The King of Comedy (film) Reagan administration in contrast to other films made during the administration's early years (although the script was written well before Reagan's election, and shooting began less than five months after Reagan took office). "At a time when the film world piles on simple-minded sentiment in thick gooey gobs, a picture like "The King of Comedy" appears a frontal assault. The triumph of the 'little guy' is revealed to be nothing more than lumpen neo-Fascist blood lust." Pauline Kael of "The New Yorker" was one of the critics who disliked the film, describing the character of Rupert Pupkin as "Jake LaMotta
Meet the Parents (film series) Meet the Parents (film series) Meet the Parents is a film series following the character Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) as he interacts with his family and in-laws. The series is made up of three movies: "Meet the Parents" (2000), "Meet the Fockers" (2004), and "Little Fockers" (2010). The series primarily stars Stiller, Robert De Niro, Blythe Danner, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Owen Wilson, and Teri Polo. The three movies earned over $1.15 billion at the box office. Before the remake in 2000, there was the original film, a 1992 American independent comedy film written by Greg Glienna and Mary Ruth