Il rompiscatole (1996)
Steven (Matthew Broderick), cacciato di casa dalla sua compagna Robin (Leslie Mann) a causa dei loro problemi di coppia, va ad abitare in un nuovo appartamento. Nella nuova casa manca la tv via cavo, Steven chiama quindi la compagnia che gli manda Chip, il tecnico installatore.Chip installa il servizio e si mostra un po' invadente cercando di diventare amico di Steven e costringendolo a diverse uscite insieme divenendo una presenza asfissiante per Steven che, non sopportandolo più, decide di chiudere quella nuova amicizia. Chip, da amico invadente, diventa il peggior nemico di Steven, lo fa arrestare, gli fa perdere il lavoro e la faccia davanti ai familiari.
Direttore:
Ben Stiller
Scrittore:
Lou Holtz Jr.
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Jim Carrey as Cable Guy |
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Matthew Broderick as Steven |
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Leslie Mann as Robin |
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Jack Black as Rick |
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George Segal as Steven's Father |
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Diane Baker as Steven's Mother |
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Ben Stiller as Sam Sweet |
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Eric Roberts as Eric Roberts |
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Janeane Garofalo as Medieval Waitress |
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Andy Dick as Medieval Host |
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Harry O'Reilly as Steven's Boss |
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David Cross as Sales Manager |
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Amy Stiller as Steven's Secretary |
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Owen Wilson as Robin's Date |
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Keith Gibbs as Basketball Player |
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Tommy Hinkley as Basketball Player |
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Shawn Michael Howard as Basketball Player |
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Jeff Kahn as Basketball Player |
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Suli McCullough as Basketball Player |
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Jeff Michalski as Basketball Player |
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Joel Murray as Basketball Player |
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Andrew Shaifer as Basketball Player |
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Cameron Starman as Cable Boy |
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Kathy Griffin as Cable Boy's Mother |
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Greg Hopla as Medieval Times Fighter |
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John Ferdinand as Medieval Times Fighter |
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Misa Koprova as Heather |
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Paul Greco as Raul |
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Aki Aleong as Karaoke Party Guest |
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Dona Hardy as Karaoke Party Guest |
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Lloyd Kino as Karaoke Party Guest |
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Sara Lowell as Karaoke Party Guest |
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Cynthia Mason as Karaoke Party Guest |
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Michael Rivkin as Karaoke Party Guest |
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Harper Roisman as Karaoke Party Guest |
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Sandra Thigpen as Karaoke Party Guest |
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Sean Whalen as Karaoke Party Guest |
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Marty Zagon as Karaoke Party Guest |
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Cynthia Lamontagne as Restaurant Hostess |
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James O'Connell as Bathroom Attendant |
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Douglas Robert Jackson as Bathroom Patron |
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Charles Napier as Arresting Officer |
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Christopher Michael as Arresting Officer |
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Charles Robinson as Steven's Lawyer |
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John F. O'Donohue as Prison Guard |
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Lydell M. Cheshier as Jail Inmate |
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Jason Larimore as Jail Inmate |
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Ahmad Reese as Jail Inmate |
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Emilio Rivera as Jail Inmate |
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Bob Odenkirk as Steven's Brother |
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Julie Hayden as Steven's Sister |
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Annabelle Gurwitch as Steven's Sister-in-Law |
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Blake Boyd as Steven's Brother-in-Law |
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Liza D'Agostino as Newsroom Researcher |
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Tabitha Soren as Tabitha Soren |
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Rikki Klieman as Rikki Klieman |
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Robert Simels as Robert Simels |
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Leonard O. Turner as Sam Sweet Judge |
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Carlo Allen as Sam Sweet Court Judge |
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Conrad Janis as Father ('Double Trouble') |
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Thomas Scott as Sam @ 8 yrs. |
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Steven Scott as Stan @ 8 yrs. |
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Christine Devine as Anchor Woman |
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Mark Thompson as Newsroom Reporter |
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Wendy L. Walsh as Reporter Outside Courtroom |
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Marion Dugan as Robin's Neighbor |
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Kyle Gass as Couch Potato |
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David Bowe as Helicopter Paramedic |
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Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc as Pilot |
