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Where was Meet the Parents filmed?

2000 film, directed by Jay Roach.

  • Chicago

The story is set in New York, about 648 miles (1,043 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
New York; Chicago
Filmed in
Chicago
Distance
About 648 miles (1,043 km) between New York and the nearest filming location.
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About Meet the Parents

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Released
2000
Director
Jay Roach
Cast
Robert De NiroBen StillerTeri PoloBlythe DannerOwen WilsonNicole DeHuffJon AbrahamsJames RebhornTom McCarthyPhyllis George
Genre
Romantic ComedyComedy

Greg Focker, a Jewish-American nurse living in Chicago, intends to propose to his girlfriend of ten months, second-grade teacher Pam Byrnes.

Despite displaying a friendly demeanor toward Greg, Jack is immediately suspicious of him and is critical of his choice of career as a nurse.

Her ex-fiancé Kevin is amiable, wealthy, and still on friendly terms with her and her family.

Famous lines from Meet the Parents

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Sure, I think so.Greg
  • Poem, poem. Please!Greg
  • Oh, Greg, that was lovely.Dina
  • No. The answer is, you cannot.Jack
  • Please, we really wanna hear it.Pam

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