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| Movie Description 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.
Notes DVD Features: Region 1 Snap Case Full Frame - 1.33 Audio: DTS Surround 5.1 - English Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Digital 5.1 - Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 - French Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Jay Roach - Director, Jon Poll - Editor Featurette - 1. DeNiro unplugged 2. Silly Cat Tricks 3. The Truth About Lying 4. Jay Roach: A Director's Profile Deleted Scenes with Commentary Outtakes, Theatrical release: October 6, 2000. This is a remake of the 1993 comedy of the same title. This new version was so successful that a sequel is in the works. MEET THE PARENTS was originally intended to star Jim Carrey. Once the role shifted to Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro signed on, Jim Herzfeld and John Hamburg's script was rewritten with the assistance of Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, who cowrote ELECTION. Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson previously starred together in PERMANENT MIDNIGHT. Wilson also appeared in THE CABLE GUY, which was directed by Stiller. Writer Jerry Stahl, whom Ben Stiller portrayed in PERMANENT MIDNIGHT, suggested that Stiller's character be employed as a nurse. Ben Stiller was largely responsible for coming up with the start-and-stop suburban car chase scene. Blythe Danner is Gwyneth Paltrow's mother. Robert De Niro signed on for his role without reading the script because he had faith in the director. Robert De Niro was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture--Musical or Comedy. MEET THE PARENTS won a People's Choice Award for Favorite Comedy Motion Picture of 2000. Editorial Reviews New York Times - p.E10 - Elvis Mitchell USA Today - p.2E - Susan Wloszczyna Entertainment Weekly - pp.51-2 - Lisa Schwarzbaum Total Film - Ceri Thomas (01/01/2000) Sight and Sound - p.54-5 - Danny Leigh Rolling Stone - p.121 - Peter Travers Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (10/06/2000) Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (10/06/2000) | Find errors in the product description? Submit a catalog update request now. | ||||||||||
Top Reviews  Ben Stiller is funny 3 of 6 people found this review helpful. Meet the Parents with Ben Stiller is very funny. Everything happens to him and it just gets worse when he goes to visit the parents. Very natural but unbelievably funny. Review ID: 10000000001431177 Was this review helpful? Report this review Reviews  MEET THE PARENTS DVD REVIEWTHE ITEM ARRIVED EARLY. FAST SHIPPING!!!!!! I LAUGHED OUT LOUD WITH BEN STILLER AND HIS COMEDIC SCENES. GOOD SELLER Review ID: 10000000003063252 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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