One person can keep a family together and, when that one person is gone, a family can be torn apart.
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George Tillman Jr.Writer:
George Tillman Jr.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Vanessa Williams | ... | Teri (as Vanessa L. Williams) | |
| Vivica A. Fox | ... | Maxine | |
| Nia Long | ... | Bird | |
| Michael Beach | ... | Miles | |
| Mekhi Phifer | ... | Lem | |
| Brandon Hammond | ... | Ahmad | |
| Jeffrey D. Sams | ... | Kenny | |
| Gina Ravera | ... | Faith | |
| Irma P. Hall | ... | Mother Joe | |
| Carl Wright | ... | Reverend Williams | |
| Mel Jackson | ... | Simuel | |
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Morgan Méchelle Smith | ... | Kelly |
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John M. Watson Sr. | ... | Uncle Pete |
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M.T. Alexander | ... | Jada |
| Lawrence Petty | ... | Harome | |
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Matriarch Mama Joe has held her family together for 40 years around a Sunday dinner of soul food. When diabetes hospitalizes her, the dinners stop and tensions among her three daughters start to break the family apart. Two of the sisters feud continuously: Teri is jealous of Maxine's marriage and irritated that everyone assumes her corporate salary is open to the rest of the family's uses. Maxine resents Teri's bossiness and insensitivity to family tradition. Bird, the youngest, newly married to an ex-con, accepts a favor from an old lover that leads to her husband's arrest. Mama Joe's grandson Ahmad cooks up a scheme to bring the family together, back to the table. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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loss of grandmother | sister | 1990s | food in title | family relationships |Taglines:
A story of the people who make us strong and the recipe that makes us a family. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for some strong sexuality and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
26 September 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$7,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$11,197,897, 28 September 1997, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$43,490,057, 23 January 1998Company Credits
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Ahmad: Yo Bird! Big Mama said to bring yo' black ass out there!
Maxine: Boy, Big Mama told nobody's black ass to go nowhere!
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Written by André Benjamin and Big Boi (as Antwan Patton)
Performed by Outkast featuring CeeLo Green of Goodie Mob
Produced by Outkast for Earthtone Ideas Music Inc.
OutKast and Cee-Lo appear courtesy of LaFace Records
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Jeffrey D. Samms, Michael Beach, and Brandon Hammond previously appeared in Waiting to Exhale (1995). See more »Goofs
When Lem is sitting in the living room talking to Kenny at his house, you can see a light from the camera visible in the window behind them. See more »Quotes
Maxine: Ahmad, what are you doin' in the ladies' bathroom?Ahmad: Yo Bird! Big Mama said to bring yo' black ass out there!
Maxine: Boy, Big Mama told nobody's black ass to go nowhere!
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Alternate Versions
The first version of this movie that George Tillman Jr made was entitled Spice of Life. It was released on a local cable access channel in Milwaukee, WI. See more »Connections
Featured in At the Movies: The Peacemaker/Soul Food/The Edge/The Ice Storm/The Assignment (1997) See more »Soundtracks
In Due TimeWritten by André Benjamin and Big Boi (as Antwan Patton)
Performed by Outkast featuring CeeLo Green of Goodie Mob
Produced by Outkast for Earthtone Ideas Music Inc.
OutKast and Cee-Lo appear courtesy of LaFace Records
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I totally enjoyed this movie. It had me full of emotion and rubbing my belly all at the same time. It's hard to understand why all families cannot sit down and enjoy times like the Joseph family had. Lem getting arrested, Teri & Max at each others throats, Mama Joe's illness, and Faith and Myles' bad deed really tested that love. This was a film that brought to light about hard times and rising above them. One person can make a difference. Ahmad proved that by getting the whole family back for "sunday dinner." It is always a silver lining to a negative situation. That food would definitely bring me back! We need more of these times in today's world. Forget materials things, love is bigger.