Meet the Parents 25th Anniversary

Meet the Parents 25th Anniversary

Reunions & Retrospectives
| 108 MINUTES
Comedy

Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) is head over heels in love with his girlfriend Pam (Teri Polo), and is ready to pop the big question. When his attempt to propose is thwarted by a phone call with the news that Pam’s younger sister is getting married, Greg realizes that the key to Pam’s hand in marriage lies with her formidable father, Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro). A trip to New York for her sister’s wedding seems to be just the right occasion for Greg to ask Pam to be his wife. But everything that could possibly go wrong, does. Upon his arrival at the family’s picturesque, Norman Rockwell-like home, Greg is greeted by what appears to be the picture-perfect family: a loving husband and wife with a doting son and two daughters and a beloved cat. But for a guy who usually resorts to dry wit in stressful situations, Greg is suddenly shooting blanks with Jack, a retired horticulturist…and rather imposing figure. No one is good enough for Jack’s first-born daughter, and the fact that Greg is a cat-hating male nurse with a vulgar-sounding last name is not helping things at all. While Greg bends over backwards to try and make a good impression, his weekend begins with lost luggage at the airport and it’s all downhill from there, turning into a hilarious series of disasters, one after another. First comes love, then comes the interrogation.

After the screening: A conversation featuring Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Jay Roach, and Jane Rosenthal.


Panelists
Teri Polo

Teri Polo

Teri Polo is best known for her role as Robert De Niro’s daughter, “Pam Byrnes”, in the MEET THE PARENTS films. She can recently be seen starring in the Third Act film RELATIVE CONTROL. Previously, she starred in the Fox series THE BIG LEAP and recurred on the CBS procedurals NCIS and FBI: INTERNATIONAL. She also starred in Freeform’s THE FOSTERS and subsequently recurred on its spinoff series GOOD TROUBLE.

Her previous feature work includes Tubi’s SPREAD with Elizabeth Gillies, THE RAVINE, JL RANCH and JL FAMILY RANCH 2 opposite Jon Voight, OUTLAWS AND ANGELS opposite Chad Michael Murray, and AUTHOR’S ANONYMOUS with Kaley Cuoco and Chris Klein. Polo’s other notable film credits include BEYOND BORDERS alongside Angelina Jolie, the suspense thriller THE UNSAID opposite Andy Garcia, and DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE opposite John Travolta and Vince Vaughn.

Originally from Dover, DE, Polo began her performing career as a dancer. By age 13, she was attending New York’s School of Ballet. The summer before her senior year, she was signed to a modeling contract, which led to a role as “Kristin” on the daytime drama LOVING. Polo made her primetime debut in the dramatic series TV 101. Television audiences may remember her as “Michelle Capra,” the doctor’s wife who was determined to master the strange surroundings (and even stranger characters) of Cicely, AK, in NORTHERN EXPOSURE. She also starred in the ABC comedy series I’M WITH HER, as well as recurred on Aaron Sorkin’s THE WEST WING.

Jay Roach

Jay Roach

Jay Roach is an American director and film producer. His films include the Austin Powers film series, Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers, The Campaign, Trumbo, and Bombshell. The latter two were nominated for a total of four Academy Awards and won one. Roach also earned critical acclaim for directing the political dramas Recount, Game Change, and All the Way. Roach produces as well, including Hitch Hikers Guide the Galaxy, Sisters, and the award-winning hit, Borat. Mr. Roach’s most recent project was directing the Searchlight film The Roses starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman.

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Jane Rosenthal

Jane Rosenthal

Jane Rosenthal is an Oscar-and Emmy-nominated producer and the co-founder and CEO of Tribeca Enterprises, the global media and entertainment company that includes the Tribeca Festival, Tribeca Studios, Tribeca Films, and award-winning production company m ss ng p eces. As a producer, Rosenthal has brought culturally resonant stories to the screen, including The Irishman (dir. Martin Scorsese), "When They See Us" (dir. Ava DuVernay), the Oscar-winning Bohemian Rhapsody, and the Grammy Award-winning documentary Quincy. She also produced the blockbuster Meet the Parents franchise, including the upcoming fourth installment with the original cast. A pioneer in emerging storytelling formats, Rosenthal is at the forefront of developing original experiential content for Sphere in Las Vegas, including executive producing Darren Aronofsky's "Postcard from Earth."

Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller is a DGA® and Emmy®-winning actor, director, writer and producer whose iconic filmography, including projects like Tropic Thunder, Zoolander, Night at the Museum, Madagascar, and The Royal Tenenbaums, have amassed over $3 billion at the box office. He currently directs and executive produces the Peabody Award-winning, worldwide phenomenon, Severance, for Apple TV+. Onscreen, he will next reprise his role as Greg Focker opposite Robert De Niro in a new Meet The Parents film, and as a filmmaker, he next directs a documentary about his prolific parents, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, through his production company, Red Hour Films. Among his humanitarian efforts, Stiller currently serves as a Goodwill Ambassador to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

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