"Dumb and Dumber"

            This hilarious comedy is about two best friends and their wild adventures as they make their across the country to return a briefcase to a woman they have only met once.  Though they are good-hearted people they are incredibly stupid making this movie an all time classic. 

This movie features a great cast with Jim Carry playing Lloyd, Jeff Daniels playing Harry and Lauren Holly playing Lloyds mystery woman Mary Swanson.  Dumb and Dumber was directed by Peter Farrelly was released into theaters in December of 1994.

The movie starts off with Lloyd picking up Mary Swanson in a limo to drive her to the airport.  Lloyd was immediately attracted to Mary and while dropping her off he notices that she leaves her brief case on the floor in the terminal.  In a hilarious failed attempt to bring it back to her, he returns home with it in his position.

When arriving home Lloyd convinces Harry to take a cross-country trip to Aspen “The Sunshine State” to return the briefcase to Marry.  In their travels they encounter numerous speed bumps.  After Lloyd drives half way in the wrong direction Harry splits up and beings to walk home by himself.  In a desperate attempt to regain Harry’s friendship back Lloyd sells the van and buys a mini bike.  Harry agrees to continue the journey.

After arriving in Aspen they begin to look for Mary through the phone book but without any luck because they did not know her last name.  That night Harry and Lloyd had no money to afford to get a hotel so they were stuck out in the cold.  Harry grows very upset with Lloyd and he tries to throw the briefcase into the lake.  The briefcase breaks open and inside is thousands of dollars.

The two decide to take some of the money for a hotel to get out of the cold and promise to pay all of it back with IOU’s.  They end up spending a lot the money on foolish things.  A few days later they see Mary in the newspaper and plan to meet with her.

Lloyds shows up at Mary’s house explaining that he has her brief case.  She follows him back to his hotel so he can return it to her.  When arriving to the room a man barges in demanding for his briefcase full of money.  After he tied them to the bed Harry then walks in. (Harry was approached by the police in the lobby of the hotel, he was given a gun and bulletproof vest to stop the man with the gun.) 

The real police break into the room just as the man was about to shoot the three.   The movie after this shortly comes to an end; Lloyd finds out that Marry had a husband so his dreams of marrying her are crushed.  

Dumb and Dumber was a hilarious comedy and will always be considered a classic.  There are so many good one-liners that will make you laugh for days.  Overall this was a great movie and I would recommend it to anyone who likes comedy.

In 2003 Dumb and Dumberer; When Harry Met Lloyd was released into theaters, a prequel to the original Dumb and Dumber.  The movie takes place in the 80’s when Harry arrives at his first day of high school and meats Lloyd.  Harry had been homeschooled his whole life and Lloyd’s father is the custodial of the high school they attend. Despite featuring a whole new cast and not doing so well in the box office the movie had a few good one-liners.

-Carl Oberle