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Overview

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Director:
Raja Gosnell
Writers (WGA):
Darryl Quarles (story)
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Release Date:
2 June 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Comedy | Crime more
Tagline:
This FBI agent is going undercover... and he's concealing more than a weapon. more
Plot:
An FBI agent disguises himself as an old lady to protect a beautiful federal witness and her son. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 8 nominations more
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(42 articles)
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User Comments:
Not excellent, but often funny more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Martin Lawrence ... Malcolm Turner

Nia Long ... Sherry Pierce

Paul Giamatti ... John

Jascha Washington ... Trent Pierce

Terrence Howard ... Lester Vesco (as Terrence Dashon Howard)

Anthony Anderson ... Nolan
Ella Mitchell ... Hattie Mae Pierce (Big Momma)
Carl Wright ... Ben Rawley
Phyllis Applegate ... Sadie

Starletta DuPois ... Miss Patterson
Jessie Mae Holmes ... Miss Other Patterson

Nicole Prescott ... Lena

Octavia Spencer ... Twila (as Octavia L. Spencer)
Tichina Arnold ... Ritha

Cedric the Entertainer ... Reverend
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Big Mamas Haus (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for crude humor including sexual innuendo, and for language and some violence.
Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
Filming and postproduction took place over a period of only 5 months. more
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Continuity: Malcolm's earring(s) wanders between takes, from right to left ear and from both ears to none. more
Quotes:
Nolan: Now lets say you walking down the street, strutting yo stuff, and someby yells out and screams "Hey baby! Why don't you back that thing up and show me whatcha got and whatcha gon do?"
Big Momma: I'd say imma size 10, and I'm about to cram it up his boney ass!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Office: Weight Loss (#5.1)" (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Everytime I Feel the Spirit more

FAQ

Why is it that in the thunderstorm scene when Sherry gets into bed they call it a mistake of having the mustache show up on what sherry thinks is big momma.
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12 out of 15 people found the following comment useful:-
Not excellent, but often funny, 31 July 2001
7/10
Author: mattymatt4ever from Jersey City, NJ

Martin Lawrence is often trusty in the world of comedy. Maybe I'm just overcoming his awful "Blue Streak," but I felt this comedy--though saggy at times--was quite funny. The premise is undoubtedly implausible. How's a whole neighborhood going to believe that this undercover cop with a latex body that looks somewhat like Big Momma is actually Big Momma? There's a lot of disbelief to suspend. But the gags often worked and I can say I laughed about 75 percent of the time. Some are predictable, like when Big Momma takes a karate class and starts beating the teacher--played by Anthony Anderson--to a pulp, but they still work due to the way they're handled. And Lawrence turns in yet another fine comic performance, with a script that could've used a rewrite but was nowhere near as bad as the crackerjack script he had to work with in "Blue Streak." The talented comic helps keep the movie togehter, with a little assistance from the supporting cast. Paul Giamatti, who was great as Pig Vomit in the acclaimed "Private Parts," is funny as Lawrence's partner. We also have "Me Myself and Irene's" Anthony Anderson and Cedric the Entertainer.

The plot is chaotic, sometimes predictable, and becomes more and more implausible by the minute but the comedy works and because of that we're able to excuse the script's shortcomings. "Big Momma" doesn't deliver the biggest laughs, but it's good, fun entertainment on a lonely weekday afternoon.

My score: 7 (out of 10)

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