Big Momma's House Poster
MOVIEmeter
Top 5000
Down 514 this week

Big Momma's House (2000)

PG_13  98 min  -  Action | Comedy | Crime   -  2 June 2000 (USA)
4.8
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 4.8/10 from 30,209 users   Metascore: 33/100 
Reviews: 139 user | 100 critic | 27 from Metacritic.com

An FBI agent disguises himself as an old lady to protect a beautiful federal witness and her son.

Director:

Raja Gosnell

Writers:

Darryl Quarles (story), Darryl Quarles (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
Watch Trailer
 Loading Watchlist 

Watch now

Buy it from Amazon »

Related Lists

image of title
a list of 346 titles by mehransolou created 6 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 969 titles by ultra_madness created 3 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 61 titles by bl-souza created 1 month ago
 
image of title
a list of 244 titles by FullmetalGeass1995 created 7 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 20 titles by mvickors created 1 week ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Pre-Order the Kindle Fire
1 win & 8 nominations See more awards »

Related Videos

Big Momma's House -- Trailer for Big Mommas House Big Momma's House -- hv post
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Martin Lawrence ...
Nia Long ...
Paul Giamatti ...
Jascha Washington ...
Terrence Howard ...
Lester Vesco (as Terrence Dashon Howard)
Anthony Anderson ...
Ella Mitchell Ella Mitchell ...
Carl Wright Carl Wright ...
Phyllis Applegate Phyllis Applegate ...
Starletta DuPois ...
Jessie Mae Holmes Jessie Mae Holmes ...
Nicole Prescott ...
Octavia Spencer ...
Twila (as Octavia L. Spencer)
Tichina Arnold ...
Cedric the Entertainer ...
Edit

Storyline

FBI agent Malcolm Turner is known best for being a brilliant, master of disguise. Malcolm's latest assignment sends him to small-town Georgia, where he's assigned to trap a brutal bank robber (and a recent prison escapee) who they suspect will be coming down to visit his ex-girlfriend Sherry and her son. Malcolm sets up a stakeout across from the home of a larger-than-life southern matriarch known as Big Momma, who's about to be visited by Sherry. It's a simple plan, but there's one big problem: Unbeknownst to Sherry, Big Momma has unexpectedly left town. So Malcolm, decides to impersonate the cantankerous Southern granny. Using a few tricks of disguise, he completely transforms himself into Big Momma, even taking on the corpulent septuagenarian's everyday routine-from cooking soul food to delivering babies to "testifying" at the local church. In the mean time... Written by Anonymous  

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Disguise | FBI | Southern | Church | Undercover  | See more »

Taglines:

It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings! See more »

Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude humor including sexual innuendo, and for language and some violence See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

View content advisory »
Edit

Details

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Big Mamas Haus See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$25,661,041 (USA) (4 June 2000) (2802 Screens)

Gross:

$117,559,438 (USA) (19 November 2000)
See more »

Company Credits

Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Screenwriter Darryl Quarles came up with the idea for the name "Big Momma" because it was what the neighborhood kids used to call his own real life mother. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: During the church scene, the choir stands for Happy Day, in the close shot, the choir is sitting, then standing in the next shot. See more »

Quotes

[Big Momma finds Ben and Sadie in her bed]
Big Momma: You two? In my bed? Oh, hell no!
Ben: Hattie Mae, I can explain.
Big Momma: Explain it to the fattier end of my baseball bat.
See more »

Connections

Spoofed in "30 Rock: Pilot (#1.1)" (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"Get Up"
Written by Keith Andes and Jessica Betts
Performed by Jessica Betts (as Jessica)
Produced by Keith Andes for Ande Pandee Entertainment, Inc.
Courtesy of Restless Records and G-Funk The New Millenium LLC See more »