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Pam Byrnes decide to introduce their parents to each other. They first fly to Oyster Bay, New York, on Long Island, to pick up Pam's father, retired CIA operative Jack Byrnes, her mother Dina and one-year-old nephew Little Jack (the son of Bob and Debbie Banks). But rather than going to the airport as planned, Jack decides to drive the family to Miami to meet the Fockers in his new RV. Once they arrive, they are greeted by Greg's eccentric but fun
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, retired CIA operative Jack Byrnes (De Niro), her mother Dina (Danner) and one-year-old nephew Little Jack. But rather than going to the airport as planned, Jack decides to drive the family to Miami to meet the Fockers in his new RV. Once they arrive, they are greeted by Greg's eccentric but fun-loving and amiable father, Bernie (Hoffman), and mother, Roz (Streisand), who is a sex therapist for elder couples. Worried that Jack may be
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. Jack admits that he made a mistake regarding Jorge and reveals his past career in the CIA to Bernie, before apologizing for his actions and making up with the two of them. Greg and Pam are married that weekend by Pam's ex-fiancé, Kevin, who is now an ordained interfaith minister. During the party, Jack asks Roz for some sex tips and sneaks into the RV with Dina. During the post-credit scene, Jack watches hidden baby-cam footage of the Fockers giving attention to Little Jack
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the party, Jack asks Roz for some sex tips and sneaks into the RV with Dina. During the credits, Jack watches hidden baby-cam footage of the Fockers giving attention to Little Jack over Jack's previous objections: Roz gives Little Jack chocolate, Bernie advises him to use his crying to disagree with everything Jack says, and Greg pretends to drunkenly tell Little Jack to keep it a secret that he left to smoke pot, not answer the phone, when he left Little Jack unattended which resulted in Jack gluing his
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-loving and amiable father, Bernie, and mother, Roz, who is a sex therapist for elderly couples. Concerned that Jack might be put off by the Fockers' lifestyle, Greg convinces Roz to pretend that she is a yoga instructor for the weekend. However, small cracks begin to form between Jack and the Fockers, due to their contrasting personalities. The meet gets off to a bad start when a chase between the Fockers' sexually active dog, Moses, and the Byrnes's cat, Jinx, culminates with
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Greg is left alone to babysit Little Jack, whom Jack has been raising via the Ferber method. Despite Jack's strict instructions to leave Little Jack to self-soothe, Greg is unable to stand listening to Little Jack's cries and attempts to cheer him up by hugging him, putting on an episode of "Elmo's World" on TV for him to watch, and acting funny, but inadvertently teaches him the word "asshole." Disaster strikes when Greg answers a brief phone call from Roz, allowing Little Jack
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Little Fockers


Little Fockers (known as Meet the Parents 3: Little Fockers in the United Kingdom and Southeast Asia) is a 2010 American comedy film and sequel to "Meet the Parents" (2000) and "Meet the Fockers" (2004). It stars Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Jessica Alba, Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand. After the commercial success of the first two films in the franchise, both De Niro and Stiller received a remuneration of $20 million for
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very moved and gratified when you made the announcement [of this award] two months ago, well before you had a chance to review "Little Fockers"". "Little Fockers" failed to match the opening-weekend gross of its predecessor, "Meet the Fockers". It opened first on its opening weekend on approximately 5,000 screens at 3,536 locations across US and Canada, bringing its five-day opening to $48.3 million. By comparison, "Meet the Fockers" made $46.1 million on the same weekend
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Jinx flushing Moses down the RV's toilet, forcing Bernie to destroy it to save Moses. Later, Bernie accidentally injures Jack's back during a game of touch football. Meanwhile, Pam informs Greg that she's pregnant, and the two decide to keep it secret for now. Jack again becomes suspicious of Greg's character when they are introduced to the Fockers' housekeeper, Isabel Villalobos. Bernie reveals that Greg lost his virginity to Isabel 15 years earlier. Jack later takes the RV to Isabel's 15-year-old son
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bottle. After a furious argument with the Fockers and his own family (though amends are quickly made), Jack reverts to his old ways and sends Greg and Jorge's hair samples for a DNA test, while inviting Jorge to the Focker's planned engagement party in hopes of getting Greg to admit he is Jorge's father. At the engagement party, Jack introduces Greg to Jorge, and later when Greg refuses to admit Jorge is his son, Jack injects him with a truth serum to make him talk. On stage
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over Jack's previous objections: Roz gives Little Jack chocolate, Bernie advises him to use his crying to disagree with everything Jack says, and Greg pretends to drunkenly tell Little Jack secrets. Greg then pretends to only just discover the camera, but then smiles and reveals that he knew the camera was there, while playfully teasing Jack for his worries. Rotten Tomatoes reported that 39% of 161 sampled critics gave the film positive reviews, with an average rating of 5.2/10. The site's consensus is "Talented cast is wasted
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Meet the Fockers, sometimes referred to as Meet the Parents 2, is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Jay Roach and the sequel to "Meet the Parents". The film stars Robert De Niro (who was also one of the film's producers), Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner and Teri Polo. It was followed by a sequel, "Little Fockers", in 2010. Set two years after the events of the first film, Gaylord "Greg" Focker and his fiancée
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put off by the Fockers' lifestyle, Greg convinces Roz to pretend that she is a yoga instructor for the weekend. Though Jack and Bernie get off to a good start, small cracks begin to form between Jack and the Fockers, due to their contrasting personalities. Things are made worse when a chase between the Fockers' dog, Moses, and the Byrnes' cat, Jinx, culminates with Jinx flushing Moses down the RV's toilet, forcing Bernie to destroy it to save Moses, and later on when Bernie accidentally
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the film was chosen as the Favorite Comedy Motion Picture at the 2001 People's Choice Awards. The success of "Meet the Parents" inspired two film sequels, namely "Meet the Fockers" and "Little Fockers" released in 2004 and 2010 respectively. "Meet the Parents" also inspired a reality television show titled "Meet My Folks" and a situation comedy titled "In-Laws", both of them debuting on NBC in 2002. Gaylord "Greg" Focker is a nurse living in Chicago. He intends
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in Greg's house prompts Jack to think Greg is no longer sexually attracted to his wife Pam. Furthermore, Jack starts to doubt Greg's ability to provide for his family when he appears reluctant to send his children to a private school. During a medical conference promoting Sustengo, Greg meets Bob at a bar. Bob tells Greg of Jack's original intention to name him as successor, "The Bobfather", and his relief and happiness at leaving Jack's family makes Greg slightly uncomfortable. Meanwhile, Jack speaks to Pam
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Meet the Parents (film series)


