I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009)

When Madea catches sixteen-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands and delivers the young delinquents to the only ... See full summary »

Director:

Tyler Perry

Writers:

Tyler Perry (screenplay), Tyler Perry (play)

Stars:

Tyler Perry, Taraji P. Henson, Adam Rodriguez

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tyler Perry	...	Madea / Joe
Taraji P. Henson	...	April
Adam Rodriguez	...	Sandino
Brian White	...	Randy
Hope Olaide Wilson	...	Jennifer
Kwesi Boakye	...	Manny
Frederick Siglar	...	Byron
Gladys Knight	...	Wilma
Mary J. Blige	...	Tanya
Marvin Winans	...	Pastor Brian
Eric Mendenhall	...	Man #1
David Paulus	...	Miller
Randall Taylor	...	Mr. Bradley
Tess Malis Kincaid	...	Ms. Sullivan
Joseph Taylor	...	Announcer

Storyline

When Madea catches sixteen-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands and delivers the young delinquents to the only relative they have: their aunt April. A heavy-drinking nightclub singer who lives off of Raymond, her married boyfriend, April wants nothing to do with the kids. But her attitude begins to change when Sandino, a handsome Columbian immigrant looking for work, moves into April's basement room. Making amends for his own troubled past, Sandino challenges April to open her heart. And April soon realizes she must make the biggest choice of her life: between her old ways with Raymond and the new possibilities of family, faith ... and even true love.

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Plot Keywords:

aunt | immigrant | love | nightclub singer | looting | 

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Taglines:

Hope is closer than you think.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving a sexual assault on a minor, violence, drug references and smoking

Details

Official Sites:

Lionsgate [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 September 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$23,446,785 (USA) (11 September 2009)

Gross:

$51,697,449 (USA) (23 October 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tyler Perry Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Madea: You know who you remind me of right now? You remind me of Peter. You know who Peter was? Peter was one of the twelve disciplines. And they were out on a boat near an isle in the Greek Atlantic Ocean. And when they was on this boat, a storm rose up and the twelve disciplines, they got really, really worried and upset. They said, "Oh Lord, what are we gonna do?" and they saw something coming towards them that looked like a ghost. But it wasn't a ghost. It was Jesus. And Peter said, "Jesus, if ...
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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Jesse Eisenberg/Nicki Minaj (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Playboy"
Written by Michael Akinlabi and Tasha Schumann
Performed by Candy Coated Killahz
Published by Songs of MapleMusic Publishing
Courtesy of MapleMusic Recordings

User Reviews

Honestly movie...

Nice movie, nice feelings, honestly movie. The only reason I give 10 stars is because there is an injustice with all these reviewers that gave a low score for the movie. This is not fair. I would give 7 stars for a movie of this type, if there wasn't the unfair game of some people with their low scores. This (under 3) score just can't be true. These American neighbourhood type movies are my favorites and most of times they are not good. But If I think of all movies of this type that I have seen till today, I can surely say that this is a human movie, with feelings as I said, with some everyday human situations and problems that many people have, and all these are shown from this movie with both a drama and comedy way, but with respect to anyone who has problems in this life. The actors played very nice and for a movie of this type, they do their best. For sure they are good actors too, but I think they feeled their roles and thats why they played nice. I hope you all see this movie. But first "See yourselves in the mirror" as Madea says to the girl. See yourselves, think who you are think of peoples around you and their problems and then give your score here. It will be surely a bigger score then. Thank you that you read my review and hope not to offend anyone. I hope the best to Mr Tyler Perry. I wish I could make a movie like this or participate in the creation of a movie like this, but I live in Greece where cinema is very difficult for a simple young film director, with a state that never cares for young people with dreams. So, I see movies like this in order to become happier in my life...I suggest you to do the same...