Meet the Browns (2008)

Director:

Tyler Perry

Writer:

Tyler Perry (play)

Release Date:

21 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Check your baggage at the door.

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Funeral | Construction Worker | Drugs | Inheritance | Moving

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

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
Phillip Edward Van Lear	...	Michael, Sr. (as Phillip Van Lear)
Michael J. King	...	Coach
LaVan Davis	...	Bus Driver
Olumiji Olawumi	...	Gang Member #1
Tory O. Davis	...	Man
Mark Russell Gray	...	Officer
LaNisa Renee Frederick	...	Bus Passenger
Jonathan Slocumb	...	Pastor
Robert C. Goodwin	...	Postman
Allen Edge	...	Samuel
Keith Kupferer	...	Supervisor
Jacqueline Williams	...	Worker
Phil Ridarelli	...	Power Company Worker
David Kronawitter	...	News Reporter
Roy McCrerey	...	NBA Coach
Shawn Shepard	...	Doctor
Tom Clark	...	Press Member #1
Tasia Grant	...	Press Member #2
Michael H. Cole	...	Richard (as Michael Cole)
Adrienne Reynolds	...	Waitress
Penny Slusher	...	Woman
Wes Kennemore	...	Carnival Worker
Mia Butler	...	Woman
Gus Williams	...	Arresting Officer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Grace Baine	...	Hospital Patient (uncredited)
Tim Blanchard	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Chandler George Brown	...	Child in Ferris Wheel Ride (uncredited)
Gene Bryant	...	Basketball Player (uncredited)
Frances Cobb	...	Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
Kenny Cook	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Ondie Daniel	...	Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
Ayanna Fullilove	...	Neighbor (uncredited)
Alec Holmes	...	Construction Worker (uncredited)
Barry Hopkins	...	Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
Anthony K. Hyatt	...	Basketball Player (uncredited)
Kent Igleheart	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Charlie Jenkins	...	Student (uncredited)
Natasha Mays	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Arle Michel	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Vernon Mitchell	...	Student (uncredited)
Tyler Parks	...	Kirby (uncredited)
James Pusztay	...	Constuction Foreman (uncredited)
Steve Ryan	...	Basketball Fan (uncredited)
Gail Silva	...	Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Malik Simmons	...	Basketball Fan (uncredited)
Dion Strowhorn Sr.	...	Factory Worker (uncredited)
Scott M. Yaffee	...	Man in Hospital (uncredited)

Directed by
Tyler Perry

Writing credits
Tyler Perry		(play)

Produced by
Tim Andrew	....	supervising producer
Roger M. Bobb	....	co-producer
Reuben Cannon	....	producer
Joseph P. Genier	....	co-producer
Michael Paseornek	....	executive producer
Tyler Perry	....	producer

Original Music by
Aaron Zigman

Cinematography by
Sandi Sissel		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Maysie Hoy

Casting by
Kim Williams

Production Design by
Ina Mayhew

Art Direction by
Judy Rhee

Set Decoration by
Lance Totten

Costume Design by
Keith G. Lewis

Makeup Department
Kyndra Beaudoin	....	assistant hair stylist
Andrea C. Brotherton	....	assistant hair stylist
Dayara Calipolitti	....	assistant hair stylist
Chelo	....	makeup artist (as Chelo Ontiveros)
Patrice Coleman	....	department head makeup
Andrew M. Crossley	....	special makeup effects artist: Lab Work
Cazz Fleming	....	additional makeup artist (as Cassalena 'Cazz' Fleming)
T.A. Henderson	....	key hair stylist
Lun Yé Hodges	....	first assistant makeup artist: Chicago (as Lun Yé Marsh)
DeLisa Hunter	....	assistant hair stylist
Debra James	....	second assistant makeup artist: Chicago
Alicya Klosek	....	assistant hair stylist: Chicago
Tarsha Marshall	....	assistant hair stylist
Donna Martin	....	additional makeup artist (as Donna K. Martin)
Wanda Patterson	....	additional makeup artist
Cheryl Pickenback	....	key hair stylist: Chicago (as Cheryl Pickenpack)
Judy Ponder-Patton	....	makeup artist
Donna M. Premick	....	makeup artist (as Donna Premick)
Carol Rasheed	....	additional makeup artist
Shannon Richard	....	assistant hair stylist
Charles Gregory Ross	....	department head hair stylist
Mark James Ross	....	special makeup effects artist: Lab Work
Toby Sells	....	special makeup effects artist
Toby Sells	....	special makeup effects designer
January Snell	....	additional makeup artist
Randy Stodghill	....	hair stylist: Ms. Bassett
Denise Tunnell	....	first assistant makeup artist (as Denise K. Tunnell)
Ellie Winslow	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Joseph P. Genier	....	unit production manager
Karen Gorodetzky	....	production supervisor
Don J. Hug	....	production supervisor
Mark McCoy	....	post-production manager
Curtis A. Miller	....	production director: Lions Gate Films
Carl Pedregal	....	post-production supervisor
Donna Sloan	....	executive in charge of production: Lions Gate Films

