Although this did not happen until about one hour into the film, I applauded because Madea is clueless to how bad her behavior is that even a trained professional like Dr. Phil couldn't get through to her. "We were cautiously optimistic we could do 30-plus," Steve Rothenberg said. For as little as the jail had to do with anything, it might as well have been called, "Madea drives a car" or "Madea gets angry". 1:15. The play and the film deal with Perry's signature character Madea going to prison for her uncontrollable anger management problems. Share Advertisement. 2:30. In MADEA GOES TO JAIL, you will see a side of Madea that you […] (42) Price Match Guarantee. The play and the film deal with Perry's signature character Madea going to prison for her uncontrollable anger management problems. The film was released on February 20, 2009. Writer, director, and star Tyler Perry toned down his signature drag alter ego for the theatrically released Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madea’s Family Reunion. This time she lands in jail, where she meets a variety of mixed-up characters. Madea Goes to Jail. After all the runnin’ from the popo and all the arrest warrants she ripped up, the pistol-tottin’ queen of brash is locked up. Tyler Perry's Madea Goes To Jail - Official Trailer. A gleeful Joe (TYLER PERRY) couldn't be happier at Madea's misfortune. Based on Perry’s successful stage play, TYLER PERRY’S MADEA GOES TO JAIL is produced, written and directed by Tyler Perry. Following a short rest, Madea returns to center stage! A gleeful Joe (TYLER PERRY) couldn't be happier at Madea's misfortune. Title: 4 of 10 people found this review helpful. The film received negative reviews from critics, with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 27% based on 51 reviews, and an average score of 4.83/10. Ellen comforts him and tells him that he shouldn't continue holding on to the guilt and that it was never his fault, especially since Candace already had personal troubles beforehand. [citation needed]. Tyler Perry's Madea Goes To Jail - Official Trailer. Madea consults with Doctor Phil McGraw for anger management, but does not cooperate with McGraw. Although Josh tries to assure her that he is only trying to help an old friend, Linda tells him that it was Candace's own fault for being who she is and that he should only socialize with a higher class of people. $7.99 Your price for this item is $7.99. The successful filmmaker stars once again as the mischief-prone older woman whose exploits this time lead her to jail, where she befriends and reforms a prostitute named Candy (The Cosby Show's Keshia Knight Pulliam).~Jeremy Wheeler At long last, Madea returns to the big screen in TYLER PERRY'S MADEA GOES TO JAIL. It's still poorly written like its predecessor, and it does focus too much on what should be the side characters but are instead the main characters, which leads to an ending that took this movie down from a 3/5 to a 2.5/5 just because of how dumb it was. It was something of a "Pretty Woman" premise involving a legal clerk trying to rescue a childhood friend from drugs and prostitution. Madea is arrested and brought to court again, where Judge Greg Mathis sentences her to prison for five to ten years. "[8], On its opening weekend, the film opened at #1, and grossed $41,030,947 (2,032 theaters, $20,192 average), the biggest Friday to Sunday take since Twilight in November 2008. Conversely, Candace sees right through Linda upon meeting her and tells Josh that it will never work between them since they are too different: Josh actually cares about helping anyone he sees in trouble no matter their class, while Linda is a shallow and spoiled brat who considers people who have a lower status than her as inferior. David L. "Money Train" Watts. (Madea's cellmate) and Donna (Candace's fellow prostitute friend) attend a class taught by Ellen at the prison, in order to have time reduced from their sentences. (2009). A single mom takes her family to Georgia for the funeral of her father -- a man she never met. 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. Rank of Viola Davis' movies by Box Office performance. Madea Goes to Jail is my personal favorite of the bunch so far, but that doesn't mean it's a good movie. On Josh's wedding day, Chuck, serving as best man, tells him that Linda falsified Candace's file. 1-4 of 4 items. Madea dispenses her unique form of holiday spirit on rural town when she's coaxed into helping a friend pay her daughter a surprise visit in the country for Christmas. Chuck overhears this and nearly tells Josh the truth, but hesitates because of Linda's previous threat towards him. [10] The film closed on April 23, 2009 with a final domestic gross of $90,508,336. 1197 Avon Avenue SW, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. $7.99 Buy After a high-speed freeway chase puts Madea (TYLER PERRY) in front of the judge, her reprieve is short-lived as anger management issues get the best of her and land her in jail. According to a New York Times review,[7] the film gives Madea herself a much more central role than some of the previous Madea movies, in some of which she is merely a commentator on events. [9] On its second weekend, it dropped 61 percent, but remained at #1 grossing another $16,175,926 (2,052 theaters, $7,883 average), bringing the 10-day gross to $64,525,548. There, her clan is introduced to the crass, fun-loving Brown family. In Madea Goes To Jail the Play (as he often does in the plays) he becomes so overcome with emotion on the subject of letting go of people that harm your life that he lost himself and came out of charactor. However, Madea isn't amused by the festivities and uses a machine gun to scare the party goers away. Josh asks his fiancée and fellow ADA Linda Davis to fill in on his behalf. This time America's favorite irreverent, pistol-packin' grandmomma is raising hell behind bars and lobbying for her freedom...Hallelujer! Madea Goes to Jail (2009) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

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