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Meet the parents - Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Jay Roach

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Movie propaganda

He finally met the girl of his dreams. Too bad her dad's a nightmare.

This is the story of what happens when Pam Byrnes (Teri Polo) takes her fiancé Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) home to meet her parents (Blythe Danner as Dina Byrnes and Robert De Niro as Jack)... who instantly hate the guy; and every possible thing that could go wrong does.

Remake of the 1992 film of the same title, starring Emo Phillips.

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film comedy romance boyfriend girlfriend's parents first meeting wedding

Persons of interest

Robert De Niro .... Jack Byrnes
Ben Stiller .... Gaylord "Greg" M Focker
Teri Polo .... Pam Byrnes
Blythe Danner .... Dina Byrnes
Nicole DeHuff .... Deborah Byrnes
Jon Abrahams .... Denny Byrnes
Owen Wilson .... Kevin Rawley
James Rebhorn .... Dr Larry Banks
Thomas McCarthy .... Dr Bob Banks
Phyllis George .... Linda Banks
Greg Glienna .... Creator
Mary Ruth Clarke .... Creator
James Herzfeld .... Screenwriter
John Hamburg .... Screenwriter
Jay Roach .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

Meet the parents official movie site
Awards and film festivals:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS - Oscars) 2001: Nominated: Best Music, Original Song (A fool in love - Randy Newman)
American Comedy Awards, USA 2001: Won: Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture - Leading Role (Ben Stiller); Nominated: Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture - Leading Role (Robert De Niro), Funniest Motion Picture
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards 2001: Won: Top Box Office Films (Randy Newman)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 2001: Nominated: Favourite Actor - Comedy/Romance (Robert De Niro), Favourite Actor - Comedy/Romance (Ben Stiller), Favourite Female - Newcomer (Teri Polo), Favourite Supporting Actor - Comedy (Owen Wilson), Favourite Supporting Actress - Comedy (Blythe Danner)
Bogey Awards, Germany 2000: Won: Bogey Award
Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Golden Globes) 2001: Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical (Robert De Niro)
International Press Academy Golden Satellite Awards 2001: Nominated: Best Original Song (A fool in love)
Golden Screen, Germany 2001: Won: Golden Screen
Golden Trailer Awards 2001: Nominated: Best Comedy
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards 2000: Nominated: Sierra Award Best Song (Meet the parents - Randy Newman)
MTV Movie Awards 2001: Won: Best Comedic Performance (Ben Stiller), Best Line from a Movie; Nominated: Best On-Screen Team (Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller)
People's Choice Awards, USA 2001: Won: Favourite Comedy Motion Picture
Teen Choice Awards 2001: Nominated: Film - Choice Comedy
Cinematic Intelligence Agency Trenchcoat Awards 2001

See also Meet the Fockers, 2 days in Paris, Little Fockers
Studios and distributors:

Universal Pictures

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

Funny. Funny, funny, funny.

Meet the parents is a head-shakingly funny film that will have you in stitches. Even the really bad gags are funny. The toilet humour is funny. The painful humour, incarnate in Robert's hard ass, ex-FBI father and Owen's over-rich dork, is funny. The snobbery is funny. The cat is funny. There's not an unfunny part to this movie.

Ben is the perfect guy to play Greg. He's cute enough to be attractive and intelligent enough to be real but has a wonderful airhead quality where you can actually see the smoke rising from his ears when he tries to think. His timing is spot on and his physical stuff is full of energy. He's a damned funny guy. Robert throws away all the tough guy Mafioso stuff and keeps all the tough guy Mafioso sensitivity. There's not a moment goes by where you can't see his love for and devotion to those around him. Not! Talk about a straight man, Jack is about as flexible as a dead horse with a telephone pole up its bum.

If you want to see a really funny film to take your mind off Christmas then Meet the parents is the one. A good time is guaranteed to everyone who goes to see it.