Comedy based on the novel by Gerald Gaiser & the 1977 movie of the same name. Dick Harper's (Jim Carrey) years of hard work finally pay off when he is promoted to vice president at Globodyne, a worldwide leader in the consolidation of media properties. But after exactly one day in his new job, Globodyne is destroyed by an Enron-like calamity
- & he is left holding the bag. Dick's sudden reversal of fortune has left him little time to set money aside for a rainy day. Now it's raining buckets as Dick & his loving wife Jane (Tea Leoni), watch in horror as their deluxe home, their luxury cars & their status-conscious friends quickly vanish into thin air. After playing by the rules & working single-mindedly to build a comfortable life for his family, Dick is utterly unprepared to give up the American dream. Taking a lesson from his current employer, however, Dick hits on a brilliant idea: if stealing was good enough for his boss, then it's good enough for him.
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Box set containing the original 1977 version of ' Fun With Dick & Jane' & the 2005 remake. In ' Fun With Dick & Jane' (1977), manager Dick Harper (George Segal) & his attractive young wife Jane (Jane Fonda) are used to a comfortable lifestyle. However, just as they're putting in a new pool at the house that has sunk them deep into debt, Dick is fired from his high-paying job as an executive. Housewife Jane isn't too worried at first, figuring she'll go to work & they'll just tighten their belts for a while but it quickly becomes apparent that Dick's unemployment isn't going to go very far, & she isn't really good at anything besides spending. So when Jane inadvertently gets away with stealing $2, 000, the entrepreneurial spirit takes over & the two come up with a new solution: they'll steal the money they need to live on. There's only one thing they didn't count on: being a robber is actually hard work. In ' Fun With Dick & Jane' (2005), Dick Harper's (Jim Carrey) years of hard work finally pay off when he is promoted to vice president at Globodyne, a worldwide leader in the consolodation of media properties. But after exactly one day in his new job, Globodyne is destroyed by an Enron-like calamity
- & he is left holding the bag. Dick's sudden reversal of fortune has left him little time to set money aside for a rainy day. Now it's raining buckets as Dick & his loving wife Jane (Tea Leoni), watch in horror as their deluxe home, their luxury cars & their status-conscious friends quickly vanish into thin air. After playing by the rules & working single-mindedly to build a comfortable life for his family, Dick is utterly unprepared to give up the American dream. Taking a lesson from his current employer, however, Dick hits on a brilliant idea: if stealing was good enough for his boss, then it's good enough for him.
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Two comedies starring Jim Carrey. ' Fun With Dick & Jane' (2005) is based on the novel by Gerald Gaiser & the 1977 movie of the same name. Dick Harper's (Carrey) years of hard work finally pay off when he is promoted to vice president at Globodyne, a worldwide leader in the consolidation of media properties. But after exactly one day in his new job, Globodyne is destroyed by an Enron-like calamity
- & he is left holding the bag. Dick's sudden reversal of fortune has left him little time to set money aside for a rainy day. Now it's raining buckets as Dick & his loving wife Jane (Tea Leoni) watch in horror as their deluxe home, their luxury cars & their status-conscious friends quickly vanish into thin air. After playing by the rules & working single-mindedly to build a comfortable life for his family, Dick is utterly unprepared to give up the American dream. Taking a lesson from his current employer, however, Dick hits on a brilliant idea: if stealing was good enough for his boss, then it's good enough for him. In ' Liar Liar' (1997), fast-talking lawyer & habitual liar Fletcher Reede (Carrey) is constantly coming up with excuses for not visiting his four-year-old son Max (Justin Cooper) who lives with Fletcher's ex-wife Audrey (Maura Tierney). When Fletcher misses Max's fifth birthday party, Max makes a wish that his dad will stop lying for a whole day. The wish is immediately put into practice, & Fletcher thus finds himself becoming disturbingly honest with his boss (immediately after having sex), his colleagues, & worst of all, in court.
