Meet the Parents (Widescreen Special Edition)
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Actor: Ben Stiller, Blythe Danner, Nicole DeHuff, Robert De Niro, Teri PoloBrand: Universal Studios
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Hebrew (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Thai (Original Language); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 108 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-12-14
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Reviews of Meet the Parents (Widescreen Special Edition)
DVD Review: One of the best comedies ever produced...
Summary: 5 Stars
Arguably the best comedy of 2000, Meet The Parents is one of the best-written, humor-filled laughers since Caddyshack (1980). Screenwriters Greg Glienna and Mary Ruth Clarke should have received Oscars for their flawless presentation of a string of ironic gaffes and hilarious antics. But Meet The Parents wouldn't be the comedy masterpiece it is without the onscreen chemistry of Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro. Stiller, son of comedian Jerry Stiller (Seinfeld & King Of Queens), is a comic genius in his own right and has recently dominated the Hollywood box office with a string of smash spoof comedies such as There's Something About Mary (1998), Zoolander (2001), Along Came Polly (2004), and Dodgeball (2004). De Niro, on the other hand, moves from the less serious roles of his early career into the comedy genre with an ease fully indicative of his enormous talent. Earlier comic roles in Wag The Dog (1997) and Analyze This (1999) prepared movie-goers for the veteran actor's zinging one-liners. Overall, the cast is superb, and Meet The Parents excels in the realm of over-the-top humor...
Meet The Parents follows the hardship of Gaylord "Greg" Focker (Ben Stiller), a male nurse who travels with his fiancée, Pam Byrnes (Teri Polo), to meet his future in-laws. Pam's mother (Blythe Danner) seems alright enough, but her father, Jack (Robert De Niro), is a never-ending source of torment for the easy-going, bridge-building Greg. A retired CIA operative, Jack is paranoid and suspicious of the man who aspires to be his son-in-law, and he goes to great lengths to uncover skeletons in Greg's closet or otherwise drive a divide between his daughter and her future husband.
Along the way, Greg must not only contend with the prying eyes of Jack Byrnes, but his hellacious feline companion Jinxie, Pam's perfect ex-boyfriend Kevin Rawley (Owen Wilson), and the infamous Jack-mandated, Byrne family "circle of trust". When Greg accidentally loses Jinxie, it sets off a chain of events that is so hilarious, most people will have to watch the segment multiple times in order to catch everything. Ultimately, Jack and Greg rectify their "circle of trust" issues when Jack does a background check on Greg that returns little info, prompting Greg to reveal that his full name is Gaylord - yes, his name is really Gay Focker...!
Meet The Parents takes advantage of a common experience shared by its audience members and transforms this recurrent rite of passage into a truly hilarious night of entertainment. It is, quite simply, one of the funniest movies ever made. Directed by Jay Roach (director of the Austin Powers franchise), Meet The Parents is a true modern day comedy classic that, like a fine wine, only tastes better with the passage of time. It's one of those rare cinematic gems that can be watched over and over, yet still provoke shrieking laughter with relative ease. Successful enough to spawn a sequel, Meet The Fockers (which is in-and-of itself a memorable comedy), Meet The Parents is a definite must-see movie that you won't want to miss...
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MEET THE PARENTS SPECIAL EDITION - DVD MovieRandy Newman's opening song, "A Fool in Love," perfectly sets up the movie that follows. The lyrics begin, "Show me a man who is gentle and kind, and I'll show you a loser," before praising the man who takes what he wants. Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) is the fool in love in Meet the Parents. Just as he's about to propose to his girlfriend Pam (Teri Polo), he learns that her sister's fiancé asked their father, Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro), for permission to marry. Now he feels the need to do the same thing. When Greg meets Jack, he is so desperate to be liked that he makes up stories and kisses ass rather than having the courage of his convictions. It doesn't take an elite member of the CIA to see right through Greg, but that's precisely what Jack is. Directed by Jay Roach (the Austin Powers movies), Meet the Parents is an incredibly well-crafted comedy that stands in nice opposition to, say, the sloppy extremes of the Farrelly brothers. Stiller is great at playing up the uncomfortable comedy of errors, balancing just the right amount of selfishness and self-deprecating humor, while De Niro's Jack is funny as the hard-ass father who just wants a few straight answers from the kid. What makes the Jack character all the funnier is Blythe Danner as his wife, the Gracie to his George Burns, who is the true heart of the movie. Oh, and Owen Wilson turns in yet another terrific comic performance as Pam's ex-fiancé. --Andy Spletzer
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