As far as I know, a "Stelzbock" is a "Casanova", "Don Juan", "playboy", "womanizer", "skirt chaser", "ladies' man", but none of these English words seems to fit the German slang word "Stelzbock". I don't know what word they used in the original English language version of the movie ("There is something about Mary") since I didn't see it. Maybe someone who saw the movie can clue us in.

Feiner : debauchee
Gröber : lecher

Four for Mary, film.

Im engl Original immer: stalker.

M. E. gab's vor geraumer Zeit dazu schon mal eine umgekehrte Anfrage.
Stelzbock scheint mir, zumindest mit dieser Bedeutung, eine deutsche Neuschöpfung. Suche in Duden, Xipolis - nada.
Ergebnis ausgedehnter Diskussionen mit deutschen Muttersprachlern: unbekannt.

http://www.stalkingbehavior.com/definiti.htm

stalking is defined as "the willful, malicious and repeated following and harassing of another person" (Meloy, 1998).


http://www.state.ia.us/government/ag/stalker.htm

A Message from Attorney General Tom Miller

Stalking is a form of terror. It can be a sign of pending danger and can change a victim's way of life. Hundreds of Iowans feel that terror every year. This pamphlet will help you understand the law and what it can do for you.
If you need more information, please call our Crime Victim Assistance Division at 1-800-373-5044.

Can I Be Targeted by a Stalker

Yes. Anyone can be targeted by a stalker! Stalkers target public figures or celebrities, children, and sometimes even complete strangers. But, in most cases, a stalker is someone you know and with whom you have had a relationship.

What is a Stalker ?

Typically, a stalker is an obsessive person who attempts to threathen or harm you, force attentions on you, or create or maintain relationships with you which you do not desire. Often, stalkers are former spouses or partners.

Stalkers usually begin with persistent and annoying behavior that is not criminal, but progress to behavior that can be punished under Iowa criminal laws.

Hm, ein "stalker" ist ja nun doch schon etwas anderes als einer der jedem Rock hinterher ist, und "stalking" ist eine kriminielle Handlung die zu bekaempfen man in den letzten Jahren neue Gesetze erlassen hat. Siehe Links oben.

Liege ich nun mit meinem Verstaendis von "Stelzbock" daneben? Wird "stalker" in dem Film "There is something about Mary" in einem erweiterten Sinne verwendet? Oder hat man sich beim Eindeutschen des Films etwas dichterische Freiheit genommen damit die Lippensynchronisation besser hinkommt?

Uebrigens: ein modernes englisches Slangwort fuer einen "womanizer" ist "player", auch "playa" geschrieben. War mir beim Posten gestern entfallen.