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Meet the Fockers - Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Jay Roach

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Movie propaganda

And you thought your parents were embarrassing.

Now that Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) is "in" with his soon-to-be in-laws, Jack (Robert De Niro) and Dina Byrnes, it looks like smooth sailing for him and his fiancée, Pam (Teri Polo).

But that's before Pam's parents meet Greg's parents, the Fockers. The hyper-relaxed Fockers and the tightly-wound Byrneses are woefully mismatched from the start, and no matter how hard Greg and Pam try, there is just no bringing their families together - which all adds up to a disastrously funny time of "getting to know you".

Persons of interest

Ben Stiller .... Gaylord "Greg" M Focker
Robert De Niro .... Jack Byrnes
Dustin Hoffman .... Bernie Focker
Blythe Danner .... Dina Byrnes
Barbra Streisand .... Roz Focker
Teri Polo .... Pamela Martha Byrnes
Alanna Ubach .... Isabel
Kathleen Gati .... Venka
Karen Gordon .... Anita Focker
Allan Kolman .... Harry Focker
Bob Marx .... Mo Focker
Tim Blake Nelson .... Officer LeFlore
Bradley Pickren .... Little Jack
Spencer Pickren .... Little Jack
Connie Richmond .... Frida Focker
Ray Santiago .... Jorge Villalobos
Cedric Yarbrough .... Cletus
Vince Di Meglio .... Screenwriter
James Herzfeld .... Screenwriter
Tim Rasmussen .... Screenwriter
John Hamburg .... Screenwriter
Jay Roach .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

Meet the Fockers official movie site
Meet the Fockers QuickTime movie trailers
Awards and film festivals:

Cinematic Intelligence Agency Trenchcoat Awards 2004: Nominated: Best actor from another species (Jinx, Moses)
MTV Movie Awards 2005: Won: Best comedic performance (Dustin Hoffman)

See also Meet the parents, Little Fockers
Studios and distributors:

Universal Pictures

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

As with your typical Hollywood sequel, Meet the Fockers is more over-the-top than its progenitor. The new characters are wackier, the new locations are zanier, the new situations are kookier. Despite being annoying, however, Meet the Fockers is still quite funny.