Big Momma's House 2 (2006)

Director:

John Whitesell

Writers (WGA):

Don Rhymer (written by)
Darryl Quarles (characters)

Release Date:

27 January 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

The Momma of all Comedies is Back.

Plot:

On his latest assignment, FBI agent Malcolm Turner goes undercover as Big Momma, and works as a nanny for an unhappy woman who is under investigation for murder.

Plot Keywords:

Undercover | FBI | Nanny | FBI Agent | Chase

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Martin Lawrence	...	Malcolm / Big Momma
Nia Long	...	Sherri
Emily Procter	...	Leah Fuller
Zachary Levi	...	Kevin
Mark Moses	...	Tom Fuller
Kat Dennings	...	Molly
Chloë Grace Moretz	...	Carrie (as Chloe Grace Moretz)
Marisol Nichols	...	Liliana Morales
Josh Flitter	...	Stewart
Dan Lauria	...	Crawford
Jascha Washington	...	Trent
Jeanene Fox	...	Yasmeen
Preston Shores	...	Andrew
Trevor Shores	...	Andrew
Sarah Brown	...	Constance (as Sarah Joy Brown)
Rhoda Griffis	...	Mrs. Gallagher
Kevin Durand	...	Oshima
Cameron Daddo	...	Casal
Christopher Jones	...	Bishop (as Christopher Michael Jones)
Kirk B.R. Woller	...	Doug Hudson
Andy Stahl	...	Principal
Mark Joy	...	Brian
Christopher Tavarez	...	Ryan
Bryan James Kitto	...	Trent's Friend
Ramsey Luke	...	FBI Agent #1
Lonnie Lamont	...	FBI Agent #2
Marcus Lyle Brown	...	Erskine
Shanna Moakler	...	Petra
Yvonne Landry	...	Isabella
Lisa Arrindell Anderson	...	Danielle
Mehera Blum	...	Fuller's Secretary, Lucy
Wendy Braun	...	Coach Bonnie
Ann Mahoney	...	Coach Lisa
Deneen Tyler	...	Tassie
Max Van Ville	...	Chad
Sean Lampkin	...	Cabbie
William Ragsdale	...	Bob
Kelly Dowdle	...	Surf Shop Girl
Arthur Simone	...	Mall Artist
Stocker Fontelieu	...	Mall Old Man
Jessica White	...	Bra Model
Amy Morris	...	Spa Susan
Michelle Parylak	...	Spa Joanne
Deena Dill	...	Spa Crystal
Paige Butcher	...	Background Model #1
Lucy Wolvert	...	Background Model #3
Tim Soergel	...	Speedo Guy
Emil Beheshti	...	Mr. Nybo
Vincent Berry	...	Nybo 16 Yr. Old (as Vince Berry)
Cliff Johnson	...	Bingo Caller
Regal Rieser	...	Angry Bingo Man (as Regal T. Rieser)
Roxanne Reese	...	Nolinda
John Gipson	...	Old Bingo Man
Roland Bob Harris	...	Old Guy (as Roland Harris)
Samantha Beaulieu	...	Bingo Woman #1
Donna Duplantier	...	Bingo Woman #2
Victor Talmadge	...	Dog Owner
Brian Gross	...	'Zone' Luke
Yuji Okumoto	...	Parsons
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jeremy Ambler	...	Mall Shopper (uncredited)
Jessica Anderson	...	Bikini Girl (uncredited)
Philomena Bankston	...	Cheerleader (uncredited)
Dale Beasley	...	FBI Agent & Jew (uncredited)
James L. Bills	...	Jewish Temple-goer (uncredited)
Patrick Blanchard	...	Extra (uncredited)
Jamila Caro	...	Victoria's Secret Model (uncredited)
Melissa Caudle	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Kristi Chalaire	...	Cheerleading Competition Crowd Goer (uncredited)
Tyler Chetta	...	Student (uncredited)
Curt Clendenin	...	Beach Pedestrian (uncredited)
Michael Dardant	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Gary Desroche	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Raymond Philip Michael Diamond	...	Extra (uncredited)
Matthew Dufour	...	Agent Banks (uncredited)
Louis Dupuy	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Brian Edwards	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Roy Farthing III	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Kelly Feener	...	Bikini Girl (uncredited)
Justin Groetsch	...	Patron (uncredited)
Justin Rodgers Hall	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Jennifer Holt	...	Student (uncredited)
Thomas Tah Hyde III	...	Bystander (uncredited)
Joe Jackson	...	Cheerleader (uncredited)
Jaime San Andres	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Korey L. Jarmon	...	Park Goer (uncredited)
Mark P. Kelly	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Chris Kirkland	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Cynthia LeBlanc	...	School Teacher (uncredited)
Elton LeBlanc	...	Assit. Bingo Caller (uncredited)
Armando Leduc	...	FBI Agent / SWAT Team Member (uncredited)
Randolph LeRoi	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
D'Lacia McKinley	...	Student (uncredited)
David Michel	...	SWAT (uncredited)
Christopher Morente	...	Gardener (uncredited)
Taylor Drew Morgan	...	Student (uncredited)
Wayne Douglas Morgan	...	FBI SWAT Team Member (uncredited)
Wesley O'Mary	...	Student (uncredited)
Carrick O'Quinn	...	Goon (uncredited)
Anne Palermo	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Madeleine Poirrier	...	Student (uncredited)
Angel Princess	...	Beach Babe (uncredited)
Jon Purvis	...	Bingo Hall Cashier (uncredited)
Conner Rayburn	...	Little Beach Boy (uncredited)
Eduardo Renta	...	Club Bad Guy (uncredited)
Henry Robin	...	Student (uncredited)
Johnny Rock	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Ross Rouillier	...	Cheerleading Competition Spectator (uncredited)
Stephen Rue	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Aaron Sauer	...	FBI Agent - Conference Room (uncredited)
Codie Scott	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Gary Michael Smith	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Breanna Startzel	...	Girl in Bikini (uncredited)
Adrian Staton	...	Sandy (uncredited)
Jerry L. Wallace	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Stephanie Wittmann	...	Cheerleader (uncredited)

