Me, Myself & Irene
Short description
Charlie Baileygates is a Rhode Island state trooper known for his even temper and unfailing politeness, qualities that have made him an easy target for others. Years of being taken advantage of eventually produce a second personality, Hank, who is crude, confrontational and quick to provoke. The two share one body but almost nothing else, and Charlie's medication is what keeps Hank in check. When Charlie is assigned to escort Irene Waters across state lines on a traffic charge, he sets out without his pills, and Hank resurfaces. Both personalities become drawn to Irene, leaving her caught between two sides of the same man while Charlie tries to keep control of his own life.
The comedy was directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly, who wrote the screenplay with Mike Cerrone and produced it with Bradley Thomas. It followed their 1998 film There's Something About Mary and was the third feature Bobby Farrelly directed and the fourth for Peter Farrelly. Jim Carrey plays both Charlie and Hank, with Renée Zellweger as Irene; Chris Cooper, Anthony Anderson and Mongo Brownlee appear among a credited cast of 82.
Made for about 51 million dollars, the film took in roughly 149 million dollars worldwide. It holds a rating of 6.6 on IMDb from around 264,000 votes and the same score on TMDB from far fewer votes, while film critics gave it 5.9 from 101 reviews, so audiences have been slightly warmer toward it than critics.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film's directors participated in the voice acting of two episodes. Bobby Farrelly voiced the priest during confession, and his brother Peter voiced the cow that absolutely refused to die. The hero’s sons speak German in the helicopter scene as a demonstration of their foreign language skills. In the version broadcast in Germany, the boys communicated in Japanese.
- The heroine in the hotel room twice removes a shoe from her left foot.
- The main character's post-operative bandage has a life of its own, constantly changing.
- The episode where Charlie sucks milk from the breast of a nursing woman caused Jim Carrey considerable embarrassment. At his request, only the cameraman and director remained on set, and his partner received a flurry of apologies.
- After filming, Jim and Renée Zellweger dated for about a year.
- During filming, Jim Carrey, playing a schizophrenic, began to exhibit symptoms of a mental disorder. The film crew tolerated his dramatic mood swings and developing paranoia. The actor compiled a list of workers who were not allowed to look at him, and would leave the set wrapped in a cloak from head to toe.
- A conversation with a cheeky little blonde girl. Extras in the background repeat constantly.
- After the police leave the motel, an operator is reflected in the car's surface.
- One of the baseball players twice puts a bottle of beer in the bed of a pickup truck.
- Charlie and Irene had been in the river for too long – the clouds in the sky had moved a considerable distance.
- A scene by the river. Beljak dives without a snorkel, but he's already using one underwater.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
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