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There's Something About Mary is an American film released in 1998 by 20th Century Fox, directed by Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly (the Farrelly brothers). A combination of romantic comedy and gross-out film, it stars Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Chris Elliott, Lin Shaye, W. Earl Brown, Lee Evans and Jeffrey Tambor, with cameo appearances by football star Brett Favre (who plays himself), Sarah Silverman, Keith David, and Harland Williams. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Bobby Farrelly is a screenwriter, producer and director from Cumberland, Rhode Island. ...
Peter Farrelly is a screenwriter, producer, director and novelist from Cumberland, Rhode Island. ...
Bobby Farrelly is a screenwriter, producer and director from Cumberland, Rhode Island. ...
Peter Farrelly is a screenwriter, producer, director and novelist from Cumberland, Rhode Island. ...
Bobby Farrelly is a screenwriter, producer and director from Cumberland, Rhode Island. ...
Peter Farrelly is a screenwriter, producer, director and novelist from Cumberland, Rhode Island. ...
Edward Decter (1959-) is a film writer, director and producer. ...
Benjamin Edward Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, actor, film producer and director. ...
Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress and former fashion model. ...
Matthew Raymond Matt Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ...
Chris Elliott (born May 31, 1960 in New York City) is an American comedian and the son of comedian Bob Elliott. ...
Lin Shaye is an American actress born in 1944 in Detroit, Michigan. ...
W. Earl Brown (born September 7, 1963 in Murray, Kentucky) is an American character actor who has appeared in many mainstream film and television projects. ...
Lee Evans (born 25 February 1964) is an English stand-up comedian and actor. ...
Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944) is a six-time Emmy-nominated American actor most recently noted for his on role as George Bluth Sr. ...
Sarah Kate Silverman (born December 1, 1970) is an American comedian, writer and actress. ...
Keith David (born June 4, 1956) is an American film, television, and voice actor. ...
Harland Michael Williams (born November 14, 1962 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian-born comedian, actor, and radio personality. ...
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Twentieth (20th) Century Fox Film Corporation (known from 1935 to 1985 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) is one of the six major American film studios. ...
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The year 1998 in film involved some significant events. ...
Twentieth (20th) Century Fox Film Corporation (known from 1935 to 1985 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) is one of the six major American film studios. ...
Bobby Farrelly is a screenwriter, producer and director from Cumberland, Rhode Island. ...
Peter Farrelly is a screenwriter, producer, director and novelist from Cumberland, Rhode Island. ...
The Farrelly brothers, Peter (b. ...
A romantic comedy may be a film or novel, presenting a story about romance in a comedic style. ...
george loves celeste is a sub-genre of comedy movies in which the producers aim to gross out their audience with disgusting and disturbing material, such as sexual or toilet humor. ...
Benjamin Edward Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, actor, film producer and director. ...
Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress and former fashion model. ...
Matthew Raymond Matt Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ...
Chris Elliott (born May 31, 1960 in New York City) is an American comedian and the son of comedian Bob Elliott. ...
Lin Shaye is an American actress born in 1944 in Detroit, Michigan. ...
W. Earl Brown (born September 7, 1963 in Murray, Kentucky) is an American character actor who has appeared in many mainstream film and television projects. ...
Lee Evans (born 25 February 1964) is an English stand-up comedian and actor. ...
Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944) is a six-time Emmy-nominated American actor most recently noted for his on role as George Bluth Sr. ...
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Brett Hillbilly Favre (pronounced Farv, born on October 10, 1969 in Gulfport, Mississippi [1]) is an American football player, currently starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). ...
Sarah Kate Silverman (born December 1, 1970) is an American comedian, writer and actress. ...
Keith David (born June 4, 1956) is an American film, television, and voice actor. ...
Harland Michael Williams (born November 14, 1962 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian-born comedian, actor, and radio personality. ...
This sleeper hit was the third-highest-grossing movie of 1998 in North America—the highest-grossing comedy—and it catapulted Stiller into the limelight. Until Wedding Crashers was released in 2005, There's Something About Mary was the most successful youth-aimed R-rated comedy film at the box office. A sleeper hit (often simply called a sleeper) refers to a film, book, album, TV show, or video game that gains unexpected success or recognition. ...
The year 1998 in film involved some significant events. ...
Wedding Crashers is a 2005 comedy film, directed by David Dobkin. ...
Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The MPAA film rating system is a system used in the United States and territories and instituted by the Motion Picture Association of America to rate a movie based on its content. ...
