There's Something About Mary
1998 · Directed by Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Ben Stiller hires a private eye to find his high-school crush. The PI also falls for her. So does everyone else. The Farrellys at their gross-out peak.
Why It's Cult
There's Something About Mary is the Farrelly Brothers' commercial apex — gleefully obscene and somehow tender at the same time. The zipper scene. The hair gel. Matt Dillon as the slimiest love rival ever filmed. Cameron Diaz's career-launching turn. Jonathan Richman as a Greek-chorus troubadour wandering through every scene. It made a quarter-billion dollars in 1998 by being the dirtiest mainstream romantic comedy of its decade. The blueprint for every gross-out rom-com since.
The Plot, Officially
Ted was a geek in high school, who was going to go to the prom with one of the most popular girls in school, Mary. The prom date never happened, because Ted had a very unusual accident. Thirteen years later he realizes he is still in love with Mary, so he hires a private investigator to track her down. That investigator discovers he too may be in love with Mary, so he gives Ted some false information to keep him away from her. But soon Ted finds himself back into Mary's life, as we watch one funny scene after another.
Starring
Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller
Where to Watch
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