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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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A chronic underachiever meets his girlfriend's parents before proposing, but unfortunately for him her father is an overprotective former CIA agent.A chronic underachiever meets his girlfriend's parents before proposing, but unfortunately for him her father is an overprotective former CIA agent.A chronic underachiever meets his girlfriend's parents before proposing, but unfortunately for him her father is an overprotective former CIA agent.

  • Director
    • Jay Roach
  • Writers
    • Greg Glienna
    • Mary Ruth Clarke
    • Jim Herzfeld
  • Stars
    • Ben Stiller
    • Robert De Niro
    • Teri Polo
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    382K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,156
    297
    • Director
      • Jay Roach
    • Writers
      • Greg Glienna
      • Mary Ruth Clarke
      • Jim Herzfeld
    • Stars
      • Ben Stiller
      • Robert De Niro
      • Teri Polo
    • 597User reviews
    • 95Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 7 wins & 15 nominations total

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    • Greg Focker
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    • Jack Byrnes
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    • Pam Byrnes
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    • Dina Byrnes
    Nicole DeHuff
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    • Debbie Byrnes
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    • Kevin Rawley
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    • Linda Banks
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    • Chicago Airport Security
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      • Jay Roach
    • Writers
      • Greg Glienna
      • Mary Ruth Clarke
      • Jim Herzfeld
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    • Trivia
      Robert De Niro wanted "Mr. Jinx" to appear in more scenes than he was supposed to because De Niro liked the cat so much. Apparently, De Niro would also play with the cat between filming scenes.
    • 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 store associate takes the gum off the shelf, it is next to boxes of Nicorette patches. That associate clearly would rather be anywhere other than work, so this was almost certainly deliberate.
    • Quotes
      • Dina Byrnes: I had no idea you could milk a cat!
      • Greg Focker: Oh yeah, you can milk 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 Freeform, 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
      A Fool in Love
      Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman
      Opening Title Performed by Randy Newman
      End Title Duet Performed by Randy Newman and Susanna Hoffs and Produced by Mitchell Froom
      Randy Newman appears courtesy of DreamWorks Records

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 6, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Tribeca Productions
    • Languages
      • English
      • Thai
      • Spanish
      • Hebrew
      • French
    • Also known as
      • La familia de mi novia
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • DreamWorks Pictures
      • Nancy Tenenbaum Films
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    Box office

    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 48m(108 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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