After Jim Carrey's rapid ascension to superstar status in 1994 (THE MASK, ACE VENTURA PET DETECTIVE, and DUMB AND DUMBER), it was inevitable that the actor's earlier efforts would be unearthed and exploited. Carrey's first television movie, a 1981 Canadian production called "Introducing
... Janet," has been dredged up for home-video consumption with the misleading title RUBBERFACE. Marketed to the DUMB AND DUMBER audience, RUBBERFACE will surprise Carrey fans expecting a rollicking laugh fest. RUBBERFACE is actually the sweet story of a depressed teen struggling for acceptance.
High school student Janet Taylor (Adah Glassbourg) feels she has to be the class clow...
Released:
1981
Rated:
PG
Length:
48 mins