Madea Goes to Jail (2009)

User Rating:

3.3/10   

Director:

Tyler Perry

Writer:

Tyler Perry (writer)

Release Date:

20 February 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Plot:

Mischievous grandma Madea lands in jail, where she meets a variety of mixed-up characters. |

Plot Keywords:

Fourth Part | Sequel | Adaptation Directed By Original Author | Directed By Star | Remake

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Tyler Perry	...	Madea / Joe / Brian
Derek Luke	...	Joshua Hardaway
Keshia Knight Pulliam	...	Candace Washington
David Mann	...	Brown
Tamela J. Mann	...	Cora
RonReaco Lee	...	Chuck
Ion Overman	...	Linda
Vanessa Ferlito	...	Donna
Viola Davis	...	Ellen
Sofía Vergara	...	T.T.
Robin Coleman	...	Big Sal
Bobbi Baker	...	Tanya
Aisha Hinds	...	D.A. Fran Walker
Benjamín Benítez	...	Arthur
Karan Kendrick	...	Guard Watson

Also Known As:

Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, drug content, some violence and sexual situations.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44944) | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Tyler Perry Company, The

Goofs:

Continuity: When Candace (Keshia Knight Pulliam) confronts Joshua (Derek Luke) on the steps of the courthouse the strap on Candace's bag is is located above and below the top button of her shirt between shots.

Quotes:

Madea: Hell to the yeah!

Movie Connections:

References Damn Yankees! (1958)

Soundtrack:

Scorpion

Possibly the most touching film ever made about a black guy in a fatsuit.

Tyler Perry has really outdone himself this time, making the deep artistic statement "I'm black, and I have a fatsuit." Sure, this statement has been made before by Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, and others, but Perry adds a certain panache to the blackness and the fat suit that makes this more than just a movie about a black guy in a fat suit: it is THE movie about a black guy in a fat suit.

There may be other movies out there which you are tempted to see: "Slumdog Millionaire" may have won several acadmey awards, but where's the black guy in the fatsuit? How is that a movie? Tyler Perry continues to push the boundaries of artistic excellence with drag AND a fat suit, and we can only hope some day he decides to throw bad accents and white face into the mix.