Madea's Family Reunion (2006)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Tyler Perry

Writer:

Tyler Perry (play)

Release Date:

24 February 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Learn dignity. Demand respect.

Plot:

While planning her family reunion, a pistol-packing grandma (Perry) must contend with the other dramas on her plate, including the runaway who has been placed under her care, and her love-troubled nieces. |

Plot Keywords:

Spanking | Adaptation Directed By Original Author | Sequel | Second Part | Reference To Martha Stewart

Awards:

7 nominations

Cast

Tyler Perry	...	Madea / Brian / Joe
Blair Underwood	...	Carlos
Lynn Whitfield	...	Victoria
Boris Kodjoe	...	Frankie
Lisa Arrindell Anderson	...	Vanessa
Maya Angelou	...	May
Rochelle Aytes	...	Lisa
Jenifer Lewis	...	Milay Jenay Lori
Tangi Miller	...	Donna
Keke Palmer	...	Nikki
Henry Simmons	...	Issac
Cicely Tyson	...	Myrtle
China Anderson	...	Nima
Akhil Jackson	...	Jonathan
Alonzo Millsap	...	Tre

Also Known As:

Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion (USA) (complete title)
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion: The Movie (USA) (DVD box title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, domestic violence, sex and drug references.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Finland:K-13 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | South Africa:13V

Filming Locations:

Covington, Georgia, USA

Company:

Lions Gate Films

Trivia:

After the first week record-breaking release of the first "Madea" film by Tyler Perry, Lions Gate Entertainment acquired a seven-picture deal of the remaining Madea films.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Nikki walks in to the kitchen for breakfast before school the plate is empty. When the scene changes the plate is wrapped in foil. When it switches back the plate is empty again. When Nikki leaves it is wrapped in foil again.

Quotes:

Joe: I was hoping they would lock you the hell up.
Mable 'Madea' Simmons: The only thing locked up around here is your bowels. Now shut the hell up.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Boondocks: ...Or Die Trying (#2.1)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

I'll Be

Proof that audiences like their movies dumb.

I've got a sneaky suspicion that most of the negative reviews and votes for this movie on IMDb were probably the result of a few people (or worse, one person) getting together and deciding to trash this wonderful piece of comedic brilliance in a sorry attempt to get studios to cancel the final six installments of Perry's plays. It's the only way the rating can drop about six entire points even though the movie continues to perform well at the box office.

Here, Perry improves on Diary of a Mad Black Woman (him directing probably had something to do with it.). Madea has a much larger role in this film, and all the actors perform well. It's a known fact in acting 101 that if an actor can make an audience absolutely despise them, like Blair Underwood here (I wanted to reach into the screen and choke his character), then they've done their job.

I think sometimes audiences get uncomfortable seeing things that happen in everyday life on screen. But art mirrors life. You want to escape, go see Lord of the Rings. You want to see a well-written slice of black life in America, go see this movie. You want your movies dumbed down to cliché and nonsense (like 95% of what Hollywood makes) I don't know what to tell you.