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15 July 1998 (USA) moreTagline:
Warning: The guys who did 'Dumb & Dumber' and 'Kingpin' bring you a love story. morePlot:
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. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 16 wins & 11 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Why I'm so conservative (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 6 October 2008, 2:49 PM, PDT)
Diaz Nearly Turned Down Mary Role (From WENN. 3 October 2008, 8:59 AM, PDT)
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One of the funniest movies of the 90's. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Cameron Diaz | ... | Mary Jensen | |
| Matt Dillon | ... | Pat Healy | |
| Ben Stiller | ... | Ted Stroehmann | |
| Lee Evans | ... | Tucker / Norman Phipps | |
| Chris Elliott | ... | Dom Woganowski | |
| Lin Shaye | ... | Magda | |
| Jeffrey Tambor | ... | Sully | |
| Markie Post | ... | Sheila Jensen | |
| Keith David | ... | Charlie Jensen | |
| W. Earl Brown | ... | Warren Jensen | |
| Sarah Silverman | ... | Brenda | |
| Khandi Alexander | ... | Joanie | |
| Marnie Alexenburg | ... | Lisa | |
| Danny Murphy | ... | Boss' Brother (as Dan Murphy) | |
| Richard Tyson | ... | Detective Krevoy (as Richard M. Tyson) |
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Rated R for strong comic sexual content and language.Parents Guide:
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119 min | Turkey:107 min (TV version) | USA:134 min (director's cut)Country:
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USA:Unrated (uncut video version) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | 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:12 | 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:RMOVIEmeter: 
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Ted brings Warren a baseball autographed by Tony Conigliaro. Conigliaro played for the Boston Red Sox in the 60s and was seriously injured when he was hit in the face by a pitched fastball, echoing Warren's accident in the previous montage. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: While sitting on the car with Ted, Mary looks at her watch to see what the time is but the watch face is facing us, not her. moreSoundtrack:
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I desperately wish that the Farelly brothers would go back to doing gross-out comedies like they did with Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin, Me, Myself, and Irene, and this. This is by far the best of all their movies. There are three kinds of comedy. Comedies that make you smile (Sixteen Candles), comedies that make you laugh (Airplane), and comedies that cause you to nearly asphyxiate yourself from laughing so hard. This is one of those rare third category movies. With the friends I watched it with, the laughs sounded like nuclear bombs going off in my room. It's that funny.
Thirteen years ago, Ted (Ben Stiller) landed a prom date with the most popular and beautiful girl in school, Mary (Cameron Diaz). Unfortunately, the date wasn't meant to be, for Ted has his manhood damaged right in front of Mary, and ends up in the hospital instead of the prom.
Thirteen years later, Ted decides to track Mary down, and have a second chance with his dream girl. He hires sleazy private eye, Pat (Matt Dillon)to find her for him. Pat finds her, and she's grown up beautiful. Pat decides he wants to date her. He stalks her, finds out everything she wants in a man, and poses as just that. Meanwhile, Ted has been led to believe that Mary has become fat white trash in a wheelchair. Pat and Mary start dating.
Well, by the end of the movie, every man who is involved in the story has tried to make a move on Mary. We all know how it ends, but it's one funny ride. One thing about this movie that's commendable is how the mentally retarded character is treated. He is treated in a way that isn't rude, or offensive. Mary sticks up for him, and he's really innocent. The funniest gag in the movie involves a NEW brand of HAIR GEL (compliments of Ted, and tested by Mary). I won't tell you what's really being mistaken for hair gel, but when you find out, you'll laugh so hard, you gag. This movie knows what a comedy of this type should be like. Each gag goes somewhere, and is really big. They're usually extended scenes with punchlines. Me, Myself, and Irene goes for the cheapest laughs you can find, but There's Something About Mary takes it's time, carefully planning each gag, in order to make it gut-bustingly hilarious. That's just what this movie is. 10/10.
It is rated R for Strong Comic Sexual Content, and Language. Sex: 8/10 Violence: 3/10 Swearing: 9/10 Drugs: 2/10