Meet The Parents 26th Anniversary

    by Capucine · old hollywood: Meet the Parents trilogy

    The awkward family comedy MEET THE PARENTS just marked its 26th anniversary, though it started as a remake of a dark 1992 independent film. That original version concluded with the death of the entire Byrnes family before Jim Herzfeld and John Hamburg adapted the premise into the tone audiences recognize today.

    Transcript (en)

    Larry, I missed one shot. It was a big shot. Rob, keep floating where you are. You're doing great. Benny, take the deep shots. Okay. Greg, nobody's expecting much out of you, so if I set you up with the ball, you think you can jump up and spike it? No. Yeah, I'd have to be pretty high, but yeah. I bet you would, Panama Red. All right, everybody look sharp. Frank's pushing the ball. Come on! All right, come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Let's get set, everybody! Oh! You gotta spike those, fucker. You gotta spike those. Step up in that nice place. Thanks, Jack. Fire it up there, fucker. Let's do it. Let's go. Where you going, Jack? Great. Oh! Holy God! Oh, no! Please! Oh, my God! What the hell's the matter with you? Give me a game, fucker! Mommy, Mommy, Mommy! Mommy, help! Mommy, get some ice! No! My eyes! My eyes! What the fuck? My God! My God! My God!