There's Something About Mary (1998)

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.

Directors:

Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly

Writers:

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

Stars:

Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller

17 wins & 17 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:

dream girl | mini dress | original story | thin legs | black man white woman marriage | 

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Taglines:

The most fun you can have on video.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong comic sexual content and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lee Evans' British accent in the movie was characterized by a film critic as "quite possibly the worst fake British accent in a movie" he had ever heard. Lee Evans is in fact British. However the accent he used in this film was overly exaggerated for the role.

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Goofs

(at around 1h 45 mins) When Woogie clutches Mary's shoes and is shoved onto the sofa, the shoes are arranged differently in his arms in every shot.

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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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Alternate Versions

A few minutes were cut from the Pay-Per-View version to fit in a two-hour slot.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Hilarious Gross Out Scenes (2013)

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Soundtracks

Everything Shines
Written by Chris Trapper
Performed by The Push Stars
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI-Capitol Special Markets

User Reviews

Funny, but surprisingly sweet too.

The shock comedy aside (zipper and hair gel scenes), purposeful unpolitically correct moments (humor at expense of handicapped, animal cruelty), the most surprising thing about this film is it has heart and is rather sweet. It's not the completely nasty, cruel comedy you might have been expecting. There's a nice love story in here too. It's corny and cliche'd and doesn't feel overly cloying because there are enough shockingly funny moments to offset it. The acting is good, the pacing brisk, and the jokes, well... you've heard all about the best ones by now.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 July 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

There's Something More About Mary

Filming Locations:

River Walk Trail, Miami, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$23,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,740,644, 19 July 1998

Gross USA:

$176,484,651

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$369,884,651

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:

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

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1