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There's Something About Mary

  • 19981998
  • RR
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
308K
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POPULARITY
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Cameron Diaz in There's Something About Mary (1998)
  • Comedy
  • Romance
A man gets a chance to meet up with his dream girl from high school, even though his date with her back then was a complete disaster.A man gets a chance to meet up with his dream girl from high school, even though his date with her back then was a complete disaster.A man gets a chance to meet up with his dream girl from high school, even though his date with her back then was a complete disaster.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
308K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
833
181
  • Directors
    • Bobby Farrelly
    • Peter Farrelly
  • Writers
    • Ed Decter(story)
    • John J. Strauss(story)
    • Peter Farrelly(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Cameron Diaz
    • Matt Dillon
    • Ben Stiller
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Bobby Farrelly
    • Peter Farrelly
  • Writers
    • Ed Decter(story)
    • John J. Strauss(story)
    • Peter Farrelly(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Cameron Diaz
    • Matt Dillon
    • Ben Stiller
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 674User reviews
    • 140Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 17 wins & 17 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Cameron Diaz
    Cameron Diaz
    • Maryas Mary
    Matt Dillon
    Matt Dillon
    • Healyas Healy
    Ben Stiller
    Ben Stiller
    • Tedas Ted
    Lee Evans
    Lee Evans
    • Tuckeras Tucker
    Chris Elliott
    Chris Elliott
    • Domas Dom
    Lin Shaye
    Lin Shaye
    • Magdaas Magda
    Jeffrey Tambor
    Jeffrey Tambor
    • Sullyas Sully
    Markie Post
    Markie Post
    • Mary's Momas Mary's Mom
    Keith David
    Keith David
    • Mary's Dadas Mary's Dad
    W. Earl Brown
    W. Earl Brown
    • Warrenas Warren
    Sarah Silverman
    Sarah Silverman
    • Brendaas Brenda
    Khandi Alexander
    Khandi Alexander
    • Joanieas Joanie
    Marnie Alexenburg
    • Lisaas Lisa
    Danny Murphy
    Danny Murphy
    • Boss' Brotheras Boss' Brother
    • (as Dan Murphy)
    Richard Tyson
    Richard Tyson
    • Detective Krevoyas Detective Krevoy
    • (as Richard M. Tyson)
    Rob Moran
    Rob Moran
    • Detective Stableras Detective Stabler
    Jackie Flynn
    Jackie Flynn
    • South Carolina Policeas South Carolina Police
    Hillary Matthews
    • Dom's Wifeas Dom's Wife
    • Directors
      • Bobby Farrelly
      • Peter Farrelly
    • Writers
      • Ed Decter(story) (screenplay)
      • John J. Strauss(story) (screenplay)
      • Peter Farrelly(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      (at around 18 mins) Dropping Ted on the stretcher wasn't scripted. When it happened, they cut to make sure Ben Stiller was okay and then thought it was so funny they left it in.
    • Goofs
      (at around 6 mins) In one of the flashbacks to 1985, as Mary and Ted stroll down the street, she rants about San Francisco 49'ers' quarterback Joe Montana being obscure and underrated, but insists he will surprise by taking his team to a SuperBowl. By 1985, Montana had already won two Superbowls with the 49'ers.
    • Quotes

      Hitchhiker: You heard of this thing, the 8-Minute Abs?

      Ted: Yeah, sure, 8-Minute Abs. Yeah, the excercise video.

      Hitchhiker: Yeah, this is going to blow that right out of the water. Listen to this: 7... Minute... Abs.

      Ted: Right. Yes. OK, all right. I see where you're going.

      Hitchhiker: Think about it. You walk into a video store, you see 8-Minute Abs sittin' there, there's 7-Minute Abs right beside it. Which one are you gonna pick, man?

      Ted: I would go for the 7.

      Hitchhiker: Bingo, man, bingo. 7-Minute Abs. And we guarantee just as good a workout as the 8-minute folk.

      Ted: You guarantee it? That's - how do you do that?

      Hitchhiker: If you're not happy with the first 7 minutes, we're gonna send you the extra minute free. You see? That's it. That's our motto. That's where we're comin' from. That's from "A" to "B".

      Ted: That's right. That's - that's good. That's good. Unless, of course, somebody comes up with 6-Minute Abs. Then you're in trouble, huh?

      [Hitchhiker convulses]

      Hitchhiker: No! No, no, not 6! I said 7. Nobody's comin' up with 6. Who works out in 6 minutes? You won't even get your heart goin, not even a mouse on a wheel.

      Ted: That - good point.

      Hitchhiker: 7's the key number here. Think about it. 7-Elevens. 7 dwarves. 7, man, that's the number. 7 chipmunks twirlin' on a branch, eatin' lots of sunflowers on my uncle's ranch. You know that old children's tale from the sea. It's like you're dreamin' about Gorgonzola cheese when it's clearly Brie time, baby. Step into my office.

      Ted: Why?

      Hitchhiker: 'Cause you're fuckin' fired!

    • 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.
    • Alternate versions
      An extended version which runs 10 minutes longer was released on DVD:
      • The credits start as clay animations which then blend into real people.
      • Ted talks with Woogie about his session with the psychiatrist. Ted thinks he is a loser. Woogie tries to lift Ted's spirits by telling him how lucky he was, when his brother got killed in an explosion so that his kidneys could save Ted's life.
      • Healy and his buddy Sully visit his apartment. When parking the car, the guy brags how easily it is to pick up women in Miami.
      • Healy admires Sully's apartment and gets to know Bill, the python.
      • Mary tells Magda she shouldn't drink alcohol that early in the morning cause she stinks like a distillery.
      • Sully who gets a phone call from Healy because of the borrowed car. Healy made Sully sniff cocaine.
      • Whilst helping a disabled man move, a reporter meets him halfway up the steps to tell him that he parked his car in the handicapped area.
      • At the architecture exhibition Tucker asks Healey for his business card.
      • In front of Marys house, Healy asks if he may touch her breasts.
      • Sully is shown sniffing coke.
      • Sully is shown lying on a couch. There are some shots of his dog and Bill, the python, which he hasn't fed in ages.
      • Mary admits to Magda that when it came to Healey, she had trusted her head and not her instincts.
      • After Healy exposes Tucker, the orderer of the pizza appears. Tucker throws the pizza after him.
      • The barkeeper in the strip-club knows Tucker has no money and threatens to throw him out.
      • The fight Puffy vs. Ted is longer.
      • At Sully's apartment Ted and Healy see Bill, the python. Healy assumes that Bill ate the dog. We learn that neither Healy nor Tucker sent the letter to Mary. Then suddenly Sully's dog comes and Healy realizes that Sully was eaten by Bill.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Lethal Weapon 4/Whatever/Small Soldiers/Madeline/Pi (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      There's Something About Mary
      Written and Performed by Jonathan Richman

      Jonathan Richman appears courtesy of Vapor Records

      [Played during the opening titles]

    User reviews674

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    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.
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    • Jun 13, 1999

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 15, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • There's Something More About Mary
    • Filming locations
      • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $23,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $176,484,651
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,740,644
      • Jul 19, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $369,884,651
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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