Horror may simply be probably the most versatile style in all of cinema. With numerous subgenres, and a common “something goes” method, there’s a lot that may be accomplished. Equally, Jim Carrey is a person of many skills, and that versatility has blended itself to a number of genres. From comedic roles reminiscent of Dumb and Dumber, and The Masks, to psychological dramas reminiscent of Everlasting Sunshine Of the Spotless Thoughts, and The Truman Present, there actually is not a tone Carrey cannot match into. However what many most likely do not know is that the actor tried to dip his toes into a lot darker waters, as soon as pitching his personal thought for a horror film to directing and writing duo, the Daniels. And never simply any horror film both — a discovered footage fashion fright flick that happened behind the scenes of the Dumb and Dumber sequel.
Jim Carrey Claims the ‘Dumb and Dumber’ Set Was Haunted
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, professionally often called the Daniels, took the world (and award circuit) by storm with their acclaimed All the pieces All over the place All At As soon as. However earlier than selecting up a number of Oscars, they nearly added a horror film with Jim Carrey to their resume. Kwan revealed the fascinating truth in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter when requested what’s the weirdest writing job they’ve ever been approached about. “Very early in our careers, Jim Carrey reached out. He had simply seen Paranormal Exercise and was like, ‘Guys, it’s discovered footage and it’s horror — have you ever seen it?’ And we had been like, ‘Uh-huh, we’ve heard of it. The place is that this going?'” Carrey then advised mixing discovered footage with comedy, and he had the proper thought for it.
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He went on to clarify that the set of Dumb and Dumber was haunted, having been filmed in the identical resort that The Shining was impressed by, so Carrey’s thought stemmed from the unusual issues that occurred throughout filming.
“He’s like, ‘The entire time we had been taking pictures, issues had been breaking, folks had been getting damage, doorways had been swinging, and it felt haunted. We’re going to shoot
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, and I need you guys to do a found-footage horror comedy on the set. Whereas we’re filming, you guys are going to make a feature-length, behind-the-scenes video that slowly turns into a horror movie.’ We’re like, “OK, we’re in. That is superb.’”
Jim Carrey Needed the Horror Film to Movie the ‘Dumb and Dumber To’ Set
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Sadly, the film didn’t get made, however not from an absence of enthusiasm on either side. In reality, there could have been an excessive amount of enthusiasm on one finish, which resulted in some disappointment. Based on Kwan, he and Scheinert wrote a complete define for the movie and had been excited to get began.
“Then we sat down with the producer, we pitched the thought, they usually’re like, ‘We’re not truly going to make this. I’m sorry, Jim acquired actually excited, however there’s no manner the studio goes to allow us to do a film whereas they’re taking pictures Dumb and Dumber To.'”
Whereas your complete thought of the film sounds slightly absurd, it may have been the proper undertaking for the Daniels as they’ve since made some delightfully outrageous films. In any case, Swiss Military Man’s principal character is a flatulent corpse, and All the pieces All over the place All At As soon as has Jamie Lee Curtis and Michelle Yeoh flailing their scorching canine palms round. To not point out the pair acquired their begin directing music movies, with heavy hitters reminiscent of “Houdini” by Foster the Folks and “Flip Down For What” by DJ Snake and Lil Jon. This expertise with their penchant for the extraordinary would’ve made them the proper creators of a discovered footage comedy-horror.
Dumb and Dumber is the final film you’d anticipate to take a flip in direction of horror, so it might have made for fairly the plot twist. It’s a disgrace the studios didn’t let the Daniels or Jim Carrey transfer ahead with the thought. Nonetheless, now that the Daniels are Hollywood golden boys, there should be hope.
Dumb and Dumber
- Launch Date
- December 16, 1994
- Director
- Peter Farrelly , Bobby Farrelly
- Runtime
- 107 minutes
- Writers
- Peter Farrelly , Bennett Yellin , Bobby Farrelly
Dumb and Dumber is offered to lease on Amazon within the U.S.
