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Meet the Parents

Release Date: Friday, October 6, 2000

Director: Jay Roach

Starring: Ben Stiller Robert De Niro Blythe Danner Teri Polo Owen Wilson

PG-13 Comedy 1 hr, 48 m

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Plot
Male nurse Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) is all set to propose to his girlfriend, Pam (Teri Polo), during a weekend at her parents' home. But there's a catch: Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro), Pam's intimidating, cat-loving, ex-CIA father, takes an immediate dislike to his daughter's truth-bending beau. Soon, a hilarious string of outrageous mishaps turns Greg into a master of relative disaster
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Who is making Meet the Parents – Crew List

A look at Meet the Parents behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Jay Roach last helmed The Roses and Bombshell. The film's writer James Herzfeld last penned Toy Story 3.

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Parent Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for sexual content, drug references and language
Runtime
1 hr, 48 m
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Language
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Meet the Parents was released in on Friday, October 6 , 2000.

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