The Cable Guy The Cable Guy The Cable Guy is a 1996 American black comedy film directed by Ben Stiller, starring Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick. It was released in the United States on June 14, 1996. The film co-stars Leslie Mann, Jack Black, George Segal, Diane Baker, Eric Roberts, Owen Wilson, Janeane Garofalo, David Cross, Andy Dick, Amy Stiller, and Bob Odenkirk. Despite a modest commercial reception, the movie received mixed reviews. Over the years, the film has been considered by many as one of the most underrated works of Jim Carrey and Ben Stiller. After a failed marriage proposal to his
The Guy from Harlem The Guy from Harlem The Guy from Harlem is a 1977 American Blaxploitation film directed by Rene Martinez, Jr. The film is also known as The Good Guy from Harlem. Al Connors (Loye Hawkins) is a private detective operating in Miami, Florida. Upon arrival at his office he's told by his secretary that an old CIA contact and friend had been trying to get a hold of him in Al's absence from the office. The CIA contact, David McLeod, arrives shortly afterwards in order to enlist Al's services to protect the wife of an African head of state in town