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.

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 Randy, her married boyfriend, April wants nothing to do with the kids. But her attitude begins to change when Sandino, a handsome Colombian 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 Randy and the new possibilities of family, faith ... and even true love.

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Plot Keywords:

musical performance | 2000s | black | 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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Adam Rodriguez and Taraji P. Henson also played an on-screen couple on Empire (2015).

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Goofs

When Mary J. Blige begins singing the title song she has on a red dress but after the scene returns from a view of April, Mary is wearing a black and white beaded dress.

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Quotes

Joe: Mabel? What the hell wrong with you? You don't be coming...
Madea: Wake the Hell up.
Joe: You about to give me a heart attack.You too ugly to be waking somebody up in the middle of night, I told you that.You gotta ease that ugly up on people. You can't just show it to them all at once.

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Connections

Followed by Tyler Perry's Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016)

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Soundtracks

Contagious
Written by Xavier Dphrepaulezz
Performed by Chocolate Butterfly
Published by Position Music Publishing
Courtesy of Position Music

User Reviews

Its Not That Bad Seriously a 2.8?!?!?

This film wasn't the best movie ever and I don't understand why people hate Tyler Perry his films aren't bad and they aren't the worst. I watched this with a group of friends mostly black and we enjoyed the parts with Madea were hilarious. And the drama was okay too. The acting was fine I like Taraj P Henson she was good in this movie. The only thing that bugged me was the sets most of them looked really fake but that was it. Anyways this film wasn't bad and the rating shouldn't be low at 2.8 it should be 4 or 5 stars. The acting was was good and had a fine cast. I recommend renting it or getting it on DVD. If you like tyler perry and his movies then you'll like I can do bad all by myself

Details

Official Sites:

Lionsgate [United States]

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:

1197 Avon Avenue SW, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$23,446,785, 13 September 2009

Gross USA:

$51,733,921

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$51,733,921

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Tyler Perry Company

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1