Meet the Fockers (2004)

December 22, 2004 (US) • Comedy, Romance • 115m

Overview

Hard-to-crack ex-CIA man Jack Byrnes and his wife Dina head for the warmer climes of Florida to meet the parents of their son-in-law-to-be, Greg Focker. Unlike their happily matched offspring, the future in-laws find themselves in a situation of opposites that definitely do not attract.

Director

Jay Roach

Writers

Jim Herzfeld, John Hamburg, Jim Herzfeld, Marc Hyman

Top Billed

Ben Stiller

Keywords

florida central intelligence agency (cia) nurse parent child relationship anti-authoritarian upbringing parents-in-law orderly just married sex therapy bad father-in-law sequel family illegitimate son meddling father

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Top Billed Cast

Ben Stiller

Greg Focker

Robert De Niro

Jack Byrnes

Dustin Hoffman

Bernie Focker

Barbra Streisand

Rozalin Focker

Blythe Danner

Dina Byrnes

Teri Polo

Pam Byrnes

Owen Wilson

Kevin Rawley

Spencer Pickren

Little Jack 'L.J.' Byrnes

Bradley Pickren

Little Jack 'L.J.' Byrnes

Alanna Ubach

Isabel Villalobos

Ray Santiago

Jorge Villalobos

Tim Blake Nelson

Officer LeFlore

Shelley Berman

Judge Ira

Kali Rocha

Flight Attendant

Dorie Barton

Airline Clerk

Jack Plotnick

Rent-a-Car Agent

Wayne Thomas Yorke

Airport Security Guard

B.J. Hansen

B.J.

J.P. Manoux

Local Cop

Myra Turley

Admitting Nurse

Vahe Bejan

Gunther - Immigrant Man

Kathleen Gati

Venka - Immigrant Woman

Angelo Tiffe

Businessman

Kyle T. McNamee

Undercover Waiter

Cedric Yarbrough

Prison Guard

Max Hoffman

Woody Focker

Benjamin Trueblood

Newborn Baby

Roberto Garcia

Waiter

Bruno Coon

Strolling Minister / Band Member

Rock Deadrick

Wedding Band

David Sutton

Wedding Band

Bernadette Pérez

Girl Bus Driver

Linda O'Neil

Girl on Bus

Tiffany Turner

Girl on Bus

David Zimmerman

Dom Focker (uncredited)

Angela Casassa

Girl at Wedding (uncredited)

Victoria Chalaya

Pam's Cousin (uncredited)

Karen-Eileen Gordon

Anita Focker (uncredited)

Fabrizio Imas

Chicken Man (uncredited)

Angie Jaree

Bunny Focker (uncredited)

Sarah Kane

Senior Yoga Class Attendee (uncredited)

R. Martin Klein

Mo Focker (uncredited)

Allan Kolman

Harry Focker (uncredited)

Sean LoGrasso

Party Guest (uncredited)

Chris Mala

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Rana McAnear

Party Guest (uncredited)

Connie Richmond

Frida Focker (uncredited)

Antonio Rufino

Waiter (uncredited)

Jimmy Star

Party Guest (uncredited)

