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* TechnologyMarchesOn: Nowadays, Ted could just use social media to find out about Mary.
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** Creator/CameronDiaz and Lin Shaye 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.

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** Creator/CameronDiaz and Lin Shaye 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.

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* CareerResurrection: Creator/MattDillon again became a bankable star after this movie.

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** 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 it’s era.

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** Build "Build Me Up Buttercup Buttercup" and the Foundations were all but forgotten by 1998. This movie put the song back as one of the most beloved of it’s its era.



* 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.
* 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.

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* InMemoriam: The movie is dedicated to the memory of Ryan Mone[[note]] [[{{TearJerker}} 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.
* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/MattDillon had always been known for playing tough guys and rebellious youths in dramas. In this comedy film film, he's a slimy private investigator.



** 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.

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** Football player Steve Young was originally was cast to play Mary's boyfriend, he boyfriend. He declined due to the movie's crass nature which conflicted with his Mormon faith.
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* 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.

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* 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]], release[[/note]]. Ryan's parents were acquaintances of the Farrelly brothers and they dedicated the film to Ryan as a final tribute.
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* 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.

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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The French title is ''Mary à tout prix'', which translates as ''Mary at all cost''.



* 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 dedicated the film to Ryan as a final tribute.

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* 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.

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* 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.



** Brett Favre came up with the “I’m in town to play the Dolphins, you dumbass” line after being unsatisfied with the scripted lines.

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** Brett Favre came up with the “I’m "I'm in town to play the Dolphins, you dumbass” dumbass" line after being unsatisfied with the scripted lines.
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** 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 it’s era.
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* AFIS100Years100Laughs: #27.



* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Nowadays, Ted could just use social media to find out about Mary.
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* BigNameFan: Creator/WilliamGoldman named it his favorite movie of 1998, and wrote extensively about the movie in his book ''Which Lie Did I Tell?''.

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* CareerResurrection: Matt Dillon again became a bankable star after this movie.

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* CareerResurrection: Matt Dillon Creator/MattDillon again became a bankable star after this movie.



* 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 "The Virgin", liked it and bought it for use in the movie.

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* 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 "The Virgin", "[[Recap/SeinfeldS4E10TheVirgin The Virgin]]", liked it and bought it for use in the movie.



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* BigNameFan: Creator/WilliamGoldman named it his favorite movie of 1998, and wrote extensively about the movie in his book ''Which Lie Did I Tell?''.

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