
  • The Cable Guy received the MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance[4].
  • The Cable Guy's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • The Cable Guy's director is recorded as Ben Stiller[6].
  • The Cable Guy's screenwriter is recorded as Judd Apatow[7].
  • The Cable Guy's screenwriter is recorded as Ben Stiller[8].
  • The Cable Guy's composer is recorded as John Ottman[9].
  • The Cable Guy's genre is recorded as comedy film[10].
  • The Cable Guy's genre is recorded as mystery film[11].
  • The Cable Guy's genre is recorded as comedy thriller[12].
  • The Cable Guy's cast member is recorded as Jim Carrey[13].
  • The Cable Guy's cast member is recorded as Matthew Broderick[14].
  • The Cable Guy's cast member is recorded as Leslie Mann[15].
  • The Cable Guy's cast member is recorded as Jack Black[16].
  • The Cable Guy's cast member is recorded as George Segal[17].
  • The Cable Guy's cast member is recorded as Diane Baker[18].
  • The Cable Guy's cast member is recorded as Ben Stiller[19].
  • The Cable Guy's cast member is recorded as Eric Roberts[20].
  • The Cable Guy's cast member is recorded as Owen Wilson[21].
  • The Cable Guy's cast member is recorded as Charles Napier[22].
  • The Cable Guy's cast member is recorded as Andy Dick[23].
  • The Cable Guy's cast member is recorded as David Cross[24].
  • The Cable Guy's cast member is recorded as Janeane Garofalo[25].
  • The Cable Guy's cast member is recorded as Kyle Gass[26].
  • The Cable Guy's cast member is recorded as Sean Whalen[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Cable Guy's performer is recorded as various artists[28]. Its producer is recorded as Judd Apatow[29]. Its director is recorded as Ben Stiller[6]. Screenwriters include Judd Apatow[7] and Ben Stiller[8]. Cast members include Jim Carrey[13], Matthew Broderick[14], Leslie Mann[15], Jack Black[16], George Segal[17], and Diane Baker[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1996-10-10T00:00:00Z[30] and +1996-01-01T00:00:00Z[31]. Original languages include French[32] and English[33]. Genres include comedy film[10], mystery film[11], and comedy thriller[12].

Reception

Awards received include MTV Movie Award for Best Villain[3], a MTV Movie & TV Awards[34], in United States[35] and MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance[4], a class of award[36], in United States[37]. Reviews include 5.7/10[38], 55%[39], and 56/100[40].

Why It Matters

The Cable Guy ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,384 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

What awards did The Cable Guy receive?

Honors received include MTV Movie Award for Best Villain[3] and MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance[4].

Related Entities

Alex D. Linz Andy Dick Ben Stiller Bob Odenkirk California Conan O'Brien David Cross Diane Baker Eric Roberts film George Segal Jack Black Janeane Garofalo Jim Carrey Judd Apatow Kathy Griffin Kyle Gass Larry King Leslie Mann Matthew Broderick Netflix Owen Wilson United States

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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