Meet the Parents is a film series following the character Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) as he interacts with his family and in-laws. The series is made up of three movies: "Meet the Parents" (2000), "Meet the Fockers" (2004), and "Little Fockers" (2010). The series primarily stars Stiller, Robert De Niro, Blythe Danner, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Owen Wilson, and Teri Polo. The three movies earned over $1.15 billion at the box
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the social event in the first film and how Jack and Greg met), for cheating on her with a nurse. Jack's original plan was to declare Bob his successor as head of the Byrnes family, but he decides to pass the role to Greg, naming him "The Godfocker". Despite Greg reluctantly accepting the role, Jack resumes his spying on him and begins to suspect him of infidelity when he sees him with drug representative Andi Garcia, who openly flirts with him, and the presence of Sustengo erection pills
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refusing to remain in their car. Meanwhile, Jack is informed that Greg is not Jorge's father (his real father turns out to be a baseball player who also resembles Greg), and attempts to defend Greg and Bernie, but LeFlore tasers and arrests him, as well. In their cell, Greg, Jack, and Bernie are released by the local judge, Ira, who is a client of Roz and a close friend of the Fockers. Before they leave, Greg asks that Jack and Bernie stop their feud
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injures Jack's back during a game of football. Pam, meanwhile, informs Greg that she is pregnant, but the two decide to keep it a secret from Jack, who does not know they are having sex. Jack, however, becomes suspicious of Greg's character again when they are introduced to the Focker's housekeeper, Isabel Villalobos (Alanna Ubach), with whom Bernie reveals Greg had a sexual affair fifteen years before. Jack later takes the RV to Isabel's fifteen-year-old son, Jorge (
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concern American interests. In 2010, Polo reprised her role as Pam Focker in "Little Fockers", the sequel to "Meet the Parents" and "Meet the Fockers". She also appeared in the 1980s-styled horror fantasy film, "The Hole". She currently co-stars in the ABC Family series "The Fosters". Polo plays San Diego police officer Stef Adams Foster, a mother to three children (one from a previous marriage) and the wife of Lena Adams Foster (Sherri Saum)
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Dustin Hoffman filmography


(1997) alongside Robert De Niro. In the 2000s, he played theatrical producer Charles Frohman in "Finding Neverland", co-starred in the comedy "Meet the Fockers" (both 2004) as Bernie Focker, the fantasy thriller "" (2006), and played the title character in the family comedy "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" (2007). Hoffman has acted in the "Kung Fu Panda" franchise since 2008 and reprised his role as Focker in "Little Fockers" (2010).
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to be let out of the playpen (by Jinx), get ahold of the TV remote and put on "Scarface", and glue his hands to a bottle of rum. After a furious argument with the Fockers and his own family (though amends are quickly made), Jack resumes his spying on Greg and sends Greg and Jorge's hair samples for a DNA test, while inviting Jorge to the Fockers' planned engagement party in the hope of getting Greg to admit he is Jorge's father. At the engagement
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and Harvey Keitel. Despite universally negative reviews from critics, the film was a box office success, grossing over $310 million worldwide. Five years after the events of the previous film, Gaylord "Greg" Focker is preparing to celebrate his twins Samantha and Henry's fifth-birthday party. Things seem to go awry when Greg's father-in-law Jack Byrnes visits. Recently, Jack has been diagnosed with a heart condition and become embittered by his daughter Debbie's divorce from her husband Bob (their marriage was
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John Hamburg


film "Safe Men". Hamburg then found greater success co-writing "Meet the Parents" and "Zoolander", and returned to the director's chair with "Along Came Polly", which he also wrote. He also co-wrote the sequel "Meet the Fockers". In 2009, Hamburg wrote and directed the hit comedy "I Love You, Man". He wrote the second sequel to "Meet the Parents", entitled "Little Fockers". In 2016, Hamburg co-wrote the
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Jon Poll


" (1994), "" (1999), "Meet the Parents" (2000), "Austin Powers in Goldmember" (2002), "Scary Movie 3" (2003) and "Meet the Fockers" (2004). He was also a co-producer on the television series "TV 101", "Eerie, Indiana" and the film "Meet the Fockers", and was an executive producer on 2005's "The 40-Year-Old Virgin". Poll made his directorial debut in
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Stephen Trask


the 2010 film "Little Fockers", a sequel to both "Meet the Parents" (2000) and "Meet the Fockers" (2004). Recent work includes the 2013 films "Lovelace", directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffery Friedman and "Admission", directed by Paul Weitz. He resides in Lexington, Kentucky, with his partner Michael Trask, who is a professor at the University of Kentucky. Grew up in a Connecticut, in a Jewish household. He also went to Hebrew school, had a
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Blythe Danner


