Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)

A couple with a good marriage that seemed solid, actually begins to crumble when she discovers her husband's intentions for divorce.

Director:

Darren Grant

Writers:

Tyler Perry (play), Tyler Perry

Stars:

Kimberly Elise, Steve Harris, Tyler Perry

12 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kimberly Elise	...	Helen
Steve Harris	...	Charles
Tyler Perry	...	Madea / Brian / Joe
Shemar Moore	...	Orlando
Lisa Marcos	...	Brenda
Tamara Taylor	...	Debrah
Cicely Tyson	...	Myrtle
Terrell Carter	...	Reverend Carter
Carol Mitchell-leon	...	Mildred (as Carol Mitchell-Leon)
Avery Knight	...	BJ
Vickie Eng	...	Christina
Tiffany Evans	...	Tiffany
Gary Anthony Sturgis	...	Jamison (as Gary Sturgis)
Bart Hansard	...	Guard
Chandra Currelley-Young	...	Chandra

Storyline

Helen McCarter has everything a woman wants: a nice house and rich husband. However after her husband Charles throws her out of the house after admitting to an affair a distraught Helen turns to her mother, grandmother Madea and cousin Brian who take her in and turn back to God. Helen learns for the first time in her life to stand up on her two feet and is ready to remove herself from her relationship with Charles and move on with Orlando. But when her husband is almost killed by a vengeful client, Helen wonders if she has the heart to forgive him despite everything.

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Plot Keywords:

anniversary | infidelity | reconciliation | cheating husband | adultery | 

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Taglines:

Get ready to meet a real straight shooter

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for drug content, thematic elements, crude sexual references and some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Lions Gate Entertainment [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 February 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$21,905,089 (USA) (25 February 2005)

Gross:

$50,382,128 (USA) (15 April 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

BET Pictures, Diary of a Woman Inc., Diary of a Woman Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The house in which Charles' character resides is the actual home of producer Tyler Perry.

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Goofs

At the beginning when Charles takes Helen home after the party they are in the car arguing. In the majority of the shots, Helen's fur wrap is low on her shoulders with her shoulders and necklace showing. In one shot it is way up around her neck covering everything. Then, it is back to the more revealing position after that.

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Quotes

Madea: Love is stronger than any addiction, baby; hell, it *is* one.

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Connections

Featured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #2.21 (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Dazz"
Performed by Brick
Written by Reginald Hargis (as R. Hargis) / Ray Ransom (as R. Ransom) / Eddie Irons (as E. Irons Jr.)
Published by H & R Lastrada Music / Sony-ATV Tunes LLC / Silver Cloud Music
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Licensing

User Reviews

pitiful excuse for a movie

I rented this for my husband and daughter because they found some of Tyler Perry's short videos funny. This was not. Too bad Kimberly and Cicely had to be in this terrible film. Too bad Tyler Perry couldn't have done better for his people. Too bad anyone told him he could make this and sell tickets to it. The first half was filled with unrealistic dialog between two intelligent black people and the rest was filled with outdated stereotypes of a black extended family. And to add insult to injury in the end the main character still needed a man to fill fulfilled, pitiful. What's happen to black womenhood? Why can't we make good, funny films about us without resorting to slapstick, guns, name-calling and the electric slide (which by the way most black people don't do on their lawns.