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Podcast: LINZanity
Episode: Meet the Parents & Meet the Fockers: Untold Stories from Jim Herzfeld EP16
Description: https://youtu.be/oCsydCPERw4 (WATCH VIDEO PODCAST HERE)
In this episode #16, Jim Herzfeld and Greg discuss how "Meet The Parents" was almost directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Jim Carrey! ... Why "Sex, Lies and Videotape" director, Steven Sodenberg was up first to direct the famous comedy before they brought on "Austin Powers" director Jay Roach... How the Robert DeNiro role came about... Why Spielberg had PTSD from an earlier comedy he made and why we had to ultimately pass on the project... How Spielberg influenced Jim in making the sequel "Meet The Fockers"... Jim talks about how...