There's Something About Mary (1998)

A man gets a chance to meet up with his dream girl from highschool, even though his date with her back then was a complete disaster.

Directors:

Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly

Writers:

Ed Decter (story), John J. Strauss (story),

Stars:

Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 17 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cameron Diaz	...	Mary
Matt Dillon	...	Healy
Ben Stiller	...	Ted
Lee Evans	...	Tucker
Chris Elliott	...	Dom
Lin Shaye	...	Magda
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Sully
Markie Post	...	Mary's Mom
Keith David	...	Mary's Dad
W. Earl Brown	...	Warren
Sarah Silverman	...	Brenda
Khandi Alexander	...	Joanie
Marnie Alexenburg	...	Lisa
Danny Murphy	...	Boss' Brother (as Dan Murphy)
Richard Tyson	...	Detective Krevoy (as Richard M. Tyson)

Storyline

Ted was a geek in high school, who was going to go to the prom with one of the most popular girls in school, Mary. The prom date never happened, because Ted had a very unusual accident. Thirteen years later he realizes he is still in love with Mary, so he hires a private investigator to track her down. That investigator discovers he too may be in love with Mary, so he gives Ted some false information to keep him away from her. But soon Ted finds himself back into Mary's life, as we watch one funny scene after another.

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Plot Keywords:

prom | high school | accident | dream girl | oral sex | 

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Taglines:

There's Just Something About Her...

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong comic sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Fox Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 July 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

There's Something More About Mary

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$23,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$24,200,000 (Non-US) (2 October 1998)

Gross:

$176,483,808 (USA) (19 March 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min 130 min (extended cut) 107 min (TV)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

On The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Cameron Diaz admitted being the body inside the bag carried by the hitchhiker, played by Harland Williams.

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Goofs

After Norm gets out of his car to deliver his pizza you see Pat drive from behind the house. Why would Pat be in his car behind the house before Norm even gets there?

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Quotes

[first lines]
Ted: [voice over] When I was 16 years old, I fell in love.

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Crazy Credits

A montage of scenes from the film as well as outtakes involving the cast lip-syncing to The Foundations' song "Build Me Up Buttercup" runs during the end credits.

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Cameron Diaz/Smashing Pumpkins (1998)

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Soundtracks

"Summertime"
Written by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward
Performed by Ray Conniff
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

There's Something About Mary

Insanely off the wall comedy from the Farrelly Brothers that delivers from start to finish. Wonderful early sequence with Keith David as Diaz's father busting heavily braced Stiller's chops. Stiller's zipper scene goes down as one of the funniest and most painful things I have ever witnessed on film. Diaz is divine the woman of Stiller's dreams...Dillon is hired to find Diaz...He falls in love with her and gives Stiller a bum story... Lee Evans, a pizza boy, is in love with her too... then Brett Favre comes into the picture. Every scene has something memorable from Dillon's attempts at reviving a dog to Stiller's "pre date entertainment." A classic that doesn't take itself too seriously.