Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)

Director:

Darren Grant

Writers:

Tyler Perry (play)
Tyler Perry (written by)

Release Date:

25 February 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Time heals the heart. Faith heals the rest.

Plot:

A couple with a good marriage that seemed solid, actually begins to crumble when she discovers her husband's intentions for divorce.

Plot Keywords:

Smack Upside The Head | Engagement Ring | Rain | Revival | Red Dress

Awards:

12 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Kimberly Elise	...	Helen
Steve Harris	...	Charles
Tyler Perry	...	Madea / Brian / Joe
Shemar Moore	...	Orlando
Lisa Marcos	...	Brenda
Tamara Taylor	...	Debrah
Cicely Tyson	...	Myrtle
Terrell Carter	...	Reverend Carter
Carol Mitchell-leon	...	Mildred (as Carol Mitchell-Leon)
Avery Knight	...	BJ
Vickie Eng	...	Christina
Tiffany Evans	...	Tiffany
Gary Anthony Sturgis	...	Jamison (as Gary Sturgis)
Bart Hansard	...	Guard
Chandra Currelley-Young	...	Chandra
Sho Dixon	...	Child
Tamela J. Mann	...	Cora (as Tamela Mann)
Ric Reitz	...	D.A
Lauren Leah Mitchell	...	Doctor
Mike Pniewski	...	Foreman
Wilbur Fitzgerald	...	Judge
L. Warren Young	...	Judge
Mablean Ephriam	...	Judge Ephriam (as Judge Mablean Ephriam)
Tony Vaughn	...	Juror
E. Roger Mitchell	...	Kalvin
Cedric Pendleton	...	Max
Richard Reed	...	Bailiff
Joe Washington	...	Reporter
Kate Donadio	...	Secretary
Syr Law	...	Woman (as Crystal Porter)
Ryan Gentles	...	Bartender
Ronnie Garrett	...	Band Member
Marcus Williams	...	Band Member #2
Earl Fleming	...	Band Member #3
Christian Keyes	...	Man Proposing
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vic Aviles	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Michael Beasley	...	Himself / Madea Photo-Double (uncredited)
Nicky Buggs	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Laurie Gardner	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Robert Hatch	...	Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
Donnie McClurkin	...	Pastor (uncredited)
John Fitzgerald Page	...	Dr. Frank Doyle (uncredited)
Cheryl Pepsii Riley	...	Singer at Banquet (uncredited)
Brandon Thaxton	...	Church Parishioner (uncredited)
Craig Thaxton	...	Church Van Driver (uncredited)
Shane Thaxton	...	Church Parishioner (uncredited)
Constantine Varazo	...	Lawyer / Ball Room Dancer (uncredited)
Joe Walsh	...	Steel worker (uncredited)
Steve Warren	...	Lawyer at Banquet (uncredited)

Directed by
Darren Grant

Writing credits
Tyler Perry		(play)
Tyler Perry		(written by)

Produced by
Reuben Cannon	....	producer
John Dellaverson	....	executive producer
Joseph P. Genier	....	line producer
Michael Paseornek	....	executive producer
Tyler Perry	....	executive producer
Tyler Perry	....	producer
Mike Upton	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Camara Kambon

Cinematography by
David Claessen

Film Editing by
Terilyn A. Shropshire

Casting by
Shay Griffin
Kim Williams

Production Design by
Ina Mayhew

Set Decoration by
Joseph Litsch

Costume Design by
Keith G. Lewis

Makeup Department
Matiki Anoff	....	makeup department head
Cynthia L. Chapman	....	key hair stylist
Patrice Coleman	....	key makeup artist
Daisy Curbeon	....	wigmaker: Ms. Elise
Bill Johnson	....	prosthetics makeup (as Bill 'Splat' Johnson)
Taylor Knight	....	hair department head
Monty Schuth	....	wig maker
Rameses Shepherd	....	barber: Mr. Perry
Linda Thompson	....	hair stylist (as Linda Clark-Thompson)
Denise Tunnell	....	makeup artist
Brent Conley	....	special makeup effects assistant (uncredited)

Production Management
Rosemary Lara	....	production manager: Lions Gate Films
Molly M. Mayeux	....	unit production manager
Carl Pedregal	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Roger M. Bobb	....	first assistant director
Angelique Bones	....	second second assistant director
Roger Lee	....	second assistant director
Ron Timmons	....	first assistant director: second unit
Keith Ward	....	second unit director