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Box set containing three popular Jim Carrey comedies. In ' Fun With Dick & Jane' (2005), Dick Harper's (Carrey) years of hard work finally pay off when he is promoted to vice president at Globodyne, a worldwide leader in the consolidation of media properties. But after exactly one day in his new job, Globodyne is destroyed by an Enron-like calamity
- & he is left holding the bag. Dick's sudden reversal of fortune has left him little time to set money aside for a rainy day. Now it's raining buckets as Dick & his loving wife Jane (Tea Leoni) watch in horror as their deluxe home, their luxury cars & their status-conscious friends quickly vanish into thin air. After playing by the rules & working single-mindedly to build a comfortable life for his family, Dick is utterly unprepared to give up the American dream. Taking a lesson from his current employer, however, Dick hits on a brilliant idea: if stealing was good enough for his boss, then it's good enough for him. In ' Liar Liar' (1997), fast-talking lawyer & habitual liar Fletcher Reede (Carrey) is constantly coming up with excuses for not visiting his four-year-old son Max (Justin Cooper) who lives with Fletcher's ex-wife Audrey (Maura Tierney). When Fletcher misses Max's fifth birthday party, Max makes a wish that his dad will stop lying for a whole day. The wish is immediately put into practice, & Fletcher thus finds himself becoming disturbingly honest with his boss (immediately after having sex), his colleagues, & worst of all, in court. Finally, in ' The Cable Guy' (1996), Steven Kovacks (Matthew Broderick) is undergoing a trial separation from his girlfriend Robin & has just moved into a new apartment. He is so lonely he bribes the cable TV guy Chip (Carrey) to give him all the movie channels for free. Chip takes this as a sign that he has made a friend for life, but when Steven attempts to distance himself from Chip's manic overtures, the relationship takes a sour turn.
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Box set containing three popular Jim Carrey comedies. In ' Fun With Dick & Jane' (2005), Dick Harper's (Carrey) years of hard work finally pay off when he is promoted to vice president at Globodyne, a worldwide leader in the consolidation of media properties. But after exactly one day in his new job, Globodyne is destroyed by an Enron-like calamity
- & he is left holding the bag. Dick's sudden reversal of fortune has left him little time to set money aside for a rainy day. Now it's raining buckets as Dick & his loving wife Jane (Tea Leoni) watch in horror as their deluxe home, their luxury cars & their status-conscious friends quickly vanish into thin air. After playing by the rules & working single-mindedly to build a comfortable life for his family, Dick is utterly unprepared to give up the American dream. Taking a lesson from his current employer, however, Dick hits on a brilliant idea: if stealing was good enough for his boss, then it's good enough for him. In ' Liar Liar' (1997), fast-talking lawyer & habitual liar Fletcher Reede (Carrey) is constantly coming up with excuses for not visiting his four-year-old son Max (Justin Cooper) who lives with Fletcher's ex-wife Audrey (Maura Tierney). When Fletcher misses Max's fifth birthday party, Max makes a wish that his dad will stop lying for a whole day. The wish is immediately put into practice, & Fletcher thus finds himself becoming disturbingly honest with his boss (immediately after having sex), his colleagues, & worst of all, in court. Finally, in ' The Cable Guy' (1996), Steven Kovacks (Matthew Broderick) is undergoing a trial separation from his girlfriend Robin & has just moved into a new apartment. He is so lonely he bribes the cable TV guy Chip (Carrey) to give him all the movie channels for free. Chip takes this as a sign that he has made a friend for life, but when Steven attempts to distance himself from Chip's manic overtures, the relationship takes a sour turn.
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Inspired by traditional Japanese maku, elegant wooden boxes used for measuring rice or beans, the designs featured in this work can be stylish, funky, lavish, & elegant depending on the materials you choose. It offers ideas for making beautiful boxes from real fabric & paper using traditional origami techniques. ...

Contains various things needed to design artwork, do school projects, & decode secret messages in ancient hieroglyphic script. This title helps readers discover how Egyptian scribes used hieroglyphic symbols, & how they were later deciphered with the discovery of the Rosetta Stone. It also contains puzzles & word games to play. ...