There's Something About Mary was placed 27th in the American Film Institute's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (see the 100 Years Series), a list of the 100 funniest movies of the 20th century. In 2000, readers of Total Film magazine voted it the 4th greatest comedy film of all time. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
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The movie has made $176 million in the U.S. alone and $369 million worldwide.[1]
Plot
An awkward and shy high-schooler, Ted (Ben Stiller) lands a prom date with his dream girl Mary (Cameron Diaz), just to have it cut short by a painfully humiliating zipper accident. Thirteen years later he's still in love—maybe even obsessed—with the one that got away, so he hires sleazy private detective Pat Healy (Matt Dillon) to track her down living in Miami, only to have Pat fall for the irresistible Mary as well. Ted and Pat resort to lying, cheating and stalking in their competition for Mary, and discover that they're not the only men who will use depraved measures to be near her. Benjamin Edward Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, actor, film producer and director. ...
Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress and former fashion model. ...
A private investigator, or PI, is a person who undertakes investigations. ...
Matthew Raymond Matt Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ...
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Cast Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress and former fashion model. ...
Matthew Raymond Matt Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ...
Benjamin Edward Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, actor, film producer and director. ...
Lee Evans (born 25 February 1964) is an English stand-up comedian and actor. ...
Chris Elliott (born May 31, 1960 in New York City) is an American comedian and the son of comedian Bob Elliott. ...
Lin Shaye is an American actress born in 1944 in Detroit, Michigan. ...
Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944) is a six-time Emmy-nominated American actor most recently noted for his on role as George Bluth Sr. ...
Marjorie Armstrong Post (born on November 4, 1950, in Palo Alto, California) is an actress, best known for her 1985–1992 role as Christine Sullivan on the NBC sitcom Night Court. ...
Keith David (born June 4, 1956) is an American film, television, and voice actor. ...
W. Earl Brown (born September 7, 1963 in Murray, Kentucky) is an American character actor who has appeared in many mainstream film and television projects. ...
Sarah Kate Silverman (born December 1, 1970) is an American comedian, writer and actress. ...
Khandi Alexander (born September 4, 1957) is an American dancer, choreographer, and film and television actress. ...
Reaction The movie's over-the-top and sometimes disturbing gross-out humor earned it an R rating from the MPAA, but made it a smash hit at the box office. The most notorious scene features Stiller's character masturbating and losing track of his semen. Diaz's character notices it clinging to his ear, mistakes it for extra hair gel, and spreads it in her own hair. The "hair gel" scene spread by word of mouth, and later ads for the movie capitalized on its notoriety. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is a non-profit trade association formed to advance the interests of movie studios. ...
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Horse semen being collected for breeding purposes. ...
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Similar "hair gel" occurrences
Mary's "hair gel" incident. - Filmmaker Kevin Smith wrote a scene similar to the "hair gel" scene for Mallrats three years earlier, in which Jay and Silent Bob masturbate while watching Joey Lauren Adams in a dressing room and ejaculate over the wall. However, the scene was heavily re-written after being deemed tasteless by the studio, who said "nobody will ever laugh at cum in the hair". Smith apparently regrets this decision and has since noted that "cum in the hair is gold". (This information is from the Mallrats audio commentary track, where Smith also explicitly states that this is a coincidence, not the result of somebody stealing his jokes.)
- The "hair gel" scene was once again spoofed in the TV show Family Guy. In the episode The King is Dead from season 2, Stewie Griffin plays Mary and uses the "hair gel" in his hair, causing it also to stand up.
- The "hair gel" scene was also spoofed in a TV Funhouse animated skit on Saturday Night Live. As Bill Clinton was preparing a videotaped message, a gooey substance (in reference to the Lewinsky scandal) fell onto his head. He then rubbed it into his hair, causing it to stand up. Cameron Diaz, star of There's Something About Mary, was hosting Saturday Night Live that evening.
- As a promotional giveaway item, branded hair gel sample packets were released. The back of the packet lists instructions on use and inserts several sexual innuendos ("work in with hands", "results will come naturally").
- The 'hair gel' scene is also in the Steps' musical video, "Say You'll Be Mine'
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Image File history File links Publicity still of Cameron Diaz in Theres Something About Mary This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or organisation to promote their works in the media. ...
For other persons named Kevin Smith, see Kevin Smith (disambiguation). ...
Mallrats is a 1995 film written and directed by Kevin Smith. ...
Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) and Jay (Jason Mewes) during the events of Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Jay and Silent Bob are fictional characters portrayed by Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith, respectively, in Kevin Smiths View Askewniverse. ...
Joey Lauren Adams in Mallrats (1995) Joey Lauren Adams (born January 9, 1968[] in North Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American actress with appearances in over 30 films. ...
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