There is something powerful about being the Cable Guy (Jim Carrey) that provides him with a certain confidence.
He gets to encounter new people and hook up only the chosen few with the coveted free premium channels.
When Steven Kovacs (Matthew Broderick) calls to get his new house set up with cable service Stevens friend Rick (Jack Black) convinces him to test the waters and see if he can get the free movie channels.
After four hours of waiting around the Cable Guy shows up to get Steven's new apartment connected.
Immediately we see the quirky and hilarious Cable Guy in action as he probes Steven's apartment looking for the cable sweet spot.
After he completely rearranges Steven's apartment for better reception the Cable Guy agrees to hook him up with free premium channels and a friendship is born.
Not quite sure how to say no, Steven agrees to accompany the Cable Guy to learn more about the satellites that make the cable service work.
After the two get to know each other better we learn that the Cable Guy goes by the name of Chip Douglas and we get a glimpse of his not so great childhood.
Steven finds it a bit odd how much Chip knows about his life and his ex girlfriend Robin Harris (Leslie Mann).
Knowing that Steven wants desperately to get back with his ex Robin, Chip thinks getting the two back together will solidify his relationship with Steven.
Chip is introduced to Steven's friends in the outrageous basketball scene where Chip joins their pickup game.
The group is not quite sure how to take Chip with his tight shorts, tank-top and mouth guard as Chip takes the game far too serious.
The game ends when Chip smashes the backboard with one of his power dunks.
The movie takes a bit of a dark spin when Steven starts pushing Chip away when he realizes that he is not stable.
Elements of Steven's life begin changing for the worse and he soon suspects that Chip is responsible.
When Steven puts the pieces together he decides to do some research on Chip and finds out more than he had bargained for.
As suspected Chip ends up as messed up as the audience thought all along.
The Cable Guy was not one of the best Jim Carrey movies every filmed.
Although he played the character of Chip Douglass brilliantly the writing and storyline of the film were a bit more than comedy fans were ready for.
If you are looking for funny scenes this movie is full of them but don't look for a great story.