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Starring	Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo
Director	Jay Roach
Genres	Comedy

Meet The Parents

MEET THE PARENTS stars Ben Stiller as the unfortunately named Greg Focker, a neurotic nurse intent on marrying his girlfriend, Pam (Teri Polo). But when the couple visits Pam's family home for her sister's wedding, he must first win the approval of her father, Jack (Robert De Niro), a protective ex-CIA agent. Before long, the awkward Greg and the suspicious Jack go head-to-head, resulting in hilarious scenes that feature a lie detector test, a suburban car chase, a toilet-trained cat, and a mean game of water volleyball. As the misunderstandings and mistakes reach an almost nightmarish peak, it seems as though Greg may never win over Pam's unflinching guardian.
Featuring the inspired pairing of Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller (and an excellent appearance by Owen Wilson), director Jay Roach's clever comedy exemplifies every man's worst fears about courtship. When things for Stiller's character get bad, they just continue to get worse, culminating in a ridiculously funny airport scene. In the tradition of ANNIE HALL and FLIRTING WITH DISASTER, MEET THE PARENTS is an intelligent yet slapstick comedy about the eccentricities of the American family.

Starring	Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, James Rebhorn, Owen Wilson
Director	Jay Roach
Studio	DREAMWORKS HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 43 mins
Certificate
Genres	Comedy
Language	DVD: English
Dubbed	German
Hearing-impaired	English
Subtitles	DVD: English, German, Dutch
Released	Production year: 2000 To Rent: DVD: 22 Oct 2001

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- "...[The filmmakers] cast the perfect foils [Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller]....One can only say amen to the comedy gods for Stiller's desperate stab at saying grace..." -- 3 out of 4 stars
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  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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  Lots of laughs
  
  The prequel to the Fokker films starring Robert de Niro who is IMHO a wonderfully gifted comedy actor ( as well as the roles he is better known for).
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  funny as f
  
  very good funny all that got the next two on order
  
  well tbh had the 3rd one sent to me first come on love films if u order 1 2 3 of a film dont send ... read more »
  
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  hilarious and brilliant!
  
  loved this film Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro are brilliant actors and it was hilarious!! It was suprising yet very funny and just what you would expect from a... read more »
  
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  Meet the parents OK but the Fochers are funnier
  
  this film was quite funny, but Meet the Fockers is better, although seeeing this film did put a few things into place.
  
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Stiller pens fourth Fockers movie
- 18 Dec 2010
Ben Stiller has written a fourth movie to add to the Meet The Parents franchise - and hopes to start shooting the film in 2011. The original was released in 2000, with the sequel - Meet The Fockers - hitting screens four years later (04). The pictures, starring Stiller and Robert De Niro, grossed more than £564 million worldwide and the third installment, Little Fockers, is set to hit screens later this month (Dec10). And Stiller has now revealed he's penned a fourth script and hopes to... Read more
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  MEET THE PARENTS stars Ben Stiller as the unfortunately named Greg Focker, a neurotic nurse intent on marrying his girlfriend, Pam (Teri Polo). But when the couple visits Pam's family home for her sister's wedding, he must first win the approval of her father, Jack (Robert De Niro), a protective ex-...