There's Something About Mary

"Love is in the hair."

1998 2h 0m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 5,537

RomanceComedy

Synopsis

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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.

“Love is in the hair.”

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Cast

Cameron Diaz
Mary Jensen
Matt Dillon
Pat Healy
Ben Stiller
Ted Stroehmann
Lee Evans
Tucker
Chris Elliott
Dom Woganowski
Lin Shaye
Magda
Jeffrey Tambor
Sully
Markie Post
Sheila Jensen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Farrelly
Writers: John J. Strauss, Ed Decter, Ed Decter
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Grossed $370M — a 16.1× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CAST

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259+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Farrelly, shot by Mark Irwin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jonathan Richman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Christopher Greenbury shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Cameron Diaz and Matt Dillon and Ben Stiller carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Love is in the hair.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Peter Farrelly directs. Mark Irwin behind the camera. Jonathan Richman scores. Christopher Greenbury cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Grossed $370M — a 16.1× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3259+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Peter Farrelly, shot by Mark Irwin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jonathan Richman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Christopher Greenbury shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Cameron Diaz and Matt Dillon and Ben Stiller carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Love is in the hair.".
9IMDB entry: tt0129387 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 11 themes, including "surgeon", "romcom", "stalker", "dream girl".
11Released under 19 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Mark Irwin
Original score: Jonathan Richman
Editing: Christopher Greenbury
Costume design: Mary Zophres
Makeup / hair: Steve Battaglia
Stunt coordinator: Rick Barker
Runtime: 120 min · 2h 0m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $23,000,000
Box office: $369,900,000
Return: 1608% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: There's Something About Mary (1998)

Awards

MTV Movie Award for Best Villain

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drystyx2023-04-18
★ 3/10
There's "nothing" about Mary that is entertaining. Stiller and Diaz are the main characters. It's a bit of romance, allegedly, but if you're looking for inspiration or chemistry or charm, forget it. Still, there's nothing wrong with the story. It's just dull. The guy goes on a bit of an odyssey, and the only funny part of the movie is a bit where he stumbles at a rest stop where the police turn on their lights and see a hoard of men engaging in sexual activity with each other. That was pretty funny. Not hilarious, but funny. The rest of the movie is not even dry humor. It's weak romance. But, since it's about ordinary people, I guess it passes for someone who doesn't have any attention deficit disorder at all.
AlfaVitaY2K2026-07-05
★ 10/10
Classic situational comedy, about a guy who meets his old high school crush. The plot revolves around Mary, who is so perfect that she makes everyone fall madly in love with her. It's funny from start to finish. With absurd characters doing absurd things. All the Farrelly brothers' comedies are hilarious, if you don't mind gross humour.