jayg Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 I saw this last week and the Rigas' scandal was mentioned and I think it mentioned their sentences as well. Here is a synopsis of the movie itself, but I thought i'd point this out with the Rigas' being mentioned. Dick (Jim Carrey) and Jane (T?a Leoni) are a happily married couple living the American dream -- until one day it morphs into a nightmare. When the company Dick works for becomes involved in an Enron-like scandal and he is confronted with the prospect of losing everything, Dick and Jane go all Bonnie-and-Clyde, turning to robbery to pay the bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saber61 Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 i think jim carey has an afinity for Buffalo... i wonder if he's a sabres fan... i don't think so... ive seen him at leaf games with a leaf jersey during playoffs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregkash Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 an affinity for making fun of buffalo. =-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 Carey grew up watching Buffalo's local news broadcasts. He went so far as to make a movie where he was a Buffalo newscaster; Bruce Almighty. I think it's safe to say that he has an affinity for the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 Carey grew up watching Buffalo's local news broadcasts. He went so far as to make a movie where he was a Buffalo newscaster; Bruce Almighty. I think it's safe to say that he has an affinity for the area. Where was Carrey born and raised...somewhere in Southern Ontario? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 Jim Carrey Newmarket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chileanseabass Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 the first part of the credits has a "special thanks to..." where it lists all the corporate guys busted in the recent past. the rigases, along with the enron folks and mci/worldcom, etc are all mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopeleslyobvious Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Didn't he refuse to come to Buffalo to film his parts of Bruce Almighty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Didn't he refuse to come to Buffalo to film his parts of Bruce Almighty? Not at all. Most movies are shot on sound stages, as was Bruce Almighty. So travelling to Buffalo to shoot is an unecessary expense. The city's lakefront and skyline are prominently featured throughout the film. Actually, it was Carrey who insisted on the film being set in Buffalo, and the TV station being WKBW because the TV reporter character Carrey played is based on former ch.7 reporter Don Polec It's true Carey grew up, and still is, a Sabres Fan. After all, they did win the Stanley Cup in the movie. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 Other little-known fact: Carrey married his first wife, Lauren Holly, in Geneva, NY (her hometown). I know this only because I got married in Geneva too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 Not at all. Most movies are shot on sound stages, as was Bruce Almighty. So travelling to Buffalo to shoot is an unecessary expense. The city's lakefront and skyline are prominently featured throughout the film. It would have been nice if they'd mentioned actual streets in Buffalo and used shots of Buffalo residential areas, though. I'm still looking for those brownstones on Buffalo's Upper West Side. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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