Top 10 Pre-1994 Jim Carrey Movies

Here are the best pre-1994 Jim Carrey movies, many of which were released in the 1980s. This was an era when Jim Carrey had yet to achieve widespread prominence, before his breakthrough starring role in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective in 1994.

Some of these earlier movies have since developed cult followings.

The Top Ten

  1. Peggy Sue Got Married

    Based on the Buddy Holly song of the same name and taking place during the senior year of high school in 1960, Jim Carrey plays Walter Getz. It's the most famous pre-1994 movie Jim Carrey has appeared in. The movie was released in 1986.

  2. The Dead Pool

    In the action thriller film starring Clint Eastwood, Jim Carrey played Johnny Squares. It was his first dramatic role, which is unusual for him since he does comedy. The movie was released in 1988.

  3. Pink Cadillac

    In the action comedy film starring Clint Eastwood, again, Jim Carrey played a lounge entertainer. The movie was released in 1989.

  4. Once Bitten

    In the teen horror sex comedy film starring Lauren Hutton, Jim Carrey played Mark Kendall. The movie was released in 1985.

  5. Earth Girls Are Easy

    In the musical science fiction romantic comedy that also featured Geena Davis, Jim Carrey played Wiploc. The movie was released in 1988.

  6. Finders Keepers

    It was the first Hollywood film to feature Jim Carrey, who played Lane Biddlecoff. The movie was released in 1984.

  7. High Strung

    In this comedy movie about a children's author who rarely leaves his home, only eats cereal, and is irritated by everything around him, Jim Carrey plays Death. It was released in 1991, making it the last film Jim Carrey appeared in before Ace Ventura, which was released three years later, despite his voicing the Exterminator in the animated short Itsy Bitsy Spider in 1992. It served as an extra that played before the animated black comedy film Bébé's Kids, which was based on Robin Harris, who had died two years earlier.

  8. Copper Mountain

    Jim Carrey played Bobby Todd in this movie, which was a commercial for the now-closed Club Med ski resort. The movie was released in 1983.

  9. All in Good Taste

    It was a B-movie that starred Jim Carrey, who played cameraman Ralph Parker and was interested in making B-movies about sex and violence. The movie was released in 1983.

  10. The Sex and Violence Family Hour

    It was one of Jim Carrey's first appearances. This sex comedy film was full of skits about violence and sex, of course, as indicated by the title. The movie was released in 1983.

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