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Meet the Parents

  • 2000
  • PG-13
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller in Meet the Parents (2000)
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ComedyRomance

Male nurse Greg Focker meets his girlfriend's parents before proposing, but her suspicious father is every date's worst nightmare.Male nurse Greg Focker meets his girlfriend's parents before proposing, but her suspicious father is every date's worst nightmare.Male nurse Greg Focker meets his girlfriend's parents before proposing, but her suspicious father is every date's worst nightmare.

  • Director
    • Jay Roach
  • Writers
    • Greg Glienna
    • Mary Ruth Clarke
    • Jim Herzfeld
  • Stars
    • Ben Stiller
    • Robert De Niro
    • Teri Polo
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    344K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,149
    1,037
    • Director
      • Jay Roach
    • Writers
      • Greg Glienna
      • Mary Ruth Clarke
      • Jim Herzfeld
    • Stars
      • Ben Stiller
      • Robert De Niro
      • Teri Polo
    • 562User reviews
    • 134Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 7 wins & 15 nominations total

    Videos2

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    Photos89

    Robert De Niro, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, and Ben Stiller in Meet the Parents (2000)
    Greg meets Jack
    Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller in Meet the Parents (2000)
    Teri Polo in Meet the Parents (2000)
    Robert De Niro in Meet the Parents (2000)
    Robert De Niro in Meet the Parents (2000)
    Robert De Niro, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, and Ben Stiller in Meet the Parents (2000)
    Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller in Meet the Parents (2000)
    Ben Stiller in Meet the Parents (2000)
    Ben Stiller in Meet the Parents (2000)
    Teri Polo and Ben Stiller in Meet the Parents (2000)
    Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller in Meet the Parents (2000)

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    Ben Stiller
    Ben Stiller
    • Greg Focker
    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Jack Byrnes
    Teri Polo
    Teri Polo
    • Pam Byrnes
    Blythe Danner
    Blythe Danner
    • Dina Byrnes
    Nicole DeHuff
    Nicole DeHuff
    • Deborah Byrnes
    Jon Abrahams
    Jon Abrahams
    • Denny Byrnes
    Owen Wilson
    Owen Wilson
    • Kevin Rawley
    James Rebhorn
    James Rebhorn
    • Dr. Larry Banks
    Tom McCarthy
    Tom McCarthy
    • Dr. Bob Banks
    • (as Thomas McCarthy)
    Phyllis George
    Phyllis George
    • Linda Banks
    Kali Rocha
    Kali Rocha
    • Atlantic American Flight Attendant
    Bernie Sheredy
    Bernie Sheredy
    • Norm the Interrogator
    Judah Friedlander
    Judah Friedlander
    • Pharmacy Clerk
    Peter Bartlett
    Peter Bartlett
    • Animal Shelter Worker
    John Elsen
    John Elsen
    • Chicago Airport Security
    Mark Hammer
    • Greg's Hospital Patient
    Amy Hohn
    Amy Hohn
    • Ticket Agent
    William Severs
    • Father O'Boyle
    • Director
      • Jay Roach
    • Writers
      • Greg Glienna(1992 screenplay)
      • Mary Ruth Clarke(1992 screenplay)
      • Jim Herzfeld
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The MPAA would not allow the name "Focker" unless the filmmakers could find an actual person with that surname.
    • Goofs
      When Greg is at the drug store counter he asks if they have any nicotine patches. He is told that they don't but that they do have the gum. When the guy takes the gum off the shelf, it is next to boxes of Nicorette patches.
    • Quotes

      Dina Byrnes: I had no idea you could milk a cat!

      Greg Focker: Oh, you can milk just about anything with nipples.

      Jack Byrnes: [He reacts] I have nipples, Greg, could you milk me?

    • Crazy credits
      During the opening logos, the singers in the theme music are lyrically commenting "Look at the light coming out of the earth" during the Universal logo, and "Look at the boy sitting on the moon" during the Dreamworks logo.
    • Alternate versions
      In the version that airs on the ABC Family channel, the scene near the end in which Greg gets into an argument with the airline stewardess and his subsequent interrogation by an airline official removes all references to the fact that Greg mentioned the word "bomb" on the airplane.
    • Connections
      Edited into Meet the Parents: Deleted Scenes (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Habanera
      (uncredited)

      from "Carmen"

      Written by Georges Bizet

    User reviews562

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    7/10
    Painfully funny
    Most of the funny moments in 'Meet the Parents' involve painful scenes with Ben Stiller. He plays Greg Focker, a male nurse who loves Pam Byrnes (Teri Polo). He wants to marry her with her father's permission. He hasn't met her parents yet. The movie shows us the weekend where Stiller meets the parents. Pam's father is Jack (Robert De Niro) and her mother is Dina (Blythe Danner). The more Greg tries to impress the parents, especially Jack who is a former CIA-agent, the more he humiliates himself. Not only with his actions, also with his words and stupid lies to look better.

    Stiller is perfect in this kind of role. We already saw that, especially in 'There's Something About Mary'. The more he gets in trouble, the more painful it gets, the better Stiller gets and the more we laugh. There is also a fine little part from Owen Wilson as Pam's former lover. Stiller and Wilson have made a lot of films together and for some reason their scenes always work, they at least make you smile. De Niro doesn't try very hard to be a strict person who doesn't give Greg a chance and therefore succeeds even better. The way he slowly gets harder and harder on Greg is good for a new laugh every time. 'Meet the Parents', directed by Jay Roach who also directed the 'Austin Powers' trilogy, is a fine comedy with a lot of sequences where you might feel a little uncomfortable.
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    • rbverhoef
    • May 30, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 6, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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      • Filmymen
    • Languages
      • English
      • Thai
      • Spanish
      • Hebrew
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Chú Rể Trình Làng
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • Nancy Tenenbaum Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $55,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $166,244,045
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $28,623,300
      • Oct 8, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $330,444,045
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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