First comes love. Then comes the interrogation.
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.
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Classical in form, contemporary, comic and effortless.
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Cast
- Ben StillerGreg Focker
- Robert De NiroJack Byrnes
- Teri PoloPam Byrnes
- Blythe DannerDina Byrnes
- Nicole DeHuffDebbie Byrnes
- Jon AbrahamsDenny Byrnes
- Owen WilsonKevin Rawley
- James RebhornDr. Larry Banks
- Tom McCarthyDr. Bob Banks
- Phyllis GeorgeLinda Banks
Crew
- Jay RoachDirector
- Jim HerzfeldScreenplay
- John HamburgScreenplay
- Peter JamesDirector of Photography
- Randy NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Jon PollEditor
- Greg HaydenEditor
- Robert De NiroProducer
- Jay RoachProducer
- Jane RosenthalProducer
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