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Meet the Fockers (2004) is a comedy film and a sequel to Meet the Parents
starring Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller. Both are directed by Jay Roach (Austin Powers
). In addition to DeNiro and Stiller, Meet the Fockers has an all-star cast of Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner, Owen Wilson and Tim Blake Nelson.

The film satirizes both the extreme conservative and liberal ways of life and its release in a US presidential election year was seen as an intervention in the national debate.

The film also makes fun of the Ferber method of child rearing in which a child is left to cry until they learn to "self comfort."

The makers demonstrated that the name Focker was an actual surname in use in North America in order to deflect accusations of profanity.

Synopsis

After being given permission to marry the daughter of a retired CIA agent, Gaylord "Greg" Focker, his fiancée Pam and her parents travel to Miami, Florida to meet his quirky liberal parents, Roz and Bernie Focker. The film features a new character, Little Jack who is Pam's nephew, and Jack and Dina's grandchild. Jack tries to nurture his namesake grandchild. The battle between Moses and Jinx, is a symbolism of the differences between the Fockers and Byrnes...

Characters

Gaylord Focker (Ben Stiller): The protagonist of the movie. A nurse living in Chicago with girlfriend (now fiancée) Pam, attempts to marry the daughter of a retired CIA agent, however along the way gets into trouble and mischief. In his childhood, he had his foreskin saved, had a crush on his babysitter Isabel,(whom he eventually loses his virginity to) and often finished in mediocre fashion in competitive events which was displayed in the "Wall of Gaylord" his father built. His father calls him Gay or Gaylord which is a recurring joke within the film.

Jack Byrnes (Robert DeNiro): Pam's father and Dina's husband. Even though he is retired, he is still very much in the CIA. Using his "CIA" connections, he was able to plan a surprise honeymoon for his second child, Debbie, and track down information on Pam's boyfriend Greg. He is also the inventor of a Motion Sensor Nanny-Cam, and the "Mannery Gland", an invention that lets Jack "breastfeed" L.J.. His coverup job is a retired florist/horticulturist.

Pam Byrnes (Teri Polo): Greg's fiancée. She is a second grade teacher in Chicago and lives with Greg. Before starting a relationship with Greg, she was engaged briefly to Kevin, who she is still linked to.

Dina Byrnes (Blythe Danner): The wife of Jack Byrnes, and mother of Pam, Debbie and Denny.

Roz Focker (Barbra Streisand): The mother of Greg Focker, who is a sex therapist for senior citizens in Miami and lives on "Focker Isle" with husband, Bernard.

Bernard Focker (Dustin Hoffman): The father of Greg. He was an attorney for a brief period of time, but became a homemaker after the birth of his son. Bernie lives on "Focker Isle" in Miami, with his wife Roz. He claims to be a practitioner of capoeira, the Brazilian martial art of dance-fighting, but what he actually shows is only remotely similar to capoeira. His fondness for chimichangas is a recurring joke within the film.

Little Jack (Spencer & Bradley Pickren): Jack's approximately 1-year-old grandson by his other daughter, Debbie. Jack is grooming him to be a genius using unconventional child rearing methods. He probably has the youngest speaking part in films which manifests in the form of baby sign language and the expletive asshole, which he accidentally picked up from Greg.

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