There's Something About Mary (1998)

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 | Interracial Relationship

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

Colour:

Colour

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:

The high school scene in the beginning was shot at Plantation's City Hall in Florida. Upon seeing a rough cut of the film, and displeased with the raunchiness, city council members requested that Plantation not be acknowledged in the credits.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Mary and Pat are at the carnival, her cotton candy shrinks faster than she is eating it.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Psych: There's Something About Mira (#2.11)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Bad Boys (Theme from Cops)

Unconventional satire stays on course while delivering major laughs

A lot of my friends said they hated this, but after i saw it and loved what I saw, it became apparent that many of these people hadn't seen it, they just KNEW they would hate it from the degradingly mysoginistic slapstick it supposedly represented. Sorry, wrong movie. This is a classic satire, replete with balladeer narrator. The gags flow fast and funny and expertly walk the tightrope between politically incorrect and unkind. This is surprisingly a movie that is very true to itself and its characters with a lot of plotlines that tie up nicely in unusual ways. And, it's a feel-good movie too. Cameron Diaz and Ben Stiller are marvelous together in the leads.