Meet the Fockers (2004)

All hell breaks loose when the Byrnes family meets the Focker family for the first time.

Director:

Jay Roach

Writers:

Greg Glienna (characters), Mary Ruth Clarke (characters),

Stars:

Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Blythe Danner

2 wins & 6 nominations.

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

Storyline

Having given permission to male nurse Greg Focker to marry his daughter, ex-CIA man Jack Byrnes and his wife travel to Miami to Greg's parents, who this time around are Mr. and Mrs. Focker, who are as different from them as can be. As asked in the first movie, what sort of people name their son Gaylord M. Focker?

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Plot Keywords:

nurse | speeding car | police officer | police car | control freak | 

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Taglines:

Misery loves family.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language and a brief drug reference

Details

Official Sites:

Universal Studios [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish Hebrew

Release Date:

22 December 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Meet the Fokkers

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$181,458 (Norway) (18 February 2005)

Gross:

$279,167,575 (USA) (29 April 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, Tribeca Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min 106 min (TV)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The flight attendant is Kali Rocha the same actress from Meet the Parents. That's why Greg gives her an odd look when she offers to take his bag and be helpful.

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Goofs

Upon Greg and the Byrne's arriving at the Fockers' home, Greg hugs his father. Bernard is sweating and when he hugs Greg, the sweat disappears and reappears between shots.

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Quotes

Pam Byrnes: This weekend is going to be fun, and your parents are great.
Greg Focker: They're great in small doses.

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Crazy Credits

During the credits, Jack is seen watching the tapings of his secret camera, this was also done in the first movie when he watched Greg, this time he sees all of the Fockers in the camera. Also, this time, Greg realizes he's on-camera, and he has some fun at Jack's expense before revealing he's onto the surveillance.

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Observe & Report/Gigantic/Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Dancing"
Written by Bruno Coon
Performed by HeadBone

User Reviews

A waste of time

It's incredible how awful this movie is. Very sad to see De Niro, Hoffman and even Streisand in this fiasco. Another example of US filming decadence. Stupid history, forced situations and poor performances. The best thing about the movie is the little boy acting with signs. The situation about the families is totally ridiculous and at the end everything is solved as usual, the happy ending and everyone are in peace with each other. Predictable situations are present all the time, since the fake breast, Stiller's speech under drugs, pregnancy, etc. Another movie with the same structure: a preface, a simple comedy/drama and a happy ending. No more to think, everything is solved. Another stupid movie to forget very quickly (I hope). No more to say about it. Awful