Meet the Browns (2008)

A single mom takes her family to Georgia for the funeral of her father -- a man she never met. There, her clan is introduced to the crass, fun-loving Brown family.

Director:

Tyler Perry

Writers:

Tyler Perry (play), Tyler Perry

Stars:

Tamela J. Mann, Angela Bassett, Tyler Perry

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tyler Perry	...	Madea / Joe
David Mann	...	Mr. Brown
Tamela J. Mann	...	Cora Brown (as Tamela Mann)
Angela Bassett	...	Brenda
Lance Gross	...	Michael
Chloe Bailey	...	Tosha
Mariana Tolbert	...	Lena
Rick Fox	...	Harry
Sofía Vergara	...	Cheryl
Irma P. Hall	...	Mildred
Frankie Faison	...	L.B.
Margaret Avery	...	Sarah
Jenifer Lewis	...	Vera
Lamman Rucker	...	Will
Kris D. Lofton	...	Calvin (as Kristopher Lofton)

Storyline

A single mom takes her family to Georgia for the funeral of her father -- a man she never met. There, her clan is introduced to the crass, fun-loving Brown family.

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Plot Keywords:

family character name in title | three word title | surname in title | 2000s | georgia the state | 

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Taglines:

You can't choose your family, you can only pack accordingly.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for drug content, language including sexual references, thematic elements and brief violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

David Mann (Leroy) and Tamela J. Mann (Cora) are in reality, married. Tamela is only two months older than David.

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Goofs

When Brenda is eating the sandwich at Mildred's she takes the first bite from the center. When she takes a second bite the first has moved to the corner.

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Quotes

[discussing the various women with whom their deceased father had relationships]
Leroy Brown: What about our mama?
L.B. Brown: [with a disgusted facial expression] Nasty ho.

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Connections

Followed by Meet the Browns (2009)

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Soundtracks

Take It Down Johnny
Written by Jay Weigel and John Fohl
Performed by John Fohl, Lawrence Sieberth (as Larry Sieberth), David Pulphus and Doug Garrison
Published by Floating City Press (BMI)
Courtesy of Floating City Music, Inc.

User Reviews

A huge step back for Mr. Perry

After seeing last year's excellent Daddy's Little Girls and Why Did I Get Married I thought Tyler Perry had finally come into his own as a film maker. Granted Mr. Perry doesn't have the visual flair of Spike Lee,John Singleton or the underrated Ernest Dickerson but what he does have is heart. Sadly even an A-list actress couldn't save Meet The Browns from being a trite affair that may hugely disappoint Perry's fans. For starters Mr. Perry needs to fire the editor of this film. Maysie Hoy who edited Perry's two previous films comes of as a first timer here which is ironic because she's been doing movies since 1992 and has worked with talented directors such as Robert Altman (The Player)and Theodore Witcher (Love Jones). I counted at least three scenes which didn't transition well at all and did nothing to progress the story. As for the script it seems as Perry wrote this script on a whim; and the film was just made to cash in on his success because it lacks the heart of Daddy's Little Girls and Why Did I Get Married. As for the acting Margaret Avery who was excellent in The Color Purple & the recent Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins gives a paper thin performance as does Lamman Rucker who was excellent in Why Did I Get Married. As for Angela Bassest she's good as always and plays the mother role very well, I'm anxious to see what she bring Notorious next year. I would say two of the strongest performances in the film come from Lance Gross as Angela and much to my surprise Rick Fox as her would be suitor. The big question though is how well does David Mann's Leroy Brown translate to film ? In my opinion not as well as Madea and some of his jokes seemed forced and unneeded. As for the big screen return of Madea it's unwelcome at best and she hasn't been missed. Tyler Perry has the potential to be one of the strongest black filmmaker in Hollywood, he knows a good story, has a knack for finding talent hence Lammon Rucker and Lance Goss who will both go on to do great things. But with his latest Perry sticks to a formula that he successfully broke out with two back to back winning film released last year. Here's hoping his next film The Family That Preys gets him back on track.

Details

Official Sites:

Lions Gate Entertainment [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 March 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$20,082,809, 23 March 2008

Gross USA:

$41,975,388

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$41,975,388

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Tyler Perry Company

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

DTS SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1