; 2018), and the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for her roles in "We Were the Mulvaneys" (2002) and "Back When We Were Grownups" (2004). For the latter, she also received a Golden Globe Award nomination. Danner played Dina Byrnes in "Meet the Parents" (2000) and its sequels "Meet the Fockers" (2004) and "Little Fockers" (2010). She has collaborated on several occasions with Woody Allen, appearing in
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), as well as two television movies adapted from books by Anne Tyler, "Saint Maybe" and "Back When We Were Grownups", both for the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Danner appeared opposite Robert De Niro in the 2000 comedy hit "Meet the Parents", and its sequels, "Meet the Fockers" (2004) and "Little Fockers" (2010). From 2001 to 2006, she regularly appeared on NBC's sitcom "Will & Grace" as Will Truman's mother Marilyn. From 2004
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Little Fockers


Little Fockers" began in July 2009. Writer John Hamburg stated the film would deal with "themes of death and divorce and all these real things that, as we get older, we start to think about, but in a really comical way." Outside the United States, this is the first film in the series to be released by Paramount Pictures, which acquired the DreamWorks back catalog in 2006 (and owned the studio itself until 2008), including co-ownership in the "Meet the Parents" franchise.
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Paul Weitz (filmmaker)


and the political satire "American Dreamz", which faced mixed reviews. Additional writing credits include the television show "Cracking Up". He has also directed an adaptation of Darren Shan's young adult novel "Cirque du Freak" called "The Vampire's Assistant". He directed the film "Little Fockers" (2010), the sequel to "Meet the Parents" and "Meet the Fockers". Subsequently he wrote and directed "Being Flynn", an adaptation of Nick Flynn's memoir "Another Bullshit Night
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Paramount Pictures


a sequel to two existing DreamWorks films, "Meet the Parents" (2000) and "Meet the Fockers" (2004). (Paramount only owned the international distribution rights to "Little Fockers", whereas Universal Pictures handled domestic distribution). Paramount owned distribution rights to the DreamWorks Animation library of films made before 2013, and their previous distribution deal with future DWA titles expired at the end of 2012, with "Rise of the Guardians". 20th Century Fox took over distribution on post-2012 titles beginning with "The
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Liberator Shapes


microfiber main cover, and an optional polyester carry-bag. Liberator Shapes were invented by Louis Friedman and Don Cohen and were patented on September 8, 2005. The idea reportedly was inspired by an article that they read about how pillows can improve sex. The Liberator Wedge and Ramp appeared in the 2004 movie "Meet the Fockers," sequel to "Meet the Parents," in which Barbra Streisand, (Rozalin Focker), teaches a sexuality class for senior citizens. The Liberator Ramp was featured in the 2008 Coen
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Dustin Hoffman


". As the title character in "Last Chance Harvey", Hoffman acted with co-star Emma Thompson in the story of two lonely people who tentatively forge a relationship over the course of three days. Director Joel Hopkins notes that Hoffman was a perfectionist and self-critical: "He often wanted to try things stripped down, because less is sometimes more. He worries about every little detail." He appears in "Little Fockers", the critically panned yet financially successful 2010 sequel to "Meet the Fockers"
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Owen Wilson


(2000), "Zoolander" (2001), "The Royal Tenenbaums" (2001), "Starsky & Hutch" (2004), "Meet the Fockers" (2004), "Night at the Museum" (2006), and the sequels "" (2009), "Little Fockers" (2010), "" (2014) and "Zoolander 2" (2016). Wilson appeared in another Wes Anderson film, "The Darjeeling Limited", which screened at the 45th annual New
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Bruce Gray (sculptor)


has appeared in numerous films and television shows including "Charmed", "Austin Powers", "Meet the Fockers", "Batman Forever", "Sleeping with the Enemy", "Six Feet Under", "Seinfeld", "Star Trek", "Friends", "Frasier", "Roseanne", "Murphy Brown", "How I Met Your Mother", and "NYPD Blue". Bruce Gray's sculptures can be seen at Little Rock National Airport, Edwards Air Force Base,
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The Guilt Trip (film)


or early summer (May–July) 2011 under the working title "My Mother's Curse". In late 2011, the film was renamed "The Guilt Trip". It was released December 19, 2012. This film marks Streisand's first starring role since "The Mirror Has Two Faces" in 1996. She appeared in supporting roles in "Meet the Fockers" in 2004 and "Little Fockers" in 2010, as well as in a number of television shows. "The Guilt Trip" grossed $5.3
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Ben Stiller


