Coming up on Saturday at the Described Movies: Meet the Fockers, and Marry Me.

Only on Mushroom escape:
http://www.mushroomfm.com/escape
From this Saturday at 12am Eastern, that’s 4pm Saturday in NZ, 2pm in Sydney and 5am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s the described movies Meet the Fockers from 2004 and Marry Me from 2022.
Meet the Fockers (sometimes known as Meet the Parents 2) is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Jay Roach, and the sequel to the 2000 film, Meet the Parents.
The film stars Robert De Niro (also one of the film's producers), Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner, and Teri Polo.
Despite mixed reviews, the film was a box-office success, grossing $522 million worldwide, becoming the seventh highest-grossing film of 2004.
The sequel, Little Fockers, followed in 2010.
Directed by: Jay Roach.
Screenplay by: Jim Herzfeld, and John Hamburg.
Story by: Jim Herzfeld, and Marc Hyman.
Based on: Characters by Greg Glienna, and Mary Ruth Clarke.
Produced by: Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, and Jay Roach.
Starring: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner, and Teri Polo.
Cinematography: John Schwartzman.
Edited by: Jon Poll, and Lee Haxall.
Music by: Randy Newman.
Production companies: Tribeca Productions, and Everyman Pictures.
Distributed by: Universal Pictures (North America), and DreamWorks Pictures (International).
Release date: 22 December 2004.
File Length: 122 minutes.
Country: United States.
Language: English.
Budget: $80 million.
Box office: $522.7 million.
Marry Me is a 2022 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Kat Coiro, with a screenplay by John Rogers, Tami Sagher,and Harper Dill.
Based on the 2012 graphic novel of the same title by Bobby Crosby, it stars Jennifer Lopez as Kat Valdez, a superstar, who decides to marry Charlie Gilbert ( Owen Wilson ), a math teacher holding a "Marry Me" sign, after learning that her on-stage bridegroom, Bastian ( Maluma ), has been having an affair.
The film was announced in April 2019, with Lopez and Wilson set to star and Coiro joining the project as director.
Universal Pictures acquired the film distribution rights in July 2019.
Principal photography took place in Manhattan in October and November 2019.
A soundtrack album of the same name by Lopez and Maluma was also produced.
The lead single, titled " Pa' Ti", was released on 24 September 2020, and debuted at number nine on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs, marking Lopez's highest chart debut in the United States since 2017.
Marry Me premiered in Los Angeles on 9 February 2022 and was released in the United States theatrically and simultaneously available on Peacock Premium on 11 February.
It was delayed twice from an original February 2021 release date due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The film received mixed reviews from critics, but underperformed at the box office, grossing $50.5 million against a budget of $23 million and break even point of $70 million.
On streaming, Marry Me became the most-streamed day-and-date title on Peacock.
Directed by: Kat Coiro.
Screenplay by: John Rogers, Tami Sagher, and Harper Dill.
Based on: Marry Me by Bobby Crosby.
Produced by: Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Jennifer Lopez, Benny Medina, and John Rogers.
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Maluma, John Bradley, Chloe Coleman, and Sarah Silverman.
Cinematography: Florian Ballhaus.
Edited by: Michael Berenbaum, and Peter Teschner.
Music by: John Debney.
Production Companies: Nuyorican Productions, Perfect World Pictures, and Kung Fu Monkey Productions.
Distributed by: Universal Pictures.
Release dates: 9 February 2022 (Los Angeles), and 11 February 2022 (United States).
File Length: 111 minutes.
Country: United States.
Language: English.
Budget: $23 million.
Box office: $50.5 million.
Any questions, comments, or ideas for future described movies: e-mail me: anthony at mushroomfm dot com (e-mail address written that way to cut down on
spam)
Enjoy the movies.