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There's Something About Mary

  • 1998
  • R
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
339K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
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684
Cameron Diaz in There's Something About Mary (1998)
Romantic ComedySlapstickComedyRomance

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.

  • Directors
    • Bobby Farrelly
    • Peter Farrelly
  • Writers
    • Ed Decter
    • John J. Strauss
    • Peter Farrelly
  • Stars
    • Cameron Diaz
    • Matt Dillon
    • Ben Stiller
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    339K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    406
    684
    • Directors
      • Bobby Farrelly
      • Peter Farrelly
    • Writers
      • Ed Decter
      • John J. Strauss
      • Peter Farrelly
    • Stars
      • Cameron Diaz
      • Matt Dillon
      • Ben Stiller
    • 713User reviews
    • 117Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 17 wins & 17 nominations total

    Videos2

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    Top cast99+

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    Cameron Diaz
    Cameron Diaz
    • Mary
    Matt Dillon
    Matt Dillon
    • Healy
    Ben Stiller
    Ben Stiller
    • Ted
    Lee Evans
    Lee Evans
    • Tucker
    Chris Elliott
    Chris Elliott
    • Dom
    Lin Shaye
    Lin Shaye
    • Magda
    Jeffrey Tambor
    Jeffrey Tambor
    • Sully
    Markie Post
    Markie Post
    • Mary's Mom
    Keith David
    Keith David
    • Mary's Dad
    W. Earl Brown
    W. Earl Brown
    • Warren
    Sarah Silverman
    Sarah Silverman
    • Brenda
    Khandi Alexander
    Khandi Alexander
    • Joanie
    Marnie Alexenburg
    • Lisa
    Danny Murphy
    Danny Murphy
    • Boss' Brother
    • (as Dan Murphy)
    Richard Tyson
    Richard Tyson
    • Detective Krevoy
    • (as Richard M. Tyson)
    Rob Moran
    • Detective Stabler
    Jackie Flynn
    Jackie Flynn
    • South Carolina Police
    Hillary Matthews
    • Dom's Wife
    • Directors
      • Bobby Farrelly
      • Peter Farrelly
    • Writers
      • Ed Decter
      • John J. Strauss
      • Peter Farrelly
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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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
      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
      Edited into Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity (1999)
    • 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 reviews713

    Featured review
    8/10

    A real trend-setter.

    Whenver we refer to modern comedies I think we have to go all the way back to "There's Something About Mary" to see where this all started. It set the new standards for comedy and also became a much imitated movie. Movies however very rarely reached the level of this movie ever again, including all of the Farrelly brothers own later work.

    It's the sort of raunchy comedy, that makes some completely inappropriate jokes and makes for instance fun of both psychically and mentally handicapped people, among many other things. This is the foremost reason why some people can't really stand this movie but luckily most others are able to see the talent and effort that were put into making this movie and why the movie works out so well.

    As strange as it sounds, it's actually a real subtle done comedy. It's not predictable in any way and the build up and execution of it is spot on. It even makes all of the moments, that usually seem like something totally lame and forced, work out as something hilarious.

    It also has a great, yet very simple premise, of a bunch of guys all falling for the same girl. It's the sort of story that provides the movie with plenty of silly comical moments, in which the characters lie and constantly are backstabbing each other, all to get the girl in the end.

    Cameron Diaz forms the perfect centerpiece for this movie and the movie is filled with plenty of comical characters, all played by some capable genre actors. This movie is still from the time when it was cool to like Ben Stiller and yes, he also really is perfect in his role. But basically everyone is perfectly cast in this, which is obviously also a reason why the movie and all of its comedy works out so well.

    Comedies like this only seem to come once every 10 years, or so.

    8/10

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 15, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Loco por 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech 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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