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Roger M. Bobb	....	first assistant director
Michelle Gonsiorek	....	second second assistant director
Rhonda Guthrie	....	second second assistant director
Henry Sandifer	....	first assistant director: second unit, additional photography (uncredited)

Art Department
Anthony Barracca	....	lead man
Gary Baugh	....	art director: Chicago
Eddie Billue	....	construction medic
Jason Breitzman	....	art department assistant
James Brothers	....	property master
Adam Brustein	....	graphic artist
Cristina Lucia Cesari	....	buyer
Semret Fesseha	....	art department assistant
Brenda Findley	....	art department coordinator
Daniel B. Foster	....	leadman
Sammy Ray Hill	....	set dresser
Fred Holloway	....	construction toolman
Ellen L. Kerr	....	assistant property master
Rich Koll	....	gang boss
Konrad Lewis	....	set dresser
Drew Meyers	....	set dresser
Timothy David O'Brien	....	draftsman (as Timothy O'Brien)
Andy G. Strauss	....	picture car coordinator
Larry Szymanowski	....	on-set scenic artist
James Vasilovic	....	set dresser
Shauna Williams	....	art assistant
Jay Womer	....	construction coordinator
Chris Hunter	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Steve Bartkowicz	....	sound re-recording engineer
Kerry Ann Carmean	....	sound effects editor
Freddy Chancellor	....	boom operator
Karl Dondlinger	....	cable person: Chicago
Nerses Gezalyan	....	sound mixer
Derek Hanson	....	sound intern: Chicago
Laura R. Harris	....	dialogue editor (as Laura Harris Atkinson)
Jason Johnston	....	boom operator: Chicago
Phil Lee	....	sound recordist
Shirley Libby	....	production sound mixer
Roy Machado	....	adr mixer
Scott D. Smith	....	production sound mixer: Chicago
David Stanke	....	first assistant sound editor
Gary Summers	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Tim Walston	....	sound effects editor
Michael D. Wilhoit	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Robert Bruce Myers	....	special effects foreman
Toby Sells	....	special effects makeup designer
Toby Sells	....	special effects makeup

Visual Effects by
Jamie Baxter	....	visual effects
Trinh Baxter	....	digital artist
Chris Ervin	....	digital effects artist
John Kearns	....	digital restoration
Roger Mocenigo	....	digital compositor: XY&Z
Erin L. Nelson	....	digital restoration
Brad Sutton	....	digital restoration
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
Mike Uguccioni	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Ernest Peterson	....	stunt double
Todd Rogers Terry	....	stunt coordinator
Gus Williams	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Antignane	....	rigging electric
Robert E. Arnold	....	electrician (as Robert Arnold)
Brent Bazinski	....	electrician
Clyde E. Bryan	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Katherine M. Butler	....	first assistant camera
J. Christopher Campbell	....	dolly grip (as Christopher Campbell)
Quantrell D. Colbert	....	gallery camera assistant
Stephen Crocker	....	assistant camera: "c" camera
Chris Dame	....	technocrane operator
Shannon DeWolfe	....	loader
Alfeo Dixon	....	still photographer
Michael James Fahey	....	key grip: Chicago unit
Charles S. Hodes	....	still photographer: Chicago
Alec Jarnagin	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Alec Jarnagin	....	steadicam operator
Michael Kohnhorst	....	director of photography: second unit, Chicago
Sherri Angela Leger	....	film loader
Andrew Lostumo	....	grip
Levi Loy	....	best boy grip
Ronald 'Ronnie' Martin	....	rigging electric
Jim McKinney	....	additional camera operator
Kevin Murphy	....	gaffer
Craig Nix	....	super technocrane operator
David Norris	....	director of photography: aerial unit
Andrew Paulo	....	electrician
Daniel Pederson	....	gaffer: base camp
Spencer M. Rohan	....	grip
Ted Sapp	....	key rigging grip
Christy Taddeo	....	grip
Scott Thiele	....	dolly grip: "a" camera, Chicago
Cris Toebben	....	rigging electric
Troy Toebben	....	electrician
Trey Twitty	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Tez Valenzuela	....	assistant camera
Porter Versfelt III	....	epk camera operator
Eric Wheeler	....	second assistant camera: Chicago
Dan Williams	....	video technician
Joe 'Jody' Williams	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Joe 'Jody' Williams	....	director of photography: second unit, Atlanta
Mark N. Woods	....	technocrane operator
Mark N. Woods	....	technocrane operator: Chicago

