Ted (Ben Stiller), a completely ordinary loser, believes that life will fall into place once he finds his old school crush Mary (Cameron Diaz). However, Ted's decision to hire private detective Pat Healy (Matt Dillon) has unforeseen consequences. Pat does find Mary but falls head over heels himself and decides to lie to Ted. A hysterical war breaks out where all means are fair. ACTORS: Cameron Diaz Ben Stiller Matt Dillon Lee Evans Chris Elliott Lin Shaye Keith David Rob Moran Richard Jenkins Jeffrey Tambor OTHER: Media type: DVD Production year: 1998 Production country: US