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There's Something About Mary

There's Something About Mary

Love is in the hair.

19986.62h 0m

Overview

For Ted, prom night went about as bad as it’s possible for any night to go. Thirteen years later, he finally gets another chance with his old prom date, only to run up against other suitors including the sleazy detective he hired to find her.

Directed by Bobby Farrelly
Written by Ed Decter, John J. Strauss, Peter Farrelly
Produced by Frank Beddor, Michael Steinberg, Bradley Thomas
Box OfficeBudget: $23.0MRevenue: $369.9M

Top Cast

Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz

Mary Jensen

Matt Dillon

Matt Dillon

Pat Healy

Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

Ted Stroehmann

Lee Evans

Lee Evans

Tucker

Chris Elliott

Chris Elliott

Dom Woganowski

Lin Shaye

Lin Shaye

Magda

Jeffrey Tambor

Jeffrey Tambor

Sully

Markie Post

Markie Post

Sheila Jensen

Keith David

Keith David

Charlie Jensen

W. Earl Brown

W. Earl Brown

Warren Jensen

Themes & Keywords

surgeonromcomstalkerdream girltabooscrewball comedyfrisbeetroubadourintellectual disability

About There's Something About Mary

There's Something About Mary is a romance, comedy film released in 1998 exploring themes of surgeon, romcom, stalker, dream girl, taboo, screwball comedy. Directed by Bobby Farrelly, it stars Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller. For Ted, prom night went about as bad as it’s possible for any night to go. Thirteen years later, he finally gets another chance with his old prom date, only to run up against other suitors including the sleazy detective he hired to find her.

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