Phoenix's mockumentary "I'm Still Here" and played the lead role in the comedy-drama "Greenberg". He again portrayed Greg Focker in the critically panned but financially successful "Little Fockers", the second sequel to "Meet the Parents". He had planned to voice the main character in "Megamind", but later dropped out while still remaining a producer and voicing a minor character in the film. In 2011, Stiller starred with Eddie Murphy and Alan Alda in "Tower Heist", about a
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nothing about him before the previous evening. Pam believes him, and is willing to work things out with him. Jack has reached his breaking point and demands that Pam and Dina leave the island with him. Dina refuses and reveals to everyone that Jack had drugged Greg. Everyone turns against Jack and inform him that they were all aware of Pam's pregnancy. A shocked and hurt Jack leaves with his grandson. Bernie and Greg pursue Jack, but are soon tasered and arrested by Deputy Sheriff Vern LeFlore, for speeding and
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wean their parents off the idea. During the credits, Jack is back in his home on Long Island. He has grown fond of the search engine Google (having used it to do research on Andi earlier in the film). With Mr. Jinx, the family's cat, Jack watches a video of Greg on YouTube in which Greg mocks him at the Sustengo conference. Jack then discovers a remixed version of the video using puns of several of the words in the video, and is slightly amused. Production for "
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Little Fockers


fight culminates with Jack having a heart attack and collapsing, and Greg quickly taking charge of the situation and looking after Jack. As paramedics take him away, Jack quietly admits that he believes Greg after feeling his carotid artery, which remained stable while Greg was claiming his innocence. Impressed with Greg for his integrity and quick thinking, Jack approves Greg to be the Godfocker. Four months later, on Christmas Day, Greg and Pam's parents come to spend Christmas with them in their new house. Greg's parents (who
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Barbra Streisand


she stated that she was considering directing an adaptation of Larry Kramer's play "The Normal Heart", a project she has worked on since the mid-1990s. In December 2010, Streisand appeared in "Little Fockers", the third film from the "Meet the Parents" trilogy. She reprised the role of Roz Focker alongside Dustin Hoffman. On January 28, 2011, "The Hollywood Reporter" announced that Paramount Pictures had given the green light to begin shooting the road-trip comedy "My Mother's Curse",
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, Jorge, to fix the toilet, but is disturbed by Jorge's striking resemblance to Greg, and the fact that Jorge never met his father, and jumps to the conclusion that he might be Greg's son with Isabel. Meanwhile, Roz, Bernie and Dina realize Pam is pregnant, but promise not to tell Jack. After discovering Roz's true profession, Dina consults her on sex tips in order to seduce Jack, but none of them works. Greg and Jack's relationship is again put to the test when
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Little Fockers


their roles in "Little Fockers". The first film in the series not to be directed by Jay Roach; it is instead directed by Paul Weitz with Roach as one of the producers. It is also the first film to be distributed by DreamWorks Pictures in non-US countries, with Paramount Pictures taking over. Likewise, Stephen Trask, a relative newcomer, takes over composing duties from veteran Randy Newman. In addition to the original cast, "Little Fockers" features Jessica Alba, Laura Dern, Kevin Hart,
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hears what Greg has to say, Jack gets furious at Greg for the insults towards Jack and his son Deny, who Jack believes is still innocent with the drugs. Jack then turns the TV off with hostility dreading the fact that Greg is going to be his future son-in-law. Gaylord Myron "Greg" Focker (Ben Stiller) and his fiancée Pam Byrnes (Polo) decide to introduce their parents to each other. They first fly to Oyster Bay, Long Island, to pick up Pam's father
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are Jewish) give Jack a kippah as his present, informing him that while they were nursing him back to health they traced his family roots and discovered that he is part Jewish (which doesn't impress Jack). Bernie informs Greg and Pam that he and Roz have sold their Miami Island home and are moving to Chicago, only two houses down from their house. Jack and Dina decide they will move too, because they also want to be close to their grandchildren. The film ends with Greg and Pam trying to
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Little Fockers


and bring him home, pulls up to the house and sees through the window what looks like Greg and Andi having sex, although Greg is actually trying to rebuff Andi's advances. Disgusted, Jack leaves, and tells Dina and Pam that he couldn't find Greg. Greg's parents Bernie and Roz rejoin the family at the twins' birthday party the next day. Enraged at Greg's apparent infidelity, Jack engages him in a physical fight, despite Greg claiming that Andi was drunk and he was rebuffing her. The
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Ben Stiller


he played a superhero wannabe called Mr. Furious. He returned to directing with a new spoof television series for Fox titled "Heat Vision and Jack", starring Jack Black; however, the show was not picked up by Fox after its pilot episode and the series was cancelled. In 2000, Stiller starred in three more films, including one of his most recognizable roles, a male nurse named Gaylord "Greg" Focker in "Meet the Parents", opposite Robert De Niro. The film was well received by critics,
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Jack returns to defend them after being informed Greg is not Jorge's father (his real father turns out to be a baseball player who also resembles Greg), but the overzealous LeFlore tasers and arrests him as well. In their cell, Greg, Jack and Bernie make up and are released by the local judge, Ira (Shelley Berman), who is a student of Roz and close friend of the Focker family. Greg and Pam are married that weekend by Pam's ex-fiancée (Owen Wilson). During
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hands to a rum bottle and that Pam is not really pregnant and only said it so that Jack would let them get married. Greg then pretends to only just discover the camera but then after making mocking gestures at it, you realize that Greg knew about it all along and none of the things he said before were true. Gaylord "Greg" Focker (Stiller) is preparing to celebrate his twins' fifth birthday party. Things seem to go awry when Greg's father-in-law Jack Byrnes (De Niro
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party, Jack, who automatically assumes that Greg knew about Jorge and has deliberately been keeping him a secret from Pam, introduces Greg to Jorge. Later, when Greg denies knowing anything about Jorge, Jack still refuses to believe him and drugs him with a shot of truth serum to make him talk. While giving a toast on stage, Greg uncontrollably blurts out that Pam is pregnant and that Jorge is his son before immediately losing consciousness. The next morning, Pam questions Greg about Jorge, and Greg promises that he knew
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280 million domestically and $516 million worldwide, outperforming "Meet the Parents" by a large margin and finishing as the fourth highest-grossing film of 2004. In February 2007, Universal Studios announced that they would be making a second sequel in the franchise, titled "Little Fockers". The film was to be directed by Roach with the screenplay written by Larry Stuckey, Roach's former assistant. The sequel brings back De Niro, Stiller, Polo, Danner as well as Hoffman and Streisand. On July 18,
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by Jay Roach with a screenplay by Jim Herzfeld and John Hamburg, the sequel chronicles the events that take place when the Byrnes family meets Bernie and Roz Focker, Greg's parents, played by Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand. The producers intended for Greg's parents to be the opposite of the Byrnes' conservative, upper class, WASPy demeanor; to that effect, producer Jane Rosenthal explains that "Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand were our dream team." "Meet the Fockers" proved to be another financial success grossing $
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Robert De Niro


