| Meet The Fockers (Widescreen Edition) (2004)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Robert De Niro |
Jack Byrnes
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| Ben Stiller |
Greg Focker
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| Dustin Hoffman |
Bernie Focker
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| Barbra Streisand |
Roz Focker
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| Blythe Danner |
Dina Byrnes
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| Teri Polo |
Pamela Byrnes
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| Alanna Ubach |
Isabel
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| Owen Wilson |
Kevin Rawley
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| Bradley Pickren |
Little Jack
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| Spencer Pickren |
Little Jack
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy |
| Director |
Jay Roach |
| Producer |
Jay Roach; Robert De Niro; Jon Poll |
| Writer |
John Hamburg; Greg Glienna; Mary Ruth Clarke |
| Studio |
Universal Studios |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| Running Time |
115 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
6.4 |
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| Plot |
| Meet the Parents found such tremendous success in the chemistry produced by the contrasting personalities of stars Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller that the film's creators went for broke with the same formula again in Meet the Fockers. This time around, Jack and Dina Byrnes (De Niro and Blythe Danner) climb into Jack's new kevlar-lined RV with daughter Pam (Teri Polo), soon-to-be son-in-law Gaylord (Stiller), and Jack's infant grandson from his other daughter for the trip to Florida to meet Gaylord's parents, Bernie and Roz Focker (Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand in a casting coup). The potential in-laws are, of course, the opposite of Jack, a pair of randy, touchy-feely fun-lovers. The rest of the movie is pretty much a sitcom: put Bernie and Roz together with Jack, and watch the in-laws clash as Gaylord squirms. As with the original, there is a sense of joy in watching these actors take on their roles with obvious relish, and the Hoffman-Streisand-Stiller triumvirate is likeable enough to draw you in. But the formula doesn't work as well in Fockers mostly because much of the humor is based on two obvious gimmicks: Gaylord Focker's name, and the fact that Streisand's character is a sex therapist. As a result, the movie itself is more contrived and predictable, and a lot less fun than the original. The casting is grand, but one wishes more thought was put into the script.--Dan Vancini |
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
Special Edition |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
025192582325 |
| Release Date |
4/19/2005 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish; English (Closed Captioned) |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital 5.1 [French]
Dolby Digital 5.1 [Spanish] |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned Widescreen Dolby |
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