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Tress MacNeille as Cable Boy's Mother (voice) (uncredited) |
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Jeremy Applegate as Serf #4 (uncredited) |
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Barbara Babbin as Bar Patron (uncredited) |
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Adam Consolo as Serf #2 (uncredited) |
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Hal Dion as Lead Officer (uncredited) |
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Mark Fite as Medieval Times Knight (uncredited) |
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Shann Johnson as Extra (uncredited) |
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Alex D. Linz as Tony (uncredited) |
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John C. Moskoff as Karaoke Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Robert Lyon Rasner as Serf #3 (uncredited) |
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Raydeen Revilla as Karaoke Video Dancer (uncredited) |
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David Stepkin as Partygoer (uncredited) |
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Don LaFontaine as TV Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
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Tony Robbins as Oliviera (uncredited) |
| Directing | Ben Stiller | Director |
| Writing | Lou Holtz Jr. | Screenplay |
| Production | Judd Apatow | Producer |
| Production | Andrew Licht | Producer |
| Production | Marc Gurvitz | Executive Producer |
| Production | Brad Grey | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bernie Brillstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jeffrey A. Mueller | Producer |
| Camera | Robert Brinkmann | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Steven Weisberg | Editor |
| Sound | G.W. Brown | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Michele Perrone | ADR Editor |
| Sound | John Sisti | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Alison Fisher | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Michael Haight | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | John Murray | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Lia Vollack | Supervising Music Editor |
| Sound | Jeanette Surga | Music Editor |
| Sound | Alicia Stevenson | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Andy Malcolm | Foley Artist |
| Sound | David W. Alstadter | Foley Mixer |
| Visual Effects | John Nelson | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | David Linck | Unit Publicist |
| Camera | Melinda Sue Gordon | Still Photographer |
| Production | Karen Meisels | Casting Associate |
| Visual Effects | Jennifer Bell | Visual Effects Producer |
| Production | Juel Bestrop | Casting |
| Production | William S. Beasley | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erica Edell Phillips | Costume Design |
| Art | Sharon Seymour | Production Design |
| Production | William S. Beasley | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Nilo Otero | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Frank Davis | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Jeff Knipp | Art Direction |
| Art | Maggie Martin | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Pamela Alch | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Michael Scott | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Alex Leyton | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Thomas Vandermillen | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Kirk R. Gardner | Steadicam Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amy Stofsky | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheri Reed | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katrina Mastrolia | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joseph T. Mastrolia | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sheryl Ptak | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christy Ann Newquist | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nina Paskowitz | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Candy L. Walken | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nancy Tong | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pauletta O. Lewis | Hairstylist |
| Lighting | Reinhart Peschke | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | David Gamerman | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Joseph Dianda | Key Grip |
| Camera | Kenny Davis | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Robert J. Studenny | Dolly Grip |
| Crew | Freddie Hice | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Matt Sweeney | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Production | Sharyn Shimada-Huggins | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Jamie Lynn Arsenault | Production Secretary |
| Production | Terry Dunn | Production Accountant |
| Production | Steve Dayan | Location Manager |
| Production | Ross C. Day | Assistant Location Manager |
| Art | Steven M. Levine | Property Master |
| Art | Teri Anne Kopp | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Steve A. Hagberg | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Jason Weil | Set Designer |
| Art | Lori Rowbotham | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Richard K. Buoen | Storyboard Artist |
| Art | Patrick Lees | Leadman |
| Crew | Michael J. Hogan | Video Assist Operator |
| Sound | Nelson Stoll | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Scott Kinzey | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Dan Marrow | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Randy Burke | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Editing | Gail DuFosse | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Paul Karasick | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Robert Grieve | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gregory King | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Yann Delpuech | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Rob Nokes | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Scott Millan | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Chris David | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Tom Perry | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Mo Henry | Negative Cutter |
| Editing | Bob Kaiser | Color Timer |
| Crew | Erik Rondell | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Tom Elliott | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Norman Howell | Utility Stunts |
| Crew | Jon H. Epstein | Stunts |
| Sound | John Ottman | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Troy Robinson | Stunts |
| Crew | Bob Brown | Stunt Double |
| Visual Effects | Audrey Chang | VFX Editor |
| Sound | Dan Yale | Foley Editor |