Meet the Parents

Oct 6, 2000

1h 48m

★ 6.7

First comes love. Then comes the interrogation.

Overview

Greg Focker is ready to marry his girlfriend, Pam, but before he pops the question, he must win over her formidable father, humorless former CIA agent Jack Byrnes, at the wedding of Pam's sister. As Greg bends over backward to make a good impression, his visit to the Byrnes home turns into a hilarious series of disasters, and everything that can go wrong does, all under Jack's critical, hawklike gaze.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

DreamWorks Pictures

Nancy Tenenbaum Films

Tribeca Productions

Meet the Parents Trailers

Cast

Greg Focker

Ben Stiller

Jack Byrnes

Robert De Niro

Pam Byrnes

Teri Polo

Dina Byrnes

Blythe Danner

Debbie Byrnes

Nicole DeHuff

Denny Byrnes

Jon Abrahams

Kevin Rawley

Owen Wilson

Dr. Larry Banks

James Rebhorn

Dr. Bob Banks

Tom McCarthy

Linda Banks

Phyllis George

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