Meet the Parents & Meet the Fockers: Untold Stories from Jim Herzfeld EP16

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 not to "over write" a sequel... How Herzfeld was involved in the groundbreaking TV shows, "It's Gary Shandling's Show" AND "Married with Children"... Talks about the WGA strike, taking away writers' money/future livelihood and how AI is going to decide for you if you're going to be a writer and, of course, how Bud Bundy's, David Faustino, had a hand in casting his love interests... Plus much more! All episodes: youtube.com/@thegreglindsay JOIN GREG & EKATERINA LISINA'S PATREON FOR EXCLUSIVE CONTENT https://www.patreon.com/LongLegsLargeLaughs Buy the best dating book ever: https://www.amazon.com/HOW-NOT-GET-CAUGHT-Dating-ebook/dp/B01M2ZO9HZ My socials: Greg: imdb.com/name/nm0512226/ instagram.com/thegreglindsay youtube.com/@thegreglindsay tiktok.com/@thegreglindsay www.joedickmovie.com Shout out to my Social Media Content Creator and Editor, Eric Hannesson: [email protected] linkedin.com/in/erichannesson