Jim Carrey was paid $7 million for the original Dumb and Dumber, while his co-star Jeff Daniels — who shared top billing! — made just $50,000. Carrey wasn’t a big star when Dumb and Dumber went into production in 1994 and the comedy’s total budget was just $16 million — so how did he walk away with so much? “They offered him $350,000 to do the movie and he passed,” explains Peter Farrelly.
I re-watched this recently. Still holds up! Saw a YouTube video once that claimed the first draft of that movie had Jeff Daniel’s character be both Keanu’s partner and the bomber. That would have been a wild ride
I re-watched this recently. Still holds up! Saw a YouTube video once that claimed the first draft of that movie had Jeff Daniel’s character be both Keanu’s partner and the bomber. That would have been a wild ride