Meet the Parents

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(comedy)

A Jewish male nurse (Ben Stiller) plans to ask his live-in girl friend (Teri Polo) to marry him. However, he learns that her strict father (Robert DeNiro) expects to be asked for his daughter's hand before she can accept. Thus begins the visit from Hell as the two travel to meet Mom (Blythe Danner) and Dad, who turns out to be former CIA with a lie detector in the basement. Coincidentally, a sister (Nicole DeHuff) also has announced her wedding to a young doctor (Thomas McCarthy). Of course everything that can go wrong, does, including the disappearance of Dad's beloved Himalayan cat, Jinxie..

actors:

Robert De Niro as Jack Byrnes
Ben Stiller as Gaylord 'Greg' Focker
Teri Polo as Pam Byrnes
Blythe Danner as Dina Byrnes
Nicole De Huff as Deborah Byrnes
Jon Abrahams as Denny Byrnes
Owen Wilson as Kevin Rawley
James Rebhorn as Dr. Larry Banks
Thomas McCarthy as Dr. Bob Banks
Phyllis George as Linda Banks
Kali Rocha as Atlantic American Flight Attendant
Bernie Sheredy as Norm the Interrogator
Judah Friedlander as Pharmacy Clerk
Peter Bartlett as Animal Shelter Worker
John Elsen as Chicago Airport Security
directors:
Jay Roach
rating:7.00

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