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{{Short description|1994 comedy film by Peter Farrelly}}
{{About|the film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Dumb and Dumber
| image          = dumbanddumber.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Peter Farrelly]]
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Charles B. Wessler]]
* [[Brad Krevoy]]
* Steve Stabler
}}
| writer         = {{Plainlist|
* Peter Farrelly
* [[Bobby Farrelly]]
* Bennett Yellin
}}
| starring       = {{plainlist|<!--Per poster block-->
* [[Jim Carrey]]
* [[Jeff Daniels]]
* [[Lauren Holly]]
* [[Karen Duffy]]
* [[Mike Starr (actor)|Mike Starr]]
* [[Charles Rocket]]
* [[Teri Garr]]
}}
| music          = [[Todd Rundgren]]
| cinematography = [[Mark Irwin]]
| editing        = [[Christopher Greenbury]]
| production_companies = {{plainlist|
* Katja Motion Picture Corporation<ref name="AFI"/>
* Krevoy/Stabler/Wessler Production<ref name="BFI">{{cite web|title=Dumb & Dumber (1994)|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7dbad9aa|website=[[British Film Institute]]|access-date=May 24, 2018|archive-date=May 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524164433/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7dbad9aa|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
| distributor    = [[New Line Cinema]]<ref name="AFI">{{cite web|title=Dumb and Dumber (1994)|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/59791|website=[[American Film Institute]]|access-date=May 24, 2018|archive-date=May 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524221835/https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/59791|url-status=live}}</ref>
| released       = {{Film date|1994|12|16}}
| runtime        = 106 minutes<ref name="AFI"/>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $17 million<ref>[http://powergrid.thewrap.com/project/dumb-and-dumber Box Office Information for ''Dumb and Dumber''.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624211741/http://powergrid.thewrap.com/project/dumb-and-dumber |date=June 24, 2017}} ''[[The Wrap]]''. Retrieved April 4, 2013.</ref>
| gross          = $247.3 million<ref name="mojo">{{mojo title|dumbanddumber}}</ref>
}}

'''''Dumb and Dumber''''' is a 1994 American [[Buddy film|buddy comedy film]] directed by [[Peter Farrelly]],<ref name="AFI"/><ref name="BFI"/> who cowrote the screenplay with [[Bobby Farrelly]] and Bennett Yellin. It is the first installment in the [[Dumb and Dumber (franchise)|''Dumb and Dumber'' franchise]]. Starring [[Jim Carrey]] and [[Jeff Daniels]], it tells the story of Lloyd Christmas (Carrey) and Harry Dunne (Daniels), two dumb but well-meaning friends from [[Providence, Rhode Island]], who set out on a cross-country road trip to [[Aspen, Colorado]], to return a briefcase full of money to its owner, thinking it was abandoned as a mistake, though it was actually left as a ransom. [[Lauren Holly]], [[Karen Duffy]], [[Mike Starr (actor)|Mike Starr]], [[Charles Rocket]], and [[Teri Garr]] play supporting roles.

The film was released on December 16, 1994, to mixed reviews from critics. It grossed $247 million at the box office and has since developed a [[cult following]].<ref name="mojo" /><ref name="cult">{{cite web |last=Alexander |first=Brian |date=November 16, 2014 |title='Dumb and Dumber To' is top of box office class |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/11/16/dumb-and-dumber-box-office-winner/19131651/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214031522/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/11/16/dumb-and-dumber-box-office-winner/19131651/ |archive-date=December 14, 2019 |access-date=August 28, 2015 |work=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> The success of ''Dumb and Dumber'' launched the career of the Farrelly brothers, established the range of the heretofore dramatically acclaimed Daniels as a gifted comedic actor and revitalized his Hollywood career,<ref>{{Citation|title=Jeff Daniels Credits 'Dumb And Dumber' For Giving Him A Bigger Name In Hollywood {{!}} Sunday TODAY| date=March 11, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWsyO9akx8Q|language=en|access-date=2021-11-16}}</ref> and solidified Carrey's reputation as one of the most prominent actors of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jim Carrey Biography |url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/jim-carrey.html |publisher=Bio |access-date=August 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927104329/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/jim-carrey.html |archive-date=September 27, 2013}}</ref> The film also spawned an [[Dumb and Dumber (TV series)|animated TV series]], a [[Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd|2003 prequel]], and a [[Dumb and Dumber To|2014 sequel]].