Tyler Perry's Madea Goes To Jail
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- Synopsis
- Tyler Perry transitions another one of his hit plays to the big screen with this adaptation of Madea Goes to Jail. The successful filmmaker stars once again as the mischief-prone older woman whose exploits this time lead her to jail, where she ......
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- Starring
- Tyler Perry, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Derek Luke, Tamela Mann
- Director(s)
- Tyler Perry
- Distributor(s)
- Lionsgate
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 103 min.
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Critic Reviews
Both slapstick and social drama, and it is certainly the most confident mix of the two that Perry has managed to achieve with this particular part of his vast media franchise.Read the full review
Madea's physical comedy is loud enough to wake the dead, but its drama is just as excessive. In a neat bit of economy, Perry stages a wedding that doubles as a breakup, and triples as the villain's crowd-pleasing comeuppance. Now that is some serious multitasking.Read the full review
There is something both satisfying and frustrating about Madea Goes to Jail. Mr. Perry dutifully gives his audience what it wants, but you can't help feeling that he might also have more to offer: more coherent narratives, smoother direction, better movies.Read the full review
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Tyler Perry Does Good All By Himself In The Saturday Box Office Report
09/12/09 Perry's "I Can Do Bad All By Myself" easily took the top box office seat on Friday with $8.6 million, outgrossing every other competitor by millions of dollars. | MTV Movies Blog -
Tyler Perry eyes another #1
09/10/09 Tyler Perry returns to the nation's multiplexes in the first fall frame with Lionsgate's "I Can Do Bad All By Myself" at 2,255 playdates in what's likely to be his second No. 1 opener this year. | Variety -
Tyler Perry
07/20/09 Tyler Perry's "Madea Goes to Jail" grossed more than $90 million in 2009 -- a major feat for any film -- but the moviemaker's big triumph this year has been on the smallscreen, where Perry exceeded his 100-episode deal with TBS on "House of Payne" and launched a second hit sitcom, "Meet the Browns." | Variety -
New on DVD: 'Madea Goes to Jail,' 'What Goes Up,' '
06/14/09 Unstoppable entrepreneur Tyler Perry owns whatever he wants, and right now, that includes this week. | New York Daily News - New York NY -
Turner nets Perry pair, action trio
04/05/09 Turner Networks has entered into several movie-licensing deals with Lionsgate over the past several weeks, giving the cabler the first network TV rights to Tyler Perry-produced pics "Madea Goes to Jail" and "The Family That Preys," as well as a trio of action titles starring Jason Statham: "The Bank Job," "Transporter 3" and the upcoming "Crank: High Voltage." | Variety