Directed by
John Whitesell

Writing credits (WGA)
Don Rhymer		(written by)
Darryl Quarles		(characters)

Produced by
David T. Friendly	....	producer
Michael Green	....	producer
David Higgins	....	co-producer (as David W. Higgins)
Jeff Kwatinetz	....	executive producer (as Jeffrey Kwatinetz)
Martin Lawrence	....	executive producer
Arnon Milchan	....	executive producer
Darice Rollins	....	associate producer
Jeremiah Samuels	....	co-producer

Original Music by
George S. Clinton

Cinematography by
Mark Irwin

Film Editing by
Priscilla Nedd-Friendly

Casting by
Lisa Mae Fincannon
Mark Fincannon
Nancy Foy

Production Design by
Craig Stearns

Art Direction by
Charles Daboub Jr.

Set Decoration by
Ellen Totleben

Costume Design by
Debrae Little

Makeup Department
Martin Astles	....	makeup effects sculptor
Greg Cannom	....	special makeup effects creator
Char Coats-Crump	....	makeup artist (as Char Coats)
Frank Crosby	....	barber: Mr. Lawrence
Debra Denson	....	makeup artist: Mr. Lawrence
Allison Gordin	....	makeup artist
Sherri Hamilton	....	hair stylist
Will Huff	....	work shop crew
Mary Kim	....	special makeup producer
Jim Knell	....	photographer: Captive Audience Productions
Sheena Mashhood	....	lab makeup effects
Paul Anthony Morris	....	additional hair stylist (as Paul Anthony-Morris)
Mark Nieman	....	silicone prosthetic department supervisor: Captive Audience Productions
James Parr	....	operations manager
Cole Patterson	....	assistant makeup artist
Beverly Jo Pryor	....	key makeup artist
LeDiedra Richard-Baldwin	....	makeup artist
Brian Sipe	....	special makeup supervisor
Roddy Stayton	....	hair department head
Wesley Wofford	....	key prosthetic makeup: Big Momma (as Wes Wofford)
Andrea Young	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Steve Barnett	....	post-production supervisor
Robin Mulcahy Fisichella	....	production supervisor
Jeremiah Samuels	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Xochi Blymyer	....	first assistant director: additional photography
William Paul Clark	....	assistant director
Charles Croughwell	....	second unit director
Juana Franklin	....	second second assistant director
Angela Barnes Gomes	....	first assistant director: second unit
Angela Barnes Gomes	....	second assistant director
Courtenay Miles	....	second assistant director: second unit
Shanalyna C. Palmer	....	additional assistant director
Matt Rebenkoff	....	first assistant director: second unit
Sherman Shelton Jr.	....	additional second assistant director

