Directed by Ben Stiller Written by Lou Holtz Jr.   Cast Jim Carrey ... The Cable Guy Matthew Broderick ... Steven M. Kovacs Leslie Mann ... Robin Harris Jack Black ... Rick George Segal ... Steven's Father Diane Baker ... Steven's Mother Ben Stiller ... Sam Sweet / Stan Sweet Eric Roberts ... Eric Roberts Janeane Garofalo ... Medieval Times Waitress Andy Dick ... Medieval Times Host Harry O'Reilly ... Steven's Boss David Cross ... Sales Manager Amy Stiller ... Steven's Secretary Owen Wilson ... Robin's Date Keith Gibbs ... Basketball Player Tommy Hinkley ... Basketball Player Shawn Michael Howard ... Basketball Player Jeff Kahn ... Basketball Player Suli McCullough ... Basketball Player Jeff Michalski ... Basketball Player Joel Murray ... Basketball Player Andrew Shaifer ... Basketball Player Cameron Starman ... Cable Boy Kathy Griffin ... Cable Boy's Mother Greg Hopla ... Medieval Times Fighter John Ferdinand ... Medieval Times Fighter Misa Koprova ... Heather Paul Greco ... Raul Aki Aleong ... Karaoke Party Guest Dona Hardy ... Karaoke Party Guest Lloyd Kino ... Karaoke Party Guest Sara Lowell ... Karaoke Party Guest Cynthia Mason ... Karaoke Party Guest Michael Rivkin ... Karaoke Party Guest Harper Roisman ... Karaoke Party Guest Sandra Thigpen ... Karaoke Party Guest Sean Whalen ... Karaoke Party Guest Marty Zagon ... Karaoke Party Guest Cynthia LaMontagne ... Restaurant Hostess (as Cynthia Lamontagne) James O'Connell ... Bathroom Attendant Douglas Robert Jackson ... Bathroom Patron Charles Napier ... Arresting Officer Christopher Michael ... Arresting Officer Charles Robinson ... Steven's Lawyer (as Charles Knox Robinson III) John F. O'Donohue ... Prison Guard (as John O'Donohue) Lydell M. Cheshier ... Jail Inmate Jason Larimore ... Jail Inmate Ahmad Reese ... Jail Inmate Emilio Rivera ... Jail Inmate Bob Odenkirk ... Steven's Brother Julie Hayden ... Steven's Sister Annabelle Gurwitch ... Steven's Sister-in-Law Blake Boyd ... Steven's Brother-in-Law Liza D'Agostino ... Newsroom Researcher (as Lisa D'Agostino) Tabitha Soren ... Self Rikki Klieman ... Rikki Klieman Robert Simels ... Robert Simels Leonard O. Turner ... Sam Sweet Judge (as Leonard Turner) Carlo Allen ... Sam Sweet Court Judge Conrad Janis ... Father 'Double Trouble' Thomas Scott ... Sam Sweet - Age 8 Steven Scott ... Stan Sweet - Age 8 Christine Devine ... Anchor Woman Mark Thompson ... Newsroom Reporter Wendy L. Walsh ... Reporter Outside Courtroom (as Wendy Walsh) Marion Dugan ... Robin's Neighbor Kyle Gass ... Couch Potato David Bowe ... Helicopter Paramedic Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc ... Medevac Pilot (as Robert Zajonc) Uncredited Cast Jeremy Applegate ... Serf #4 Barbara Babbin ... Bar Patron Bill Clinton ... Self (archive footage) Adam Consolo ... Serf #2 Hal Dion ... Lead officer Shann Johnson   Alex D. Linz ... Tony Robert Lyon Rasner ... Serf #3 Raydeen Revilla ... Karaoke Video Dancer Produced by Judd Apatow   William S. Beasley   Bernie Brillstein   Brad Grey   Marc Gurvitz   Andrew Licht   Jeffrey A. Mueller   Original Music by John Ottman

Additional Info Premiere: June 10, 1996 Theatrical Release: June 14, 1996 DVD Release: October 07, 1997 Blu-ray Release: March 01, 2011 Country: Distributor: Sony Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Columbia Pictures (presents) (as Columbia Pictures) Brillstein-Grey Entertainment (as Bernie Brillstein/Brad Grey) Licht/Mueller Film Corporation (as Licht/Mueller Film Corp.) Distributors Columbia Pictures   (1996) (USA) (theatrical) (a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company) Sony Pictures Releasing   (1996) (USA) (theatrical) Columbia TriStar Home Video   (USA) (VHS) Fox Network   (2000) (USA) (TV) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2005) (USA) (DVD) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2011) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.1 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,080 / 20,902 Site Ranking #1,076 Team America: World Police (2004) #1,077 Blades Of Glory (2007) #1,078 Immortals (2011) #1,079 Riddick (2013) #1,080 The Cable Guy (1996) #1,081 Road Trip (2000) #1,082 Idiocracy (2006) #1,083 Palm Springs (2020) #1,084 Punch-Drunk Love (2002)