The Cable Guy won by Columbia Pictures at a price of $1 million. The role of the Cable Guy was originally written for Chris Farley, who turned it down due to scheduling difficulties. Jim Carrey joined the production, receiving a then record $20 million to star. Following Carrey's signing, Columbia hired Judd Apatow to produce. The studio rebuffed Apatow's interest in directing, but accepted his suggestion to invite Ben Stiller, star of his eponymous show on which Apatow had worked. The original screenplay by Lou Holtz, Jr. was a lighter comedy, described by Apatow as "a "What About Bob?" annoying friend movie" where
The Wrong Guy The Wrong Guy The Wrong Guy is a 1997 Canadian comedy film directed by David Steinberg. It was co-written by Dave Foley of "The Kids in the Hall" and "Newsradio" fame, along with David Anthony Higgins and Jay Kogen (the latter of "The Simpsons" writing fame). Foley also stars in the picture, along with David Anthony Higgins, Jennifer Tilly, Colm Feore and Joe Flaherty. The script was originally inspired by a sketch Foley himself wrote back during his days with "The Kids in the Hall". Dorky executive Nelson Hibbert (Foley), who gets passed over for a promotion after spending years