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Meet the Parents
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Common Sense says
Star-driven comedy at times offensive and funny.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 13–14
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Meet the Parents was written by Nell Minow
Parents need to know that this movie has some strong language, especially in reference to Greg's unfortunate last name; drug use, plus cigarette smoking by the main character; a few sexual references and situations; and potty humor -- a septic tank backs up on the lawn, for starters. There's plenty of lying, spying, and sneaking around by the main characters that they eventually all need to own up to -- like when Greg loses the cat and tries to replace him with a lookalike from the local shelter.
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What’s the Story?
In MEET THE PARENTS, Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) loves Pam (Teri Polo) and wants to make a good impression on her father, Jack (Robert De Niro), who specializes in sweating the truth out of double agents in the CIA. Everything goes wrong. Jack's natural over-protectiveness meets with Greg's panicky clumsiness. The airline loses Greg's suitcase, so he has to borrow bizarre clothes -- enormous pants from Pam's brother, a tiny Speedo bathing suit from Pam's former fiancé. Greg is compared to Pam's sister's fiancé, a doctor, and to Pam's former boyfriend (Owen Wilson), now fabulously wealthy and still pining for her. Greg, who is Jewish, is asked to say grace at dinner, and can only helplessly babble the lyrics from Godspell. And, in the movie's high point, Greg has to cope with the only situation more grueling than a terrifying in-law: airline bureaucracy.
Is It Any Good?
Written by the screenwriter of the awful Meet the Deedles (who will we meet next? the Fockers, of course) and directed by the director of Austin Powers, Meet the Parents is a sub-category of comedy that can only be termed "comedies of excruciation," in which we laugh at the hideously humiliating experiences of some poor sap. If this is your kind of humor, then this is your kind of movie.
There are many jokes about Greg's name (Focker, get it?) and his occupation (nurse, which isn't manly, get it?). Jokes center on a catheter, a "Mountie strap-on dildo," a cat who uses the toilet, a cat strung out on nicotine gum, a fire, and an overflowing septic tank. The scene in which Greg battles the airline rules is worth at least three stars on its own. Depending on your sense of humor, it is either hilarious or agonizing or both.
Movie Details
Studio: Universal Pictures, Director: Jay Roach
Run time: 0 minutes
Theatrical release: 10/06/2000, DVD release: 12/14/2004
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for drug references, sexual references and situations, and language
Run time: 0 minutes
Theatrical release: 10/06/2000, DVD release: 12/14/2004
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for drug references, sexual references and situations, and language
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luv it!!! really funny!!!
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Meet the Parents is very funny. The chemistry between Robert DiNero and Ben Stiller makes a hilarious movie.
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Meet The Parents
Meet the Parents is an overall okay movie The Only bad thing in it is 1 f-word and some sex paraphanalia
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This movie was funny although not hilarious. I watched it with a female friend of mine which made it funner! SHe is very giggly. I suggest watching it with someone who likes to laugh. It is a good girls night out movie :) Overall I enjoyed it although it is not my Very favorite movie.
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