, just after he arrived to begin shooting, De Niro left the film due to creative differences. He was replaced by Ray Winstone. He appeared as Senator John McLaughlin in the action film "Machete" (2010), and starred in the thriller "Stone" (2010). He again reprised his role as Jack Byrnes in "Little Fockers" (2010). He appeared in the action film "Killer Elite" (2011), "Limitless" (2011) and the romantic comedy film "New Year
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Lior Rosner


Our Youth, The Geography Club and Seconds Apart. Other recent credits include music and arrangements X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Jack the Giant Slayer, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Valkyrie, Superman Returns, Fantastic 4: The Rise of the Silver Surfer, Little Fockers, The Invasion, Cellular, Hide & Seek, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant and TV scores for The Odds, The Losers, Battle Creek, The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway and additional music for the ABC show
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Little Fockers


" and "Skyline". The film was released in the UK and US on December 22, 2010. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 9% based on 148 reviews and an average rating of 3.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "As star-studded as it is heartbreakingly lazy, "Little Fockers" takes the top-grossing trilogy to embarrassing new lows." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 27 out of 100 based on 32 critics, indicating "generally
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Robert De Niro


work together in a TV show while trying to bring down an arms dealer; the movie received both critical and box office failure. He reprised his role as Jack Byrnes in "Meet the Fockers" (2004) and was featured in "Stardust" (2007). All of the films were successful at the box office. De Niro had to turn down a role in "The Departed" (2006) due to commitments with preparing "The Good Shepherd" (2006). He said: "I wanted to
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Ben Stiller


an uncredited cameo), "Along Came Polly" and "Meet the Fockers". While the critical flop "Envy" only grossed $14.5 million, the most successful film of these was "Meet the Fockers", which grossed over $516.6 million worldwide. He also made extended guest appearances on "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Arrested Development" in the same year. In 2005, Stiller appeared in "Madagascar", which was his first experience as a voice actor in an animated film. "Madagascar"
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the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) questioned the surname Focker as possibly an expletive and, due to the repetitiveness of the surname throughout the film, the film was in danger of being rated R according to the Motion Picture Association of America film rating system. The filmmakers were asked if they had made up the name or if they can prove that such a name exists. The studio submitted to the MPAA a list of real people with the surname Focker which ensured that the film retained a PG-13 rating. "Meet
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about the possibility of divorcing Greg and renewing her relationship with her ex-fiancé, Kevin Rawley. Eventually, following a row at a clinic, Greg escapes to his and Pam's unfinished new house, where Andi turns up. She tries to cheer him up with takeout and wine, but she drinks so much wine (also popping many erection pills) that she gets excessively drunk and makes an eccentric, extremely aggressive sexual pass on Greg. Jack, under the guise of looking for Greg so he can apologize to him
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Sarai (rapper)


"Aquamarine", American Pie Presents: "" & "", spoof films "Meet the Spartans", "Disaster Movie", "Vampires Suck", Tyler Perry's "Why Did I Get Married Too?", "For Colored Girls" and most recently "Little Fockers", "" and "What's Your Number?". Sarai was featured on The Baldwin Brothers "Return of the Golden Rhodes" on the track, "A Matter Of Time" credited under her name. A video
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the filming of all scenes where the cats were used and ensured the animals' obedience and well-being by keeping two trainers and a veterinarian on set at all times. Greg Glienna did not come up with the surname Focker; Greg's character in the original film did not have a last name. The name was written into the script after Jim Carrey came up with the idea for the Focker surname during a creative session held before he abandoned the project. Once "Meet the Parents" was submitted for rating evaluation,
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that it is best for Greg to leave Long Island until the wedding concludes. Unwillingly, Greg goes to the airport where he is detained by airport security for insisting that his bag stays with him rather than be checked. Back at the Byrnes household, Jack tries to convince Pam that Greg was lying to her about everything. He claims to be unable to find proof of anyone named "Greg Focker" ever taking the Medical College Admission Test which Greg claimed he had passed with the initial intention of becoming a doctor. Upon
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next morning when Greg is the last person to arrive at the breakfast table; he shows up wearing pajamas while everyone else is fully clothed. Here Greg is shown eating a bagel, which Bower argues as being a clear signifier of Jewishness. Based on common misconceptions and stereotypes about men in nursing, Greg's profession is repeatedly brought up by Jack Byrnes in a negative context and the character of Greg Focker has come to be one of the best known film portrayals of a male nurse. Even though men dominated the profession in
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Kevin Hart


