Madea's Family Reunion (2006)

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.

Director:

Tyler Perry

Writer:

Tyler Perry (play)

Stars:

Tyler Perry, Blair Underwood, Lynn Whitfield

7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tyler Perry	...	Madea / Brian / Joe
Blair Underwood	...	Carlos Armstrong
Lynn Whitfield	...	Victoria
Boris Kodjoe	...	Frankie Henderson
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	...	Aunt Myrtle
China Anderson	...	Nima
Akhil Jackson	...	Jonathan
Alonzo Millsap	...	Tre

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

family reunion | sister sister relationship | domestic abuse | family crisis | court order | 

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Taglines:

Come as you are. Leave different.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

Lions Gate [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

24 February 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion

Filming Locations:

Covington, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$50,939 (South Africa) (17 November 2006)

Gross:

$50,939 (South Africa) (17 November 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lions Gate Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

DTS SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

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.

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Goofs

At the wedding when the little kids are walking down the lane, there was originally in the beginning of the movie two boys and one girl. Now at the end there are two girls and only one boy.

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Quotes

Joe: [watching Good Times, Penny's mother's about to take her hot iron to Penny's arm] Just ain't right, she's gonna burn that poor child. Lord have mercy, what makes people so mean?

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Connections

Follows Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)

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Soundtracks

"I'll Be"
Performed by Will Downing

User Reviews

Tyler Perry is highly overrated

This is one of the most unoriginal hack jobs I've ever tried to watch. It was less a feel-good family comedy and more an over-hyped minstrel show. The humor was painfully predictable and devoid of wit. Tyler gave three uninspiring performances that were only outdone by a plot and script that were deep as dinner plates. I empathized immensely with Blair Underwood for not having enough Hollywood juice to pass up this project. There are way too many poorly developed characters to comment on them all but I will say that type casting must save Perry a lot of time and money most writers waste producing memorable characters. I don't generally waste time with this type of movie but my family insisted that I give it a shot. All of my preconceived notion were validated. A bad script, poor plot line, horrible acting, and a mediocre writer/director/actor will always yield a film that should be buried under a pile of other bad treatments in a studio executives trash can. Save yourself!