Art Department
Chris Barnes	....	lead painter: Los Angeles
Christopher Branan	....	carpenter
Gail Briant	....	scenic
Rick Broderman	....	paint foreman
Jennifer Brown	....	construction medic
Andrew Campbell	....	graphic designer
Gus Coto	....	set dresser
Paul Duchemin	....	set dressing
Matthew D. Egan	....	propmaker gangboss
Tracy Farrington	....	property master
Andy Flores	....	stand-by painter
Jeff Garbacz	....	carpenter
Valerie Green	....	assistant to the production designer
Jeff Halvorsen	....	leadman
Elizabeth Hart	....	painter
Anthony J. Henderson	....	painter
John Herbert	....	painter
Austin T. LeValley	....	set construction
Daniel A. Maes	....	set dresser
Alexandra Malbin	....	art department production assistant: Los Angeles
Robert Possum Miller	....	propmaker
Christopher Morente	....	key greens
Pat A. O'Connor	....	set dresser
Jorin Ostroska	....	assistant property master
Cory Parker	....	set dresser
Hunter Peil	....	art department production assistant
Lars Petersen	....	construction coordinator
Alixandra Petrovich	....	set dresser
Ira Proctor	....	gang boss
Mark Sakamoto	....	set dresser
Ember Soberman	....	painter
Sharon Speller	....	painter decorator
Rachel M. Spurlock	....	art department coordinator
Paul Stanwyck	....	lead painter (as Paul Stanwyck)
Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.	....	set designer
John L. Sullivan	....	propmaker gangboss
John Sweeney	....	assistant property master
Steven C. Voll	....	general foreman
Joe Walsh	....	carpenter
Bill Walters	....	set dresser
Robert Wilson Jr.	....	painter
Eric Wolfe	....	carpenter
Craig Zumbroegel	....	propmaker gangboss
John Sanchez	....	on-set dresser (uncredited)
Durel Yates	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Benjamin Beardwood	....	sound editor
Adam Blantz	....	utility sound technician
Jim Brookshire	....	supervising adr editor
Chris Carpenter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Smokey Cloud	....	sound
Jeff Colon	....	epk sound recordist
Kevin Globerman	....	digital recordist
Tom Hartig	....	boom operator
Chris Howland	....	sound intern
Andy Koyama	....	sound re-recording mixer
Skip Longfellow	....	first assistant sound editor
Bill Meadows	....	sound recordist
Joe Powers	....	adr recordist
Danny Reeves	....	adr recordist
Erin Michael Rettig	....	sound engineer
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Christopher Tiffany	....	sound utility
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Mark Ulano	....	production sound mixer
Jay Wilkinson	....	sound editor
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist
John Soukup	....	sound transfer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Ron Bolanowski	....	special effects director
Roy K. Cancino	....	special effects technician
Shea Clayton	....	special effects crew
Chris Hampton	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Erika Bach	....	3D scanning coordinator
Thad Beier	....	visual effects supervisor
Victor DiMichina	....	digital imaging supervisor
Patrick Flanagan	....	digital compositor
Tyler Foell	....	digital effects artist
Jim Gorman	....	digital compositor
Owen Hammer	....	digital compositor
James David Hattin	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Bonnie Kanner	....	visual effects executive producer: Pixel Magic
Richard Kratt	....	digital compositor
Steven Lloyd	....	digital artist
John R. McConnell	....	2D compositor: Pixel Magic
Brad Moylan	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Reid Paul	....	senior digital effects supervisor
Reid Paul	....	visual effects producer
Michael Shelton	....	visual effects supervisor: Captive Audience
Kevin Struckman	....	digital compositor
Mai Suzuki	....	digital restoration artist
Juan Carlos Vargas	....	digital effects artist (as Juan Vargas)
Linda Williams	....	digital intermediate editor
Diane Wright	....	digital asset manager: Laser Pacific
Diane Wright	....	producer: french canadian titles, Steve Wright Digital FX
Steve Wright	....	titles: french canadian, Steve Wright Digital FX

