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Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection is a 2012 American comedy film directed, written and produced by Tyler Perry.^[3] It is the fourteenth film by Perry and the sixth in the Madea franchise. It is the fourth Perry film not to be adapted from a play, alongside The Family That Preys, Daddy's Little Girls and Good Deeds, as well as the first Madea film not to be adapted from a play.

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The film was filmed in Atlanta from mid to late January to the beginning of March 2012 and was released through 34th Street Films and Lionsgate. With total box office gross of $67 million,^[2]Madea's Witness Protection is in the top three of Tyler Perry's most successful movies, after Boo! A Madea Halloween and Madea Goes to Jail.^[4]

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Plot[edit]

George Needleman, a nerdy, high level CFO in New York City, promises his son that he will take him to his Saturday afternoon baseball game after he gets back from the office. He gets to his office and arrives to a harrowing scene; his co-workers are shredding documents and are in a state of chaos. He sees his boss, Walter, who informs him that his company is a Ponzi scheme run by the mob. He is being accused of spearheading the scheme and laundering funds and has to enter his family into a witness protection program. The program relocates them to a refuge where no one will think to look for them: Madea and Joe's house in Georgia.

Meanwhile, Jake – whose elderly, ailing father is a church pastor who has put him in charge of the church's mortgage fund – stages a robbery (which is unsuccessful). Jake, who has a criminal past but whose father trusts that he has turned over a new leaf, is trying to recover church funds that he has invested in Needleman's company without his father's knowledge or consent, only to lose the entire investment in the Ponzi scheme.

The Needlemans' first meeting with Madea and Joe is awkward and bodes poorly for how everyone will get along. However, over time, Madea helps Kate and Cindy relate better to each other and to other family members, while Joe and Kate help George become more confident, more in touch with his surroundings and people around him, and more effective in channeling his emotions. Barbara displays dual sensibilities about 'colored people'. On one hand, she mistakes Madea for a domestic named Sadie, treats 'Sadie' imperiously, and threatens to get her fired. On the other hand, she recognizes Joe as a man she slept with years ago (and George's biological father), and relates to him seductively; she also enjoys Negro spirituals and repeatedly asks to be taken to the African American church down the street from Madea's house.

Pastor Nelson's sermon inspires George to recognize a pattern in his company's records that explains where 10% of the stolen funds have been stashed. After church, watching Whoopi Goldberg's Oda Mae Brown character in Ghost inspires George to involve Madea in a plan to redivert funds from the 'stashed' accounts back to the charities whose investments were stolen in the Ponzi scheme. The plan requires George (who disguises himself as a Frenchman to avoid detection by the Malone mob 'family'), Jake, and Madea (who assumes the identity of an upscale woman named Precious Jackson) to travel to New York City, and for 'Precious' to meet with a bank manager to transfer funds from the laundered accounts to the legitimate charities. Madea successfully accomplishes her mission, although she improvises both an expansion of her assumed identity (by pretending to be the oldest Jackson sister) and of the accounts to which 'Precious's' funds are transferred by having some money sent to her real bank account, unbeknownst to George and Jake.

When George and Jake begin to share their plan with Brian (Perry), he cuts them off and advises them it's illegal. However, after they pull off the caper, Brian informs George that his cooperation with the authorities and his successful efforts to return the charities' funds have given Brian leverage to dismiss the charges against George. Kate points out to George that the situation has strengthened their relationship and their family, and that it is a blessing in disguise. Upon leaving Madea's house, Cindy and Howie ask if they can come back to visit but both Madea and Joe immediately decline (though Madea does so in a sweet demeanor).

Before returning to New York, the Needlemans visit Pastor Nelson's church one last time. The Pastor and Jake burn the mortgage papers and the entire congregation celebrates the mortgage's being paid off, and the Needlemans enjoy the Negro spirituals. Madea also enjoys the spiritual music from her front porch, celebrating her new wealth.

Cast[edit]

• Tyler Perry as Mabel 'Madea' Simmons, Brian Simmons and Uncle Joe Simmons
• Eugene Levy as George Needleman
• Denise Richards as Kate Needleman
• Romeo Miller as Jake Nelson
• Doris Roberts as Barbara Needleman
• Danielle Campbell as Cindy Needleman, the daughter and older child of George Needleman from a previous relationship.
• Devan Leos as Howie Needleman, the son of George and Kate Needleman and George's youngest child.
• John Amos as Pastor Nelson
• Marla Gibbs as Hattie (cameo)
• Tom Arnold as Walter
• Jeff Joslin as Lucas
• Charlie Sheen as Himself (uncredited cameo)

Reception[edit]

The film received generally negative reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 19% based on 36 reviews, with an average rating of 3.82/10.^[5] On Metacritic, the film has a 42/100 rating, indicating 'mixed or average reviews'.^[6]

Madea's Witness Protection has received five Golden Raspberry Award nominations including Worst Actress (Tyler Perry as Madea), Worst Director, Worst Screen Couple (Perry and his drag getup), Worst Screen Ensemble and Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel.