film debut in the film "Paper Soldiers". Hart then gained further recognition from his other films such as the "Scary Movie" franchise, "Soul Plane", "The 40-Year-Old Virgin", "Death at a Funeral", and "Little Fockers". He turned down a role in the 2008 film "Tropic Thunder" because the character is gay, citing his own "insecurities". He played Doug in the film "The Five-Year Engagement" (2012) and appeared in "
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DreamWorks remains as a co-copyright holder with Universal Pictures (as DW Studios). On August 24, 2010, it was announced that Dustin Hoffman would be reprising his role as Greg's father, Bernie Focker. When the movie was in pre-production, the studios couldn't reach an agreement with Hoffman, but agreed on terms to bring him back for the film, though his role was significantly smaller than in the previous film due to the agreement coming after the initial filming. As such, they had to
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Teri Polo


In February 2005, Polo not only appeared on the cover of, but also posed naked in, "Playboy" magazine. Her appearance was linked to the release of "Meet the Fockers", with cover text that made similar plays on words such as "She's one hot Focker". She was ranked No. 40 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2002. She was also featured in "InStyle". She also starred in the Lifetime Movie Network 2006 movie, "Legacy of Fear". In 2007
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Season of the Witch (2011 film)


States and Canada. The film was released in 2,816 theaters in the two territories. It grossed , ranking third at the box office after "True Grit" and "Little Fockers", which were both released at the end of 2010. Relativity Media's exit polling showed that the audience was 52% male and that 61% were 25 years old and up. The "Los Angeles Times" reported that an "unusually high" 69% of the audience was nonwhite. "Entertainment Weekly" reported that the racial diversity
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Little Fockers


the Focker family", giving it three out of five stars. The film was criticized for being too predictable and having a "stupid" or "unfunny" sense of humor. Anders Wotzke from Cut Print Review called the film less funny than the 1993 Holocaust film "Schindler's List". Stars from the film have acknowledged critical dislike of the film. During his Lifetime Achievement Award speech at the Golden Globes, Robert De Niro poked fun at the critical drubbing the film received, stating, "I was very,
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Meet the Parents


Ben." Additionally, Roach was impressed with Stiller's creative and ad lib abilities stating that "he has lots of great ideas and he's very skilled at loose improvisation." Stiller's character Gaylord "Greg" Focker is a nurse who loves his girlfriend and tries desperately to impress her parents by any means which includes telling harmless little lies which are then covered up with bigger lies and elaborate cover-up schemes. The film's script was initially written with Jim Carrey in the role of Greg and contained much more
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List of songs written by Glenn Miller


the following additional verse to the song in collaboration with Jack Teagarden, which was incorporated in later recordings of the song: "Won't you come along with me, To the Mississippi, We'll take a boat to the land of dreams, steam down the river to New Orleans. The band's there to greet us, Old friends there to meet us. Where the rich and the poor folks meet, let me take you down to Basin Street." Jack Teagarden explained how the lyrics were co-written with
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Beyond Eden


and Joe clearly has reservations about the trip. We also meet Lewis' wife, Sal Wilson, and son, Jack Wilson. Sal has convinced Lewis to take her and Jack along on this expedition as he has been dedicated to his work, sometimes staying out all night long. We learn that Jack is estranged from his father and is a little awkward around people. We also learn that he has a crush on a girl at a local store but is unsure how to introduce himself to her ("Howa Baby"
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Jack Meets Dennis


and Dean Winters. In the episode, Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) takes back her sleazy ex-boyfriend Dennis Duffy (Winters), while Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) takes it upon himself to convince her that she is headed for a life of mediocrity. Meanwhile, Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) is enraged when a magazine calls him "normal", and at the same time Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski) becomes worried about her age when Jack asks her how old she is. Liz Lemon (Tina Fey
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Meet the Parents (film series)


raising via the Ferber method. Despite Jack's instructions to leave Little Jack to self-soothe, Greg cannot bear to listen to Little Jack's cries and tends to the boy to cheer him up, turning the television on to Sesame Street, acting funny and inadvertently teaching Little Jack to say "asshole". A brief phone call from Roz is long enough for Little Jack to wander out of his pen (after Jinx opens it by accident), put on "Scarface" and glue his hands to a rum
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Jack Meets Dennis


on "TGS with Tracy Jordan". Liz Taylor sneaks into the 30 Rock studios and, upset over Josh's impersonation, brutally beats him with a fire extinguisher. At the same time, Jack, responding to audience research, starts cleaning out green clothes from the set. He asks Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski), one of the stars of "TGS", how old she is, and she tells him that she is 29. As a result of this exchange, Jenna gets botox and collagen injections that go
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Meet the Parents


with the help of a lie detector machine. In September 2002, NBC also aired a situation comedy entitled "In-Laws". During the development of the sitcom, NBC called it "a "Meet the Parents" project" which prompted an investigation by Universal into whether NBC was infringing on Universal's copyright. Universal did not pursue any action against NBC but neither show lasted more than one season. In 2004, "Meet the Fockers" was released as a sequel to "Meet the Parents". Directed again
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Into the Woods