Stunts
Joey Anaya	....	stunt double
Matt Baker	....	stunt double
Terry Bartlett	....	stunt performer
Chick Bernhardt	....	stunt double
Jake Brake	....	stunt rigger
Charles Croughwell	....	stunt coordinator
Dane Farwell	....	stunts
Al Goto	....	stunts
Reef Graham	....	stunt double
Sean Graham	....	stunts
Tabby Hanson	....	stunts
Hollis Hill	....	stunts
John Koyama	....	stunts
Paul Lacovara	....	stunts
Jake Lombard	....	stunt rigger
Jesse Jam Miranda	....	stunts
Chris Monberg	....	stunt performer
Marty Murray	....	stunts
Mark Norby	....	stunt performer
Holly O'Quin	....	stunt double
Denney Pierce	....	stunts
Chad Rose	....	stunts
Mika Saito	....	utility stunts
Myke Schwartz	....	stunt camera vehicles
Vladimir Tevlovski	....	stunt double
Mark Vanselow	....	stunts
Gary J. Wayton	....	stunt double: Cameron Daddio
Boni Yanagisawa	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Gerald Autin	....	grip
Brian Bartolini	....	gaffer: second unit
Ilya Beynenson	....	additional assistant camera
Danny Brazen	....	best boy grip
Darwin Montana Browne	....	key grip
Jeffrey N. Civa	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Duane Cooper	....	set grip
Larry Cottrill	....	lighting technician
Rene Crusto	....	grip
Egor Davidoff	....	second assistant camera
Rowland Egerton	....	rigging grip
Robert Foster	....	camera operator
Robert Foster	....	director of photography: second unit, New Orleans
Matt Guiza	....	second assistant camera
Adam Harrison	....	rigging electric best boy; los angeles
John Johnson	....	still photographer
Franklin Jones II	....	rigging grip
Jesse Kaplan	....	video assistant: Redondo Beach Pier
Ian Kelly	....	video assist operator
Matt Kennedy	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit
Michael D. Kennedy	....	additional electrician
Dan Kubicek	....	electrician
Chris Leidholdt	....	key rigging grip
Jim Leidholdt	....	dolly grip
Luis Lopez DeVictoria	....	best boy rigging grip
Scott Maher	....	rigging electrician
Mason McGuire	....	second unit: electrician
Kenneth Mills	....	grip
Robert Morrison	....	grip
John S. Moyer	....	Steadicam operator
John S. Moyer	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Brian S. Osmond	....	first assistant camera
Allen Parks	....	electrician
Gordon Peck Jr.	....	rigging grip: second unit
Brad Peterman	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Trace Schneider	....	electrician
Wayne Sharp	....	grip
Kennith G. Smith	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Earl Woods	....	rigging electrician
Jay W. Yowler	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Robin Batherson	....	background casting
LaKeshia Jones	....	casting coordinator
Rich King	....	extras casting
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr voice casting
Bryan Riley	....	casting associate
Kean Cronin	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Christian Kaplan	....	executive in charge of casting (uncredited)
Jason Landry	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nancy Butts Martin	....	assistant costume designer
Teri Gill	....	costumer
S. Aimee Helms	....	wardrobe production assistant
Lauren Heno	....	costume production assistant
Mary C. Lane	....	key costumer
Amy Lynch	....	set costumer
Davida Roberts	....	wardrobe: Mr. Lawrence
Faye Sevilla	....	costume supervisor
Rachel A. Walker	....	set costumer
Katherine Wright	....	on-set costumer

Editorial Department
Shaun Aprahamian	....	assistant editor
Valance Eisleben	....	digital data conformist
Joe Hathaway	....	digital intermediate colorist
Allan Linker	....	editorial production assistant
Gregg London	....	additional film editor
Scott Pellet	....	post-production assistant
Mike Sowa	....	digital intermediate color timer
Jay Steinberg	....	on-line editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter (uncredited)
Lonnie A. Mathes	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
George S. Clinton	....	conductor
George S. Clinton	....	orchestrator
Jorge Corante	....	producer: song "Just Bounce"
George Doering	....	musician
Mike Flicker	....	supervising music editor
Matt Friedman	....	music editor
Rick Giovinazzo	....	orchestrator
Jennifer Hawks	....	music supervisor
Suzie Katayama	....	orchestrator
Steve Kempster	....	score mixer
Tim Lauber	....	score recordist
Jason Lloyd	....	scoring stage manager
Bryon Rickerson	....	music editor
Tom Steel	....	scoring stage manager
Bill Talbott	....	scoring technician
Richard Ziegler	....	music editor
Scott McRae	....	music preparation (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Morris Aroesti	....	driver
Hedy Phil Balani	....	driver generator operator
Steve Bonner	....	driver: special equipment
Donald Dibartolo	....	driver
Danny Mortenson	....	transportation captain
Graham Ready	....	transportation
Brenda Ryan	....	driver
David G. Todd	....	production van operator
Don Violett	....	transportation captain
Doug Wilson	....	driver: cast
Brita McCollough	....	driver: cast trailer (uncredited)