Scott Stewart

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Crew

Jay Roach

Director

Jim Herzfeld

Screenplay

Robert De Niro

Producer

Jay Roach

Producer

Jane Rosenthal

Producer

Amy Sayres

Executive Producer

Nancy Tenenbaum

Executive Producer

Randy Newman

Original Music Composer

John Schwartzman

Director of Photography

Alan Baumgarten

Editor

Lee Haxall

Editor

Jon Poll

Editor

Francine Maisler

Casting

Rusty Smith

Production Design

Andrew Neskoromny

Art Direction

Sara Andrews

Set Decoration

Carol Ramsey

Costume Design

Mary Ruth Clarke

Characters

John Hamburg

Screenplay

Jon Poll

Co-Producer

Larry Stuckey

Associate Producer

Kurt Smith

Color Timer

Melissa Bartley

Art Department Assistant

Jennifer R. Blair

Art Department Coordinator

Jonah Markowitz

Assistant Art Director

Douglas Womack

Construction Coordinator

Bryan Corbett

Construction Foreman

Ryan Claridge

Greensman

John Naehrlich

Leadman

Reese St. Amant

Painter

Kevin Cross

Set Designer

Carmine Goglia

Standby Painter

Les T. Tomita

Key Grip

Kurt E. Soderling

Aerial Director of Photography

Tracy Bennett

Still Photographer

Lois DeArmond

Assistant Costume Designer

Marisa Aboitiz

Costume Supervisor

Terry Baliel

Hair Department Head

Carol Pershing

Hairstylist

Teressa Hill

Key Hair Stylist

David DeLeon

Makeup Artist

Kate Biscoe

Makeup Department Head

Fran Allgood

Set Costumer

Victoria Wood

Wigmaker

Bruno Coon

Additional Music

Andy Clement

Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects

Will Thayer

Carpenter

Ted Yonenaka

Craft Service

Orlando Avila

Driver

Melanie Banders

Loader

Grady Holder

Makeup Effects

Dennis McCarthy

Picture Car Coordinator

Ahmadu Garba

Post Production Assistant

Lisa Rodgers

Post Production Supervisor

Bobby Mara

Propmaker

Eugene McCarthy

Property Master

Christopher Woodworth

Scenic Artist

Bill Meadows

Sound Recordist

John Polce

Stand In

Doug Coleman

Stunt Coordinator

Ross Gallo

Stunts

Steve D. Weinmuller

Transportation Captain

John A. Brubaker

Transportation Coordinator

Samuel R. Harrison III

Video Assist Operator

Wilma Garscadden-Gahret

Script Supervisor

Scott C. Keys

Best Boy Electric

Michael Ambrose

Gaffer

Craig Scagnetti

Lighting Technician

Frank Dorowsky

Rigging Gaffer

Jimmy Culligan

Rigging Grip

Pamela Lynn Thomas

Casting Associate

Peter Oillataguerre

Executive In Charge Of Production

Michael Morgenthal

Production Accountant

Brigette Lester

Production Coordinator

Ryan Ferro

Boom Operator

Cherie Tamai

First Assistant Sound Editor

Jonathan Sacks

Orchestrator

Jason W. Jennings

Sound Effects Editor

Frank D. Menges

Sound Mixer

George H. Anderson

Supervising Sound Editor

Clay Pinney

Special Effects Supervisor

David D. Johnson

Visual Effects Supervisor

Rhonda Sherman

Studio Teachers

Craig Alpert

Additional Editing

Randall D. Wilkins

Set Designer

Jim Herzfeld

Story

Marc Hyman

Story

Judith A. Cory

Hairstylist

Naomi Donne

Makeup & Hair

Maggie Fung

Makeup Artist

Ilona Herman

Makeup & Hair

Matthew W. Mungle

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Valli O'Reilly

Makeup Artist

Nina Paskowitz

Hairstylist

Azin Ziai

Hair Designer

Colleen LaBaff

Assistant Hairstylist

Cheryl Ann Nick

Makeup Artist

Tijen Osman

Additional Hairstylist

Joy Zapata

Hairstylist

Lenny Vullo

Production Manager

Marcei A. Brubaker Brown

Second Assistant Director

Josh King

First Assistant Director

Jon Poll

Second Unit Director

Marco Schnabel

Second Unit Director

Jill Frank

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Marc Newland

Assistant Director Trainee

Dominick Scarola

Second Second Assistant Director

Joshua Borgese

Greensman

Steve Borgese

Greensman

Amanda Bromberg

Assistant Set Decoration

Jill Carvalho

Property Buyer

Satcha Congdon

Propmaker

Randall C. Engle

Construction Foreman

Valerie Green

Art Department Assistant

Jeff Scott Hall

Construction Foreman

Gordon Huggins

Scenic Artist

Kim Larsen-Santini

Assistant Property Master

Joe Lozano

Greensman

Richard F. Mays

Set Designer

John McElroy

On Set Dresser

Neil David Pontecorvo

Greensman

William V. Ryder

Set Designer

Josh Sheppard

Storyboard Artist

Nithya Shrinivasan

Assistant Art Director

Adam Tankell

Graphic Designer

John Tyrrell

Paint Coordinator

Jeffry C. Voorhees

Set Dresser

Adam Braid

Set Dresser

Andrew Campbell

Graphic Designer

Walsh Carvalho

Set Dresser

Alan Day

Set Dresser

William J. Durrell Jr.