Box office[edit]

The film opened with $25,390,575 in its opening weekend, ranking #4 behind Ted, Magic Mike, and Brave.^[7] As of August 2019 the film has grossed total of $66,899,242 worldwide, surpassing its $20 million budget, making it a financial success despite poor reviews.^[2]

Home media[edit]

Madea's Witness Protection was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on October 23, 2012.

References[edit]

1. ^'Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection'. ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
2. ^ ^abcdMadea's Witness Protection at Box Office Mojo
3. ^'Madea's Witness Protection'. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
4. ^'Tyler Perry box office total grosses'. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
5. ^Madea's Witness Protection at Rotten Tomatoes
6. ^Madea's Witness Protection at Metacritic
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External links[edit]

• Madea's Witness Protection on IMDb
• Madea's Witness Protection at AllMovie
• Madea's Witness Protection at Box Office Mojo
• Madea's Witness Protection at Rotten Tomatoes
• Madea's Witness Protection at Metacritic

Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion is a 2006 comedy-drama film adaptation of the stage production of the same name written by Tyler Perry and sequel to Diary of a Mad Black Woman. It was written and directed by Perry, who also played three characters, including Madea. It was released on February 24, 2006, nearly one year following its predecessor, Diary of a Mad Black Woman. The independent film was produced by Lionsgate.

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Plot[edit]

After Madea (Tyler Perry) violates the terms of her house arrest (which she was subjected to in the previous film), the judge orders her to take in a troubled foster child named Nikki (Keke Palmer) in order to avoid jail. At first, Madea and Nikki clash due to the latter's bad attitude and disrespect, stemming from her poor life up to this point, including an absent father, a mother in jail, and a slew of uncaring foster homes. However, Madea tells her that the only way to really overcome her poor life is to work to do and be better than the people who have let and put her down. Nikki takes Madea's words to heart and gradually reforms her behavior over the course of the film.

Lisa Breaux (Rochelle Aytes), one of Madea's nieces, is engaged to Carlos Armstrong (Blair Underwood), an abusive and controlling investment banker. While she desperately wants to get out of the engagement, her conniving gold-digging mother, Victoria (Lynn Whitfield), urges her to go through with the wedding, telling Lisa to avoid doing things that make Carlos angry. Vanessa (Lisa Arrindell Anderson), the other of Madea's nieces, who lives with her, has two children fathered by two different men, neither of whom are involved in their children's lives; Victoria regularly degrades Vanessa for this, even referring to her grandchildren as 'bastards'. Vanessa is successfully, though through some struggle, wooed by poetry-spouting bus driver Frankie Henderson (Boris Kodjoe), who is the single father of a young son, and has a passion for painting. As much as Vanessa likes Frankie, she is emotionally closed off and has a difficult time trusting him.

Lisa eventually leaves Carlos with the intention of calling off the wedding, temporarily moving in with Madea. Carlos, eager to move forward with the wedding, dispatches Victoria to bring Lisa back to him. Victoria confronts Carlos about the abuse, suggesting that insecurity about his masculinity is causing him to act out and that he needs counseling. Carlos counters this by suggesting that Victoria is controlling every aspect of her daughter's life because she wants to make up for all of the shortcomings in her own. It is then revealed that Victoria, with Carlos's assistance, has stolen from Lisa's trust fund over the years, leaving virtually no money left, and is now encouraging Lisa to marry Carlos in order to keep up her livelihood. Carlos makes it clear to Victoria that he will not bail her out unless the wedding goes forward. Victoria goes to Madea's house to fetch Lisa, only to end up in a passionate argument with Vanessa, who has become aware of Carlos's abuse and is eager to protect her sister.

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During the confrontation, Vanessa reveals a shocking secret to her younger sister: Victoria allowed her second husband, Lisa's father, to rape Vanessa in order to keep him in the marriage. Vanessa states that the sexual abuse occurred on a regular basis after that, which as a result, left her closed off emotionally and unable to trust the men in her life, including Frankie. Even more shockingly, Victoria makes no attempt to deny Vanessa's accusations. Instead, she rationalizes her actions, telling her daughters that they would have been destitute if Lisa's father had left, and that after going through a previous divorce with Vanessa's father and working two jobs to support the family afterwards, she was tired of struggling and felt that she deserved better. She also reveals that her own mother, a prostitute and drug addict, regularly traded her for 'ten dollars and a fix', essentially almost mirroring what she'd done with Vanessa and Lisa's father.

Victoria then states that she would not allow Vanessa to ruin her happiness, and that she would not apologize for the choices she'd made. She then turns on a horrified Lisa, demanding that Lisa begin taking care of her financially as she made sure that Lisa had the best of everything while she was growing up. Vanessa then derides Victoria for constantly controlling her and Lisa as her punching bag and puppet respectively, and how it has left her a mess; she vows not to let the pain and suffering her mother has subjected her to over the years hold her back any longer, and to break their family's tragic cycle by embracing the true love that she has found with Frankie and being a better mother to her own children. Victoria then leaves and later lies to Lisa, telling her that Carlos has agreed to counseling. Lisa eventually returns to Carlos and resumes her wedding plans.

