Meet the Browns (2008)

A single mom takes her family to Georgia for the funeral of her father -- a man she never met. There, her clan is introduced to the crass, fun-loving Brown family.

Director:

Tyler Perry

Writer:

Tyler Perry (play)

Stars:

Tyler Perry, David Mann, Tamela J. Mann

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tyler Perry	...	Madea / Joe
David Mann	...	Mr. Brown
Tamela J. Mann	...	Cora Brown (as Tamela Mann)
Angela Bassett	...	Brenda
Lance Gross	...	Michael
Chloe Bailey	...	Tosha
Mariana Tolbert	...	Lena
Rick Fox	...	Harry
Sofía Vergara	...	Cheryl
Irma P. Hall	...	Mildred
Frankie Faison	...	L.B.
Margaret Avery	...	Sarah
Jenifer Lewis	...	Vera
Lamman Rucker	...	Will
Kristopher Lofton	...	Calvin

Storyline

A single mom takes her family to Georgia for the funeral of her father -- a man she never met. There, her clan is introduced to the crass, fun-loving Brown family.

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Plot Keywords:

funeral | construction worker | drugs | inheritance | moving | 

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Taglines:

Check your baggage at the door.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for drug content, language including sexual references, thematic elements and brief violence

Details

Official Sites:

Lions Gate Entertainment [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 March 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$20,082,809 (USA) (21 March 2008)

Gross:

$41,939,392 (USA) (2 May 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tyler Perry Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

DTS SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

David Mann (Leroy) and Tamela J. Mann (Cora) are in reality, married. Tamela is only two months older than David.

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Goofs

When Harry comes to pick up Brenda and the kids to drive back down to Georgia, he is in a navy blue SUV with shiny silver hub caps. However, when they pull up to the Brenda's new house left by her father, they are not in the same SUV. The SUV now has a different set of white hub caps.

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Quotes

[discussing the various women with whom their deceased father had relationships]
Leroy Brown: What about our mama?
L.B. Brown: [with a disgusted facial expression] Nasty ho.

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Connections

Followed by I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Before I Let Go"
Written by Frankie Beverly
Performed by Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

User Reviews

HONESTLY, what was so bad about this film to get such a harsh rating?

My theater that I work at got Meet the Browns, I have never ever seen a Tyler Perry movie, so this would be my first. But I didn't see it opening weekend and it took me a while to decide to see the movie, because of one thing, the rating on IMDb. Usually most of the ratings on the movies are pretty accurate. But when I finally decided to just go ahead and watch the movie, I have to say that I am very much disgusted with the rating here. I just don't understand why people are being so harsh with this movie, I felt like it was just a decent and uplifting film. I agree the stereotypes are bit much, but I've seen oh so much worse. Angela Bassett, who must of made a deal with the devil to look that good at 50, pulls in a great and heart felt performance as a mom who is just trying to do right by her kids despite the hard times she's facing.

Brenda is a single mom in Chicago who is just struggling like crazy to take care of her three kids, trying to do the right thing, she looses her job, her electricity has been shut off, she's being judged by everyone, and the dad of her son just refuses to pay any child support what so ever. But when she finds out that her dad(who she never met) died, she and the kids go down to Georgia for the funeral, and she finds out that he gave her a house, which her family and a handsome family friend pull together to put her dreams back into place and to give her star basketball son a great future.

Meet the Browns is just generally a good film, there are things that are a little off key, but it's all good. This film made me laugh, it made me cry, and it made me remember how lucky I am to have family and friends who love me and how I love them as well. The ending is just such a relief and makes you think about the good things in life that make it worth living. I would recommend Meet the Browns, it's a fun film that I'm sure will make you feel good, please ignore the harsh rating, this is a totally misjudged film.

6/10