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

According to Louis C.K. on the DVD commentary of Louie, his part in this film was originally much larger. But his performance was so bad that most of his scenes were deleted.

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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

Otis: The Black Paris Hilton done sissified you off the swine, that's what's up.

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Crazy Credits

Roscoe interviews members of his family over the credits.

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Connections

References Thinner (1996)

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Soundtracks

"Jump (For My Love)"
Written by Stephen Mitchell, Gary Skardina, Marti Sharron
Performed by The Pointer Sisters
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment

User Reviews

a better effort from Martin Lawrence

This movie was better than recent Martin Lawrence films. It actually had humor that was funny in places. Lawrence plays a TV talk show host whom is engaged to a Survivor winner, Biancca. Bianca has turned him into a vegan and believes winning is everything. RJ goes home to a family reunion bringing Bianca and his son. He has a large, tough talking cousin, another cousin, Reggie, whom is not trustworthy, but his main rival is cousin Clyde. Clyde always won in everything until the family obstacle course and RJ finally beat him, but Clyde reneged on their bet. RJ's dad favors Clyde. Also, there is Lucinda a girl that both RJ and Clyde liked growing up. The family reunion turns into another contest between RJ and Clyde and Bianca sees she doesn't have much in common with RJ's family.

Some of the funny scenes include Bianca saying sweet tea is like liquid diabetes, Bianca's dog with RJ's dog, the skunk, anything cousin Betty did.

FINAL VERDICT: Give it a try, Martin Lawrence is funny again.