Madea Goes to Jail (2009)

User Rating:

3.2/10   

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

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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
Njema Williams	...	Officer
Richard Malcolm Reed	...	Bailiff
Judge Greg Mathis	...	Himself (as Judge Mathis)
Eric Williams	...	Guard (as Eric V. Williams)
Elizabeth Wells Berkes	...	Lady
Mablean Ephriam	...	Herself (as Judge Mablean Ephraim)
Phil McGraw	...	Himself (as Dr. Phil McGraw)
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Herself
Tom Joyner	...	Himself
Al Sharpton	...	Himself (as Rev. Al Sharpton)
Michael Baisden	...	Himself
Steve Harvey	...	Himself
Wanda Smith	...	Herself
Sybil Wilkes	...	Herself
Shirley Strawberry	...	Herself
J. Anthony Brown	...	Himself
Joy Behar	...	Herself
Sherri Shepherd	...	Herself
Elisabeth Hasselbeck	...	Herself
James Sutton	...	Public Defender #1
Theroun Patterson	...	Public Defender #2
Frank Ski	...	Himself
Georgia Me	...	Female Prisoner (as Tamika 'Georgia Me' Harper)
Rob Glidden	...	John
Constantine Varazo	...	Man
Jackson Walker	...	Mr. Brackman
Kevin Wayne	...	Officer #2
Leon Lamar	...	Old Man
Allen Earls	...	Pastor
Valeria Taylor	...	Prostitute #1
Sheryland Neal	...	Prostitute #2
Tony Harris	...	TV Reporter
Mark Wilson	...	Bailiff #2
Annie Cook	...	Reporter #1
Trey Greene	...	Reporter #2
Nathan Standridge	...	Guard #2
Robert Summe	...	Police Officer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Keke Palmer	...	Nikki Grady
Joe Walsh	...	Reporter
Badar	...	Protester (uncredited)
Frances Cobb	...	Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
Anthony J. Davis	...	District Attorney (uncredited)
Barry Hopkins	...	Courthouse visitor (uncredited)
Rodney L. James	...	Kmart Shopper (uncredited)
Eli Jones	...	Correctional Officer (uncredited)
Lynn McArthur	...	Female prisoner (uncredited)
Ciera Payton	...	Undercover Detective (uncredited)
Errol Sadler	...	Sheriff (uncredited)
Greg Savage	...	Correctional Officer (uncredited)
Gail Silva	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Brian Spencer	...	Wedding Attendee (uncredited)
Vanelle	...	Prostitute (uncredited)

Directed by
Tyler Perry

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tyler Perry		writer

Produced by
Roger M. Bobb	....	co-producer
Reuben Cannon	....	producer
Karen Gorodetzky	....	line producer
Michael Paseornek	....	executive producer
Tyler Perry	....	producer

Original Music by
Aaron Zigman

Cinematography by
Alexander Gruszynski		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Maysie Hoy

Casting by
Kim Hardin

Art Direction by
Mark Erbaugh
Roswell Hamrick

Costume Design by
Keith G. Lewis

Makeup Department
Maurice Beaman	....	hair stylist
Andrea C. Brotherton	....	hair stylist
Patrice Coleman	....	key makeup artist
Anita Gibson	....	department head makeup
T.A. Henderson	....	key hair stylist
Bill Johnson	....	special makeup effects artist (as Bill 'Splat' Johnson)
Wanda Patterson	....	makeup artist
Charles Gregory Ross	....	department head hair stylist
Toby Sells	....	special makeup effects artist: Lone Wolf FX (as Toby A. Sells)
Dawn Turner	....	hair stylist
Dionne Wynn	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Curtis A. Miller	....	production director: Lions Gate Films
Carl Pedregal	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Angelique Bones	....	second assistant director

Art Department
James Brothers	....	property master
Adam Brustein	....	graphic artist
Karen A. Felix	....	assistant property master
Daniel B. Foster	....	leadman
Ellen L. Kerr	....	buyer
David H. Nash	....	gang boss
Windi Robinson	....	carpenter
Andy G. Strauss	....	picture car coordinator

