Madea's Family Reunion (2006)

Director:

Tyler Perry

Writer:

Tyler Perry (play)

Release Date:

24 February 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Learn dignity. Demand respect.

Plot:

While planning her family reunion, a pistol-packing grandma (Perry) must contend with the other dramas on her plate, including the runaway who has been placed under her care, and her love-troubled nieces. |

Plot Keywords:

Family Reunion | Melodrama | Family Crisis | Sister Sister Relationship | African American

Awards:

7 nominations

Cast

Tyler Perry	...	Madea / Brian / Joe
Blair Underwood	...	Carlos
Lynn Whitfield	...	Victoria
Boris Kodjoe	...	Frankie
Lisa Arrindell Anderson	...	Vanessa
Maya Angelou	...	May
Rochelle Aytes	...	Lisa
Jenifer Lewis	...	Milay Jenay Lori
Tangi Miller	...	Donna
Keke Palmer	...	Nikki
Henry Simmons	...	Issac
Cicely Tyson	...	Myrtle
China Anderson	...	Nima
Akhil Jackson	...	Jonathan
Alonzo Millsap	...	Tre

Also Known As:

Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion (USA) (complete title)
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion: The Movie (USA) (DVD box title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, domestic violence, sex and drug references.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Finland:K-13 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | South Africa:13V

Filming Locations:

Covington, Georgia, USA

Company:

Lions Gate Films

Trivia:

Maya Angelou's character is named May, her childhood nickname.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Vanessa gets on Frankie's bus, the route sign changes from 9G to 9L by the time she gets off.

Quotes:

Judge Ephriam: Bryan, does she watch your kids?
Brian Simmons: Oh, she's actually really good, she's a big diciplinarian though, but uh... they have a lot of respect for her.
Judge Ephriam: Really?
[Looks over at Nikki]
Judge Ephriam: Stand up Nikki.
[Nikki stands up]
Judge Ephriam: Mable Simmons, since you can't seem to act like you have any sense except when you're caring for somebody, meet Nikki Grady. You're her new foster mother.
Mable 'Madea' Simmons: The hell I am! I dont - huh! - hell naw! It's a reason why god put a woman through menopause, I'm past 60... you know what that means? After that time you're not supposed to be bogged with no kids. I'm sorry, I will kill that lil girl... I don't know her...
Nikki: So, You ugly anyway, old lady!
Mable 'Madea' Simmons: She tryna get me the electric chair already.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Boondocks: ...Or Die Trying (#2.1)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Keep Your Head Up

Inspiration to keep on keeping on.

I rented the DVD and watched this movie three times before returning it. I bought the DVD to watch parts of it often enough to keep me keeping on just like Medea does. The show inspired me. I laughed tears. Funny thing was my daughter called and told me to watch it because it reminded her of me, her grandmother, and great-grandmother. It made me so brave that when my 29 year old son (semi-brain damaged drug addict) came through the house popping his mouth off at me I went into "Medea Mode". I jumped back with, "This is my house and I will whoop your butt no matter how old or big you are! I rattled on with I'll catch you asleep and beat the s--- right out of you. And on Medea Mode I rode! Sons and grandkids broke out laughing and going crazy cause NAN was back. Get on out of here boy, I don't want to see your ugly face for awhile." It sure felt good. Medea is my hero. No Tyler Perry is. Thank you. You are writing my life. Whew! Do I have stuff you should hear!