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Meet the Parents
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| Meet the Parents | |
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| Directed by | Jay Roach |
| Produced by | Robert De Niro Jay Roach Jane Rosenthal Nancy Tenenbaum |
| Written by | Greg Glienna and Mary Ruth Clarke (characters) James Herzfeld & John Hamburg (screenplay) |
| Starring | Ben Stiller Robert De Niro Teri Polo Blythe Danner Owen Wilson |
| Music by | Randy Newman |
| Distributed by | - USA - Universal Studios - non-USA - DreamWorks |
| Release date(s) | October 6, 2000 |
| Running time | 103 min. |
| Language | English |
| Followed by | Meet the Fockers (2004) |
| IMDb profile | |
Meet the Parents is a 2000 comedy film starring Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro. The film was distributed by Universal Studios and DreamWorks SKG and directed by Jay Roach of Austin Powers fame. In 2004 its sequel Meet the Fockers was released. Another sequel, Little Fockers, has been announced.
The success of the movie also spawned a reality television show entitled Meet My Folks in 2002.[citation needed]
It was a remake of an independent film from 1992, which has since been pulled from all distribution. The original featured Greg Glienna who wrote, starred and directed the 70 minute film by the same name. The main character was named and modeled after himself and Pam was named and modeled after his best friend's sister-in-law Pam.
This film is number 52 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies".
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- Gaylord "Greg" Focker - Ben Stiller
- Jack Byrnes - Robert De Niro
- Pamela Byrnes - Teri Polo
- Dina Byrnes - Blythe Danner
- Deborah Byrnes - Nicole DeHuff
- Dennis Byrnes - Jon Abrahams
- Kevin Rawley - Owen Wilson
- Dr. Larry Banks - James Rebhorn
- Dr. Bob Banks - Thomas McCarthy
A male nurse (Greg Focker) intends to propose to his girlfriend (Pam Byrnes). But before he can even ask, he goes to visit Pam's parents' house for the weekend to ask Pam's father (Jack Byrnes) for his daughter's hand in marriage. Little does Greg know, he will have to endure a troublesome cat, Pam's ex-boyfriend, all of Pam's relatives, and her intrusive father, Jack Byrnes, a retired CIA operative who wonders if Greg is good enough for Pam and is constantly suspicious of Greg's morals and background.
Jack uses mind games, lie detector tests, and constant questions to push Greg over the edge. Greg will have to overcome Jack's interrogations and tests to finally persuade Jack to allow him to marry his daughter. At one point towards the end, Jack says to his wife Dina, "Just gotta do one more thing. Meet his parents", thus paving the way for the sequel, Meet the Fockers.
The film was successful, grossing $330.4 million worldwide.
- The film perpetuates the urban legend that the song "Puff, the Magic Dragon" is about smoking marijuana.
- A scene in the movie focuses around the Byrnes family trying on tuxedos for the wedding; in the marriage at the end of the movie, no one is wearing a tuxedo.
- The movie takes place in the town of Oyster Bay on Long Island. However, the house where the film was shot is really in Muttontown, a small town outside of Oyster Bay.
- This is one of the movies spoofed in Date Movie.
- Westchester County Airport in Westchester, New York was used to portray O'Hare and LaGuardia.
- Official website
- Original Film
- Meet the Parents at the Internet Movie Database
- Meet the Parents at Rotten Tomatoes
| Meet the Parents Series |
| Meet the Parents • Meet the Fockers • Little Fockers |