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22 December 2004 (USA) moreTagline:
And you thought your parents were embarrassing. morePlot:
All hell breaks loose when the Byrnes family meets the Focker family for the first time. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Ben Stiller And Robert De Niro Get Chummy On Little Fockers Set (From Cinema Blend. 27 October 2009, 9:22 AM, PDT)
Laura Dern boards Paul Weitz's 'Little Fockers'
(From screeninglog. 19 October 2009, 10:53 PM, PDT)
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An extension of the original film done bigger but to lesser effect more (410 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Robert De Niro | ... | Jack Byrnes | |
| Ben Stiller | ... | Greg Focker | |
| Dustin Hoffman | ... | Bernie Focker | |
| Barbra Streisand | ... | Rozalin Focker | |
| Blythe Danner | ... | Dina Byrnes | |
| Teri Polo | ... | Pam Byrnes | |
| Owen Wilson | ... | Kevin Rawley | |
| Spencer Pickren | ... | Little Jack 'L.J.' Byrnes | |
| Bradley Pickren | ... | Little Jack 'L.J.' Byrnes | |
| Alanna Ubach | ... | Isabel Villalobos | |
| Ray Santiago | ... | Jorge Villalobos | |
| Tim Blake Nelson | ... | Officer LeFlore | |
| Shelley Berman | ... | Judge Ira | |
| Kali Rocha | ... | Flight Attendant | |
| Dorie Barton | ... | Airline Clerk |
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Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language and a brief drug reference.Parents Guide:
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115 min | Turkey:106 min (TV version)Country:
USAColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
UK:12 (video rating) (2005) | UK:12A (original rating) | Taiwan:R-12 | Indonesia:Dewasa | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Germany:6 | Iceland:L | Malaysia:18SX | Malaysia:U (cut) | Venezuela:PG-13 | South Korea:15 | Sweden:Btl | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:K-11 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:12A | Netherlands:12 | Norway:7 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | USA:PG-13Fun Stuff
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The close-up of Bernie Focker's license plate, as he and Greg are driving away, reveals the letters TMI, a subtle reference to Bernie's propensity for overly detailed explanations and descriptions of personal information. TMI is the literary abbreviation for Too Much Information. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Greg is talking to his parents there are two candles to his right by the door. In the first shot both candles are lit, in the second - only the top candle - and in the third they are both lit again. moreQuotes:
Greg Focker: Mom, I'm truly not comfortable having this conversation with you. I've been telling you that since I was eleven. moreSoundtrack:
If I Were a Carpenter moreFAQ
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Firmly part of the circle of trust, Greg Focker is planning his marriage to Dina and has put off a big family get together for as long as he can. With no further excuses, Greg and Dina join Pam and Jack as they take their RV down to Florida to meet the Focker family. With an eye very much on his bloodline, Jack is keen to judge his future son-in-law by his parents, which spells problems when he finds himself living with two very liberal and touchy-feely Fockers.
I'm in my thirties now and it probably is not very impressive that I can put words together in a basic sentence. Whereas for a two year old it might be a real surprise if they were to discuss their opinions on political matters as such with you. What is the difference? Well it is simply one of expectation. Coming to the subject of films, expectation can often make or break a film, with perhaps a poor Pauly Shore movie being better received by viewers than a poor Spielberg film partly because you expect that standard from the former but more from the latter. So it does help this film that with the very title you are informed that you are not about to witness the sharpest of comedies.
With this in mind I went in with a forgiving eye, just hoping for laughs but I was not really prepared for how most of the film is unimaginative and base. In the first film we had Greg contrast with stern father Jack and hilarity ensues; here we have the same setup again but this time Greg is replaced as a device by his parents. What this means is that the film essentially aims at the same low targets as the first film and mostly hits them. To avoiding being too boorish on this subject I will admit that moments are funny and that the casting was a nice try but mostly I just found it obvious and dull. Toilet humour, a retread of the CIA stuff and so on supposedly provide the comedy while the drama is the same superficial relationship stuff as before.
The cast mostly do their best to try and lift it. Stiller mugs along well enough but the real fun (such as it is) comes from De Niro and Hoffman. The former more or less just does his stuff again but is enjoyable enough, while the latter is at least having fun with a silly character. Streisand and Polo have lesser roles but still have a bit of fun, while poor Danner is just a plot device to try and the give the film some sort of centre. Cameos from Wilson and Nelson don't add much to proceedings and don't even get me starting on the annoying Pickren twins who are not only irritating but made more irritating by the way the film overuses them, apparently in the belief that "Little Jack" is funny and/or cute when really he is neither. Roach's direction is nothing short of pedestrian even the choice of theme music is obvious and easy.
Overall then this is a film that people who really liked the first film will enjoy. Those that just "liked" it may find that they didn't like it enough to watch it twice, which is what is happening here. The cast play it up as much as they can but really this is just an extension of the original idea done bigger but to lesser effect.