There's Something About Mary

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	Cameron Diaz	Mary
	Matt Dillon	Healy
	Ben Stiller	Ted
	Lee Evans	Tucker
	Chris Elliott	Dom
	Lin Shaye	Magda
	Jeffrey Tambor	Sully
	Markie Post	Mary's Mom
	Keith David	Mary's Dad
	W. Earl Brown	Warren
	Sarah Silverman	Brenda
	Khandi Alexander	Joanie
	Marnie Alexenburg	Lisa
	Danny Murphy	Boss' Brother
	Richard Tyson	Detective Krevoy
	Rob Moran	Detective Stabler
	Jackie Flynn	South Carolina Police
	Hillary Matthews	Dom's Wife
	Willie Garson	Dr. Zit Face
	David Shackelford	Coconut Guy
	David Goryl	Petey
	Lori Brener	Friend #3
	Jeffrey P. Lerner	Car Hood Kid #1
	Cory Pendergast	Car Hood Kid #2
	Brett Favre	Brett Favre

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Director	Danny Byers
	Peter Farrelly
Writer	Ed Decter, John J. Strauss, Peter Farrelly, Danny Byers
Producer	Frank Beddor, Mark Charpentier, Danny Byers, Peter Farrelly, Marc S. Fischer, Patrick Healy, James B. Rogers, Michael Steinberg, Bradley Thomas, Charles B. Wessler
Musician	Jonathan Richman
Photography	Mark Irwin

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Story Synopsis:
Thirteen years after an unfulfilled prom date with outgoing Mary Jenson (Diaz), the still-lovesick Ted Stroehmann (Stiller) is prompted to hire Pat Healy (Dillon), a man of questionable morals, to track her down in the rude, crude hilarious comedy There’s Something About Mary. (Laurie Sevano)

DVD Picture:
While the 1.85:1 DVD picture is not anamorphically enhanced, it exhibits pleasing quality when viewed in component video. Colors are naturally rendered, with accurate fleshtones, rich and warm colors and deep, pure blacks. Contrast and shadow delineation are nicely rendered with an accurate gradation between darkness and picture black. However, the picture exhibits minor compression pixelization. Still, the picture is beautifully rendered.

Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital discrete 5.1 soundtrack has a conventional mix, but is wanting in overall bass response and surround envelopment. The music score is terrific, with catchy tunes. The discrete soundstage images wide, but often collapses to mono or to stereo with a bias towards the screen soundstage. However, during moments when the soundfield is energized, the discrete excels with split surrounds. Dialogue sounds natural with good spatial integration.

DVD/Previously Reviewed LD Comparative Review:

The 1.85:1 DVD is not anamorphically enhanced, and exhibits similar quality when compared to the LaserDisc reviewed in Issue 32. However, finer detail and clarity is apparent by direct comparison. Colors are naturally rendered, as are contrast and shadow delineation. Though bettering the LaserDisc in all aspects, the DVD exhibits minor compression pixelization that wouldn’t be apparent had the DVD been anamorphically enhanced.

The Dolby® Digital discrete 5.1 soundtrack on the DVD and previously reviewed LaserDisc has a conventional mix, but is wanting in overall bass response and surround envelopment compared to the matrix PCM soundtrack on LaserDisc. The music score is terrific, with catchy tunes. The discrete’s soundstage images wider, but often collapses to mono or to stereo with a bias towards the screen soundstage. The soundfield is sometimes energized with split surrounds. Dialogue sounds natural with good spatial integration.

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