The Lovebirds: It Doesn't Soar, But It Glides
'The Lovebirds' is one of those movies that has a very direct appeal when it comes to its comedy. There isn’t a singular style, so much as tidbits of various ones here and there.
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
After Dick Harper loses his job at Globodyne in an Enron-esque collapse, he and his wife, Jane, turn to crime in order to handle the massive debt they now face. Two intelligent people, Dick and Jane actually get pretty good at robbing people and even enjoy it – but they have second thoughts when they're reminded that crime can hurt innocent people. When the couple hears that Globodyne boss Jack McCallister actually swindled the company, they plot revenge.
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After Dick Harper loses his job at Globodyne in an Enron-esque collapse, he and his wife, Jane, turn to crime in order to handle the massive debt they now face. Two intelligent people, Dick and Jane actually get pretty good at robbing people and even enjoy it – but they have second thoughts when they're reminded that crime can hurt innocent people. When the couple hears that Globodyne boss Jack McCallister actually swindled the company, they plot revenge.
Rating:PG-13
Genre:Comedy, Crime
Written By:Nicholas Stoller, Judd Apatow
In Theaters:12/21/2005
Box Office:$202,026,112
Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:JC 23 Entertainment, Imagine Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Bart/Palevsky Productions
Cast
Dean Parisot
Director
Jim Carrey
Dick Harper
Téa Leoni
Jane Harper
Alec Baldwin
Jack McCallister
Richard Jenkins
Frank Bascombe
John Michael Higgins
Garth
Angie Harmon
Veronica Cleeman
Richard Burgi
Joe Cleeman
Carlos Jacott
Oz Peterson
Aaron Michael Drozin
Billy Harper
Gloria Garayua
Blanca
Michelle Arthur
Dick's Secretary
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