The Cable Guy

Los Angeles. The chirp of a phone line. A lonely guy makes one new friend. When the new friend won’t leave him alone, things escalate into a series of escalating public embarrassments and worse. Ben Stiller directs a dark, very 90s comedy.

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Ben Stiller directed The Cable Guy in 1996. See Ben Stiller's full filmography, where to start with Ben Stiller, or where to go after you've seen everything by Ben Stiller.

The Cable Guy was released in 1996 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 96 minutes.