Greg Glienna

Directing

Greg Glienna

United States

Greg M. Glienna (born in Chicago, Illinois, August 23, 1963) is an American director and screenwriter best known as the creator of the original 1992 film Meet the Parents. Glenna also wrote A Guy Thing and directed Relative Strangers. He is also the co-author (with Mary Ruth Clarke) of the play Suffer the Long Night, which had its Los Angeles premiere in August 2008. Description above from the Wikipedia article Greg Glienna, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Puppy Love poster
7.0

After a disastrous first date, wild-child Nicole and socially-anxious Max vow to lose each other’s numbers until they learn that their dogs found a love match, and now puppies are on the way! The hilariously mismatched Nicole and Max are forced to become responsible co-parents, but may end up finding love themselves.

Puppy Love

2023

A Guy Thing poster
5.9

Paul Morse is a good guy. When his friends throw him a wild bachelor party, he just wants to keep his conscience clean -- which is why he's shocked when he wakes up in bed with a beautiful girl named Becky and can't remember the night before. Desperate to keep his fiancée, Karen, from finding out what may or may not be the truth, he tells her a teensy lie. Soon his lies are spiraling out of control and his life is a series of comical misunderstandings.

A Guy Thing

2003

Relative Strangers poster
5.3

An uptight professional meets his lower-class biological parents for the first time.

Relative Strangers

2006

Relative Strangers poster
5.3

An uptight professional meets his lower-class biological parents for the first time.

Relative Strangers

2006

Desperation Boulevard poster
4.7

An ex-child star (Judy Tenuta) tries to reclaim her former fame.

Desperation Boulevard

1998

Desperation Boulevard poster
4.7

An ex-child star (Judy Tenuta) tries to reclaim her former fame.

Desperation Boulevard

1998

The Elevator poster
5.0

A man learns the drawbacks of using the elevator

The Elevator

2010

The Elevator poster
5.0

A man learns the drawbacks of using the elevator

The Elevator

2010

The Elevator poster
5.0

A man learns the drawbacks of using the elevator

The Elevator

2010

Meet the Parents poster
5.8

Greg meets his girlfriend's parents for the first time.

Meet the Parents

1991

Meet the Parents poster
5.8

Greg meets his girlfriend's parents for the first time.

Meet the Parents

1991

No artwork available
8.0

Comedy short.

The Can Man

1992

The Road Dog poster
4.2

Jimmy Quinn is a veteran of stand-up comedy's glory days; he is also an alcoholic. His life changes when his son David, who he abandoned as a child, shows up at his door, professing his desire to be a stand-up comedian.

The Road Dog

2023

The Road Dog poster
4.2

Jimmy Quinn is a veteran of stand-up comedy's glory days; he is also an alcoholic. His life changes when his son David, who he abandoned as a child, shows up at his door, professing his desire to be a stand-up comedian.

The Road Dog

2023