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Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne are the main protagonists of the 1994 comedy film Dumb and Dumber. They were played by Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels.
Why They Rock
Overall
- Both of them have plenty of hilarious quotes and moments such as “We’ve got no food, we’ve got no jobs, our pets’ heads are falling off!” and “Hey, want to hear the most annoying sound in the world?”.
- Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels had great chemistry and felt like they were actual friends who cared about each other.
- They are considered one of Carrey and Daniels’ best roles.
- Their Mutt Cutts van is cute and funny. It is an 84 sheepdog.
- Minus a third member, they are considered good clones of the Three Stooges. It helps that the Farrelly brothers worked on a Three Stooges movie in 2012.
- Just like Beavis and Butt-head, the two work very well together as a duo of morons whose idiocy helps them navigate throughout the story while cluelessly causing inconvience towards the villains of the film, which makes them entertaining and enjoyable to watch.
Lloyd
- Lloyd is considered to be one of Jim Carrey’s first notable roles and it shows.
- He has a healthy relationship with Mary Swanson.
- His dream sequence is really funny to watch.
- Despite being a jerk most of the time, he was nice enough to give Harry a bike so they can go to Aspen.
- He had a chipped tooth, which was Carrey’s actual chipped tooth and to make Lloyd look funnier.
- "Assspen."
Harry
- He was given a bulletproof vest so Nicholas André wouldn't kill him.
- While gross, the scene where he tries fixing the toilet is comedic delight.
- It is a nice departure from Jeff Daniels’ usual dramatic roles, proving he can work well in comedies also.
- Contrasting Lloyd's jerkass behavior, Harry manages to stand out as the kindest and most compassionate moments. Even when he has his own jerkish moments, they're easily overshadowed by how much of a kind heart he has, thus making him the nicest and most innocent between the two.
- "You know, Lloyd, just when I thought you couldn't be any dumber, you do something like this... and totally redeem yourself!""
Bad Qualities
Overall
- They were flanderized in the 2014 sequel Dumb and Dumber To (and were also given the Home Alone 3 treatment in said movie).
- They each have some gross out moments, including where Lloyd urinates in dozens of bottles in the van.
Lloyd
- Lloyd can be a little unlikable due to being a self-absorbed jerk.
- Lloyd sold Harry’s dead parakeet Petey to Billy in 4C, who is blind.
Harry
- He decides to walk home to Rhode Island and got frustrated that Lloyd made a simple mistake about directions. However, this might be intentional and somewhat excusable due to Harry himself being dumb.
Trivia
- “Want to hear the most annoying sound in the world?” and “We landed on the moon!” were improvised by Jim Carrey, and they became internet memes because of it.
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