My wife, our children and me

Movie
German title	My wife, our children and me
Original title	Little Fockers
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2010
length	98 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6 ; JMK 6
Rod
Director	Paul Weitz
script	John Hamburg ; Larry Stuckey
production	Jane Rosenthal ; Robert De Niro ; Jay Roach; John Hamburg
music	Stephen Trask
camera	Remi Adefarasin
cut	Greg Hayden ; Leslie Jones ; Myron I. Kerstein
occupation
	Robert De Niro : Jack Byrnes; Blythe Danner : Dina Byrnes; Ben Stiller : Gaylord "Greg" Focker; Dustin Hoffman : Bernie Focker; Barbra Streisand : Roz Focker; Teri Polo : Pamela Martha Focker, b. Byrnes; Owen Wilson : Kevin Rawley; Jessica Alba : Andi Garcia; Laura Dern : Director Prudence; Colin Baiocchi : Henry Focker; Daisy Tahan : Samantha Focker; Harvey Keitel : Randy Weir; Thomas McCarthy : Dr. bob;
chronology
	← Predecessor ; My wife, her in-laws and I

My wife, our children and I (Original title: Little Fockers ) is the sequel to the film comedies My Bride, Her Father and Me (2000) and My Wife, Her In-Laws and Me (2005). The main roles play again Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro , Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand . Direction was not, as in the first two parts, Jay Roach , but Paul Weitz . The film opened in German cinemas on December 23, 2010.

action

My wife, our children, and I are installing My wife, their in-laws, and I five years after the film ended . Gaylord (Greg) Focker and Pamela are now married and the parents of five-year-old twins Henry and Samantha, who are about to start school. The family would like to move into their own house soon, but the renovation is delayed. Greg is now Head of Surgery and gets to know the attractive pharmaceutical salesman Andi Garcia, who wants to recruit him for the campaign for her erectile drug . Pamela's father Jack explains to his son-in-law Greg over the phone that he wants to make him the future head of the family because his other son-in-law is divorcing his daughter and his health is no longer well. Greg's mother Roz now has her own TV show offering tips on how to have a satisfying sex life, and his father Bernie is in Spain to learn flamenco .

Greg's in-laws, Dina and Jack, and later his own parents, travel to the twins' birthday. Pam's ex-fiancé Kevin also turns up, who has just been left by his Russian girlfriend and accidentally had Pam's face tattooed on his back . Greg is soon annoyed by the advice of ex-CIA agent Jack, who has different ideas about raising children and who is sure that Greg and Pam have problems in bed. When Greg takes a part-time job at the drug company to raise money for a private school for the twins, Jack's old distrust of Greg returns. He spied Greg afterwards, the erection means trying out and needs to Greg by an adrenaline - injection to be freed from a permanent erection. When Jack searches for Andi Garcia on the Internet, he discovers a photo in which Andi kisses Greg on the cheek. He then tries to persuade Pam to leave Greg and get together with Kevin. At the twins' birthday party, which takes place due to the ongoing renovation of the property of Kevin, it finally comes to a head. After a brawl with Greg, Jack has a heart attack, but thanks to Greg's intervention, he survives well. Greg finally convinces Jack not to have an affair with Andi. The last scene shows the whole family at Christmas when both parents declare that they want to move into the neighborhood, much to Greg's horror.

In the end credits, Jack watches a video of Greg on YouTube .

production

The film was originally scheduled to open in the USA on July 30, 2010, this was revoked in January 2010 and it was announced that the film would hit theaters on the long Christmas weekend on December 22, 2010.

As with its two predecessors, the film is a co-production by Universal Pictures , DreamWorks SKG (as DW Studio), Tribeca Productions and Everyman Pictures . This time the two companies Paramount Pictures and Relativity Media participated in the production.

The theatrical distribution rights for the USA are again shared by Universal and DreamWorks and are transferred to other countries via the joint venture United International Pictures .

The cities of Chicago , Los Angeles and Long Beach were chosen as locations . In Chicago Hilton & Towers , a luxury hotel in Chicago Loop , and the Los Angeles Athletic Club in downtown Los Angeles exterior and interior photos were taken.

Theatrical releases

The film ran on December 22, 2010 in Belgium, Canada, Egypt, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, England and the USA. A day later the film was released in theaters in Croatia, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Malaysia, Portugal, Serbia and Singapore. The film opened in Denmark on December 25, 2010, and the day after in Iceland.

Reviews

“As in the two previous films, the interplay between two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro and joke specialist Ben Stiller causes the most laughter in the third part. [...] It doesn't really matter that Paul Weitz peppered his family farce with the usual predictable story turns and that we already know a lot of gag variants from earlier films. Conclusion: Light family food that makes nothing new out of the tried and tested, but makes a lot of fun. "

- Cinema

"[...]" My wife, our children and I "once again offers the tried and tested ingredients: likeable characters, stars who love to play and some hilarious moments. After a rather weak start, the level of the predecessor can be maintained over long stretches. "

- movie starts

“Interspersed with hearty body comedy, the film relies on dialog wit and a satirical grounding that itself carries absurd developments. The playful star ensemble ensures that the comedy, which, given its subversive, cheeky tone, is not a harmless family entertainment, largely works. "

- Film service

Trivia

Dustin Hoffman had to be convinced for this part because he didn't like the script.
The film was nominated for the Golden Raspberry 2011 in the category Worst Screenplay . Jessica Alba received the Golden Raspberry 2011 in the category Worst Supporting Actress for her role in this film, among other things. Barbra Streisand was also nominated in this category.

Individual evidence

↑ Release certificate for my wife, our children and me . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , December 2010 (PDF; test number: 125 718 K).
↑ Age rating for my wife, our children and me . Youth Media Commission .
↑ Andrew Stewart: Waiting for 'Little Fockers'. (No longer available online.) Variety, January 28, 2010, archived from the original on November 5, 2012 ; accessed on December 16, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ Film review of my wife, our children and me. cinema.de, accessed on January 3, 2011 .
↑ Film review of my wife, our children and me. filmstarts.de, accessed on January 3, 2011 .
↑ Film review of my wife, our children and me. filmdienst.de, accessed on February 23, 2016 .
↑ Nikki Finke: 'Little Fockers' Brings Back Dustin Hoffman. deadline, August 24, 2010, accessed on December 16, 2010 .

[FSK-1] Release certificate for my wife, our children and me . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , December 2010 (PDF; test number: 125 718 K).

[JMK-2] Age rating for my wife, our children and me . Youth Media Commission .

[3] Andrew Stewart: Waiting for 'Little Fockers'. (No longer available online.) Variety, January 28, 2010, archived from the original on November 5, 2012 ; accessed on December 16, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[4] Film review of my wife, our children and me. cinema.de, accessed on January 3, 2011 .

[5] Film review of my wife, our children and me. filmstarts.de, accessed on January 3, 2011 .

[6] Film review of my wife, our children and me. filmdienst.de, accessed on February 23, 2016 .

[7] Nikki Finke: 'Little Fockers' Brings Back Dustin Hoffman. deadline, August 24, 2010, accessed on December 16, 2010 .