Right timing and
right story. The directors and actors of
the 1994 hilarious smash hit Dumb and Dumber all agreed that if they
were to make a sequel of this cult classic, it had to meet those two
prerequisites. 20 long years later and
the wait is over. DUMB AND DUMBER TO finally reunites Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels
as Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne, and the audience reception is
remarkable. It opened in U.S. theaters
on the weekend of November 14, and with an earning of $38.1 million, it enjoys
the #1 spot at the box office.
In this sequel, Lloyd (Carrey) is
seen confined in a mental hospital and is visited regularly by his best friend
Harry (Daniels). Lloyd appears to be in
a catatonic state, but finally snaps out of it.
It turns out that Harry has his own health issues. He is in need of a new kidney, and he
discovers that he has a daughter (Rachel Malvin) who could be a potential
kidney donor. In their efforts to find
her, the duo reconnects with Harry's ex-girlfriend, Fraida Flecher (Kathleen
Turner), and deals with Penny's wealthy and brainy adoptive father (Steve Tom)
and his second wife (Laurie Holden).
Production of this sequel began when
director Peter Farrelly reached out to Bennett Yellin, his collaborator on the
first film, just like his brother Bobby Farrelly. Peter advised him of a plotline that involved Harry and Lloyd looking for a possible love
child because Harry needed a new kidney.
More creative people from the original team were brought in and the
reunion story began taking shape.
Bobby Farrelly shares, “Because
of what Jim and Jeff did in the first movie, we knew the bar was set high and
we worked a long time on the script.” He reveals that they worked with Carrey early
on, and the actor was just too eager to make this reunion movie especially
after he'd seen the original film on
television in a hotel room. “I had
seen bits and pieces of 'Dumb and Dumber' a number of times,” Carrey explains,
“but this time I sat and watched it and was laughing and couldn’t believe some
of the stuff we did.”
Bobby also recalls that it is Jim
Carrey's perfectionism that pushed them to give their best. “Jim is never satisfied with what you have. He’s always thinking, pacing around the set
trying to figure out something more than what we gave him,” he says.
Carrey explains this energy: “My
work ethic comes from being absolutely desperate to make something interesting
happen in every scene.”
Carrey also found a willing partner
in comedy crime with Daniels who says, “I’m always reacting to Jim and his
brilliant comedy mind, and that’s how it is with Lloyd and Harry. Harry is always a half of a second behind
Lloyd, and it works beautifully.” He
also says that being friends in real life, they were able to create the
chemistry between the characters.
“Dumb and Dumber To” offers
nonstop jokes and gags, but the Farrelly brothers note that “The key thing
for people to know is that Lloyd and Harry are still good-hearted guys. But since we’ve last seen them, there’s
absolutely no mental growth, no character arc.
Still, they have each other and that’s enough to get them through life.”
Enjoy the adventures and extreme
hilarity of “Dumb and Dumber To”, a pre-Christmas offering from MVP
Entertainment and Viva International Pictures.
In cinemas starting December 3.
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