At the family reunion, held at the home of ninety-six-year-old Aunt Ruby (Georgia Allen), Vanessa and Victoria get into another verbal confrontation, which eventually turns into a physical fight after Victoria insults Vanessa about her relationship with Frankie in front of the family. The fight is broken up when Myrtle (Cicely Tyson), Madea's daughter-in-law, and Aunt May (Maya Angelou) gather the family members to an old shack the family's ancestors grew up in. They, along with some of the older members of the family, express appellation and disappointment at how the family has turned out, and Myrtle gives a long speech persuading them to act better to each other and to themselves.

On the day of Lisa's wedding, Madea tells her that it is time for her to stand up against Carlos and fight back. When he arrives at Madea's house, he asks that he and Lisa be alone. Madea asks Carlos if he'd like something to eat, and tells Lisa to give him some grits on the stove, noting to her that they're hot. When Madea leaves the house with Nikki, Carlos brutally slaps Lisa in the face, but then, in retaliation, she throws the pot of hot grits in his face, scalding him badly, and then beats him with a frying pan, as Madea listens outside with laughter. She then takes off her engagement ring and throws it at an injured Carlos before leaving. At the church, Lisa announces to the guests that Carlos had been beating her every day since they first got engaged and that the wedding is off. Frankie then asks Vanessa to marry him. She says yes, and they're married at the church instead. At the reception, Victoria tells Vanessa that she and Frankie are a beautiful couple and they hug, signifying the first steps in a possible reconciliation.

Cast[edit]

• Tyler Perry as Brian, Joe, and Mabel 'Madea' Simmons
• Blair Underwood as Carlos Armstrong
• Lynn Whitfield as Victoria Breaux
• Boris Kodjoe as Frankie Henderson
• Lisa Arrindell Anderson as Vanessa Breaux
• Maya Angelou as Aunt May
• Rochelle Aytes as Lisa Breaux
• Jenifer Lewis as Milay Jenay Lori
• Keke Palmer as Nikki Grady
• Tangi Miller as Donna
• Henry Simmons as Isaac
• Cicely Tyson as Myrtle
• Johnny Gill as Wedding singer
• Cassi Davis as Aunt Sarah
• Georgia Allen as Aunt Ruby
• Nicholas Ortiz as Himself
• Judge Mablean Ephriam (cameo) as Herself
• David Wiebers as Wedding Musician (trumpet)

Soundtrack[edit]

The soundtrack was released by Motown Records on February 21, 2006.

Release and reception[edit]

Box office[edit]

Madea's Family Reunion was budgeted at $6 million and opened at #1 in its opening weekend (2/24-26) with $30,030,661^[1] and eventually grossed $63,257,940 in North America with an additional $50,939 internationally, tying $63,308,879 worldwide after 9 weeks in theaters.^[2]

Small independent filmmaker Tyler Perry has garnered one of the highest wide-release openings to date in 2006, in both gross ($30 million) and screen average ($13,687).^[3]

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'The number one movie is Madea's Family Reunion, a small comedy/melodrama which grossed an astounding $30.3 million from 2,194 venues. It had a super-hot venue average of $13,787..'^[4]

'Playing at 2,194 locations across North America, the film averaged a remarkable estimated $13,788 per screen, demonstrating the enormous breadth and depth of Perry's audience. The debut weekend of Madea's Family Reunion outperformed the opening weekend of Lionsgate's first Tyler Perry film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, by nearly 40 percent.'^[5]

Audience[edit]

The reasoning for the film's relative success,^[1] according to Steve Rothenberg, Lions Gate president of domestic distribution, is due to its targeted market appeal, 'I believe that we're in all the right theaters..I'm not sure there's much room for expansion.'^[6] To illustrate the point, Lions Gate's exit polls^[6] showed 52 percent of the audience were black women over the age of 35.

Critical reception[edit]

Madea's Family Reunion received mixed reviews from critics. It holds a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 25%, based on 57 reviews, with an average rating of 4.41/10. The consensus reads 'Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion is sincere in its positive intentions, but leaves something to be desired as a film.'^[7]Metacritic gives the film a score of 45% based on reviews from 18 critics.^[8]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abhttp://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2006&wknd=08&p=.htm
2. ^http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=madeasfamilyreunion.htm
3. ^http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=opening&yr=2006&p=.htm
4. ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2006-04-26. Retrieved 2006-03-16.Cite uses deprecated parameter deadurl= (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. ^http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060226/nysu016.html?.v=39^{[dead link]}
6. ^ ^abhttp://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2013&p=.htm
7. ^https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/madeas_family_reunion/
8. ^http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/madeasfamilyreunion

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• Madea's Family Reunion on IMDb
• Madea's Family Reunion at Box Office Mojo
• Madea's Family Reunion at Rotten Tomatoes
• Madea's Family Reunion at Metacritic