Set Designer

Mariano Fernandez

Carpenter

Steven Hanks

Greensman

Brock Helfer

Set Dresser

Bart C. Hubenthal

Set Dresser

Steve Lauritzen

Set Dresser

Bryan McBrien

Greensman

Scott Nifong

Assistant Property Master

Fred O'Connor

Propmaker

John S. Ogden

Propmaker

Chris Carpenter

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Thom 'Coach' Ehle

Dolby Consultant

Alyson Fuller

Assistant Foley Artist

Louis Hone

Foley Mixer

Scott Jacobs

Cableman

Andy Koyama

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Julie Lindner

Assistant Sound Editor

Andy Malcolm

Foley Artist

Anna Malkin

Assistant Foley Artist

Ken McLaughlin

Sound Mixer

Bill Meadows

ADR Recordist

Roy Seeger

Foley Supervisor

Don White

Foley Mixer

Chris Diamond

Cableman

Larry Hopkins

Sound Mixer

Stephen Muir

Assistant Foley Artist

Philip Rogers

ADR Recordist

Greg Steele

ADR Mixer

Bill Church

VFX Artist

Brian Clawson

VFX Artist

John Coats

VFX Supervisor

Johannes Gamble

VFX Artist

Anne Graham

VFX Artist

Sean Kennedy

VFX Artist

Steve Koch

VFX Artist

Greg Paddock

VFX Artist

Kurt E. Soderling

Visual Effects Camera

John S. Baker

Special Effects

Tony Centonze

Special Effects Manager

Donald Krause

Special Effects

Joshua Pinney

Special Effects

Arnold J. Verbiesen

Special Effects

Josh Neugass

Special Effects Technician

Rick Avery

Stunts

Greg Fitzpatrick

Stunts

Charles Page

Stunts

Kerry Rossall

Stunts

Bill Willens

Stunt Driver

Dean Andolsek

Gaffer

Danny Ault

Rigging Gaffer

Dana Baker

Grip

Renzo Bartolotta

Rigging Gaffer

Shane Brott

Grip

Clyde E. Bryan

First Assistant "B" Camera

David R. Christensen

Gaffer

Jose Danner

Rigging Grip

Christopher Dorowsky

Electrician

Randy Fitzgerald

Rigging Grip

Ian Fox

"A" Camera Operator

Sean Patrick Hill

Grip

Michael J. Hogan

Video Assist Operator

Barry Idoine

First Assistant Camera

Thomas D. Lairson Jr.

Second Assistant Camera

Charles 'Woody' Lang

Rigging Supervisor

Jonathan Leary

Grip

Lonnie Leslie

Grip

Ronald A. Miller

Rigging Grip

Daisuke Dice Miyake

Grip

Laurence Monier

Rigging Gaffer

Mike Morales

Rigging Grip

Richard Mosier

First Assistant "A" Camera

Travis Panarisi

Electrician

Ray Patrick

Techno Crane Operator

Michael Pinkey

Second Unit Director of Photography

Daniel R. Purinton

Rigging Gaffer

Lyle Robbins

Rigging Gaffer

Andrew Rowlands

Camera Operator

Donald A. Spadoni

Best Boy Grip

Jamie Sterba

First Assistant Camera

Joseph Terranova

Lighting Technician

Michael T. Travers

Grip

Suzanne Trucks

Second Assistant Camera

Bob Waers

Rigging Gaffer

Chris Wagganer

Video Assist Operator

Jerry Woodside

Electrician

Wayne D. Goldwyn

Aerial Camera

Kirk Greenberg

Rigging Grip

Kathy Driscoll-Mohler

Casting Associate

Wendy Hoffmann

ADR Voice Casting

Tammy L. Smith

Extras Casting

Dixie Webster-Davis

Extras Casting

Ricardo Hoseguera

Casting Assistant

Julie Hutchinson

Casting Producer

Jeanie Baker

Set Costumer

Paula Bradley

Assistant Costume Designer

Leah Brown

Set Costumer

Kendall Errair

Costumer

Elvira Gonzalez

Costume Assistant

Jill Korengold

Costumer

Robert Mata

Costumer

Marcie Olivi

Costumer

Tammy Troglin

Costume Assistant

Haik Tateossian

Ager/Dyer

Gene A. Lewis Jr.

