Eeek! Ben Stiller's 9 Most Awkward Moments

By Moviefone Editors Posted Dec 23rd 2010 01:00AM

Eeek! Ben Stiller's Most Awkward Moments

With the release of 'Little Fockers,' the follow-up to 'Meet the Parents' and 'Meet the Fockers,' fans are anticipating more scenes involving profound discomfort on the part of Gaylord "Greg" Focker (Ben Stiller).

Though the hapless Greg has suffered all manner of humilation at the hands of his parents (Barbra Streisand and Dustin Hoffman) and especially his father-in-law (Robert De Niro), he's just one of several unfortunate and/or clueless Stiller characters who have have made us wince -- and laugh -- at their many indignities, deserved and otherwise. Since Stiller is the king of squirm, here are just some examples of his many awkward movie moments.

White Enjoys a Slice, 'Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story' (2004)
Just as pompous, idiotic gym owner White Goodman (Stiller) is settling down to (um, having his way with) a nice slice of pizza, an employee (Jamal Duff) walks in, disturbing his "private reflection period."

Bat Mitzvah Bust, 'Starsky & Hutch' (2004)
Starsky (Stiller) and Hutch (Owen Wilson) show up undercover at the Bat Mitzvah of drug kingpin Reese Feldman's (Vince Vaughn) daughter. Boastfully lecturing about "what bad men do" in front of the guests, Starsky shoots the lock off the garage door ... and kills the kid's gift pony.

Greg Spikes the Ball, 'Meet the Parents' (2000)
During a high-pressure water-volleyball game involving Greg's fiancée, Pam (Teri Polo), her father (De Niro), and other family and friends, Greg is goaded into playing aggressively. He winds up breaking the nose of Pam's sister, who just happens to be getting married that very weekend.

Greg Says Grace, 'Meet the Parents' (2000)
When Greg sits down to dinner with Pam and her parents, he's asked to say grace. He improvizes a stilted, ridiculous prayer that segues into the lyrics from 'Day by Day' (from the musical 'Godspell'). To make matters worse, he then jokes about a "vase" that turns out to be an urn for Jack's mother's ashes.

Urinal Conversation, 'Along Came Polly' (2004)
Insurance actuary Rueben Feffer (Stiller) is joined by his boss, Stan (Alec Baldwin), in the men's room. Not only does Stan bring up the humiliating details of Rueben's disastrous honeymoon, but he's way too touchy-feely (literally), not to mention unhygienic.

White Makes Unwanted Moves, 'Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story' (2004)
White Goodman tries to impress and woo attorney Kate (Stiller's real-life wife Christine Taylor) but his gross come-ons and unsightly "package" only make her throw up a little in her mouth.

Ted Gets Himself Caught in His Zipper, 'There's Something About Mary' (1998)
Achingly awkward high schooler Ted Stroehman (Stiller) picks up his dream date Mary (Cameron Diaz) for the prom, but gets stuck (heh) in the bathroom, the victim of a painful, embarassing zipper incident. The reaction of Mary's stepfather (Keith David) is priceless.

Get more at Moviefone.

Tags: ben stiller

Comments

(4)

Thursday 23 December

By CriticalEye

Lowest Rank Vote down Vote up Report this

I refuse to go see ''C-R-A-P'' movies....... therefore I've never seen a Ben Stiller movie.

By YellowRose3218

Vote down Vote up Report this

I love Ben, and his family, they all are as funny as anyone can be. And after all of the years in hollywood, not one bad word about any of them.
I wish them all the very best, and I hope they have a Merry Christmas.

By GPUPPY1

High Rank Vote down Vote up Report this

I like Ben Stiller's movies. I think they're funny and I admire the way he's not afraid to poke fun at himself in his roles. My particular favorite is the underrated "Mystery Men".

By the_fool

Wow this movie is loaded with a lot of rich liberal democrates.

Page 1 of 1