Different director

Steven Spielberg was once lined up to direct Meet the Parents, but he ultimately left the project. The Jurassic Park filmmaker later revealed his wife Kate Capshaw told him he wasn’t funny enough to helm the movie.

He recalled: “I was preparing to direct Meet the Parents when she read the script.

“She said, ‘You’re not directing this movie — give it to a director who does comedy well.’”

Meet the Parents eventually found its director in Jay Roach - the man behind the Austin Powers series.