Jim Carrey in Star Wars Makes More Sense Than You Might Think (and This Fan Video Proves It)

When it comes to Star Wars fan casting, Jim Carrey isn’t a name that typically springs to mind, but a hilarious new YouTube video makes a compelling case for Carrey as a Jedi. Released by YouTuber Your_Kryptonite7, the video “Jim Carrey in Star Wars (Part 1)” places Carrey into the Star Wars universe to battle the forces of the Galactic Empire. The video makes liberal use of clips from some of Carrey’s biggest comedy hits, repurposing them to work in the context of Star Wars. Clips of Carrey are specifically pulled from the Ace Ventura and Dumb and Dumber movies, The Cable Guy, and Sonic the Hedgehog 3, placing such beloved Carrey characters as Ace Ventura, Lloyd Christmas, Chip Douglas, and Professor Gerald Robotnik into everything from pod races to Lightsaber battles.

The video (linked below) is both hilarious and impressive in how well it integrates Carrey’s comedic roles into the Star Wars universe. Additionally, the title implies that a part two video is in the works with more Jim Carrey Star Wars hilarity, though it hasn’t yet been released on Your_Kryptonite7’s YouTube channel.

Following his popular run on the sketch comedy series In Living Color, Jim Carrey became one of the biggest comedy stars of the ’90s, beginning with his break-out year of 1994 in which he had a trifecta of comedy hits in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask, and Dumb and Dumber. Carrey kept audiences laughing throughout the ’90s and well into the 2000s, with hits like Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, Batman Forever (in which Carrey portrayed the Riddler), Liar Liar, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Bruce Almighty. While Carrey is mainly associated with over-the-top comedies, he has also earned acclaim for his range as an actor, seen in his more dramatic roles in movies like The Truman Show, Man on the Moon, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

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While “Jim Carrey in Star Wars (Part 1)” is obviously played for laughs, Carrey’s versatility does make a case that he could turn in a compelling performance as a Jedi, Sith, or anything in between in an epic Star Wars movie. Carrey’s performances as Truman Burbank in The Truman Show, Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon, and Joel Barish in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind show Carrey is much more than simply a supremely gifted, zany physical comedian. Additionally, his performance in Joel Schumacher’s 2007 thriller The Number 23 also shows how much Carrey can thrive in a much darker story than his usual comedic fare.

With that said, there’s a reason why Carrey has achieved such lasting popularity as a comedian, which is that making people laugh is something that Carrey very clearly excels at. Carrey’s brand of physical comedy has often seen him likened to a real-life cartoon character, and Carrey’s talent for bringing Looney Tunes-style antics to his comedic work is a huge part of his long-standing popularity. Indeed, Carrey’s performance as Dr. Ivo Robotnik and his grandfather Gerald Robotnik in the Sonic the Hedgehog movies has often been likened to a throwback to Carrey’s ’90s comedy heyday with the sheer comedic energy and silliness Carrey brings to his role as the villain of the Sonic franchise.

In all, Carrey’s talent for both comedy and drama and his range as an actor show the wide spectrum of what he could theoretically bring to a Star Wars movie, either as a wise Jedi mentor, a ruthless Sith wielding the dark side of the Force, or a lay person in the galaxy serving as pure comic relief. Whether Jim Carrey actually does eventually join the Star Wars universe remains to be seen. However, “Jim Carrey in Star Wars (Part 1)” exemplifies just how much fun and comedy Carrey would undeniably bring to a galaxy far, far away.

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