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In 1985, Providence, Rhode Island, 16-year-old high school student Ted Stroehmann is about to go on a prom date with his dream girl, Mary Jensen, when he gets his scrotum stuck in his zipper. He is hospitalized after managing to painfully unzip it, which causes him to miss their date. Ted subsequently loses contact with her.
Yes, There's Something About Mary had a couple gross out scenes, but the jokes felt fresh and innovative. It's hard to think of a comedy that came before it with the same absurdist tone that wasn't a complete farce. On top of that, you genuinely like the characters and are rooting for them.
- The Reasoning Behind the Choice of That Ending Song. The film famously ends on a high note with “Build Me Up Buttercup” by the Foundations blaring as the credits roll.
- Elliott Brought the Quirks to His Character. “I added the facial blemishes after I met with Peter and Bobby Farrelly, as kind of a running thing,” Elliott told A.V.
- Keith David on His Most Horrific Scene Ever. The actor, who has starred in horror films such as The Thing and They Live, once told Yahoo! that the most horrific scene he’s ever done was the famous “Frank and Beans” scene.
- The Farrelly Brothers Wanted to Bring R-Rated Comedy Back. When There’s Something About Mary came out in 1998, most comedies were of the PG-13 variety.
From there it goes from bad, to worse, to worst, pitch perfect comedy at a rapid-fire pace, until Ted's being carted off, bleeding from the dick. The most important night of his life (in his eyes) to that point is ruined, setting up the rest of the movie.
There's Something About Mary: Directed by Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly. With Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller, Lee Evans. 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.
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- Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
- R
- Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller
Jun 23, 2000 · Thirteen years pass, and Ted is still pining away for Mary, so his friend Dom (Chris Elliott) persuades him to send a detective named Pat Healy (Matt Dillon) to find her. Except when Healy finds...
Sep 25, 1998 · Sporting a pencil-thin sex-offender moustache and top lip curling under the weight of his cartoon tombstone teeth, his double-dealing detective is a revolting creation. Like Jeff Daniels in...
