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Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

MPA Rating: PG-13-Rating (MPA)

for crude and sex-related humor, and for language.

Moral Rating:	not reviewed
Moviemaking Quality:
Primary Audience:	Adults Teens
Genre:	Comedy
Length:	1 hr. 51 min.
Year of Release:	2003
USA Release:	June 13, 2003

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Featuring	Timothy Stack … Doctor Mimi Rogers … Mrs. Dunne Wayne Federman … Officer Dave Lucas Gregory … 8-year-old Harry Derek Richardson … Harry Dunne Eric Christian Olsen … Lloyd Christmas Luis Guzmán (Luis Guzman) … Ray Rachel Nichols … Jessica Elden Henson … Turk Eugene Levy … Principal Collins Cheri Oteri … Ms. Heller Holly Towne … Preppy Student Josh Braaten … Toby Vahe Manoukian … Security Guard William Lee Scott … Carl Michelle Krusiec … Ching Chong Shia LaBeouf … Lewis See all » Teal Redmann … Terri Carl Mazzocone … Football Coach Tally Barr … Nice Jugs Girl Brian Posehn … Store Clerk Lin Shaye … Margie Lawrence Jordan … Man Dawn M. Gerrior … Woman Nancy M. Pimental … Museum Director Bob Saget … Jessica’s Dad Julia Duffy … Jessica’s Mom Kevin Centazzo … Boyfriend Tess Brewer … Little Girl Jill Talley … Mom Aaron Kaplan … 10-year-old Kid Stacey Hill … Dog Driver Nathan Wright … Nebbish Guy Dana Gould … Mr. Moffitt Roger Eschbacher … Superintendent Zimmer Julie Costello … Twin Shawnie Costello … Twin Jeff Cesario … P.A. Announcer
Director	Troy Miller
Producer	New Line Cinema Burg/Koules Productions See all » Dakota Pictures Avery Pix Cale Boyter … executive producer Robert Brener … executive producer Toby Emmerich … executive producer Bennett Yellin … executive producer Oren Koules … producer Brad Krevoy … producer Troy Miller … producer Steve Stabler … producer Charles B. Wessler … producer Carl Mazzocone … co-producer Tally Barr … associate producer
Distributor	New Line Cinema, division of Warner Bros. Pictures

“The evolution of dumb…”

Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “Set in 1986 when mentally challenged best friends Harry (Richardson) and Lloyd (Olsen) were teenagers, this is the madcap comic tale of their attempt to get out of the “special needs” department and into regular high school life.”

Prequel: “Dumb & Dumber” (1994) / Sequel: “Dumb and Dumber To” (2014)

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Critics

Positive

Positive— My Girlfriend at the time and I both agreed that Bob Saget was one of the funniest things in this movie, his performance was incredible, far better than anything he did on “Full House”.
My Ratings: Moral rating: Average / Moviemaking quality: 3½

Jeff Andrew Winters, age 43 (USA)

Comments from young people

Neutral—I liked this movie a lot, but I have to admit that some of the humor was extremely crude at times… Although this movie was funny and entertaining, I’d say you could definitely wait until it comes out on video to see it. Also, the original was way better.
My Ratings: [Very Offensive / 3]

Jolene, age 19

Movie Critics

…disgusting as it piles up jokes involving various bodily discharges…

Dave Kehr, New York Times

…excruciatingly awful…

Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune

…heavy on the stupid, light on the funny.

Margaret A. McGurk, Cincinnati Enquirer

…without doubt the worst movie I’ve seen in a long time!

David Levine, FilmCritic.com

…unfunny, boring, torturous, and unwatchable.

James Berardinelli, ReelViews

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd sounded like a bad idea, and the movie removes all doubt.

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicles

…Heavy disrespectful and bad attitude / Heavy sex and nudity …filled with all sorts of crude and idiotic humor

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