Other crew
Timmothy Amedee	....	stand-in: "Bishop"
John Arbuckle	....	boat captain
Michèle Boissière Armstrong	....	assistant production coordinator (as Michèle R. Boissière)
Benita Brazier	....	script supervisor
Claire Breaux	....	production assistant
Raymond Bulinski	....	craft service
Jane Bulmer	....	assistant: Mr. Milchan
Christopher Campbell	....	key assistant location manager
Batou Chandler	....	location scout
Gregory Chestnut	....	production assistant
Darin Collins	....	production assistant
Brad Combs	....	assistant: Mr. Milchan (as Michael Bradley Combs)
Pete D'Alessandro	....	office production assistant
Lisa Maria Daliet	....	production assistant
Paul O. Davis	....	assistant: Mr. Samuels (as Paul Davis)
Theaudric Davis	....	production assistant
Bill Delaney	....	set production assistant
Michael DeSantis	....	production accountant
Matthew Devitt	....	marine pilot
Robert M. Donaldson	....	production assistant
Louis Dupuy	....	stand-in
Anita Ferry	....	assistant: Mr. Kwatinetz
Joe Giles	....	laboratory technician
Rob Gomes	....	production assistant
Tony Gonzalez	....	choreographer
Tonja Greenfield	....	production assistant (as Tonja Thomas)
Dana A. Hanby	....	location manager
Todd Havern	....	production assistant
Rene H. Herrera	....	water safety
Solomon Hinton	....	assistant: Mr. Green
Nancy Honeycutt	....	production coordinator
Thomas Tah Hyde III	....	stand-in
Diana Jackson	....	production secretary
Joe Jackson	....	safety spotter
Mark Jacyszyn	....	production supervisor: Captive Audience Productions
Korey L. Jarmon	....	stand-in
Dawn Jeffory	....	baby wrangler
Matt Keith	....	production assistant
Kelly Kiernan	....	production executive
Renee Kitterman	....	second assistant accountant
Jim Knell	....	assistant: MUFX producer
Sean Lampkin	....	executive assistant: Mr. Lawrence
Roxann Langlois	....	travel coordinator
John Lavis	....	set medic
Stephen LeBlanc	....	key assistant location manager
Christopher Lee	....	key assistant location manager
Steven S. Lee	....	location scout
Felipe Linz	....	assistant: Mr. Friendly
Harvey Lowry	....	director of operations: Captive Audience Productions
Dave McComb	....	second assistant accountant
Gregory McNamara	....	assistant location manager
Jeff McNeal	....	voice-over artist
Matthew D. Miller	....	production assistant
Anne Palermo	....	stand-in
Nathan Parker	....	additional set production assistant
Bradley Pero	....	production assistant (as Brad Pero)
Scott Peterson	....	script supervisor: second unit
Gabriel Pitts	....	office production assistant
Julia Poirrier	....	stand-in
Jason Poteet	....	boat captain
Jason Poteet	....	diver
Charles Proctor	....	assistant: Mr. Lawrence
Katelyn Rader	....	assistant: Mr. Friendly (as Katelyn A. Rader)
Stan Lee Rice	....	assistant: Mr. Lawrence
Denyse Rossi	....	payroll accountant
John Sanchez	....	assistant production coordinator
Nina Saxon	....	title designer
Jeffrey Sheller	....	production secretary
Peter J. Silbermann	....	publicist
Brian Sperber	....	production assistant
Tiffani L. Stephenson	....	prosthetics production assistant
Michelle Stevens	....	first assistant accountant
Hirotatsu Taniguchi	....	production assistant
Michele A. Thomas	....	assistant: Mr. Lawrence
David Thornsberry	....	location manager
Lauren P. Vosbein	....	production assistant
Troy Wagner	....	production assistant
Troy Waters	....	marine coordinator
Carrin Welch	....	additional second assistant accountant
Sharon 'Mae' West	....	script supervisor: additional photography
Larry Whack	....	assistant: Mr. Lawrence
Ursula Woodland	....	executive assistant: Mr. Lawrence
Kelly Young	....	assistant: Mr. Whitesell
Paul Young	....	production assistant
Kathryn Adams	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Luis Calvo	....	office production assistant (uncredited)
Marc C. Geschwind	....	extras coordinator (uncredited)
Beverly Jusi	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)
Katie Pruitt	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Howard R. Schuster	....	financing (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (as Twentieth Century Fox) (presents)
• Regency Enterprises (presents)
• Deep River Productions (as Deep River)
• Firm Films
• Runteldat Entertainment
• New Regency Pictures (as New Regency)
• Epsilon Motion Pictures
• Friendly Productions
• Big Lou House Productions

