evidence: Q&A: Jim Carrey on the long, strange 20-year trip to ‘Dumb and Dumber To’ In December 1994, when the Farrelly Brothers comedy "Dumb and Dumber" grossed $247 million worldwide and was quickly branded a cult classic, the idea of bringing dimwitted best friends Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey) and Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels) back for a sequel seemed like the ultimate no-brainer. But it would take a full two decades of twists and turns involving two studios, a dead-on-arrival prequel and an untold number of false starts before the follow-up fans had craved would finally come to fruition. With "Dumb and Dumber To" opening this weekend, nearly 20 years to the day after the original hit theaters, Carrey reflected on the comedy sequel’s long and sometimes dumbfounding journey to the big screen. [...] I feel so lucky to have stepped into something in my life that keeps reintroducing itself to new generations. Every movie I’ve done that’s important to somebody is important to me – and "Dumb and Dumber" is one that means a lot to people. Some people use it like medicine.