Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008)

A successful talk show host leaves Los Angeles to reunite with his family in the Deep South.

Director:

Malcolm D. Lee

Writer:

Malcolm D. Lee

Stars:

Martin Lawrence, James Earl Jones, Margaret Avery

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Martin Lawrence	...	R.J.
James Earl Jones	...	Papa Jenkins
Margaret Avery	...	Mama Jenkins
Joy Bryant	...	Bianca Kittles
Cedric the Entertainer	...	Clyde (as Cedric 'The Entertainer')
Nicole Ari Parker	...	Lucinda
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Otis
Mike Epps	...	Reggie
Mo'Nique	...	Betty
Damani Roberts	...	Jamaal
Brooke Lyons	...	Amy
Liz Mikel	...	Ruthie
Carol Sutton	...	Ms. Pearl
Deetta West	...	Ms. Addy
Louis C.K.	...	Marty

Storyline

A successful talk show host leaves Los Angeles to reunite with his family in the Deep South.

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Plot Keywords:

talk show host | animal mating | pregnancy | competitiveness | lost luggage | 

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Taglines:

Going home is no vacation.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, language and some drug references

Details

Official Sites:

Paramount [fr] Universal [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 February 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Better Man

Filming Locations:

Centenary College - 2911 Centenary Boulevard, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£40,380 (UK) (30 May 2008)

Gross:

£40,380 (UK) (30 May 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Stuber/Parent

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

DTS SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the softball game, Clyde is pitching and tells his defense to sit down. He is wearing a Satchel Paige replica jersey; Paige was also famous for having his defense sit down while he was pitching.

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Goofs

In the baseball game scene, Reggie (Mike Epps) slides to steal third and gets Roscoe's jersey dirty. When he stands up and notices, he tries to brush the dirt off the #44 on the right side of the jersey. When the camera cuts to Roscoe and then back, the left side of his jersey is dirty and the right side completely clean.

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Quotes

Reggie: [Admiring the pork ribs he's just barbecued] See this swine? It's fine, divine, sublime, and right...
Otis: ...on time!

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Crazy Credits

Roscoe interviews members of his family over the credits.

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Connections

References Barbershop (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Access Hollywood Theme"
Written and Performed by Brandon Christy
Courtesy of NBC Subsidiary (KNBC-TV), Inc.

User Reviews

Why bother (to go home or watch this movie)

I'm glad I didn't pay (other than cable and time) to see this reverse positive message of what family and relationships should be like. It wasn't funny to me and Roscoe had every cause to feel dissed by his family except for his mother. Yet they had no valid reason to mistreat /pick on him. Yet the message is that no matter how 'dissed' one is by his relatives one is supposed to accept it/ them. b--- s---. I know Martin Lawrence makes vehicles like this (simple, low-class humor) but this was insulting to a person with sense. It's hard to write the required ten lines (per IMDb) just so this can be posted yet I think it merits I do so to register my low opinion of this movie.