Madea's Witness Protection (2012)

A Wall Street investment banker who has been set up as the linchpin of his company's mob-backed Ponzi scheme is relocated with his family to Aunt Madea's southern home.

Director:

Tyler Perry

Writers:

Tyler Perry, Tyler Perry (based on characters created by)

Stars:

Tyler Perry, Eugene Levy, Denise Richards

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tyler Perry	...	Madea / Joe / Brian
Eugene Levy	...	George Needleman
Denise Richards	...	Kate Needleman
Doris Roberts	...	Barbara
Romeo Miller	...	Jake
Tom Arnold	...	Walter
John Amos	...	Pastor Nelson
Marla Gibbs	...	Hattie
Danielle Campbell	...	Cindy
Devan Leos	...	Howie
Shayne Anderson	...	TSA Agent
Dean Balkwill	...	Attendant
Nelson Bonilla	...	Agent Mulligan
Frank Brennan	...	Jack Goldberg
Eric Brooks	...	Bellman

Storyline

A Wall Street investment banker who has been set up as the linchpin of his company's mob-backed Ponzi scheme is relocated with his family to Aunt Madea's southern home.

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Plot Keywords:

2010s | wall street | investment banker | banker | ponzi scheme | 

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Taglines:

New Look. New York. New Madea.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some crude sexual remarks and brief drug references

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 June 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection

Filming Locations:

Old National Discount Mall, 2660 Godby Road, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$25,390,575, 1 July 2012

Gross USA:

$65,653,242

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$66,899,242

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Tyler Perry Company

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

All of Madea's previous occupations said in the movie were shown visually on Madea Goes to Jail

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Goofs

The blue-screens are visible through Madea's glasses throughout the movie, more prominent during the hotel trip and the conversation with her becoming Precious Jackson before that.

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Quotes

Brian: Guess some other lucky person will make that $4,000 a month.
Brian, Madea: You know what? I believe it would be the greatest Christianity thing I could do to help somebody in need. So I'm gonna go ahead and make up these sheets and clean up.

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Connections

References Precious (2009)

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Soundtracks

Let's Stay Together
Written by Al Green, Al Jackson Jr. and Willie Mitchell
Performed by Al Green
Published by Al Jackson Jr. Music (BMI)
Administered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Courtesy of Hi Records by arrangement with Wixen Music and Fat Possum

User Reviews

Same Tyler Perry Movie

I'm a fan of Tyler Perry however I believe that he misses the opportunity to make a good movie great. In "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" and "Family Reunion" (both good movies - I'd give them a 7 out of 10) there was an interesting sub-plot combined with humor. There was just enough drama to keep them interesting and enough humor to make them very funny. I really enjoyed Madea's character.

Since then, the focus is mostly on ridiculous humor. This includes "Witness Protection". It appears that Tyler Perry can no longer decide who he wants the character of Madea to be.Is she a woman that has made mistakes in her past, realizes it, and helps others? Well, not exactly. Instead, I'm left feeling that the character would still be pole dancing if she wasn't so fat. Additionally, the character references smoking pot as though it's acceptable and just what she, and others do. I'm disappointed in Tyler Perry.

This is an OK movie with a solid foundation on which to build. Unfortunately, the construction is weak.