Meet the Parents
A weekend with the future in-laws turns into a gauntlet of scrutiny when a male nurse tries to win over his girlfriend's ex-CIA father.
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About the film
First comes love. Then comes the interrogation.
What it’s about
Greg Focker, a male nurse, travels with his girlfriend Pam to her parents' house for her sister's wedding. He plans to ask her father for permission to marry her. Her father, Jack Byrnes, is a retired CIA agent who puts Greg through intense scrutiny, including a lie detector test. Every attempt Greg makes to impress the family backfires, and the visit becomes a series of mishaps under Jack's critical eye.
What hooks you
Ben Stiller plays the hapless suitor, Robert De Niro the intimidating father, and Teri Polo the girlfriend caught between them. The premise of a former spy testing his daughter's boyfriend creates a distinctive comedic tension.
Who it’s for
It is worth a look for anyone who enjoys cringe comedy built on social awkwardness and family dysfunction. It will also appeal to those who like watching an underdog struggle against a formidable authority figure.
- Country
- United States
- Year
- 2000
- Running time
- 1h 48min
- Age rating
- 12+
- MPAA
- PG-13
- World premiere
- Oct 6, 2000
×6box office to budget
Ratings
MOVIE․ONE · 338 votesCreative team
All 9
Trivia
All facts 10
- Jack's Thai vocabulary is extremely limited, and he constantly repeated the word "What?" in various ways, creating the impression of a conversation. At the premiere screenings in Thailand, Thais applauded Robert De Niro for his efforts.
- In the final stage of the film, where Focker is being chased off, Pam's hair part is on the right side of her head. In the next moment, as she sees the chased-off Focker out, the part has somehow moved to the left, and freckles have appeared on the actress's face.
- Mr. Jinx was played by a cat named Mishka.
- Jinx is named after the 1950s-60s Hanna-Barbera animated series.
- Greg's prayer is an excerpt from the song "Day by Day" from the musical «Godspell» (1973).
- At one point, Jim Carrey was cast as Greg Focker.
Awards and nominations
2 wins · 3 nominations
- 2 wins MTV Movie & TV Awards
- Best Line Robert De Niro MTV Movie & TV Awards · 2001
- Best Comedy Performance Ben Stiller MTV Movie & TV Awards · 2001
Also nominated Golden Globe Awards1 Academy Awards1
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