Casting Department
Heather Hylton Bivens	....	extras casting director
Alexis Felder	....	extras casting assistant
Darlene R. Hunt	....	extras casting
Shannon Kaiser	....	casting assistant
Rachel Komar	....	extras casting
Sommer Oliver	....	casting assistant (as Sommer Bunkley)
Cache't Ricks	....	extras casting associate
Alpha Tyler	....	casting: Atlanta

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Steven Frendreis	....	additional wardrobe
Rhonney Greene	....	set costumer
Jeannette Guillermo	....	key costumer
Caroline Miller	....	costume production assistant
Gertrude Moore	....	head tailor
Rachael Ohman	....	set costumer
Melissa Stinson	....	costume assistant
Nancy Takehara	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Tommy Aagaard	....	post-production assistant
Jeffrey Cooper	....	on-line editor (2008-2009)
Joe Finley	....	digital preview colorist
Melissa Gearhart	....	first assistant editor
Cortney Haile	....	post-production coordinator
Carl S.G. Moore	....	digital intermediate producer
Mike Nakamura	....	post-production assistant
Mark Sahagun	....	digital intermediate editor
Jeff Smithwick	....	digital film colorist
Kimberly Wilhoit	....	editorial runner

Music Department
Celia M. Carter	....	music coordinator
Johnny Caruso	....	supervising music editor
George Doering	....	musician
M.B. Gordy	....	musician: Percussion
Kathleen Hasay	....	music assistant
Joel C. High	....	music supervisor
Scott Hosfeld	....	musician
Steve Juliani	....	music preparation
Mateo Laboriel	....	electronic music programmer
Rebecca Rienks	....	assistant music supervisor
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
D.L. Smith	....	music technical consultant
Michael Stern	....	music scoring mixer
Jesse Voccia	....	composer: electronic music
Sam Zeines	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Calvin Chin	....	transportation coordinator: Chicago
Michael Freeman	....	transportation captain
John Lux Jr.	....	driver: honeywagon
Janet Perrotti	....	driver
Patricia Sammons	....	driver
Randy Southerland	....	driver: grip truck
Ralph Strickland	....	transportation (2008)
Robert Wallace	....	driver
David Carlton White	....	pass van driver

