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Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
2003 85 min United States of America PG-13 16+
★3.4
Comedy
Director: Troy Miller
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Description
This wacky prequel to the 1994 blockbuster goes back to the lame-brained Harry and Lloyd's days as classmates at a Rhode Island high school, where the unprincipled principal puts the pair in remedial courses as part of a scheme to fleece the school.
Budget:
$19M
US Gross:
$26.28M
Worldwide:
$39.27M
Starring
Derek Richardson
Actor
Eric Christian Olsen
Actor
Eugene Levy
Actor
Awards
Razzie Awards 2004
— Worst Screenplay
Razzie Awards 2004
— Worst Screen Couple
Razzie Awards 2004
— Worst Sequel, Remake or Ripoff
Key opinion
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd is a deeply polarizing prequel that functions as either a charmingly stupid tribute or an offensive, low-quality cash-grab. While some viewers appreciate the leads' commitment to the physical comedy, most critics and fans of the original find the writing, plot, and lack of the original cast to be unforgivable flaws.
| Screenplay | The plot is widely criticized as being banal, predictable, and essentially nonexistent, serving only as a thin framework for the comedy. | |
| Humor | The film's humor is highly divisive; it is either dismissed as juvenile, vulgar, and unfunny, or embraced as a clever, high-energy exercise in deliberate stupidity. | |
| Acting | The performance of the new leads is split between those who find them repulsive and untalented replacements for Carrey and Daniels, and those who admire their immersive, dedicated portrayal of the characters. |