It's important to note for viewers unfamiliar with the previous
Madea films, that the humor here isn't subtle or sophisticated.
A Madea Halloween delivers big laughs and is the best
Madea film to date.»
Not exact matches
Early Marker: Creation in 2000 of his stock charter
Madea, a «God - fearing, gun - toting, pot - smoking, loudmouthed grandmother» who triggered a series of plays and provided a springboard for Perry's
film and TV career.
At a press event for Perry's newest
film Madea's Big Happy Family, which came out on Friday, Perry addressed Spike Lee's criticisms in a most unexpected fashion — by railing at me for a question I was making about a completely different kind of potential backlash.
yes some Tyler Perry
films are powerful like Good Deeds and some are funny like
Madea, But over all i hate his comedy also some of his movies were a huge FAIL.
UPDATE: The
film's official Facebook page has even called out the Boogeyman himself, sharing the poster this afternoon with the text: «Don't fear Michael Myers, fear
Madea.»
The one exception has been Tyler Perry, whose more comedic
films have passed the $ 50 million mark and even rose as high as $ 90 M with his drag act
Madea in a title role.
The latest
film in the long - running
Madea series, co-starring Bella Thorne, Cassie Davis, and Andre Hall, earned a stellar $ 27.6 million in its opening weekend.
Perry — famous for cross-dressing into the leading role of his huge - grossing «
Madea»
films — recruits a powerhouse cast that includes Thandie Newton, Whoopi Goldberg, Kerry Washington, Loretta Devine, Kimberly Elise, Phylicia Rashad, Janet Jackson and Macy Gray.
Its feature
film business has been fueled by such recent successes as the blockbuster first two installments of The Hunger Games franchise, The Hunger Games and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, A
Madea Christmas, Now You See Me, Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, Warm Bodies, The Expendables 2, The Possession, Sinister, Roadside Attractions» Mud and Pantelion Films» breakout hit Instructions Not Included, the highest - grossing Spanish - language
film ever released in the U.S.
Perry can now knock these
films out in his sleep, and with «
Madea Christmas» he certainly seems to be dozing at the wheel.
Tyler Perry's gun - toting Atlanta grandmother
Madea returns in her biggest
film yet, along with Eugene Levy, Denise Richards, and Romeo Miller.
However, it's a
film that the built - in
Madea fanbase can enjoy.
The
film stars Tyler, back in drag, as the sassy, pistol - packing Mable «
Madea» Simmons, heading a talented ensemble which includes Viola Davis, Derek Luke, Ion Overman, Keisha Knight Pulliam and David and Tamela J. Mann.