Summary:
A Jewish male nurse plans to ask his live-in girl friend to marry him. However, he learns that her strict father 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 and Dad, who turns out to be former CIA with a lie detector in the basement. Coincidentally, a sister also has announced her wedding to a young doctor. Of course everything that can go wrong, does, including the disappearance of Dad's beloved Himalayan cat, Jinxie.
| Runtime: | 108 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated PG-13 for sexual content, drug references and language. |
| Production: | Universal Pictures |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Country: | USA |
| Languages: | English, French, Spanish, Hebrew, Thai |
| Home Release Date: | Dec 31, 1969 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Jay Roach | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Greg Glienna | Story |
| Jim Herzfeld | Screenplay |
| John Hamburg | Screenplay |
| Mary Ruth Clarke | Story |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ben Stiller | Gaylord 'Greg' Focker |
| Robert De Niro | Jack Byrnes |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Bernie Sheredy | Norm The Interrogator |
| Blythe Danner | Dina Byrnes |
| James Rebhorn | Dr. Larry Banks |
| John Elsen | Chicago Airport Security |
| Jon Abrahams | Denny Byrnes |
| Judah Friedlander | Pharmacy Clerk |
| Kali Rocha | Atlantic American Flight Attendant |
| Nicole DeHuff | Deborah Byrnes |
| Owen Wilson | Kevin Rawley |
| Peter Bartlett | Animal Shelter Worker |
| Phyllis George | Linda Banks |
| Teri Polo | Pam Byrnes |
| Thomas McCarthy | Dr. Bob Banks |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Amy Sayres | Co-Producer |
| Emo Philips | Associate Producer |
| Greg Glienna | Associate Producer |
| Jane Rosenthal | Producer |
| Jay Roach | Producer |
| Jim Vincent | Associate Producer |
| Nancy Tenenbaum | Producer |
| Robert De Niro | Producer |
| Shauna Robertson | Co-Producer |
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