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30 Years Ago, ‘Dumb and Dumber’ Slipped in a Joke Most Viewers Completely Missed

Lloyd’s story about a movie thief getting his throat slit was a nod to a little-known Jeff Daniels film from the 1980s.

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In 1994’s Dumb and Dumber, Jeff Daniels and Jim Carrey’s characters, Harry and Lloyd, have a couple of memorable encounters with a menacing truck driver named Sea Bass (as portrayed by former NHL player Cam Neely). The first time the pair cross paths with Sea Bass is at a diner that they stop at on their way to Colorado. Harry hits Sea Bass with a salt shaker by accident, prompting Sea Bass to spit in his food. Lloyd then comes up with a plan to get back at Sea Bass: He........

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