Little Fockers (2010)

Family-patriarch Jack Byrnes wants to appoint a successor. Does his son-in-law, the male nurse Greg Focker have what it takes?

Director:

Paul Weitz

Writers:

John Hamburg, Larry Stuckey,

Stars:

Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Robert De Niro

3 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert De Niro	...	Jack Byrnes
Ben Stiller	...	Greg Focker
Owen Wilson	...	Kevin Rawley
Dustin Hoffman	...	Bernie Focker
Barbra Streisand	...	Roz Focker
Blythe Danner	...	Dina Byrnes
Teri Polo	...	Pam Focker
Jessica Alba	...	Andi Garcia
Laura Dern	...	Prudence
Kevin Hart	...	Nurse Louis
Daisy Tahan	...	Samantha Focker
Colin Baiocchi	...	Henry Focker
Thomas McCarthy	...	Dr. Bob (as Tom McCarthy)
Harvey Keitel	...	Randy Weir
Yul Vazquez	...	Junior

Storyline

It has taken 10 years, two little Fockers with wife Pam, and countless hurdles for Greg to finally get in with his tightly wound father-in-law, Jack. After the cash-strapped dad takes a job moonlighting for a drug company, however, Jack's suspicions about his favorite male nurse come roaring back. When Greg and Pam's entire clan--including Pam's lovelorn ex, Kevin (Owen Wilson)--descends for the twins' birthday party, Greg must prove to the skeptical Jack that he's fully capable as the man of the house. But with all the misunderstandings, spying, and covert missions, will Greg pass Jack's final test and become the family's next patriarch, or will the circle of trust be broken for good?

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Plot Keywords:

male nurse | suspicion | birthday | misunderstanding | computer | 

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Taglines:

Kids bring everyone closer, right?

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 December 2010 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Meet the Parents: Little Fockers

Filming Locations:

Chicago Hilton & Towers - 720 S. Michigan Avenue, Downtown, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£3,035,717 (UK) (24 December 2010)

Gross:

$148,383,780 (USA) (11 March 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Relativity Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie is the 10th movie featuring both Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson.

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Goofs

Kevin tells a story about a Yanomami ritual involving chimpanzees. The Yanomami live in the Amazon, and chimps in Africa, thus do not interact.

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Quotes

Bernie Focker: My two cents. The way you deal with Jack, no matter what he does, just smother that guy with kisses. He'll be putty in your hands.

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Crazy Credits

The end credits sequence has a scene where Jack watches a remixed video of Greg on Youtube making fun of Jack at a press conference.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.58 (2010)

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Soundtracks

The Shakuhachi Shuffle
Written and Performed by Joseph Bonn

User Reviews

Not bad as many think, just don't expect great!

If it was a movie with intentions of being forever remembered and awarded with Oscars I would rate it 2/10 of course, but knowing it has been made for laughing, then it's a 7. I did laugh quite a bit, but it's not an 8 or 9 because some jokes are not my kind of humor or it's the same jokes as the previous movies in the series (with the last name and so on). Also, the plot is dull, like always, things don't work out for Greg and blah blah.

The positive: Some fresh jokes, Good acting, Laughs are guaranteed.

The negative: DeNiro while showing great character adaptation, I miss him in more serious movies. Some jokes are old, Same formula.

So, to sum it up: Just go see it if you want to laugh, don't expect to be a great movie.

PS. Jessica Alba looks great in the movie, but the character is tedious.