Now an Academy Award-winning director! What is Peter Farrelly's origin seen in "There's Something About Mary"?

*This article touches on some of the main gags, so we recommend reading it after watching the movie.

“There's Something About Mary” Synopsis

Mary is cute, kind, bright, smart, cool, and just so cool. Ted is a super lame, stupid high school student. But after helping Mary's younger brother, he was invited to The Graduate party! However, he makes a huge mistake that ruins the day. ...It's been 13 years since then, and Ted, who is still inexperienced, finally finds out her whereabouts in Miami...

Index

• Incorporating realistic dirty jokes into a traditional romantic comedy
• A bizarre story full of love enemies and radical gags that Cameron questioned.
• There are bad guys and good guys, and there is a sense of discrimination that can be seen from such a world.

Incorporating realistic dirty jokes into a traditional romantic comedy

Who could have predicted 20 years ago that Peter Farrelly would become the director of an Academy Award-winning film? Green Book (2018) has been well received in Japan. Farrelly is a co-director with his brother Bobby, who has directed many silly and raunchy comedies. ``Thank you for giving this award to the director of ` `Jim Carrie '' (1994),'' he even joked about it. However, as fans know, he has always been an excellent director. This is clear from his previous masterpiece, ``There's Something About Mary,'' produced in 1998.

There are a lot of gags that are too risqué to call it a romantic comedy, so I'll call it a romantic comedy. The story begins during the high school days of the main character, Ted. There was a girl named Mary, who was loved by everyone and had a Madonna-like presence. For Ted, who is plain and inconspicuous, Mary is a tall flower. One day, by saving Mary's handicapped younger brother from a bully, he has an unexpected stroke of good fortune: he invites Mary to prom.

However, when he goes to pick Mary up at her house, a tragedy, or rather a comedy, or rather a tragedy occurs. Ted borrows the restroom, but due to a series of unfortunate coincidences, his genitals get stuck in the zipper of his pants...Thus, he is taken away by an ambulance, and Ted has no choice but to waste his once-in-a-lifetime Being There. He is deeply traumatized by his blunder in front of the woman he loves.

“There's Something About Mary” preview

Just from this opening episode, you can tell what kind of style this work is going to be. A love story between a sincere man who can't do anything and a beautiful woman with a good personality. Ben Stiller, who plays the former, is a comedy genius who is well known for his roles in `` Zoolander '' (2001) and other films. As you know, Cameron Diaz plays the latter role. By making her look so charming, this film was Cameron's breakthrough. According to the Farrelly brothers, she was actually a woman of great character.

And here I would like to emphasize that there is a drastic dirty joke in this work. The protagonist's panic as he struggles with his precious genitals caught is both funny and painful. What's surprising is that it shows off the tight parts that are sandwiched between them. If you're turned off at this point, it's probably best not to watch this movie. It is inspired by a true event that happened in the Farrelly household. They got the idea from the true story of one of the guests at a party held by the brothers' sister, and their mother saved him.

A bizarre story full of love enemies and radical gags that Cameron questioned.