Other crew
Ozzie Areu	....	executive assistant: Tyler Perry
Rudra Banerji	....	set production assistant
MeSun Barnett	....	set production assistant
Nicole Basile	....	accounting clerk
Colbert Bernard	....	production assistant
Justin Bones	....	set production assistant
Harold Caldwell	....	payroll accountant: Chicago
Mary J. Carlson	....	script supervisor
Jonelle Castillo	....	office production assistant: Chicago
Yuriy Chernin	....	production assistant
Ami Cohen	....	assistant: Donna Sloan
Lisa C. Collins	....	second assistant accountant
Bob Corff	....	voice coach
Adrian Cortes	....	set production assistant
David Cortez	....	production assistant
Steve Cubine	....	production coordinator
Derron Delaney	....	medic
Amanda Ellis	....	credits coordinator
Deborah Evans	....	production accountant
Shantell Fancher	....	travel coordinator
John Findley	....	location manager (as John Findley III)
Latisha Fortune	....	executive assistant: Roger M. Bobb
Anna Fuson	....	unit publicist
Tsedy Gebeyehu	....	production secretary (2008)
Liz Goldsmith	....	assistant location manager
Carrie Goodman	....	location scout
Valencia Y. Hawkins	....	assistant production office coordinator
Liam Hearne	....	post-production accountant
Atiya Henry	....	assistant: Reuben Cannon
Hsanni Henry	....	production assistant
Jade A. Holmes	....	production assistant
Martin L. Hudson	....	assistant location manager
Megan Hughes	....	assistant: Robert Melnik (as Daisy Loney)
Bill Jacks	....	contracts administrator
Daisy Jade	....	assistant: Tyler Perry (as Daisy Loney)
Cindy L. Jefferson	....	stand-in (as Cindy Jefferson)
Jina Jones	....	assistant: John Sacchi
Haweni Keskessa	....	accounting clerk
Santena Jenaris King	....	first assistant accountant
Buddy Knotts	....	helicopter camera pilot
Robert Kreiling	....	production assistant
Ross L. Kulma	....	set medic
Abbey Lessanu	....	executive assistant: Reuben Cannon
Chasity Lowe	....	set medic
Paul Lowe	....	set medic
Chris Lukas	....	craft service assistant
Eric Majette Jr.	....	production assistant
Joseph Maratto	....	office production assistant
Natasha Mays	....	stand-in
Pat McCarthy	....	production coordinator: Chicago
Sandy Meade	....	office production assistant
Robert M. Melnik	....	executive vice president of business affairs
Adam Miller	....	locations
Christopher Mills	....	epk sound
Christopher E. Pettus	....	craft service assistant (as Christopher Earl Pettus)
George Pierre	....	production assistant
Marcus 'Q' Quandt	....	location assistant
Lindsey Ramey	....	assistant: Michael Paseornek
Moheen Ramsey	....	assistant production office coordinator
Jacqueline Roberts	....	payroll accountant
Henry Sandifer	....	key set production assistant: second unit
Hakim Shakoor	....	caterer: assistant chef
Amanda Shamis	....	clearance coordinator
Jesse Shoemaker	....	laboratory technician
Rozanne Stark	....	set teacher
Adrienne Swan	....	first assistant accountant: Chicago unit
Stan Swofford	....	set medic
Mark S. Temple	....	production attorney
Reagan L. Thomas	....	production secretary
Kristin Topps	....	craft service assistant
Kristin Topps	....	production assistant
Jim Turner	....	location assistant: second unit
Saul Villarruel	....	office production assistant: Chicago
Tucker Wells	....	key set production assistant (as Justin Tucker Wells)

Production Companies

• Tyler Perry Company, The

Distributors

• Lionsgate (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) (2009) (USA) (TV)

Special Effects

• Technicolor Digital Intermediates (opticals)
• XY & Z Visual Effects (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Liquid Soul Media  marketing and promotion
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• ExtraOrdinary Casting  extras casting
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Scarlet Letters  end titles
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  opticals
• Tomkats Catering  catering
• Urban Marketing Corporation of America (UMCA)  field publicity
• yU+Co.  titles

Also Known As:

"Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns" - USA (complete title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

USA:100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44114)

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Tyler Perry Company, The

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

Continuity: 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.

Quotes:

Brenda Brown:I can pay you back now... for all you did for us. The house, the move, everything.
Harry:You don't get it, do you?
Brenda Brown:Get what?
Harry:I didn't do all of that so you could pay me back.
Brenda Brown:I'm sorry. I'm just so used to being taken advantage of and...
Harry:Yeah, that you don't even know when somebody loves you!
Brenda Brown:Love me?
Harry:Yeah. Tell Mike I said congratulations.
Brenda Brown:Hey, what if I told you I love you too? But I got scared for a second, but I'd rather be scared and with you than be not scared and not have you.
Harry:Why would I scare you?
[...]

Movie Connections:

References "Cops" (1989)

Soundtrack:

Hallelujah

very disappointed

Tyler Perry is so talented. I was very disappointed with the casting of the movie. Frankie Faison, Margaret Avery, Jenifer Lewis and Angela Bassett are all well seasoned actors but their acting roles in this movie was that of an amateur. Their talents were not displayed at all. I was very disappointed in their lines, role, acting just everything. David and Tamela Mann were outstanding as always. They were the glue to hold the movie together. Jenifer Lewis was the worst. She did Vera no justice. The actress that played Vera in the play should have been cast for the movie. Actually all of the same actors should have been cast in the movies. I expected more from the movie.