Sound Department
Steve Bartkowicz	....	sound re-recording engineer
Brian Didsbury	....	sound utility
Nerses Gezalyan	....	sound mixer
Glynna Grimala	....	sfx editor
Laura R. Harris	....	dialogue editor (as Laura Harris Atkinson)
Phil Lee	....	sound recordist
Colt Logan	....	boom operator
Jane McKeever	....	sound effects editor
Christopher Mills	....	sound recordist: reshoot
Margit Pfeiffer	....	dialogue editor
David Stanke	....	first assistant sound editor
Gary Summers	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael D. Wilhoit	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Matt Neel	....	special effects technician
Lisa Reynolds	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Jamie Baxter	....	digital artist
Trinh Baxter	....	digital artist
Marc Dobiecki	....	motion control
Brian Holter	....	visual effects artist
John Kearns	....	digital restoration
Jeremy Meltzer	....	digital compositor
Erin L. Nelson	....	digital restoration
Justin Pascal	....	digital compositor
Jason Sanford	....	visual effects producer
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
Mike Uguccioni	....	visual effects supervisor
Ashley J. Ward	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Kym Washington	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Antignane	....	best boy electric
Chris Birdsong	....	electrician
Pete Bowman	....	best boy grip
Stephen Crocker	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Alfeo Dixon	....	still photographer
Marc Dobiecki	....	camera operator: second unit
James Gallimore	....	video assist
Tony Jenzano	....	video assist
Sherri Angela Leger	....	film loader
Parris Mayhew	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Jim McKinney	....	camera operator: second unit
Connor O'Malley	....	lighting technician
Mike Pearce	....	set electrician
Robert Robinson	....	first assistant camera
Dean M. Simmon	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Cris Toebben	....	grip
Troy Toebben	....	electrician: base camp
Trey Twitty	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Porter Versfelt III	....	epk camera operator
Steve Zigler	....	rigging gaffer

Casting Department
Michelle Adams	....	casting associate
Heather Hylton Bivens	....	extras casting director
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
John Pleasant	....	extras casting assistant
Alpha Tyler	....	casting: Atlanta

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sylvia Akuchie	....	set costumer
Shilla Benning	....	costumer
Rhonney Greene	....	set costumer
Jeanette Guillermo	....	key costumer
Carol Sadler	....	costume supervisor
Barbara Vazquez	....	costumer: Mr. Perry

Editorial Department
Carl S.G. Moore	....	digital intermediate producer
Jeff Smithwick	....	digital film colorist
Kimberly Wilhoit	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Johnny Caruso	....	music editor
Joel C. High	....	music supervisor
Steve Juliani	....	music preparation
Rebecca Rienks	....	assistant music supervisor
Peter Rotter	....	music contractor
D.L. Smith	....	music technical consultant
Michael Stern	....	music scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Randy Southerland	....	driver: props truck

Other crew
Dana Abercrombie	....	stand-in
Gaytra Arnold	....	office production assistant
Norman Bielowicz	....	unit location manager
Justin Bones	....	set production assistant
Ami Cohen	....	production department coordinator
Derrick Doose	....	key set production assistant
Deborah Evans	....	production supervisor
Tsedy Gebeyehu	....	production assistant
Robert Hatch	....	stand-in
Valencia Y. Hawkins	....	executive assistant: Mr. Perry and Mr. Areu
Liam Hearne	....	post-production accountant
Atiya Henry	....	executive assistant: Mr. Cannon (as Atiya M. Henry)
David K. Henry	....	microscope cinematography advisor
David K. Henry	....	production financing
Jina Jones	....	assistant: Mr. Sacchi
Paul Lowe	....	set medic
Robert M. Melnik	....	executive vice president of business affairs
Ricky Miller	....	assistant: Ms. Sloan
Christopher Mills	....	epk sound
Sommer Oliver	....	assistant: Mr. Genier
Synderella Peng	....	title designer
Shanika L. Peterson	....	accounting clerk
George Pierre	....	production assistant
Lindsey Ramey	....	assistant: Mr. Paseornek
Torrey Russell	....	executive production assistant: tyler perry
Amanda Shamis	....	clearance supervisor
Cassius Allen Shuman	....	business & legal affairs
Jeremy Thomas	....	production assistant
Kristin Topps	....	production assistant
Laura von Herrmann	....	additional craft service assistant

Thanks
Mary J. Blige	....	special thanks
Snoop Dogg	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Tyler Perry Company, The

Distributors

• Lionsgate (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2009) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Behind the Scenes  shipping by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Rice Gorton Pictures Ltd.  post-production accounting services
• Scarlet Letters  end titles
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• yU+Co.  titles

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)

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Tyler Perry Company, The

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: At the beginning some newspaper articles are shown. One headline says: Student Expelled. If you read the text besides the photograph in the article it spells Shcool instead of school.

Quotes:

Madea: You're in here going on about what your daddy did to you. Your daddy is out there enjoying his life while you're in prison. You're here because of what YOU did.

Movie Connections:

References "Survivor" (2000)

Soundtrack:

Wonderful God

Oh Tyler, you left out the best of the story in favor of ...?

I am a Tyler Perry fan. I am a fan of Madea. Madea's character is not the same as any developed by either Martin Lawrence or Eddy Murphy. Madea has dimension. You want to see more of Madea and less of everyone else which is why this movie fell short. The original play was hysterical and still delivered the usual Perry "moral of the story" line. I will admit this much, it is time for Tyler to write an original "screen" play that will "feature" Madea and the rest of her clan. The best part of Tyler Perry is his talent and his humor...and his desire to deliver a good message. This version of Madea Goes to Jail fell short of the mark. I will not give up though. There is more to come from him and I can't wait to see it.