Coincidence between Peter Sellers and Jim Carrey

[FRwL]

These two comedians starred in three movies during a single year, the only time they starred in 3 films in one year during their career; one 1964 and the other 1994, exactly 30 years apart! In '64 Sellers starred in Dr. Strangelove, The World of Henry Orient, and A Shot in the Dark. Carrey starred in Ace Ventura, Dumb & Dumber, and The Mask in 94. All of these films are great, not a dud among them.
Strangelove and Dumb & Dumber are the most widely liked of each, each played the most widely associated characters of theirs in A Shot and Ventura which they'd reprise, and Henry Orient and Mask are the lesser known of their trio but equally great.

[PopcornTreeCt]

You lost me at "All of these films are great,"

[JumpCutz]

I say Dr. Strangelove may be just a smidge better than Dumb & Dumber. -smile-

[Cameron]

yah, i think your stretching

[FinkPish]

yah, i think your stretching
Same here. If the movies had similar themes or something like that, then it would be something to think about, but the fact that they just made same number of movies in a year doesn't seem like much. I could find a bunch of actors that have made the same number of movies just to draw this comparison.

[FRwL]

I say Dr. Strangelove may be just a smidge better than Dumb & Dumber. -smile-

Oh of course, but all the movies are pretty damn good nonetheless.

'64 and '94 were the only years in which both starred in three films, i'd say that's pretty coincidental.

[NatrlBornThrllr]

'64 and '94 were the only years in which both starred in three films, i'd say that's pretty coincidental.

For some reason, I don't see this'n popping up on Snopes anytime soon.

-JP

[FRwL]

Not everything on the internet gets to be on that esteemed site.

[Numanoid]

'64 and '94 were the only years in which both starred in three films, i'd say that's pretty coincidental.:lol:


Oh, are you serious? :confused:

[Numanoid]

Wait...John Cusack was in three films in '94:

The Road to Wellville (1994)
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Floundering (1994)

-eek-

[Mittman]

The mystery goes deeper . . .

John Cusack = JC
Jim Carrey = JC

Could the duo be a sign of the second coming of the original JC . . . Jesus Chirst?!?

FRwL you may have indeed opened up Pandora's Box my friend.

[Turd Ferguson]

Comparing Peter Sellers and Jim Carrey is like comparing filet mignon to Steak-Ums.

[thing-fish24]

I say Dr. Strangelove may be just a smidge better than Dumb & Dumber. -smile-

I'd say. Stanley Kubrick is the greatest director of all time, and the Farrelly brothers, while funny, couldn't direct to save their lives (no offense, though--I do like their movies).

[Ronnie Dobbs]

This looks like Carrey's most Peter Sellers-esque movie

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[dick_grayson]

wasn't Peter Sellers a really shitty father?

[iamiam]

wasn't Peter Sellers a really shitty father?

And?

[dick_grayson]

and nothing. I just thought it was tidbit most people didn't know about.

[theflicker]

And?

I guess it could be worse. It could've been a new thread.

[starman9000]

Oh of course, but all the movies are pretty damn good nonetheless.

'64 and '94 were the only years in which both starred in three films, i'd say that's pretty coincidental.

What do you think 'coincidental' means?

[d2cheer]

I say Dr. Strangelove may be just a smidge better than Dumb & Dumber. -smile-

Oh come on, Dumb and Dumber is to the 90's what Dr. Strangelove was to the 60's! -wink-

[Zen Peckinpah]

This is too big a mystery for me. We better call the Hardly Boys.

[inri222]

Shit the plot thickens
Sellers was born in Southsea, England and Carrey was born in Ontorio, Canada.
Ontario used to be a British territory.

[iamiam]

Sellers has double l's in the middle, Carrey has r's.

[12thmonkey]

Sellers first name is "Peter", and Carrey often relies on thrusting his nether regions around as some weak attempt at being funny.

Sellers was an actor who could be funny, while it's funny that Carrey is considered an actor.

[iamiam]

Sellers played a character, Dick Scratcher and Carrey scratches his balls.

[RagingBull80]

Jim Carrey was in Dumb & Dumber with Jeff Daniels who was also in the movie Speed...

I got nothing...

[MBoyd]

Kennedy died in a Ford and Lincoln died in the Ford Theater!!!!

[tommyp007]

sellers was an actor who could be funny, while it's funny that carrey is considered an actor.

5/5

[astrochimp]

Jim went to high school in my city.

[The Cow]

They are both 4 degrees from Kevin Bacon !! -eek-

[GoldenJCJ]

Jim Carrey was in Dumb & Dumber with Jeff Daniels who was also in the movie Speed...

I got nothing...

I have no idea why but this made me laugh.

[RagingBull80]

I have no idea why but this made me laugh.
It might be because I happened to mention one of the greats. I know it's no Cruise Control but Speed is a masterpiece in filmmaking. I mean it's a bus...and it can't go below 50 mph...Genuis!

I had a nice intricate joke there until it collapsed into what it is now.

[TheMadMonk]

the only time they starred in 3 films in one year during their career; one 1964 and the other 1994

3 Films in one year each.
3 is a Prime Number.

The years were 1964 and 1994.
Drop the 19 from each, because it is Prime, and common to both.
That leaves 64 and 94
6+4+9+4 = 23

Jim Carrey starred in "The Number 23"
23 is also a Prime Number

And this thread was started before that movie even came out!
Coincidence?

YES!

[starman9000]

And this thread was started before that movie even came out!
Coincidence?



Wow, I didn't realize it was such an old thread.