Greg Focker is a middle-class Jewish nurse whose social and cultural position is juxtaposed against the Byrnes family of upper-class White Anglo-Saxon Protestants. With respect to Greg as a Jew and a nurse when compared to the Byrnes and Banks families, a distinct cultural gap is created and subsequently widened. The cultural differences are often highlighted, and Greg repeatedly made aware of them. This serves to achieve comedic effect through character development and has also been commented upon as being indicative of thematic portrayal of Jewish characters' roles in modern film as well as being a prime example of how male nurses are portrayed in media. Speaking about character development in Meet the Parents, director Jay Roach stated that he wanted an opportunity to "do character-driven comedy" and "to create realistic characters, but heighten the comedic situations and predicaments."
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- 1 Randy NewmanA Fool In Love 2:16
- 2 Randy NewmanPoor Me 1:33
- 3 Randy NewmanI've Got My Mojo Working 1:57
- 4 Randy NewmanGive Me a Sign 3:20
- 5 Randy NewmanMeet the Parents 2:39
- 6 Randy NewmanCould You Milk Me? 2:39
- 7 Randy NewmanGreg Loses Jinx 1:48
- 8 Randy NewmanBurning Down the House 1:56
- 9 Randy NewmanWrong Cat 1:06
- 10 Randy NewmanThe Car Race 2:47
- 11 Randy NewmanBroken Hearted 1:14
- 12 Randy NewmanPam's Problem 1:50
- 13 Randy NewmanJack To the Rescue 1:06
- 14 Randy NewmanTogether Again 1:19
- 15 Bobby WomackI'm Your Puppet 3:30
- 16 Lee DorseyYa Ya 2:25
- 17 Dr. JohnBig Chief 3:25
- 18 Randy Newman & Susanna HoffsA Fool In Love 2:27
Meet the Parents
(2000)9
| Country | |
| Spoken Language | english, thai, spanish, hebrew, french |
| Runtime | 1 hr 48 min |
| Budget | $55 000 000 |
| Premiere: World | $330 444 045 October 6, 2000 |
| USA | $166 244 045 |
| Other countries | $164 200 000 |
| Box Office – Budget | $275 444 045 |
| Premiere: USA | $166 244 045 October 6, 2000 |
| first day | $8 364 800 |
| first weekend | $28 623 300 |
| rollout | 452 days |
| Digital: World | August 6, 2013 |
| Parental Advisory | Profanity, ... |
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| Production Companies | |
| Also Known As | La familia de mi novia United States |
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Chicago male nurse and chronic under-achiever Greg Focker meets his charming teacher girlfriend Pam Byrnes' parents Jack and Dina before proposing, but suspicious Jack is an overprotective former CIA agent — every date’s worst nightmare.Сast and Crew
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A pleasant family comedy where De Niro is just a FATHER. Funny and sincere character interactions successfully overshadow the primitiveness of the plot, and Robert is a natural star in a top role here.
It’s funny and awkward at the same time, and I think that’s what the creators were going for. The result is such a funny, heartfelt and primitive comedy, which, thanks to the characters, exudes warmth.
"Meet the Parents" confirms that comedy is one of the fastest growing genres. And not to say that the light comedy about an unlucky Jewish nurse is bad. It’s just that any developments from one successful comedy quickly migrate to others. And "Acquaintance…" was successful.
It seems like a comedy, but on the other hand, everything is going very badly for the hero, which even becomes unpleasant for himself (as if life itself is against him). In the end, of course, everything ends with a happy ending.
A wonderful comedy that can be watched over and over again. The film inspires and allows us to forget about everyday worries and enjoy pure and easy humor. As a result, this is a wonderful film that will perfectly lift your spirits and leave a lasting impression.
I re-watched the film to confirm my assessment. I want to say that the film becomes valuable from a historical point of view. After all, pure comedy without impurities died at the moment when humanity forgot how to laugh sincerely. Family values, funny situations and morality. I recommend it.
I felt Spanish shame the whole time I watched the movie 🤦♀️ the whole plot was like a bad dream. In general, humor for the beginning of the 2000s, surprisingly, was not very vulgar.
"How was your evening?" "Good, except for the fact that I desecrated your grandmother’s ashes, found out about your ex-boyfriend, and your father asked me to milk him."
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