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2006) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (2006) (Belarus) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (2006) (Kazakhstan) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (2006) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (2006) (Ukraine) (theatrical)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• CW Television Network (2012) (USA) (TV)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• PlazaVista Entertainment (2006) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL4)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (double pack with "Big Momma's House")
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (double pack with "Big Momma's House")

Special Effects

• Pixel Magic (visual effects)
• Keith Vanderlaan's Captive Audience Productions (special makeup effects)

Other Companies

• Nina Saxon Film Design  title design
• BT Industrial Supply  expendables
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• IVC  post-production facilities (digital mastering)
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• New Orleans Film Commission, The  film commission
• Panavision  camera equipment provided by
• Pivotal Post  HD services
• Rockbottom Rentals  nextel cell phone rentals
• Scarlet Letters  end title crawl
• SoundWorks Houston  additional adr

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual humor and a humorous drug reference

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Ireland:12A | UK:PG | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Australia:M (original rating) | Australia:PG (re-rating after appeal) | Argentina:Atp | Netherlands:MG6 | Malaysia:U | Brazil:10 | Finland:K-11 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Singapore:PG (edited version) (DVD rating) | Hungary:14 | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Portugal:M/6 | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:M

Filming Locations:

Costa Mesa, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

The dog who played Pancho (the Fuller family's dog) is a chihuahua named Danny.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Sherri, Malcolm's wife, is talking to her friend, showing her the large panties she found under her bed, the sides of the underwear change from back to front with no sign of Sherri making the change.

Quotes:

Big Momma:This is a family beach not chip and dales.

Movie Connections:

References "Dr. Phil" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Private Dancer

Middling comedy with some surprises

If you're looking for an intellectual comedy or even something with some actual substance to it, this is not the movie to go to. It is the type of movie you go to, to turn off your brain and just take in some escapist entertainment. It does the job decently, better than most of the other light comedies out there. But what really surprises is how relatively few stupid moments come throughout the movie. A lesser-quality movie would have gone for the easy jokes about dorky white people vs. smooth black people. A lesser flick would have had some of the characters be less perceptive and observant than they actually ended up turning out to be. Poorer-quality fare would have turned this movie into something approaching blaxploitation, where all parties involved ended up humiliated by the experience.

This didn't do any of the aforementioned. Certain characters who could have been written as dumber were actually written as credibly perceptive. Certain scenarios that could have been played out as ridiculous ended up being plausible. There was less of a black/white good vs. evil conundrum going on in this movie, and the suspense involved actually seemed worth it instead of just being suspense for suspense's sake. I don't think there was one moment in the whole film where I was rolling my eyes going, "OH COME ON," the way I was throughout the last film I was obliged to go see, this year's remake of Last Holiday.

Had the premise been more original, had the comedy been more sharply written, more intelligent, I would have been inclined to give this comedy ten stars. It really is one of the better commercial movies to be released in Hollywood over the last five years. It even manages to be better than its predecessor. However, the comedy was actually quite dull, pedestrian, uninvolved, and unintellectual, which means it earns six stars out of ten. Just barely passable, but a heck of a lot better than its contemporaries.