Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 film)

Fun with Dick and Jane is a 1977 American comedy film starring George Segal and Jane Fonda. Directed by Ted Kotcheff, the film is caustically critical of the 'anarchy' of the American way of life.

The character names come from the Dick and Jane series of children's educational books and the title is taken from the title of one of the books in the series.

Plot

An upper-middle-class couple, Dick and Jane Harper, hits a hump in their living the good life when the husband loses his job. Falling through the cracks of society in the United States, they then become high-class thieves to get back all they lost.

Cast

Fun with Dick and Jane

Fun with Dick and Jane may refer to

Fun with Dick and Jane (2005 film)

Fun with Dick and Jane is a 2005 American comedy film—a remake of the 1977 comedy film of the same name—that was directed by Dean Parisot, and written by Judd Apatow and Nicholas Stoller. It stars Jim Carrey and Téa Leoni as Dick and Jane Harper, an upper-middle-class couple who resort to robbery after the company for which Dick works goes bankrupt. Alec Baldwin, Richard Jenkins, Angie Harmon, John Michael Higgins, Richard Burgi, Carlos Jacott, Gloria Garayua, and Stephnie Weir also star. James Whitmore appears in an uncredited cameo; his final film appearance.

It was released by Columbia Pictures on December 21, 2005. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film grossed over US$202 million at the global box office.

Plot summary

In January 2000, Dick Harper (Jim Carrey) has been promoted to Vice President of Communications for the large media corporation Globodyne. The next day, he is asked on a television program in which host Sam Samuels and presidential candidate Ralph Nader call Dick and the company's employees "perverters of the American dream" and claim it helps the super-rich get even wealthier. Globodyne's stock value falls rapidy; it and its employees' pensions, which are in Globodyne's stock, are soon worthless. Dick arrives home, where his wife Jane (Téa Leoni) tells him that she has quit her job as a travel agent after his promotion to spend more time with their son Billy. Dick breaks the news of the company's failure over the family's dinner, instantly alarming Jane. Despite his attempts, Dick is unable to get a job; Jane tells him the couple face bankruptcy because assets are composed entirely of now-worthless Globodyne stock.