Line #9 Trivia/TheresSomethingAboutMary


1	* ActorInspiredElement: Woogie's gross facial warts and the shoe fetish were the ideas of Creator/ChrisElliott.
2	* CareerResurrection:
3	** Creator/MattDillon again became a bankable star after this movie.
4	** "Build Me Up Buttercup" and the Foundations were all but forgotten by 1998. This movie put the song back as one of the most beloved of its era.
5	* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The French title is ''Mary à tout prix'', which translates as ''Mary at all cost''.
6	* EnforcedMethodActing:
7	** Creator/BenStiller's stretcher really was dropped as he was taken to the ambulance.
8	** Creator/CameronDiaz and Creator/LinShaye were mooned by one of the Farrelly brothers during the filming of the scene in which the two actresses were looking downwards out of the window Puffy had jumped out of.
9	* FakeAmerican: Brit Lee Evans as Norm, who in turn invokes FakeBrit.
10	* InMemoriam: The movie is dedicated to the memory of Ryan Mone[[note]][[{{TearJerker}} he was killed in a car crash at only age 17]] six months before the movie's release[[/note]]. Ryan's parents were acquaintances of the Farrelly brothers and they dedicated the film to Ryan as a final tribute.
11	* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/MattDillon had always been known for playing tough guys and rebellious youths in dramas. In this comedy film, he's a slimy private investigator.
12	* RealLifeRelative:
13	** Creator/CameronDiaz's father was on set during filming, so the Farrellys decided to throw him in the movie. In the scene where Creator/BenStiller is released from prison after being wrongfully accused of murder, Cameron's dad is the inmate in the front with a beard and long hair jeering at Ben.
14	** Docky and his wife are played by the Farrellys' parents. Docky is their dad's nickname.
15	** The woman asking about class actions is Bobby Farrelly's wife Nancy.
16	* RecycledScript: The dialogue between Mary and Ted about how there aren't enough meats on sticks was originally written for an episode of ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' that never aired. The Farrelly Brothers, who worked on the ''Seinfeld'' episode "[[Recap/SeinfeldS4E10TheVirgin The Virgin]]", liked it and bought it for use in the movie.
17	* SimilarlyNamedWorks: There was a single-issue prequel comic to ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead'' in ''ComicBook/TwoThousandAD'' also called ''There's Something About Mary'' about how Mary became a zombie.
18	* StarMakingRole: Creator/CameronDiaz and Creator/BenStiller became bankable leads after the runaway success of this film.
19	* StillbornFranchise: A sequel was planned but never eventuated.
20	* TechnologyMarchesOn: Nowadays, Ted could just use social media to find out about Mary.
21	* ThrowItIn:
22	** The "Can of whoop ass" line was improvised by Creator/KeithDavid, who ad-libbed most of his lines.
23	** Brett Favre came up with the "I'm in town to play the Dolphins, you dumbass" line after being unsatisfied with the scripted lines.
24	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
25	** The film's original ending had Ted getting hit by a bus right after Mary chooses him over her other suitors (basically turning the film into a ShootTheShaggyDog story). The Farrelly Brothers decided this would be too dark of a way to end the film, so they went with a more traditional happy ending.
26	** Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/JonStewart and Creator/OwenWilson were considered for Ted.
27	** Creator/CourteneyCox was considered for Mary.
28	** Creator/BillMurray was originally considered for Pat Healy, but the Farrellys thought he was too old for the part. Creator/HankAzaria, Creator/CubaGoodingJr and Creator/VinceVaughn were also considered.
29	** Creator/ChrisFarley was considered for Warren. He later died during the time this film was being made.
30	** Football player Steve Young was originally was cast to play Mary's boyfriend. He declined due to the movie's crass nature which conflicted with his Mormon faith.
31	* WriteWhatYouKnow: The zipper scene is based on an actual incident when the Farrelly brothers' parents had to help a young man who caught himself in his zipper at one of their sisters' parties.
32	* WriteWhoYouKnow:
33	** Warren is based on the Farrellys' neighbor, Warren Tashjian. He has a cameo later in the movie.
34	** Mary's stepdad is based on the Farrellys' father, who would always pull pranks on their sister's dates.

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