There's Something About Mary (1998, Farrelly Brothers)
24/11/2023
There's Something About Mary is a 1998 film directed by brothers Peter and Bobby Farrelly.
The film marked a turning point in both the careers of the directors and that of the two protagonists: in the United States it increased their popularity, while in the remaining countries it made them known to the general public. Various famous people took part in simple cameos; among them the American football player Brett Favre, the actor Richard Jenkins and the comedian Harland Williams.
The film was released in the United States on July 15, 1998, and in Italy on October 16 of the same year. It won numerous awards - including four MTV Movie Awards and three Teen Choice Awards - and received two Golden Globe nominations in 2000. Furthermore, the American Film Institute placed it twenty-seventh in its list of the best one hundred American comedies of all time. The film grossed almost 370 million dollars worldwide and proved to be both a commercial and critical success, which particularly appreciated the political i correctness constantly present in the film.
In 1985, sixteen-year-old student Ted Stroehmann falls in love with Mary Jensen, a beautiful girl who attends the same high school as him; he manages to impress her when he defends from a bully Warren, the brother of the young girl who is mentally retarded. Shortly thereafter Mary moved to Miami and Ted never had the opportunity to see her again.
In 1998, the now twenty-nine-year-old Ted, a sports writer by profession, continues to undergo various psychoanalysis sessions to try to forget the girl, but with poor results. To make Ted give up, investigator Healy finally tells numerous lies by stating that Mary - although she is not married - has four children, she has gained weight, become disabled and has also left for Japan.
According the co-director and co-writer Bobby Farrelly, the film:
"It's a cross between When Harry Met Sally... And Blazing Saddles."
The spec script of the film was finished in 1998, however it was not used until 1997. In that year Frank Beddor - a friend of the two screenwriters who wanted to become a film producer - was struck by the work and managed to bring it to the attention of the president of 20th Century Fox, Thomas Rothman.
Although the Farrellys were well known in the cinema world after the success of their first film, Dumb and Dumber, they initially thought that There's Something About Mary would be their last work; Kingpin, the project they had previously dedicated themselves to, had in fact proved to be a commercial failure for which thay had not even recovered the production costs.
The photography and editing of the film were entrusted respectively to Mark Irwin and Christopher Greenbury, roles they had also held in previous films directed by the Farrellys. Actor and co-star Matt Dillon praised the Farrellys for the characterization of the characters and the dialogue between them, also appreciating "their very distinctive filmmaking style and the fact that in each of their films there is a truly memorable group of characters".
Bobby and Peter Farrelly were aware that "there had been no R-rated comedies for a long time" and that studios were more inclined to finance films classified as PG-13, i.e. those whose viewing was permitted from thirteen years of age; the directors also added that in the period in which they filmed There's Something About Mary, the normality was given by comedies such as Doctor Dolittle, from which they however wanted to deviate.
BREAKER HIGH, 1x30 (1998) / Rachel Wilson
YOUNG HERCULES, 1x12 (1998) / Katrina Browne
THE BELIEVER (2001) / Summer Phoenix
THE SLAUGHTER RULE (2002) / Clea DuVall
THE UNITED STATES OF LELAND (2003) / Sherilyn Fenn
THE NOTEBOOK (2004) / Rachel McAdams
MTV MOVIE AWARDS - Best Kiss / Rachel McAdams (2005)
HALF NELSON (2006) / Eleanor Hutchins & Stephanie Bast
LARS AND THE REAL GIRL (2007) / Bianca
BLUE VALENTINE (2010) / Michelle Williams
ALL GOOD THINGS (2010) / Kirsten Dunst
CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE (2011) / Emma Stone
DRIVE (2011) / Carey Mulligan
THE IDES OF MARCH (2011) / Evan Rachel Wood
THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES (2012) / Eva Mendes
GANSTER SQUAD (2013) / Emma Stone
LA LA LAND (2016) / Emma Stone
SONG TO SONG (2017) / Rooney Mara
BLADE RUNNER 2049 (2017) / Ana De Armas/Mackenzie Davis
FIRST MAN (2018) / Claire Foy
BARBIE (2023) / Scott Evans & Ncuti Gatwa
THE FALL GUY (2024) / Emily Blunt
So, story time. Right after I paid like, $30 for this issue on eBay, my Xterra's engine block died. Boy did I feel foolish. Suffice to say, this issue will probably wind up on my Etsy shop soon. psst, I'm having a sale right now in honor of my dead car.
This was the last Seventeen prom issue I remember owning. I lost interest in fashion in 1998 when I was a freshman in high school and had to start wearing clothes from Lane Bryant. The plus size section at my local Deb was gone. I also knew by then that I was never going to prom because I was the ugliest girl at my high school.
This dress Duff is wearing gives vibes of that time Shirley Mansion from Garbage wore that all white dress at the 1996 MTV Movie Awards:
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I mean if you're dying your hair, don't you want to go full on dying your hair? Why do you want to only half rear end it?
This beautiful messy curly look appears a lot in this magazine. Get ready.
