Fun With Dick And Jane (Dean Parisot, 2005)

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Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) is a remake of the 1977 American comedy film of the same name, directed by Dean Parisot and written by Judd Apatow and Nicholas Stoller. It stars Jim Carrey and Téa Leoni as Dick and Jane Harper, an upper-middle-class couple who resort to robbery after the company for which Dick works goes bankrupt. Alec Baldwin, Richard Jenkins, Angie Harmon, John Michael Higgins, Richard Burgi, Carlos Jacott, Gloria Garayua and Stephanie Weir also star.

The film did well at the box office, grossing $30,383,515 in its opening weekend, but was able to eventually make eight times its opening weekend gross during the holiday season. In total, the film generated worldwide box office sales of $202 million. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics. It was released by Columbia Pictures on December 21, 2005.

In 2000, Dick Harper (Jim Carrey) works for a company in Los Angeles called Globodyne. His wife, Jane Harper (Tea Leoni), works at a local travel agency and is often stressed at work. They have a son named Billy, who speaks mostly Spanish due to his time with the family's young Hispanic housekeeper, Blanca. Dick is 'promoted' to Vice-President of...

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