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Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
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20 February 2009 (USA) morePlot:
Mischievous grandma Madea lands in jail, where she meets a variety of mixed-up characters. | full synopsisPlot Keywords:
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1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(105 articles)
Lee Sparks Film Fight With Perry (From WENN. 25 October 2009, 4:26 PM, PDT)
Viola Davis Joins “Trust” and “Funny Story”
(From Atomic Popcorn. 22 October 2009, 5:50 AM, PDT)
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Possibly the most touching film ever made about a black guy in a fatsuit. more (33 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, drug content, some violence and sexual situations.Parents Guide:
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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. moreSoundtrack:
Scorpion moreFAQ
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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.