Art Department
Cheryl Adams	....	set dressing buyer
Christopher Didiot	....	set dresser
Roland Heart	....	set dresser
Chris Hunter	....	storyboard artist
Kathleen Kasinger	....	property master
Johnny Land	....	painter
Alba Leone	....	lead person
Alisa Lumbreras	....	charge scenic artist
Jeremy McGuire	....	art department coordinator
Robert Tate Nichols	....	set dresser
Lauren Soldwisch	....	set painter
Lance Totten	....	set dresser
Greg Waddle	....	additional buyer

Sound Department
Jeremy Balko	....	foley mixer
Dhyana Carlton-Tims	....	assistant dialogue editor
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Jim Hawkins	....	sound recordist
Douglas L. Hill	....	boom operator (as Doug Hill)
Scott Hinkley	....	post-production sound recordist
Dean Hovey	....	sound effects editor
Spencer Johnson	....	foley editor
Cody King	....	assistant sound editor
Colt Logan	....	sound utility
Jim MacMorran	....	additional adr recordist
Andrew Morgado	....	assistant sound editor
Jay Nierenberg	....	supervising sound editor
Todd Niesen	....	dialogue editor
Stuart Provine	....	sound effects editor
Vic Radulich	....	dialogue editor
Shelley Roden	....	foley artist
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bernard Weiser	....	sound editor

Visual Effects by
Ryan Beadle	....	digital I/O
Mark Dornfeld	....	visual effects supervisor
R.J. Harbour	....	digital compositor
Shaina Holmes	....	digital compositor
Shaina Holmes	....	digital coordinator
Lori C. Miller	....	digital compositor
Mitch Paulson	....	digital preview colorist
Laurie Powers	....	digital art director
Amani Williams	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Ernest Peterson	....	stunt double
Derrick Simmons	....	stunt double: Steve Harris
Gus Williams	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Antignane	....	electrician
Pete Bowman	....	grip
Christopher Campbell	....	grip (as Chris Campbell)
Stephen Crocker	....	assistant camera: second unit
Alfeo Dixon	....	still photographer
David Ellis	....	best boy rigging electrician
Jos'h Hancher	....	assistant camera
Chris Lumpkin	....	electrician
David McLean	....	gaffer
Mark Miller	....	electrician
James H. Pair III	....	dolly grip: "a" camera (as James Tripp Pair III)
Jesse Wayne Parker	....	key grip
Malcolm A. Purnell	....	second assistant camera
Michael Robertson	....	best boy electric
Mike Robertson	....	best boy electric
Jacob Ross	....	grip
Ted Sapp	....	grip
Chad Schroeder	....	electrician
David J. Thompson	....	Steadicam operator
David J. Thompson	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Trey Twitty	....	camera loader
Mike Tyson	....	electrician
Randy Tharpe	....	electrician (uncredited)

Animation Department
Gary Hebert	....	animator

Casting Department
Kelly Marshall	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Layne Brightwell	....	key set costumer
Sekinah Brown	....	costumer
Zandra Harding	....	wardrobe shopper
Meta Moise	....	costumer
Carol Sadler	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Ursula Camack	....	post-production assistant
Coral D'Alessandro	....	post-production assistant
Christi Franck	....	post-production assistant
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer
Kenny Marsten	....	first assistant editor
Mark McCoy	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Brad Haehnel	....	music mixer
Joel C. High	....	music supervisor
James T. Sale	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Mike Robinson	....	driver: grip truck
Sharon Williams	....	driver

