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''There's Something About Mary'' is a 1998 romantic comedy film, directed by the Farrelly Brothers and starring CameronDiaz, MattDillon and BenStiller. Awkward and shy high-schooler Ted (Ben Stiller) lands a Prom date with his dream girl Mary (Cameron Diaz), only to have it cut short by a [[RefugeInVulgarity painfully humiliating zipper accident]].

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''There's Something About Mary'' is a 1998 romantic comedy film, directed by the Farrelly Brothers and starring CameronDiaz, MattDillon and BenStiller. Awkward and shy high-schooler Ted (Ben Stiller) lands a Prom date with his dream girl Mary (Cameron Diaz), only to have it cut short by a [[RefugeInVulgarity [[VulgarHumor painfully humiliating zipper accident]].



* RefugeInVulgarity: The zipper incident, the hair gel incident, the binocular incident...
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* CulturalTranslation: Unfortunately averted - it probably eluded to non-American viewers what was so extraordinarily special about Brett being in love with Mary too. In fact, this (European) troper thought that the movie-Brett was just the stereotypical LovableJock, the generic guy who is so often presented in movies and on TV. And not an entirely non-fictional and very successful sports celibrity.
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* CurtainCall: Has this in DancePartyEnding.
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* SirSwearsALot: Pat Healy.

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* FanDisservice: The binocular shot of Magna topless.

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* FanDisservice: The binocular shot of [[GagBoobs Magna topless.]]



* VillainProtagonist: Pat Healy, somewhat.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: For all his many faults Pat is a hell of a [[PrivateInvestigator bloodhound]]. As well as something of a ManipulativeBastard.

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* AntiVillain: Pat Healy - he's a total sleazebag and will say anything to get in Mary's pants, but he actually grows to love and care for her. In fact, he thinks he's doing her a favor by stealing her from Ted, who he views as a creepy stalker.
* ADateWithRosiePalms: The "hair gel scene".

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* AntiVillain: Pat Healy - he's a total sleazebag and will say anything to get in Mary's pants, but he actually grows to love and care for her. In fact, he thinks he's doing her a favor by stealing her from Ted, who he views as a creepy stalker.
* ADateWithRosiePalms: The "hair gel scene".
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: The "hair gel scene"
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* TheChessmaster: Woogie. [[spoiler:He advises Ted to hire Pat Healy to find Mary, advises Ted to contact her, drives Ted to Miami and then sends an anonymous letter to get both Ted and Pat out of the way, leaving him free to swoop in and steal her shoes all without Ted suspecting anything. Even his friendship with Ted appears to be an early move in his game.]]

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* ADateWithRosiePalms: The "hair gel scene".



* ADateWithRosiePalms: The "hair gel scene".



* UnwantedHarem: {{Deconstructed}}. No, it's not cool being the object of so much affection.



* UnwantedHarem: {{Deconstructed}}. No, it's not cool being the object of so much affection.
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** Norm, who's just a normal guy.
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* NeverLiveItDown: "Well Christ Ted, I was only four towns away."
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* ChekhovsGun: ChekhovsLecture: "Highway rest stops are the gay bath houses of the 90s."

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** And then later in the scene, Mary's saint-like ex-boyfriend "Brett" turns out to be Brett Favre.

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** And then later in the scene, Mary's saint-like ex-boyfriend "Brett" turns out to be [[UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball Brett Favre.Favre]].
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* StarMakingRole: Cameron Diaz and Ben Stiller became bankable leads after the runaway success of this film.
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* INeverToldYouMyName: Ted is confused on how Dom knows about the zipper incident, since he never told him. Dom HandWaves this by saying he [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial only lived four towns away.]] This seems like a minor throwaway moment, but comes back later [[spoiler: when Dom is revealed to be "Woogie", Mary's high school boyfriend prior to meeting Ted, which also shows how he knew about said incident.]]

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* INeverToldYouMyName: Ted is confused on how Dom knows about the zipper incident, since he never told him. Dom HandWaves does a HandWave to this by saying he [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial only lived four towns away.]] This seems like a minor throwaway moment, but comes back later [[spoiler: when Dom is revealed to be "Woogie", Mary's high school boyfriend prior to meeting Ted, which also shows how he knew about said incident.]]
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** The conversation between Mary and her friends about "Brett". On a repeat viewings, you can catch a few clues about his identity, with one friend calling him "Pack Man" and Mary also talking about how he lived "up north."


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* INeverToldYouMyName: Ted is confused on how Dom knows about the zipper incident, since he never told him. Dom HandWaves this by saying he [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial only lived four towns away.]] This seems like a minor throwaway moment, but comes back later [[spoiler: when Dom is revealed to be "Woogie", Mary's high school boyfriend prior to meeting Ted, which also shows how he knew about said incident.]]


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* TheReveal: "Who the hell is Woogie?" [[spoiler: Ted's friend Dom.]]
** And then later in the scene, Mary's saint-like ex-boyfriend "Brett" turns out to be Brett Favre.


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* TitleDrop: During the GreekChorus bits.
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* ChekhovsLecture: "Highway rest stops are the gay bath houses of the 90s."

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* ChekhovsLecture: ChekhovsGun: "Highway rest stops are the gay bath houses of the 90s."

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** Pat HEALy, who is indeed a heel.

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** Pat HEALy, Healy, who is indeed a heel.


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* NeverLiveItDown: "Well Christ Ted, I was only four towns away."
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* AntiVillain: Pat Healy - he's a total sleazebag and will say anything to get in Mary's pants, but he actually grows to love and care for her. In fact, he thinks he's doing her a favor by stealing her from Ted, who he views as a creepy stalker.


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** Pat HEALy, who is indeed a heel.
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* TheChewToy: Poor Ted gets mauled by a dog, nearly murdered by a hitchhiker, snagged on the lip by a fishhook, and beaten up by Warren. Oh, and then there's the whole zipper incident...
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* DoggedNiceGuy: Ted.
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* OhCrap: "Is that...hair gel?"
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* ChekhovsLecture: "Highway rest stops are the gay bath houses of the 90s."
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* EvilDetectingDog: Puffy, according to Magna.
* FanDisservice: The binocular shot of Magna topless.
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* AbhorrentAdmirerAbhorrentAdmirer: Rare Male Examples
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* ItIsPronouncedTropay: "Brett Fav-ruh."

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* ItIsPronouncedTropay: {{It Is Pronounced Tro-PAY}}: "Brett Fav-ruh."
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* ItIsPronouncedTropay: "Brett Fav-ruh."
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* VillainProtagonist: Pat Healy, somewhat.

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