Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Grew Up… in Detroit with the unfortunate name of Gaylord Focker. Understandably, he just goes by Greg now.
Living… in Chicago with Pam, a teacher he deeply loves. They have been happily living together, and Greg wants to take it to the next level and get engaged. But Greg’s proposal is delayed when he learns that he must first ask Pam’s father, Jack, for permission to take Pam’s hand.
Visiting… Long Island with Pam to attend the wedding of Pam’s sister. Since Pam’s family will all be together, he thought it would be the perfect time to talk to her father and propose. Unfortunately, his engagement ring is in his lost baggage – a sign his trip is not off to an auspicious start.
Profession… nurse. Greg loves his job but gets frustrated when people claim it’s a profession for females. He says he excelled at the MCATs but decided to become a nurse instead of a doctor because he loves helping people.
Interests… smoking, but he’s trying to kick the habit on this trip. He heard that Pam’s father considers smoking a sign of weakness.
Relationship Status… hopefully engaged soon. Though Greg his work cut out for him to be accepted into their tight-knit family. As he discovers, Greg is up against not just any father of the bride, but an ex-CIA agent. And things get even more complicated when Pam’s ex-boyfriend shows up who is a great looking millionaire. Pam tries to reassure Greg that their relationship was “only physical,” but that makes Greg even more anxious.
Challenge… his mouth. Greg desperately wants to impress Pam’s father and ex-boyfriend, so he exaggerates at times. Jack calls him on his boasts, including about Greg’s claim that he once milked a cat. Instead of fessing up to his “little white ones,” Greg continues to dig himself deeper and deeper...
Personality… neurotic and insecure but well-intentioned. He proves himself as someone who doesn’t hold well under stress, and a destructive, angry side begins to creep out as the pressure rises.
Get to Know him in...
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It has taken 10 years, two little Fockers with wife Pam and countless hurdles for Greg to finally get in with his tightly wound father-in-law, Jack. After the cash-strapped dad takes a job moonlighting for a drug company, Jack's suspicions about his favorite male nurse come roaring back. When Greg and Pam's entire clan descends for the twins' birthday party, Greg must prove to the skeptical Jack that he's fully capable as the man of the house.
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Hard-to-crack ex-CIA man, Jack Byrnes and his wife, Dina head for the warmer climes of Florida to meet son-in-law-to-be, Greg Focker's parents. Unlike their happily matched offspring, the future in-laws find themselves in a situation of opposites that definitely do not attract.
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Greg Focker is ready to marry his girlfriend, Pam, but before he pops the question, he must win over her formidable father, humorless former CIA agent Jack Byrnes, at the wedding of Pam's sister. As Greg bends over backward to make a good impression, his visit to the Byrnes home turns into a hilarious series of disasters, and everything that can go wrong does, all under Jack's critical, hawklike gaze.
