Theres Something About Mary
Background Information: Theres Something About Mary [Top] Theres Something About Mary, released in 1998 by 20th Century Fox, is a combination of romantic comedy & gross-out film directed by Bobby Farrelly & Peter Farrelly. It stars Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz & Matt Dillon. This sleeper hit was the third highest grossing movie of 1998 & it catapulted Stiller into the limelight. Americas Funniest Movies, a list of the 100 funniest movies of the 20th century. Although an awkward & shy high-schooler, Ted lands a prom date with his dream girl Mary, just to have it cut short by a humiliating zipper accident. Thirteen years later hes still in lovewith the one that got away, so he hires sleazy private detective Pat to track her down, only to have Pat fall for the irresistable Mary as well. Ted & Pat resort to lying, cheating & stalking in their competition for Mary & discover that theyre not the only men who will use depraved measures to be near her. The movies over-the-top & sometimes disturbing gross-out humor earned it an R rating, but made it a smash hit at the box office.
Biography: Khandi Alexander [Top] Khandi Alexander is an American dancer & film & television actress. Born in New York City & educated at Queensborough Community College, she appeared on Broadway & choreographed Whitney Houston s international tours from 1989 to 1992. Since then, she has concentrated on film & TV, played the character Catherine Duke on NewsRadio, a NBC situation comedy which ran from March 21, 1995 - July 13, 1999 for 97 episodes & as the character Jackie Robbins on NBC s Emmy Award drama ER, based upon life in a Chicago hospitals emergency department. ER previewed in September 1994 & continues to air Thursday evenings. Miami which first aired September 2002.
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