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There's Something About Mary

year 1998decade 90sdirector Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrellygenre Romantic comedy

119 minutes

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Cast

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Cameron Diaz Mary Jensen
Matt Dillon Pat Healy
Ben Stiller Ted Stroehmann
Lee Evans Tucker/Norm Phipps
Chris Elliott Dom "Woogie" Woganowski, Mary's ex-boyfriend who became obsessed with her to the point where she took out a restraining order against him
Lin Shaye Magda, Mary's neighbor and friend
Jeffrey Tambor Sully, Healy's friend and contact in Miami
Markie Post Sheila Jensen, Mary and Warren's mother
W. Earl Brown Warren Jensen, Mary's intellectually disabled brother who is very protective of his ears
Keith David Charlie, Mary and Warren's stepfather
Sarah Silverman Brenda, Mary's sarcastic best friend
Khandi Alexander Joanie, another of Mary's friends
Richard Tyson Detective Krevoy
Rob Moran Detective Stabler
Willie Garson Dr. Bob "Zit Face", Ted's chiropractor and friend from high school
Harland Williams The Hitchhiker
Brett Favre himself, Mary's ex-boyfriend whom she broke up with after Tucker lied to her about him
Steve Sweeney Police Officer
Jonathan Richman Jonathan
Lenny Clarke Fireman
Richard Jenkins Psychiatrist

There's Something About Mary | The Rewatchables

host Bill Simmonshost Chris Ryanhost Sean Fennesseyproducer Craig Horlbeckproducer Chia Hao Tatproducer Eduardo Ocampoproducer Matt Pevic
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Casting What-Ifs

The Drew Bledsoe cameo possibility and alternate Ted and Healy actors are discussed

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:12:30Read transcript
  • Drew Bledsoe was reportedly wanted for the football-star role
  • Owen Wilson and Jon Stewart were reportedly considered for Ted
  • Bill Murray, Vince Vaughn, and Cuba Gooding Jr. were reportedly considered for Pat Healy

Recasting Couch

Norm Macdonald as Tucker and a lurid-thriller version are proposed

In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:18:55Read transcript
  • Norm Macdonald is proposed as Tucker, potentially without the English accent
  • The same plot is proposed as a lurid thriller

Picking Nits

Mary’s living and work arrangements, Dom’s plan, Brett Favre’s availability, and Tucker’s long game are questioned

In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:29:37Read transcript
  • Why an orthopedic surgeon shares a modest balcony complex with Magda is questioned
  • Mary’s apparently light patient and surgery schedule is questioned
  • Ted failing to connect Dom with his high-school identity is questioned
  • Dom helping Ted while planning to pursue Mary himself is questioned
  • Ted reaching Brett Favre during game week is questioned
  • Pat Healy’s long-term plan to sustain his lies is questioned
  • Tucker’s long-term deception is called baffling

Probably Unanswerable Questions

The successor to 1990s rest areas, Ted and Mary’s future, and the missing sequel are debated

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:35:37Read transcript
  • What replaced rest areas as the era’s clandestine meeting place is questioned
  • The podcast equivalent of clearing one’s head before a date is jokingly debated
  • Whether Ted and Mary married is questioned, with a short relationship predicted
  • Why the hit movie never received a sequel is treated as the largest unanswered question

Best Double Feature

Kingpin, American Pie, and Dumb and Dumber are proposed

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:40:38Read transcript
  • Kingpin is proposed for a Farrelly brothers pairing
  • American Pie is proposed as the following summer’s comedy companion
  • Dumb and Dumber is proposed