"It's a new motorcycle movie for a new generation: Ducati!"
Special effects technicians developed custom rigs for the sequence, in which Carl borrows a Ducati from a friend and races through traffic to find Zooey Deschanel's character, Allison. The rigs allowed Carrey to ride behind the camera car and emulate wheelies and other stunts, all carefully controlled for maximum safety.
"In the film, this is the first time Carl has ever been on a Ducati motorcycle-1100ccs, tons of torque, this bike's a monster," says Ernie Vigil, who performed some of the stunt riding for the film. "It was cool to see Jim on these rigs, but I didn't know if he could ride a motorcycle. Then he got on the Ducati, took off and was weaving in and out of traffic like a pro. He was great!"