There’s serious Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese’s Flower Moon Killers, which made an appearance at Cannes a few days ago. And then there’s the hilarious Robert De Niro, quite a number of comedies on the counter, the best of which is undoubtedly My Stepfather and Me. Good news, the movie is available on Netflix!
Released in French cinemas in early 2001, Me and My Stepfather tells the story of Greg Focker (Ben Stiller), a modest nurse who lives with Pam for two months and dreams of forming their union. Delighted by his proposal, the young woman insists on strict respect for bourgeois rules: Greg will have to come to an agreement with his father, Jack. And this is the character of Jack that he plays Robert De Nirowho gives all his comic salt to my stepfather and me.
As the cold, uptight, possessive and paranoid ex-CIA agent determined not to give up his beloved daughter to the first visitor, Bob De Niro is simply irresistible. It’s impossible not to laugh, really, at the face of this incredible stepmother, a specialist in big pressure shots, a stepmother who does everything, in vain, to deceive her. Obviously, everything will degenerate, the grooves will be connected at full speed and the zygomatics will be activated at full speed!
Jane Rosenthal, co-producer of My Stepfather and Me, fondly recalls: “The film was presented like this: “Imagine you arrive at your friend’s parents’ house. The door opens and in comes…Robert De Niro.” I laughed! When you think of the picture of Bobby Taxi driver or Nerves are raw, the idea is irresistible. It was also a great opportunity for him after playing in a comedy men of influence and Mafia blues.”
A huge public success in France with over 1.8 million viewers in theaters, Me and My Stepfather would be followed by two sequels: My Stepfather, My Parents and Me (2004) and My Stepfather – Father and Us (2010). ). It is worth noting that the feature film also gave rise to it Meet my peopleAmerican reality television show that aired in 2002 and 2003.
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