Editorial Production Assistant

Kelly Matsumoto

Additional Editing

Elizabeth Schmidt

First Assistant Editor

Curtis Croeni

First Assistant Editor

Kevin Lane Hummel

Location Assistant

Hannah Kozak

Location Assistant

Scott Allen Logan

Location Manager

Michael B. Louis

Location Assistant

Kyle Oliver

Location Assistant

Mark Bensi

Music Editor

Bruno Coon

Supervising Music Editor

Endre Granat

Musician

Ira Hearshen

Orchestrator

Adam Michalak

Music Programmer

Kathy Nelson

Music Producer

Bobbi Page

Vocals

Frank Wolf

Scoring Mixer

Eun-Mee Ahn

Musician

Patrick Spain

Score Engineer

Allison Allport

Musician

Philip Ayling

Musician

Michael Boddicker

Musician

Tom Boyd

Musician

George Doering

Musician

Kevin Connolly

Musician

Scottie Haskell

Vocals

Tommy Johnson

Musician

Christian Kollgaard

Musician

Darrin McCann

Musician

Malcolm McNab

Musician

Maria Newman

Musician

Phil O'Connor

Musician

Cassandra Richburg

Musician

Steve Schaeffer

Musician

James Thatcher

Musician

Don Williams

Musician

David W. Dale

Driver

Jack Carpenter

Camera Car

Richard Denson

Driver

Robert E. Dingle

Driver

Joey Freitas

Driver

J. Armin Garza II

Camera Car

A.J. Mink Jr.

Driver

Jack Jay Reece

Driver

Fred Teague

Driver

Sean C. Ryan

Driver

Michael Mulgrew

Driver

Marco Lupi

Driver

Glen Evans

Driver

Adam Fox

Driver

Janine L. Aines

Animal Wrangler

Dawn Barkan

Animal Wrangler

Calvin Callaway

Set Production Assistant

Eric Glasser

Set Production Assistant

Brandon Itagaki

Craft Service

Andrew Lipschultz

Publicist

Denis O'Sullivan

Set Production Assistant

Denise Anderson Poore

Set Production Assistant

Stephen Richards

Set Production Assistant

Joe Rystrom

Set Medic

Anthea Strangis

Second Assistant Accountant

Andrew Francis Fenady

Executive In Charge Of Production

Barrett Gregory

Production Assistant

Maryann Marchetti

Assistant Makeup Artist

Christine Wada

Key Costumer

Marisa Ferrey

Second Second Assistant Director

Doug Coleman

Second Unit Director

Doug DuRose

Assistant Property Master

Leslie A. Tokunaga

Construction Buyer

Doreen Austria

Graphic Designer

Guy Hietala

Set Painter

Gabriel Hardman

Storyboard Artist

Douglas J. Stewart

Textile Artist

Derek Casari

ADR Engineer

Charleen Richards-Steeves

ADR Mixer

David Lucarelli

ADR Recordist

Goro Koyama

Foley Artist

Renée Tondelli

Supervising ADR Editor

Cass Asher

Stunt Double

Matthew Haskins

Additional Second Assistant Camera

John Johnson

Additional Still Photographer

Will Dearborn

Second Assistant Camera

Vanessa Rodriguez Spencer

Casting Assistant

Ray Neapolitan

Assistant Editor

Gary Burritt

Negative Cutter

Richard Lilly

Location Assistant

Thomas DeRose

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Nicki Johnson

Assistant Production Coordinator

Gail Rose

First Assistant Accountant

Rick Harris

Key Rigging Grip

Denise Anderson Poore

Key Set Production Assistant

Marlene Marks

Payroll Accountant

Rick Granville

Production Secretary

Rebecca Feldman

Second Assistant Accountant

James Matheny

Dialogue Editor

Brian Bird

Assistant Location Manager

Greg Glienna

Characters

Andrew Rowlands

Steadicam Operator

Collection

Meet the Parents Collection

Meet the Fockers

Little Fockers

Meet the Parents

Focker-in-Law

Reviews

Narate

⭐ 7/10

January 1, 2025

"_I'm not so sure this wedding is such a good idea. I don't like what I'm seeing from these Fockers._"

Still funny, still cringe, and still pretty good for a sequel. I love the extra lore they give us to the Focker/Ferber dynasty and adding Hoffman and Streisand was a good move.