's help, to find the ingredients ("Prologue"). Cinderella receives a gown and golden slippers from her mother's spirit ("Cinderella at the Grave"). A Mysterious Man mocks Jack for valuing his cow more than a "sack of beans". Little Red meets a hungry Wolf ("Hello, Little Girl"). The Baker, followed by his Wife, meets Jack. They convince Jack that the beans found in the Baker's father's jacket are magic and trade them for the cow
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Big Trouble in Little China


break in with some difficulty, but are interrupted by the Storms tearing off the ceiling and making off with Miao Yin, taking her to their master Lo Pan. Jack and Wang track down the front business used by Lo Pan and impersonate electricians to gain access, but are quickly subdued by Rain. After being tied up and beaten by Thunder, the two meet Lo Pan – however, he now appears as a crippled old man. Wang tells Jack that Lo Pan needs a special green-eyed girl to break an ancient
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Jack Liebowitz


a rising businessperson who felt a sense of loyalty to those from the old neighborhood, took Jack on as his personal accountant. Although a chance meeting, the two men complemented each other very well — Donenfeld was a social, chance-taking high-flyer, while Liebowitz was cautious and had a logical mind that ensured Donenfeld's fiscal mistakes were small, and that his business promises were binding only in favor to himself. When Liebowitz first worked for Donenfeld, the latter's empire was little more than a publishing house for
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Kevin Hart


Scary Movie 3" (2003), "Soul Plane" (2004), "In the Mix" (2005), and "Little Fockers" (2010). Hart's comedic reputation continued to grow with the release of his first stand-up album, "I'm a Grown Little Man" (2008), and performances in the films "Think Like a Man" (2012), "Grudge Match" (2013), "Ride Along" (2014) and its sequel "Ride Along
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List of We Bare Bears characters


a friendly bigfoot who wanders alone around the San Francisco woods until he meets the Bears in "Charlie," where they agree to let him live in their cave for a little while via a website called CaveShare. While it is unknown how old he is, he is apparently more than a century old as he is shown living as far back as 1913 as seen in "El Oso". It is revealed that, due to his life of solitude, he is socially inept and doesn't know how to be a
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Mistresses (British TV series)


over helping John die. Ultimately, unable to lie any longer, Katie tells Sam, who informs his mother and the authorities resulting in Katie being suspended from work for a year. Series two begins with Katie taking a junior post in a hospital department working alongside an old lover from medical school, Jack Hudson (Steven Brand), now married to Megan (Natasha Little) but still holds a torch for Katie. Katie also meets Jack and Megan's friend, fellow surgeon Dan Tate (Mark Umbers), with whom
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You Know Me Al


wife move in with Jack and Florrie, which makes things even worse. Jack and Florrie separate for a while, but eventually reconcile months later, and soon after have a child named Allen, who Jack calls Little Al; Florrie assumes the child is named for her brother-in-law, but Jack writes that he is really named after his old friend Al in Bedford. Jack and Florrie's marriage continues to be tense even after Little Al's birth. Jack seems oblivious that his parentage of Little Al is potentially
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Sammy (comics)


and other crooks like Miss Kay. Mrs Attaway aka Miss Kay: Jack's mother, a charming little old lady who is well aware that her son's business is not as successful as he makes out. She thus tries to find ways of raising a fortune which he will then inherit. To that end she has taken the name of "Miss Kay", recruited some pensioners from a local old folks home and gone into alcohol-smuggling and other illegal businesses. Sammy soon discovers this, but he also knowns how
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BioShock


With the help of the Little Sisters, Jack makes his way to Fontaine's lair to face him. Fontaine, being cornered by Jack, injects himself with a large amount of ADAM, becoming an inhuman monster. The Little Sisters aid Jack in draining the ADAM in Fontaine's body and eventually killing him. The ending depends on how the player interacted with the Little Sisters: "BioShock" is a first-person shooter with role-playing game customization and stealth elements, and is similar to "System Shock 2"
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Paramount Home Media Distribution


rights of "Munich", "The Cat in the Hat", "A Beautiful Mind", "Meet The Parents", "Seabiscuit", and "Meet The Fockers", all under the ownership of Universal Pictures, with "Minority Report" and "Cast Away" under 20th Century Fox) Films from Republic Pictures, Paramount's other subsidiary, are not distributed on video and DVD by PHMD (with some exceptions), but are distributed on video and DVD by Olive Films. Prior to 2012,
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Randy Newman


Newman include "Avalon", "Parenthood", "James and the Giant Peach", "Seabiscuit", "Awakenings", "The Paper", "Meet the Parents", and its sequel, "Meet the Fockers". His score for "Pleasantville" was an Academy Award nominee. He also wrote the songs for Turner's "Cats Don't Dance". Newman had the dubious distinction of receiving the most Oscar nominations (15) without a single win. His losing streak was broken when he
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32nd Young Artist Awards


Warner Bros. Pictures ★ - "Little Fockers" - Universal Pictures ★ - "Gunless" - Alliance Films ★ "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" - Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation ★ (tie) Robert Naylor - "10½" - Canada (French)br ★ (tie) - "The Precinct" - Azerbaijan ★ - "Alone" - Independent ★ - "Make Believer" - Independent ★ Dawson Dunbar - "Little Big Kid" - Independent ★ - "The Perfect Gift for Flora" - Independent ★ Brennan Bailey -
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Jane Rosenthal


Jane Rosenthal (born September 21, 1956) is an American film producer. She is co-founder, CEO, and executive chair of Tribeca Enterprises, a media company that encompasses Tribeca Productions, the Tribeca Film Festival, Tribeca Studios, and non-profit offshoot the Tribeca Film Institute. Robert De Niro's producing partner since 1988, Rosenthal is a producer of film and television, include the grossing comedy franchise: "Meet the Parents" (2000), "Meet the Fockers" (2004), and "
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Barbra Streisand


