when they were just coming into their power. I love that character. That character is all of us: we were all raised by the TV. Accolades 1997 MTV Movie Awards Best Comic Performance – Jim Carrey (Won) Best Villain – Jim Carrey (Won) Best Fight – Jim Carrey vs. Matthew Broderick (Nominated) 1997 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Movie Actor – Jim Carrey (Won) 1996 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards Most Painfully Unfunny Comedy (Nominated) Soundtrack The Cable Guy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released on May 21, 1996 via Work Group. It consists of previously unreleased songs, largely of alternative rock and heavy metal bands, and includes the first solo recording by Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains fame. The soundtrack includes Jim Carrey's version of Jefferson Airplane's "Somebody to Love" which was performed by him in the film. It also includes a song from $10,000 Gold Chain, a side project of Pearl Jam lead guitarist Mike McCready. White Zombie's "More Human than Human" is featured in a dramatic scene of the film but was not included on the soundtrack release. Cantrell's "Leave Me Alone" served as the soundtrack's promotional vehicle and was released as a single, peaking at No. 14 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It had a music video that featured various footage from Cable Guy in a dark manner typical of Cantrell's style. It also had Jim Carrey's haunting face reaching out of a television screen observing Cantrell. The music video was included as a bonus feature on the 15th-anniversary edition Blu-ray of The Cable Guy in 2011. While the album as a whole was not well received, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic noted that "Leave Me Alone" positively "rocks as hard as any Alice in Chains track". The track "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" gained popularity for its appearance in the film and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in 1996. Track listing In popular culture Carrey reprised the role of Chip in a Verizon 5G commercial run during Super Bowl LVI. References External links 1996 films 1996 comedy films 1990s black comedy films 1990s comedy thriller films American buddy comedy films American black comedy films American satirical films American comedy thriller films Columbia Pictures films Films scored by John Ottman Films about stalking Films about television Films directed by Ben Stiller Films produced by Judd Apatow