Madea's Family Reunion: The Movie [Blu-ray]

Director: Tyler Perry Tyler Perry

Overview

Actor and playwright Tyler Perry returns as Madea, a brash but loving African-American grandmother with her own way of doing things in this screen adaptation of his popular stage comedy drama. Madea has her work cut out for her when she finds herself dealing with a handful of family crises the same weekend that she's planned a massive family reunion. Her niece Lisa (Rochelle Aytes) is engaged to marry a handsome and successful man (Blair Underwood), but the good news is blunted when she reveals to her friends that he beats her. Another niece, Vanessa (Lisa Anderson), has been having romantic problems of her own, and isn't sure she should take another chance on love with a humble but good-hearted bus driver (Boris Kodjoe). Madea's older sister dies, with the funeral landing the same weekend as Lisa's wedding. And on top of all this, a court order forces Madea to look after Nikki (Keke Palmer), a troubled and angry teenager from a broken home. Madea's Family Reunion also stars Lynn Whitfield, Jennifer Lewis, Cicely Tyson, and Maya Angelou.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/23/2010
UPC:	0031398127581
Original Release:	2006
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	LIONSGATE - 600000-AEC LGE
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:50:00
Sales rank:	25,190

Special Features

Madea mania; From stage to screen; Transforming Tyler; Deleted scenes; Photo gallery; Commentary; The making of Madea's Family Reunion; Making the music; Gather plantation; Marriage Madea style

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Tyler Perry	Madea/Brian/Joe,Man on the Bus,Composer
Lynn Whitfield	Victoria
Blair Underwood	Carlos
Boris Kodjoe	Frankie
Maya Angelou	May
Jenifer Lewis	Milay Jenay Lori,Milay
Keke Palmer	Nikki
Cicely Tyson	Myrtle
Henry Simmons	Issac
Lisa Arrindell Anderson	Vanessa,Nima
Rochelle Aytes	Lisa
Tangi Miller	Donna
Akhil Jackson	Jonathan
Alonzo Millsap	Tre
Georgia Allen	Ruby
Cassi Davis	Aunt Sarah
Leon Lamar	Grover
John Lawhorn	Uncle Pete
Afemo Omilami	Isaac Sr.,Aunt Clara
Ryan Gentles	Stripper Policeman
Mablean Ephriam	Judge Ephriam
Richard Reed	Bailiff No. 1
Dale Neal	Kid No. 1
Michelle Griffin	Carlos' Woman Friend
Cedric Pendleton	Carlos' Man Friend
Deanna Dawn	Tyrequa
Enoch King	Hykeem
Ginnie Randall	Miss Samuel
C.O.C.O. Brown	Poet/MC
Jennifer Sears	Female at Reunion
Tre Rogers	Young Man at Reunion,Young Man at Reunion
Shannon Eubanks	Secretary
Jeronn C. Williams	Singer/Reverend
Dale C. Bronner	Reverend
Lisa Arrindell	Actor
Brian F. Durkin	Actor
Lisa Anderson	Vanessa
Judge Mablean Ephriam	Judge Ephriam
Johnny Gill	Wedding Singer
Crystal Collins	Singer #1
Regina Murff	Singer #2
Rita Sands	Singer #3
Karnelle Smith	Singer #4
Stephanie Dotson	Singer #5
Joyce D. Williams	Singer #6
Philipia Williams	Restaurant Singer
Steve Coulter	Maitre D
Yvette Devereaux	Conductor
Elvin Ross	Composer,Composer
Perry Elvin Ross	Composer

Technical Credits

Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Reuben Cannon	Producer
Mike Upton	Producer
Michael Paseornek	Producer,Executive Producer
Roger M. Bobb	Producer
Ryan Beadle	Special Effects
Greg Crawford	Sound Effects
Mark DeSimone	Sound Effects
Brent Findley	Sound Effects
Anderson Martin	Stunts
Derrick Simmons	Stunts
J. Wayne Parker	Key Grip
Kim Williams	Casting
David Lord	Stunts
Lonnie Smith Jr.	Stunts
Jon David DeStefano	Sound Editor
Dean Hovey	Sound Editor
Jonathan Wales	Sound Mixer
Elias Sound	Sound/Sound Designer
Bruce Murphy	Sound Editor
Todd A. Niesen	Sound Editor
Jim Hawkins	Sound Mixer
Jay Nierenberg	Sound/Sound Designer
Zeke Richardson	Sound Editor
Stuart Provine	Sound Editor

Editorial Reviews

“I only go to church for weddings and funerals. I wonder what I’m dressed up for today?” That line would not be out of place in a John Wayne western, but it’s ominously delivered here by Madea (writer-director Tyler Perry, portraying his signature drag alter ego), who dispenses her own unique “old school” justice. Madea has cleaned up her act a bit since Diary of a Mad Black Woman, but she still delivers the sassy goods as she contends with being forced to take in a foster child with delinquent tendencies (which slap-happy Madea immediately nips in the bud). She also provides safe haven for her two nieces: Lisa (Rochelle Aytes), unhappily engaged to a prominent investment banker (Blair Underwood, cast against type and scarily effective), who beats her; and Vanessa (Lisa Arrindell), who has some very definite issues with her unsympathetic mother, Victoria (Lynn Whitfield). All this and much more threaten to disrupt the family reunion, which ultimately serves as a platform for Cicely Tyson, no less, to deliver an impassioned monologue imploring young black men and women to respect themselves and each other. “I expect more from you,” she thunders. Madea’s Family Reunion ruled the box office roost for two consecutive weeks, even though it was not screened for critics and faced competition ranging from Harrison Ford and Bruce Willis to Curious George. This is testament to Perry’s keen ability to viscerally connect with his devoted audience, by offering a decidedly unsubtle blend of melodrama, Springer-esque dysfunction, spiritual uplift, and Oprah-style empowerment. “It ain’t what people call you,” Madea counsels, “It’s what you answer to.” That’s a universal message that everyone can take to heart.