‘Dumb and Dumber’: Jeff Daniels feared flushing away his career with infamous toilet scene

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1. > “I had agents, who weren’t wrong, telling me, ‘You’re a serious actor. This is not the direction you need to be going. We’re going to stop this and get you off this movie,’ ” Daniels recalls. “But I wanted to shake it up with a comedy. And I wanted to work with Jim Carrey.”

   > “It’s one thing to read the toilet scene, but then the day comes and we’re actually going to do the toilet scene,” says Daniels. “I told Jim, ‘This is either the beginning of my career or the end of it.’ Jim, who is fearless, told me, ‘It’s going to be great. You’ve just got to go all the way with it.’ “

2. Clint Eastwood pulled him aside at some event after this movie came out and told him how hard it made him laugh and told him a story about it happening to him at a woman’s house.

3. No matter how many times I’ve watched this movie over the years. Whenever it’s on I can’t help to watch it again. Such a classic.

4. One of the top 50 best comedic performances in cinematic history for me. And, this scene specifically, has a special place in my heart because I have a framed print of it, signed by Daniels, that I got in **huge** trouble for bidding on (and winning) at a silent auction that my family and I were at when I was 8.

5. My dad and I almost threw up laughing at this scene. I’m not huge on bathroom humor but his absolute terror is perfectly delivered

6. I watch this scene at least once a year, even if I’m not watching the entire film.

   Jeff Daniels’ facial expressions are brilliant.

7. What’s with all the dumb and dumber stuff lately? The 2014 sequel is like #4 on the Netflix hot list right now and I keep seeing posts about it.

8. I forgot how good that scene was lol

9. That last tiny squeaker one 🤣

10. This is a cultural icon. The world would not exist as we know it, without this movie.