Fun with Dick and Jane

After Dick loses his job at Globodyne when the company collapses amid a scandal that mirrors real world corporate fraud, he and his wife Jane face mountains of debt and an uncertain future. With their finances slipping away, they turn to crime as a way to survive, discovering they have a surprising knack for petty theft. The duo grows bolder, the thrill of the score feeding their confidence while their consciences protest. When they hear that Globodyne's chief executive swindled the company, they weigh revenge against their own ethics, wondering if a drastic plan could level the playing field without destroying everything they value. The film keeps its pace brisk, cycling through missteps and attempted schemes without lingering on any single crime.

Directed by Dean Parisot and released in 2005, Fun with Dick and Jane reimagines the premise of the 1977 comedy. It stars Jim Carrey and Téa Leoni, and the screenplay credits go to Judd Apatow and Nicholas Stoller, with Gerald Gaiser contributing to the story and adaptation.

Box office numbers show the film grossed 202,026,112 dollars worldwide on a 100 million dollar budget, signaling a solid return and strong performance across audiences in multiple regions. It helped cement Carrey and Leoni as a bankable duo for this period.

Critics generally noted the film balances broad humor with a sharp look at economic volatility. The core themes revolve around family resilience, moral compromise, and the seduction of quick fixes when ordinary life collapses. The tone mixes slapstick with social commentary.

Cultural impact and legacy are modest but notable for echoing mid 2000s concerns about corporate misdeeds and the way ordinary people respond when the economy turns against them. The movie sits alongside other comedies that mix caper energy with social critique, and its premise can be seen echoed in later family oriented heist comedies.