Ben Stiller: 'Meet the Fockers' Avoided R Rating by Finding Real Focker
variety.com
Ben Stiller says the MPAA was going to give "Meet the Fockers" an R rating, but the team avoided it by finding a real person with the name.
  • AllNewTypeFaceEnglish
    6·
    6 days ago

    Apparently, Fück is an actual, if not particularly common, surname in the German-speaking world.

    • ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      3·
      6 days ago

      I’m German and I’ve never heard of that name. I’m sure it exists but it must be extremely rare.

      There used to be a town in Austria called „Fucking“ but they renamed themselves to Fugging in 2020.

      • AllNewTypeFaceEnglish
        3·
        5 days ago

        They only did so because English-speaking tourists kept taking selfies with and/or stealing the signs.