Instead, while trying to gain acceptance into his prospective father-in-law’s social circle, he goes through a string of bad experiences at the house of James (De Niro) and Dina Byrnes (Danner).
James, a former CIA agent who dislikes Greg and has an overprotective tendency, makes things difficult throughout.
The Byrnes confronted Greg’s parents, Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand, in the 2004 follow-up Meet the Fockers, which explored still more familial turmoil.
Ten years into Greg and Pam’s marriage, the 2010 follow-up Little Fockers had Greg trying to prove himself to his strict father-in-law while raising two boys.
Other celebrities including Kevin Hart, Laura Dern, Jessica Alba, Tim Blake Nelson, and Owen Wilson have all been known to be drawn to the series.
