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| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Carrey Jim Carrey] as Lloyd Christmas, one of the two [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protagonist protagonists]; a semi-literate and mischievous man who has been fired from several jobs due to his lack of intelligence and his unwillingness to work "40 hours a week," the most recent of which is driving a limousine. He melodramatically falls in love with Mary while taking her to the airport, and becomes convinced he is destined to track her down, return her misplaced briefcase, and spend his future with her. |
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| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Daniels Jeff Daniels] as Harry Dunne, one of the two protagonists; a good-natured [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_grooming dog groomer], and best friend to Lloyd. What he lacks in common sense, he makes up for by being a superior linguist to Lloyd. With Lloyd, he plans to open up his own pet store to specialize in selling worm farms; the store is tentatively named "I Got Worms." |
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| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Holly Lauren Holly] as Mary Swanson, an attractive woman whose husband, Bobby, has been kidnapped (by a family friend, it is ultimately revealed). She is the object of Lloyd's longing, and when Harry meets her, she also becomes the object of Harry's longing. |
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| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rocket Charles Rocket] as Nicholas Andre, the main [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antagonist antagonist]; the polar opposite of Lloyd and Harry, Nicolas Andre is a wealthy, handsome, intelligent and upper-class resident of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspen,_Colorado Aspen], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado Colorado], who enjoys fine living. Andre is a long-time [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidant confidant] of the equally wealthy family of Aspen, the Swansons; however Andre is behind the plot to kidnap Bobby Swanson and demand a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransom ransom]through third parties. His plot is unwittingly foiled by Harry and Lloyd after they find and spend the ransom money, drawing the attention of the FBI. After attempting to kill Lloyd and Harry, Andre is arrested. |
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| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Starr_(actor) Mike Starr] as Joe "Mental/Gas-Man" Mentalino, the secondary antagonist; a tall, beefy, cold-hearted criminal who works as a henchman for Nicholas Andre, the kidnapper. He suffers from severe digestive problems, including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peptic_ulcer ulcers] and intestinal gas, for which he is continually seen popping prescription antacid pills. He attempts to kill Lloyd and Harry, as well as retrieve the briefcase, but is accidentally killed for his troubles when the rat poison tablets (with which he intended to poison Lloyd and Harry) are mistaken for his pills (which Harry and Lloyd tried to feed him after they, unaware of his condition, loaded a burger with extremely hot chili peppers). He is increasingly angered by the idiocy of Lloyd and Harry. |
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| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Duffy Karen Duffy] as J.P. Shay, Mental's female accomplice. She appears as Andre's date at the wildlife benefit. She is arrested with Andre by the FBI at the end of the film. |
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| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cam_Neely Cam Neely] as Sea Bass, a trucker who spits on Harry's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburger hamburger] after Harry accidentally hits him with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_shaker salt shaker] at a roadside diner, and is later foiled by Harry again, when he attempts to assault Lloyd (seen as a sexual assault) in a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truck_stop truck stop] bathroom. Sea Bass was portrayed by hockey player [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cam_Neely Cam Neely], who also had a brief cameo in one of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Carrey Jim Carrey]'s later films, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me,_Myself_and_Irene Me, Myself and Irene]'', again playing Sea Bass. |
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| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Rowell Victoria Rowell] as Beth Jordan, an FBI agent masquerading as a talkative young woman who is moving to Aspen to get away from her clumsy boyfriend. She is actually following Lloyd and Harry as she is investigating the kidnapping and knows they have the ransom money. She befriends Lloyd in a bar as he expects to meet with Mary, having previously met Harry as they both refueled their cars at a gasoline station. |
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| − | *Brad Lockerman as Bobby Swanson, Mary's husband and the rich victim of Andre's plot. He is in captivity throughout the film, until the end, when he is freed. |
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| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teri_Garr Teri Garr] as Helen Swanson |
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| − | *Hank Brandt as Karl Swanson |
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| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harland_Williams Harland Williams] as Pennsylvania State Trooper |
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| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brady_Bluhm Brady Bluhm] as Billy the Blind Kid |
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| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Moran Rob Moran] as Bartender |
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| − | *Lisa Stothard as Austrian Bus Stop Beauty |
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| − | *Connie Sawyer as "Elderly Woman" |
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| − | *Lin Shaye as Mrs. Neugeboren |
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| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Stoller Fred Stoller] as Anxious man at phone |
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