We’re back with your latest dose of 90s movie nostalgia, and rewatching 1998’s gross-out rom com blockbuster, There’s Something About Mary, starring Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz. Reel in your fishing line and stock up on hair gel, we’re heading on over to 90s Miami.
Molly and Chloe take a road trip down memory lane, reviewing the film’s outrageous comic shocks, particularly the famous opening sequence and that notorious hair do scene. We also reflect on the film’s representation of disabled people and gay men, and consider how influential the Farrelly brothers’ humour is on modern social media. And we ask: will Matt Dillon’s moustache ever be acceptable?
Plus we make a rest stop at our usual features of most 90s moments and awards, and pull up at our imaginary drive-in cinema for some recommendations of further absurdist comedies and offbeat romances.
The quote at the start is from Michael O'Sullivan’s 1998 Washington Post review.
Tom Selleck’s moustache
Leo DiCaprio’s moustache
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