Streisand crazy is when nobody gives her the credit for having written "Yentl"." In 2004, Streisand made a return to film acting after an eight-year hiatus, in the comedy "Meet the Fockers" (a sequel to "Meet the Parents"), playing opposite Dustin Hoffman, Ben Stiller, Blythe Danner and Robert De Niro. In 2005, Streisand's Barwood Films, Gary Smith, and Sonny Murray purchased the rights to Simon Mawer's book "Mendel's Dwarf". In December 2008,
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Meet the Parents (film series)


) visits. Recently, Jack has been diagnosed with a heart condition and become embittered by his daughter Debbie's divorce from her husband, Bob (whose marriage was the social event in "Meet the Parents" and how Jack was introduced to Greg), for cheating on her with a nurse. Jack's plan was originally to name Bob as his successor of the Byrnes family, but decides to pass the role to Greg, naming him "The Godfocker". Despite Greg begrudgingly accepting the role, Jack begins to suspect
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Wee Sing


, in addition to her brother Jonathan, and their dog Bingo to the magical Wee Sing Park to meet a marching band and celebrate her birthday party. They sing and dance and learn how to conquer their fears when a storm hits. Jack, Jill, Mary, and Little Boy Blue journey toward King Cole's palace to join him and his other subjects in celebrating 100 years of peace in the kingdom, bringing various gifts: a kitten, a pair of mittens, and a fuzzy blanket, among other things. The
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Jack Callahan (Neighbours)


his son's recent abduction. After Paige discusses the "awkwardness", "occasional violence" and how Jack feels threatened by Mark as he feels he is "muscling in on his family", Paige goes to see Jack. When Paige turns up, old feelings arise from their previous relationship and Jack ends up sleeping with Paige. When asked in an interview with "Radio Times" about how Jack feels about Mark — Morley replied, "Jack has a lot of respect for him, he's nice guy and a
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Immortal Sins


and make a pact. Angelo later helps Jack escape from the butcher shop in the hope of starting their lives together anew in Los Angeles. However, Jack feels betrayed by what Angelo did and abandons him, not wanting to see him grow old and die. In the present, Gwen (Eve Myles) kidnaps Jack to meet the people who are holding Gwen's family hostage in their home in Wales. After waiting at the meeting place in California, they meet a woman (Nana Visitor) who knows about Jack.
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This Is the House That Jack Built


showing how these are interlinked. It has been argued that the rhyme is derived from an Aramaic (Jewish) hymn "Chad Gadya" ("lit.", "One Young Goat") in "Sepher Haggadah", first printed in 1590; but although this is an early cumulative tale that may have inspired the form, the lyrics bear little relationship. It was suggested by James Orchard Halliwell that the reference to the "priest all shaven and shorn" indicates that the English version is probably very old, presumably
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Jack Harkness


production of the 2007 series. Barrowman states that when fans ask him if Jack is really the Face of Boe, he tells them he believes he is and states that he and Davies hold it to be true "in [their] little world"; the link is "unconfirmed" within the text of the show. As to "how" Jack becomes the Face, Barrowman feels the answer doesn't matter as it is intentionally mysterious. Barrowman likes the characters being connected because it means in spite of how the Doctor
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Little Big Man (film)


his troops into a trap at the Little Bighorn by truthfully telling Custer of the overwhelming force of Native Americans hidden within the valley. As Custer's troops are slaughtered by the combined Sioux and Cheyenne group, Custer begins to rave insanely. Jack is wounded. The maddened Custer attempts to shoot Jack when he tells Custer to shut up, but is killed by Younger Bear, who then carries Jack away from the battlefield. Having thus discharged his life debt, Younger Bear tells Jack that the next time they meet, he can
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Nicholas Reed


Rouge!, Bourne Identity franchise, Monster's Ball, White Noise, Underworld I, II and III, Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers, Borat, Live Free or Die Hard, and , among many others. He was also involved with development and production of the successful television series for CBS Entertainment. Originally, a British Royal Navy pilot, his journey to Hollywood started by being cast by Steven Spielberg in the Walt Disney Company’s film, Hook, led to becoming the Head of International Creative Management’s Motion
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Meet the Fockers


as the movie is content with recycling jokes from its predecessor, "Meet the Parents"." At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 with reviews from mainstream critics, the film received an average score of 41 based on 34 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The film was a commercial success and is currently the highest-grossing film starring Robert De Niro. The film grossed $46,120,980 on its opening weekend in North America (5,000 screens at 3,518 theaters, averaging $13,110 per
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Meet the Parents (film series)


expand the script, a new version of "Meet the Parents" was filmed and released in October 2000. Gaylord "Greg" Focker (Ben Stiller) is a nurse living in Chicago. He intends to propose to his girlfriend Pam Byrnes (Teri Polo), but his plan is disrupted when he learns that Pam's sister's fiance had asked Pam's father for permission before proposing. Greg and Pam travel to Pam's parents' house to attend Pam's sister's wedding. Greg hopes to propose to Pam in
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Robert De Niro


the Parents" (2000), and "Meet the Fockers" (2004). Other films include "True Confessions" (1981), "Falling in Love" (1984), "Once Upon a Time in America" (1984), "The Mission" (1986), "Angel Heart" (1987), "The Untouchables" (1987), "Goodfellas" (1990), "Awakenings" (1990), "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" (1994), "Heat"
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