Meet the Parents is a 2000 American comedy film written by Jim Herzfeld and John Hamburg and directed by Jay Roach. It chronicles a series of unfortunate events that befall a good-hearted but hapless nurse while visiting his girlfriend's parents. Teri Polo and Owen Wilson also star. The film is a remake of a 1992 film of the same name directed by Greg Glienna and produced by Jim Vincent. Glienna- who also played the original one's main protagonist- and Mary Ruth Clarke cowrote the screenplay. Universal Pictures purchased the rights to Glienna's film with the intent of creating a new version. Jim Herzfeld expanded the original script but development was halted for some time. Jay Roach read the expanded script and expressed his desire to direct it but Universal declined him. At that time, Steven Spielberg was interested in doing so while Jim Carrey was interested in playing the lead role. The studio only offered the film to Roach once Spielberg and Carrey left the project.
| Director | Jay Roach |
| Produced by | Nancy Tenenbaum, Jay Roach, Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro |
| Screenplay by | Jim Herzfeld, John Hamburg |
| Story by | Greg Glienna, Mary Ruth Clarke |
| Starring | Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, James Rebhorn, Jon Abrahams, Owen Wilson |
| Music | Randy Newman |
| Cinematography | Peter James |
| Edited by | Jon Poll, Greg Hayden |
| Production, company | TriBeCa Productions, Nancy Tenenbaum Productions |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures (North America), DreamWorks Pictures (International) |
| Released | October 6, 2000 |
| Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $55 million |
| Box office | $330.4 million |
| Netflix ID | 60002139 |
About Meet the Parents
A male nurse goes toe to toe with his girlfriend's tough as nails father. The film is a remake of a 1992 independent film of the same name starring Greg Glienna and Jacqueline Cahill.
Achievement of Meet the Parents
The film was followed by the sequels Meet the Fockers (2004) and Little Fockers (2010) and also inspired multiple TV series.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About Meet the Parents
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Latest information about Meet the Parents updated on July 28 2021.
