This article is about the 2000 film. For other uses, see Meet the Parents (disambiguation).
Meet the Parents
International theatrical release poster
Directed by
Jay Roach
Screenplay by
Jim Herzfeld
John Hamburg
Story by
Greg Glienna
Mary Ruth Clarke
Based on
Meet the Parents by
Greg Glienna
Mary Ruth Clarke
Produced by
Nancy Tenenbaum
Jay Roach
Jane Rosenthal
Robert De Niro
Starring
Robert De Niro
Ben Stiller
Blythe Danner
Teri Polo
James Rebhorn
Jon Abrahams
Owen Wilson
Cinematography
Peter James
Edited by
Jon Poll
Greg Hayden
Music by
Randy Newman
Production companies
TriBeCa Productions
Nancy Tenenbaum Productions
Distributed by
Universal Pictures (North America)
DreamWorks Pictures (International)
Release date
October 6, 2000 (2000-10-06)
Running time
108 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$55 million
Box office
$330.4 million
Meet the Parents is a 2000 American romantic comedy film written by Jim Herzfeld and John Hamburg and directed by Jay Roach. It chronicles a series of unfortunate events that befall a good-hearted but hapless nurse (Ben Stiller as Greg Focker) while visiting his girlfriend's parents (Robert De Niro and Blythe Danner as Jack and Dina Byrnes). In addition, Teri Polo stars as Pam Byrnes (Greg's girlfriend) while Owen Wilson stars as Kevin Rawley (Pam's ex-boyfriend).
The film is a remake of a 1992 film of the same name directed by Greg Glienna and produced by Jim Vincent. Glienna – who also played the original film's protagonist – and Mary Ruth Clarke cowrote the screenplay. Universal Pictures purchased the rights to Glienna's film with the intent of creating a new version. Jim Herzfeld expanded the original script but development was halted for some time. Jay Roach read the expanded script and expressed his desire to direct it but Universal declined him. At that time, Steven Spielberg was interested in doing so while Jim Carrey was interested in playing the lead role.[1] The studio only offered the film to Roach once Spielberg and Carrey left the project.
Released in the United States and Canada on October 6, 2000 and distributed by Universal Pictures, the film earned back its initial budget of $55 million in only 11 days. It went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of 2000, earning over $165 million in North America and over $330 million worldwide. It was well received by film critics and viewers alike, winning several awards and earning additional nominations. Ben Stiller won two comedy awards for his performance and the film was chosen as the Favorite Comedy Motion Picture at the 2001 People's Choice Awards. The success of the film inspired two sequels, namely Meet the Fockers and Little Fockers released in 2004 and 2010, respectively. It also inspired a reality television show titled Meet My Folks and a sitcom titled In-Laws, both of which debuted on NBC in 2002.
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