Jim Carrey was originally offered $350,000 for the role but they never locked in that deal. It wasn't until after the success of ace ventura: pet detective that they sat down and finalized his price, which ended up being 7 million dollars. Jeff Daniel's was paid $50k and gladly took it just for an opportunity to work with Carrey.
Resident_Structure_5 t1_j9da8xu wrote
Reply to Bobby Farrelly, Jim Carrey, and Jeff Daniels on the set of Dumb and Dumber, 1994. The Farrelly Brothers originally wanted Nic Cage and Gary Oldman to star in the movie. by L0st_in_the_Stars
Jim Carrey was originally offered $350,000 for the role but they never locked in that deal. It wasn't until after the success of ace ventura: pet detective that they sat down and finalized his price, which ended up being 7 million dollars. Jeff Daniel's was paid $50k and gladly took it just for an opportunity to work with Carrey.