Talk:Fun with Dick and Jane (2005 film)

Anachronism Proves Itself Wrong?
One of the bits of trivia claims that Bush discussing the economy on TV is an anachronism because he wasn't president when the movie takes place (2000) and goes on to say it is actually from his election campaign. I don't know the exact dates, but could they not have actually been watching him give his campaign speech on TV? It seems kind of silly that it just happened to be from his campaign speech, and I'm sure they'd realize he shouldn't be there. Anybody else agree or have thoughts? Otherwise I say we remove it...

I agree. I'm moving the bit you're talking about here in case somone wants to research further:


 * Anachronism: Near the beginning of the movie, Dick and Jane are in their bedroom discussing Dick's promotion while George W. Bush gives a speech on television discussing the economy. The film takes place in the year 2000, before Bush became President. This speech was actually given during George W. Bush's election campaign.

Magnify the picture?
I don't know about you, but I was able to see that the check was for $100 in the theatre. As I recall, there's a pretty clear view of the front several times. Twin Bird 20:53, 6 July 2006 (UTC)


 * I was able to see that it was $100 just fine on my 27" standard definition tv. Maybe that line should be taken out entirely?--Johaen 04:26, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I originally watched the DVD on a 15-inch LCD and saw the $100 just fine. I assumed the audience was expected to see it. I say delete. -- (Crnk Mnky)71.204.55.200 05:36, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

I just synched the movie to my zune to test out the theory, and even on it's 3" screen, I can tell it says $100. It shall be deleted. Tysis 13:28, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Characters used for robbing
I think Dick and Jane didn't use Bill and Hilary Clinton as a robbery disguise (at the Japanese (?) restaurant and at the bank) but it were Dicks colleagues Oz and Debbie, since Dick was trying to rob the bank disguised as an inspector. I'm not sure about the use of Cher and Sonny but I don't think it were Dick and Jane because you see them driving into a shop with the Mercedes of their neighbour ('Mercedes off').


 * No, it was Dick and Jane as well. Japanese restaurant = Clintons; Jewelry shop (with neighbor's car) = Blues Brothers; Car dealership = Sonny/Cher -- (Crnk Mnky)71.204.55.200 05:44, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

The same mansion?
Is it just me, or is the mansion from this movie the same as the one in The Benchwarmers? --Jon Terry 04:19, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Also used in the 2021 film Me You Madness. Randy Kryn (talk) 15:13, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

Arobics Song
What is the name of the song jane puts on when she pretends to teach a class at the gym? It's a pretty popular techno-electric song that I have heard in a lot of things, but I can't find the name of it anywhere. Someone please help me out. Tysis 13:22, 21 January 2007 (UTC).
 * I believe this is what you're looking for - Sandstorm (song). :) -- theblueflamingo  Squawk 06:10, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

ENRON not in this film until end
This comment is wrong:

"The film is also a satire of corporate America, particularly Enron, especially in the CEO of Dick's company."

ENRON didn't enter into the film until the last 15 seconds of the film. There is no citation for this claim even though the credits thank ENRON. The film takes place before the problems associated with ENRON. I'm changing this to be more accurate. Jtpaladin 15:15, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Dog from The Mask
I'm pretty sure the dog from this movie is a Dachsund, while the one in the mask is some kind of Terrier, so I think there's no relation between the dogs :s.

Fair use rationale for Image:DICKANDJANE.jpg
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BetacommandBot (talk) 05:31, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Convenience Store Robbery Song?
What is the name of the song that plays when Dick is walking around the convenience store (and getting a slushie) on his first robbery? GG_Dante 14:21, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

"although the average movie-goer generally gave it high points."
"although the average movie-goer generally gave it high points." - interesting claim. Who did collect the data? --78.55.212.131 (talk) 20:05, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Sometimes info in the intro section of an article has sources quoted later on. I couldn't find one in this case though, so I removed that portion of text. Thanks for the heads-up. Equazcion  ( talk ) 20:20, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

contradiction
if someone reads this, the article first says it made $30 mil. in opening weekend. Later down it says it was a disappointing $14 mil. / 81.186.253.47 (talk) 21:38, 19 February 2011 (UTC)