Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat (2002)

After undergoing a number of personal crises, a stand-up comic returns to the stage for a one-man show featuring stinging social commentary and very personal reflections about his life.

Director:

David Raynr

Writer:

Martin Lawrence

Stars:

Martin Lawrence, Nancy O'Dell, Paul Keeley

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Martin Lawrence	...	Himself
Nancy O'Dell	...	Entertainment Insider Anchor #1
Paul Keeley	...	Fine Print Anchor #1
Art Cohan	...	Fine Print Anchor #2
Renato Powell	...	Gossip Columnist #1
Mikki Padilla	...	Showbiz News Anchor
Christopher Halsted	...	Gossip Columnist #2
Dayna Devon	...	Entertainment Insider Anchor #2
Kris Carraway-Bowman	...	Hospital Spokesperson
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kevin Carter	...	TV Newscaster

Storyline

The controversial bad-boy of comedy delivers a piercing look at his life, lifting the metaphorical smokescreen that he feels has clouded the public view, commenting on everything from the dangers of smoking to the trials of relationships, and unleashing a nonstop litany of raucous anecdotes, stinging social commentary and very personal reflections about life.

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Plot Keywords:

spoof | terrorism | marriage | drugs | autobiographical | 

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Taglines:

Truth in the Raw

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong crude sexual dialogue and pervasive language

Details

Official Sites:

MTV Films

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 August 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Martin Lawrence

Filming Locations:

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$7,374,049 (USA) (2 August 2002)

Gross:

$19,184,015 (USA) (25 October 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

MTV Films, Paramount Pictures, Runteldat Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie uses the word "fuck" 347 times in its 113 minute run-time, leading to the second most constant use of that word (3.07 times a minute).

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Quotes

Martin Lawrence: You used to look good from afar. Now you just *far* from looking *good*!

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Connections

Referenced in Thirteen (2003)

User Reviews

garbage....what else can I say?

I like Martin as an actor. He has the ability to be funny. But what was he thinking about when he made this nonsense? I laughed mabye 3 times during this embarrassing performance. Martin seemed to be saying whatever came to his mind as he went, no type of flow. I have no problem with the profanity because when used right, it adds to the humor. But using "M*\_}rF_=*r" every other word doesn't take away from the fact that the material is weak. Then he also started with the "Let's give it up to the ladies" routine to try to gain support for his tired performance. And what was up with the slow pace? Bad enough the gag he's telling isn't funny, but now he want's to drag it out, as if he's waiting for more laughs. I had alot of high expectations for this movie. I was expecting to laugh, not wince. If Martin wanted to answer the critics, he shouldn't have 'wrapped' it up in a movie marketed as a Comedy, and have his fans pay the price. I give this movie NO STARS. Next time I hope he leaves the old, old routines at home and hope he actually practices before he performs.