Other crew
Bree Bailey	....	assistant: Mr. Paseornek
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Jackie Bazan	....	publicist
Erika Bryant	....	assistant: Mr. Perry
A. Lynne Chaney	....	accounting clerk (as Lynne Chaney)
Bonnie Chaney	....	production accountant
Alfeo Dixon	....	location scout
Derrick Doose	....	key set production assistant
Ava DuVernay	....	talent consultant
Lisa Gooding	....	legal supervisor
Pamela B. Green	....	producer: main title sequence
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond company representative
Gary Hebert	....	title designer
Jalyn Henton	....	assistant production office coordinator
Tony Holley	....	location assistant
Gail Hunter	....	script supervisor
Abbey Lessanu	....	assistant: Mr. Cannon
Paul Lowe	....	set medic
Ricardo Lozier	....	craft service (as Ricardo Rico Lozier)
Daniel MacArthur	....	production coordinator: Lions Gate Films
Norman P. Martin	....	craft service assistant
Shandra L. McDonald	....	assistant: Mr. Cannon (as Shandra McDonald)
Robert M. Melnik	....	executive vice president of business affairs
Curtis A. Miller	....	director of production: Lions Gate Films
Khanya Mkhize	....	adr loop group
Senia Phillips	....	animal trainer: "Rags the Dog"
Emily Rice	....	post-production accountant
Rebecca Rienks	....	assistant: Joel C. High
Mike Riley	....	location manager
Ryan Schaetzle	....	assistant location manager
Tara A. Senior	....	production counsel
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Amanda Shamis	....	business affairs coordinator
Jackie Short	....	first assistant auditor
Bo Shurling	....	publicist
Donna Sloan	....	senior vice president of production: Lions Gate Films
Rozanne Stark	....	set teacher
Edwanna Tabb	....	production secretary
Katie Taylor	....	production assistant
Jeremy Thomas	....	production assistant
Ron Timmons	....	set production assistant
Cynthia Todd	....	unit publicist
Katie Willard Troebs	....	production coordinator
Jarik Van Sluijs	....	creative director: main titles
Deidre Walker	....	assistant: Mr. Grant
Regina Williams	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Diary of a Woman Productions Inc.
• BET Pictures
• Diary of a Woman Inc.
• Reuben Cannon Productions
• Tyler Perry Company, The

Distributors

• Lions Gate Films (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Eagle Films (2005) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Maple Pictures (2007) (Canada) (DVD) (special edition)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Custom Film Effects (visual effects and digital opticals)

Other Companies

• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production
• Widget Post Production  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman (USA) (complete title)
Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman: The Movie (USA) (DVD box title)
Madea, grand-mère justicière (France) (DVD title) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for drug content, thematic elements, crude sexual references and some violence.

Runtime:

USA:116 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #41428) | Iceland:L | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M | Canada:G (Quebec) | Brazil:14 | South Africa:10M

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Diary of a Woman Productions Inc.

Trivia:

Based around the character of Madea played by Tyler Perry in a series of hit African-American gospel stage plays: I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2000), Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2001), Madea's Family Reunion (2002), Madea's Class Reunion (2003), Meet the Browns (2004), and Madea Goes to Jail (2004).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: At the party in Madea's front yard, Helen tosses a drink in Orlando's face. A few drops of the drink get on Orlando's t-shirt. The next time Orlando is seen, however, his t-shirt is drenched in the front.

Quotes:

Helen: [upon seeing Orlando staring at her] What?
Orlando: I'm just sittin' here, tryin' to think of a way to say this to you.
[pauses]
Orlando: I'm in love with you.
Helen: How do you know that?
Orlando: I don't know how to explain it to you.
Helen: Try.
Orlando: Helen, if I'm away from you for more than an hour, I can't stop thinking about you. I carry you in my spirit. I pray for you more than I pray for myself. I've got it so bad for you I'd... I'd go to the grocery store and buy your feminine products, I swear I would.
[Helen and Orlando laugh]
Orlando: And see? And that... that... That smile. Helen, when you smile like that, my world... It's all right.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Making of 'Diary' (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Ask the Savior

Tyler Perry's humor is over the top

Charles McCarter (Steve Harris) and his wife Helen (Kimberly Elise) are attending an awards banquet where Charles is receiving an award for the most outstanding lawyer in Atlanta. You would think that both of them would be on top of the world, but things are about to change. They are about to celebrate their 18th-wedding anniversary when Helen comes home to find her clothes packed up in a U-Haul van parked in the driveway. However, there is now a new wardrobe of designer clothes in the closet. Helen thinks this is the big surprise Charles was going to tell her. She was wrong; Charles is divorcing Helen for a younger woman. Charles has to drag Helen out his front door and closes the door on her, because this is his house. Helen moves in with her grandmother Madea (Tyler Perry), an old woman who doesn't take any lip from anyone, and if she must, she will use the gun she always carries. Madea helps Helen through these tough times by showing her what is really important in life. Helen begins to stand on her own two feet and finds a new man, Orlando (Shemar Moore). The movie was adapted from the stage play by Tyler Perry, who also played three roles in the film. The movie is well crafted and the comedy timing was on the mark. You will begin to laugh from beginning to end. The ending was about right. (Lions Gate Films, Run time 1:56, Rated PG-13) (8/10)