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Mood:
- HumorousWitty
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Plot:
- Nothing Goes RightParents and ChildrenEccentric FamilyFamily GatheringsWeddingsLove and RomanceCouplesFamily Relations more...
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Genres:
- Comedy
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- IndoorsSuburbs
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Audience:
- Date NightTeens
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- Award WinnerBlockbusterCritically Acclaimed
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Humor:
- Comedy of ErrorsGrossout HumorFarceSilly Humor
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- Not SeriousRealistic
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Meet the Parents , 2000
English, Thai, Spanish, Hebrew, French
USA
Profile of Meet the Parents
The mood of Meet the Parents is humorous and witty. The plot centers around weddings, a family gathering, and an eccentric family. It features a comedy of errors and grossout humor. Meet the Parents is a comedy movie. In approach, it is not serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, indoors and in the suburbs. Meet the Parents happens in contemporary times. The movie is known for being a blockbuster, an award winner, and critically acclaimed. It is especially suggested for a date night and teens.
Summary of 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.
Details
| Language: | English, Thai, Spanish, Hebrew, French |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 6 October 2000 |
| Runtime: | 108 min |
Cast and Crew
as Jack Byrnes
as Gaylord 'Greg' Focker
as Pam Byrnes
as Dina Byrnes
as Kevin Rawley
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Critics Reviews
Salon.com
De Niro's performance works because it isn't exactly likable -- he's totally at ease with his own jokes, but he's not out to make us feel relaxed.
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- by: Stephanie Zacharek
San Francisco Chronicle
It's a kind of "sex, lies and videotape'' in suburbia.
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- by: Bob Graham
Users Reviews
this movie is exactly what it should be. just a fun comedy about family gathering where everything goes wrong for a guy who tries to impress his girlfriend's parents.
- 01.November.2008
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- by: ani
- ani rated this movie7/10Good
I couldn't stop laughing in this comedy of errors. Watching the main character try to do his best to fit in with his fiancee's eccentric family put a big smile on my face.
- 23.August.2008
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- by: ralph.wiggum
- ralph.wiggum rated this movie
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