So I still don't know what Chelsea wore at her prom. This is the only photo of her we have at her pre-prom party :
Is that Marimekko?
I'm here to talk smack about this DIY bracelet. You know those beads fell off in 20 seconds.
By the time I knew what American Eagle was, nobody at my school was wearing lipstick that color with their AE. I remember the "smart" kids wearing AE in high school around 1999.
Jordache and White Mountain always had the most outdated clothing ads! That black and white outfit is straight out of 1994, 1995.
Every year when we look at the prom issue together, we find the same variation of a black and white dress.
This color was everywhere. I thought this was the issue that had my dream prom dress in it, but I think that was Teen's March 1997 issue. It was a shade a little darker than this and it was more of a ballgown. I can't find it right now because looks like archive.org has removed all the issues of Teen.
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“Scary Movie” is a comedic spoof film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. The main parody inspirations came from the 1997 film, “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and the 1996 film, “Scream”. You will, however, see other scenes drawing inspirations from “Matrix”, “Candyman”, “The Sixth Sense”, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer “ and even “The Blair Witch Project” (and many others).
DID YOU KNOW: Aaliyah was offered the role of “Brenda Meeks” which was a mock of Brandy’s character (Karla Wilson) from the 1998 film “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer”. Aaliyah shared this during her interview with MTV when asked of the unusual script she’d ever been offered. Aaliyah shared that she turned it down because it was poking fun of Brandy and she didn’t want anyone to misconstrue that.
The role would then go on to NAACP Image Award winning actress Regina Hall who would reprise her role as “Brenda Meeks” for the next 3 “Scary Movie” films.
The budget for the film was an estimated $19,000,000 and grossing $278,019,771 worldwide ($42,346,669 that opening weekend; 7/9/00).
Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 To The Blonde Haired 👱♀️ Actress Of The Late 90's & Early 2000's That Made it Big in a Teen Romcom Movie 🎥 & went on to do many other Variety Of Movies along the way
She is an American actress. Born and raised in New York City, She began acting at the age of 11 as part of New York's La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club. Her film debut was a small role in I Love You, I Love You Not (1996), followed by a lead role in Wicked (1998) for which she received the Karlovy Vary Film Festival Award for Best Actress. She rose to prominence with leading roles in teen films such as 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), Down to You (2000), and Save the Last Dance (2001). Her accolades include an NBR Award, a CFCA Award, a Gold Derby Award, a Teen Choice Award and two MTV Movie Awards, as well as Satellite Award, Gotham Award, Golden Globe Award, and Emmy Award nominations.
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Il est né à Fairfax, Virginie, États-Unis. Le nom complet est Daniel Jason Sudeikis.
Il a grandi à Overland Park, Kansas. Jason a fait ses études à la Brookridge Elementary School, puis à la Holy Cross Catholic School. Il poursuit ses études à Shawnee Mission High School.
Dans les années 90, il rejoint la troupe de comédie ComedySportz, qui réalise des performances improvisées. Il fait ses débuts au cinéma avec un petit rôle dans le film "Alien Avengers 2" (1998). Plus tard, le tournage de l'émission qui a rendu Jason populaire - "Saturday Night Live" (2003-2011) a suivi, dans lequel il a également agi en tant qu'écrivain.
A joué dans des films et des séries tels que "30 Shocks" (série, 2007-2010), "Ten Commandments" (2007), "Hello, Bill!" (2007), "Once Upon a Time in Vegas" (2008), "The Naked Drummer" (2008), "Cleveland" (série, 2009-2010), "Hunt for the Ex" (2010), "Love's Distance" (2010) , "Celibacy Week" (2011), "Unbearable Bosses" (2011) et d'autres.
Nominé à plusieurs prix du public : Teen Choice Awards, People's Choice Awards, MTV Movie & TV Awards et autres.
Daniel Jason Sudeikis est né le 18 septembre 1975. agente de voyages chez Brenco et présidente de l'American Society of Travel Agents, et de Daniel Joseph Sudeikis, vice-président. du développement des affaires, tous deux originaires de l'Illinois.
promo 1997 Photographed by Andreas Neubauer, alongside actors Jonny Lee Miller and Matthew Lillard, during the promotion of the movie "Hackers".
Mr. and Mrs. Smith 2005
Mr. and Mrs Smith on set
Mr. and Mrs Smith on set
Mr. and Mrs. Smith on set
Mr. and Mrs. Smith LA premiere 2005
1998 Photographed by Matt Gunther at the Hotel 17 Inn in New York City, USA.
ANGELINA JOLIE IN TOM FORD AT WSJ MAGAZINE 2015 INNOVATOR AWARDS
Smiling collage
2001 Photographed by Firooz Zahedi
MTV Presents: Diary Of Angelina Jolie And Dr. Jeffery Sachs In Africa NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 12: Actress Angelina Jolie attends a screening of MTV's "Diary" series at The Museum of Radio and Television on September 12, 2005 in New York City
Ann Curry traveled to Namibia for an exclusive interview with Angelina. April 2006. Angie pregnant with Shiloh