There's Something About Mary (1998)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Directors:

Bobby Farrelly
Peter Farrelly

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

15 July 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Warning: The guys who did 'Dumb & Dumber' and 'Kingpin' bring you a love story.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Prom | High School | Dream Girl | Accident | Masturbation

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 16 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

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)

Also Known As:

There's Something More About Mary (USA) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong comic sexual content and language.

Runtime:

119 min | USA:134 min (director's cut) | Turkey:107 min (TV version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:Unrated (uncut video version) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) (Canadian Home Video rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Philippines:PG-13 | Canada:14+ (Ontario - 2006) | Iceland:L | Ireland:15 | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) | Malaysia:18SX | Finland:K-11 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (original rating) | Australia:M (TV rating) | Brazil:14 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Mexico:B | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:R16 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (Approved No. 36073)

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Bill Murray, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Vince Vaughn were all considered for the role of Pat Healy.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ted and Mary take Warren fishing, Ted gets a fishing lure accidentally hooked through his mouth, with hooks piercing his lip and cheek. However, in the very next scene (and for the rest of the film) he has no bandage, no wounds and no scars.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Robot Chicken: 1987 (#2.6)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Is She Really Going Out With Him

Crazy about Mary

This is probably the second best comedy by Farrelly Brothers next to the Dumb and Dumber. As always there's a good plot and many funny scenes. There were many famous actors. I'm not a big fan of Ben Stiller, but I noticed that all of his movies which I've seen are good and this one is no exception. I also liked Matt Dillon's character, actually I know some people with a very similar character and that made it even funnier. There were many other funny characters and I'm too lazy to write about them all but other two which I memorized were Mary's retard brother and Harland Williams character. Cameron Diaz was very suitable for Mary's role. Actually I haven't seen much of her movies but I think she's very good at romantic comedies.