Comedy Techniques in Dumb and Dumber

At the begging of the movie, Lloyd (Jim Carrey) the limo driver witnesses that Mary (Lauren Holly), the woman he had just dropped off at the airport, had set her briefcase down and walked away without it. Watching the movie, we know that she had set the briefcase down on purpose. Two “mob” type people were preparing to pick up the drop off. Just before they get to it, Lloyd comes sliding in and snatches the briefcase up to return it to Mary. The superiority theory explains why we think this funny. We know that she had dropped the case off on purpose for someone else to pick it up. But Lloyd doesn’t know that this is supposed to happen. Lloyd never catches up with Mary and vows to himself and his best friend Harry (J

at Aspen is in Colorado. Another hilarious example of this theory is at a scene where Lloyd and Harry are pulled over for speeding. Lloyd had to pee very badly and couldn’t hold it for the next stop. In desperation he fills up empty beer bottles with his urine. After they are pulled over the cop suspects them of drinking and questions them about the beer bottles on the car floor. He grabs one of the bottles and goes to take a swig. Harry and Lloyd try to stop him but he shrugs their warning off and takes one anyways. He then bends over and throws up. The superiority theory is one of the theories in this film.

eff Daniels) that he is going to return the case to her. They set off from Rhode Island to Aspen not knowing that they are being followed the entire time by the “mob” characters. We once again laugh at this duo’s mishaps and misfortunes. Everyone knows th!

Dumb and Dumber was a great movie to apply the comedy theory to. It demonstrated these theories vividly and well. It is quite easy to point out these theories and elements of comedy. The great actors and comedy techniques made the best comedy of this past decade.

This comedy uses many of the theories and elements listed in our Screenwriting for Film and Television notes. Some of the elements that are present are physical comedy, comic props, visual jokes, and even background comedy. Lloyd and Harry are constantly ac

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