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Storyline
Dr. RJ Stevens is a talk show host who visits his family in the deep south. While there he reunites with his brother Otis, his sister Betty, his cousin/rival Clyde and his childhood love interest Lucinda Allen.
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Going home is no vacation.
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Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, language and some drug references
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Details
Release Date:
8 February 2008 (USA)
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Also Known As:
The Better Man
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Box Office
Budget:
$35,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$16,207,730,
10 February 2008, Wide Release
Gross USA:
$42,436,517, 3 April 2008
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$43,650,785
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Trivia
According to
Louis C.K. on the DVD commentary of
Louie (2010), his part in this film was originally much larger. But his performance was so bad that most of his scenes were deleted.
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Goofs
In the baseball game scene, Reggie (Mike Epps) slides to steal third and gets Roscoe's jersey dirty. When he stands up and notices, he tries to brush the dirt off the #44 on the right side of the jersey. When the camera cuts to Roscoe and then back, the left side of his jersey is dirty and the right side completely clean.
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Quotes
Otis:
The Black Paris Hilton done sissified you off the swine, that's what's up.
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Crazy Credits
Roscoe interviews members of his family over the credits.
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Connections
Referenced in
Conan: The Asiago Index (2011)
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Soundtracks
Access Hollywood Theme
Written and Performed by
Brandon Christy
Courtesy of NBC Subsidiary (KNBC-TV), Inc.
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User Reviews
A successful talk show host leaves Los Angeles to reunite with his family in the Deep South.
By the end of this movie's trailer, you would've thought "Oh, not again." No, that's what you were thinking. Don't deny it. Even I did too. But the trailer is very misleading and I found myself liking this movie more than I was going to. A lot more.
What I loved about this movie were the characters and moral. And yes, I loved those things. Each of the characters are unique and have their own memorable moments. Also, this movie had some pretty decent jokes, much better than many other comedies released this time who use clichéd and predictable jokes.
What I also admired about this movie was the family matter and moral this movie was trying to give out. I found it oddly touching and very sweet. Unfortunately, the other jokes this movie seem to have were also predictable, gross, unfunny, and crude. Some scenes in the movie just ruin the sweets scenes before it because it felt like the filmmakers just want to make people laugh.
Like I said, the characters were memorable. The most notable were James Earl Jones, Nicole Ari Parker, and Mo'Nique. Mo'Nique, I must say, is the funniest character in here, in my opinion. She throws each joke at you and you can't have enough!
Yes, the trailers for this movie were misleading so the movie was actually quite decent. The jokes were actually funny, the characters memorable, and the moral is very touching for anyone who has a family. Sure, it had its bad moments but this is better than most comedies released this year.