Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
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A middle-class couple is forced into a life of crime after their corporate jobs and savings vanish overnight.
The story
In 2000, Dick Harper is promoted to Vice President of Communications for the media corporation Globodyne. He encourages his wife, Jane, to leave her job to stay home with their son. However, on his first day, Dick discovers the company is bankrupt and his shares are worthless, leaving the family with no assets or mortgage payments. After losing their jobs and facing eviction, the couple attempts to find work but fails repeatedly. Desperate and facing homelessness, Dick persuades Jane to join him in a series of robberies to recover their lost wealth.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 2000, Dick Harper is promoted to Vice President of Communications for Globodyne. He convinces his wife Jane to quit her job as a travel agent. On his first day, Dick learns the company is bankrupt and his shares are worthless, leaving the family with no assets. After failing to find new jobs and facing eviction, Dick and Jane begin a series of robberies, eventually becoming professional enough to retire their debt. During a final heist at a bank, they are nearly caught by another couple, the Petersons, who are arrested. Dick is later indicted for his role in the company's collapse. He meets the former CFO, Frank Bascombe, who reveals that the CEO, Jack McCallister, embezzled $400 million and framed Dick. Frank helps Dick and Jane plan to intercept the transfer of these funds. During the heist, Jack catches Dick, but Dick tricks him into signing a check. Dick then reveals the ruse to Jane, who forges the signature. Dick eventually takes over as VP, restores his reputation, and announces a $400 million trust fund for the defunct pension plan, leaving Jack with almost nothing.
- First release year
- 2005
- Runtime (minutes)
- 91
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Dean Parisot
- Writers
- Judd Apatow · screenplay; Nicholas Stoller · screenplay; Judd Apatow · story; Nicholas Stoller · story; Gerald Gaiser · story
- Cast and characters
- Jim Carrey · Dick Harper; Téa Leoni · Jane; Alec Baldwin · Jack McCallister; Richard Jenkins · Frank Bascombe
- Genres
- crime; comedy
- Themes
- corporate greed; economic recession; crime; revenge
- Tone and mood
- comedy; muddled
- Premise and plot tags
- remake; heist; business; fraud
- Source material / true-story basis
- 1977 film of the same name
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics, with a 30% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 47 on Metacritic. Audiences gave it a 'B' grade on CinemaScore.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 30% · review count: 132; Metacritic · score: 47 · scale: 100 · review count: 33
- Production trivia
- It was the third collaboration between Jim Carrey and producer Brian Grazer.; The film had more than two weeks of reshoots and numerous rewrites.
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