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There's Something About Mary (1998)
Front Cover Actor
Ben Stiller Ted Stroehmann
Cameron Diaz Mary Jenson
Matt Dillon Pat Healy
Lee Evans Tucker
Chris Elliott Dom
Lin Shaye Magda
Jeffrey Tambor Sully
Markie Post Mary's Mom
Keith David Mary's Stepfather
W. Earl Brown Warren
Movie Details
Genre Comedy; Romance
Director Bobby Farrelly; Peter Farrelly
Producer Frank Beddor; Michael Steinberg; Mark Charpentier
Writer Ed Decter; Bobby Farrelly; Peter Farrelly; John J. Strauss
Photography Mark Irwin
Musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Georges Bizet; Jonathan Richman; Ben Lee
Studio 20th Century Fox
Language English
Audience Rating Unrated
Running Time 118 mins
Country USA
Color Color
IMDb Rating 7.2
Plot
The Farrelly Brothers set this romantic comedy in their home state of Rhode Island. In 1985, when teen-nerd Ted Stroehmann (Ben Stiller) challenges a high-schooler who's bullying retarded Warren Jenson (W. Earl Brown), his concern prompts Warren's sister, the dazzling and desirable Mary Jenson (Cameron Diaz) to choose Ted as her senior prom date, a fact Ted's pals find hard to believe. However, on prom night, Ted gets his penis caught in his zipper, so the much-desired date never happens. Living in Providence and waxing nostalgic 13 years later, Ted hires Pat Healy (Matt Dillon) to locate Mary, and the creepy private investigator finds her in Miami, where she lives with her tan-shriveled roommate Magda (Lin Shaye). After Pat develops a stalker-style fixation on the lovely, unattached Mary, he lies to Ted, telling him that she's now an overweight mother confined to a wheelchair. Employing professional eavesdropping equipment, Pat gathers a dossier on Mary's life and future plans, information that forms the basis for more lies when Pat begins dating her. Sure enough, Mary falls for Pat, although her friend Tucker (Lee Evans) is very suspicious of Pat's claim to be a Harvard-educated architect. Meanwhile, Ted learns the truth but continues to encounter offbeat obstacles as he accelerates to Miami in hopes of finding happiness with his true love. Former Modern Lovers singer Jonathan Richman vocalizes a narrative ballad of onscreen commentary in the Cat Ballou (1965) tradition. Most of the cast sings and frolics to Build Me Up, Buttercup during the closing credits. — Bhob Stewart
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 31
Collection Status In Collection
Links All Movie Guide
There's Something About Mary at Movie Collector Connect
IMDB
Product Details
Edition Special Edition
Format DVD
Region Region 1
UPC (Barcode) 086162162848
Packaging Keep Case
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1