Writing
Jim Herzfeld
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Jim Herzfeld is an American film and television screenwriter and producer. Raised in New Jersey, he moved to California in 1970 and later attended UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television, graduating in 1984. He began his career in television with a writing credit on It’s Garry Shandling’s Show in 1986, followed by nearly a decade writing and producing on sitcoms including Married… with Children. Herzfeld made his feature film debut as co writer of the cult comedy Tapeheads (1988), and later achieved major success with the screenplay for Meet the Parents (2000) and the story and screenplay for its sequel Meet the Fockers (2004). His development work has included projects at New Line Cin…
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6.3Hard-to-crack ex-CIA man Jack Byrnes and his wife Dina head for the warmer climes of Florida to meet the parents of their son-in-law-to-be, Greg Focker. Unlike their happily matched offspring, the future in-laws find themselves in a situation of opposites that definitely do not attract.
Meet the Fockers
2004
6.7Greg 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.
Meet the Parents
2000
5.7Told from Mowgli's point of view, it's the story of how a boy became a mancub and a mancub became a man.
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
1998
4.5Two surfers end up as Yellowstone park rangers and have to stop a former ranger who is out for revenge.
Meet the Deedles
1998
Behind the camera
6.3Hard-to-crack ex-CIA man Jack Byrnes and his wife Dina head for the warmer climes of Florida to meet the parents of their son-in-law-to-be, Greg Focker. Unlike their happily matched offspring, the future in-laws find themselves in a situation of opposites that definitely do not attract.
Meet the Fockers
2004
6.7Greg 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.
Meet the Parents
2000
5.7Told from Mowgli's point of view, it's the story of how a boy became a mancub and a mancub became a man.
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
1998
4.5Two surfers end up as Yellowstone park rangers and have to stop a former ranger who is out for revenge.
Meet the Deedles
1998