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Synopsis: In four days, Jerry Peyser and Steve Tobias will become in-laws when their respective offspring, Melissa Peyser and Mark Tobias, get married. Married Jerry is a Chicago area podiatrist. He is risk averse to an extreme, afraid of heights including being in tall buildings and flying, even watching airline commercials. He is also extremely controlling, having organized the lavish wedding against the simple affair Melissa had envisioned. He is aggravated that he has not yet met Steve, who has missed one family function after another. Divorced Steve is a photocopy machine salesman... or so Mark says. In reality, Steve is a deep undercover CIA field agent, something that Mark knows but is unable to divulge to anyone, even Tracy and her family. His work, which has always overtaken his life, is the reason Steve has missed all these family events. Steve is unwilling to hand over reigns of his cases to his junior partner, the capable Angela Harris. Steve finally meets the Peysers, which Steve ma
Director(s): Andrew Fleming
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
 
IMDB:
5.7
Metacritic:
46
Rotten Tomatoes:
34%
PG-13
Year:
2003
98 min
$20,384,203
Website
466 Views


How ethnic?

This place is gonna

knock your socks off.

I'll meet you inside, okay?

Dad, can I have a second with you?

- At least the dog looks fresh.

- Just relax, honey.

The whole schmoozy salesman thing...

- Yeah, how's that playing?

- Take it down a notch.

Yeah, okay, I got you. Thanks.

Good evening and welcome to Quan Lee.

Table for five?

- Are you full tonight?

- Expecting to be any moment, sir.

This is Quan Lee.

He's the owner of the place here.

Quan Lee and I did some copy-related work

in Vietnam together.

Katherine, why don't you sit over here.

He had a copier with a paper slot

that was choked with paper.

So I destroyed the copier.

Dad's always got great stories.

Tastes like beer,

but it's got an incredible buzz.

This guy gets around.

He's chased across Prague in the morning,

has dinner with U.S. Contacts that night.

- So have you ever been to Vietnam?

- No, but we hear it's lovely.

Jerry prefers to stay in one place.

He had an anxiety attack

watching an airline commercial once.

Honey, I did not have an anxiety attack.

If I remember correctly, that airline is now

out of business, so thank you very much.

Jer, I'm with you. I like to be in control.

I like to be right there in the driver's seat.

In which case,

pray you're not a passenger.

Marc doesn't like the way I drive.

Am I wrong? I look at traffic signals

sort of as a suggestion.

In that case, you would be wrong.

He would.

- Who's that?

- Which one?

- The guy on the left.

- Just a sec.

You got him?

I've got no ID.

He could be deep cover.

Menus.

Would you like me to bring you

some arm extenders with that?

No, I'm fine, thank you. I'm just...

I'm stretching.

We'll have the house special, please.

Excellent.

Extra hot.

Let me check, make sure they do it right.

But whatever you bring extra hot,

bring out mild too.

Or eggs!

Can we hold this off

for about two hours?

I have to wire my employer

in 30 minutes.

Jer, wait till you see the special.

You are gonna flip out.

- We're very excited.

- I can't wait.

Jer, you all right?

You haven't touched your food.

My food is still eating.

- Well, I think it's time for a toast.

- Hear, hear.

Marc, buddy...

...seems like yesterday you

were just starting school.

What was the name of that school?

- Horton?

- Horton, yeah.

Sorry. I should have gotten there

a little more often.

But look at you now,

out of law school...

...working with a brand-new firm,

about to marry this beautiful girl.

Where did the time go, man?

I gotta go to the John.

Oh, I'm sorry.

- Cheers.

- Cheers.

Cheers.

You haven't even tasted it.

Have you seen the Discovery channel?

This is one of the stars.

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