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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- Behind the scenesIt's a remake of a 1992 indie film
Greg Glienna wrote, directed and starred in the original 72-minute version, shot on 16mm in 1991. Producer Nancy Tenenbaum bought the rights, and Steven Soderbergh wanted to direct the remake. Steven Spielberg and Jim Carrey were once attached, but the project went back to Jay Roach.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe lie detector scene was De Niro's idea
Robert De Niro took the role of Jack after Analyze This, at Universal's suggestion. The writers confirm it was De Niro himself who came up with the lie detector scene. Ben Stiller was cast only after it became clear Jim Carrey wouldn't do it.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesMr. Jinx is two cats
Jinx the cat was played by two five-year-old Himalayan cats, Bailey and Misha. According to trainer Dawn Barkan, about 85% of the scenes were done by Misha. The American Humane Association oversaw every scene with the animals.
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- Behind the scenesThe baby had two actors and spoke in sign
Twins Spencer and Bradley Pickren played Little Jack. Their mother, a pediatric nurse, taught them sign language from birth, and they learned a few extra signs for the film. Casting twins let the production work within child labor hour limits and swap in the other when one got tired.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesRoz had expert consultants
To build Roz Focker, the crew consulted sisters Jennifer and Laura Berman, sex-health experts. They described how hard it is for people in that field not to expose their kids to too much information too soon, and that idea went into the script.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesChristmas records
The film opened December 22, 2004 and broke the records for biggest Christmas Day gross and biggest Tuesday, previously held by The Return of the King. It became Robert De Niro's second highest-grossing film, behind Joker.
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- Behind the scenesDustin Hoffman only signed after shooting wrapped
Dustin Hoffman's return as Bernie was confirmed on August 24, 2010. The studio only agreed salary terms after principal photography had wrapped, and several alternate scenes were shot as a precaution. In the end his part was much smaller than in the previous film.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe release date moved because of Hoffman
In January 2010 the date moved from July 30 to December 22, officially to take advantage of the Christmas weekend. It later came out that the real reason was Dustin Hoffman's decision to return, which forced the shoot to be rearranged.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesParamount joins the series
Outside the U.S., it's the first film in the series released by Paramount, which acquired the DreamWorks catalog in 2006 along with co-ownership of sequel rights. DreamWorks remains a copyright co-holder as DW Studios, alongside Universal.
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