Meet the Browns (2008)

Director:

Tyler Perry

Writer:

Tyler Perry (play)

Release Date:

21 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Check your baggage at the door.

Plot:

A single mom takes her family to Georgia for the funeral of her father -- a man she never met. There, her clan is introduced to the crass, fun-loving Brown family. |

Plot Keywords:

Funeral | Brother Sister Relationship | Single Parent | Day Care | Laid Off

Awards:

2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Jan. 1	8:00 PM	TMC
Tue. Jan. 5	7:40 AM	TMC

Cast

Tyler Perry	...	Madea / Joe
David Mann	...	Leroy Brown
Tamela J. Mann	...	Cora Brown
Angela Bassett	...	Brenda Brown
Lance Gross	...	Michael Brown
Chloe Bailey	...	Tosha Brown
Mariana Tolbert	...	Lena Brown
Rick Fox	...	Harry
Sofía Vergara	...	Cheryl
Irma P. Hall	...	Mildred
Frankie Faison	...	L.B. Brown
Margaret Avery	...	Sarah Brown
Jenifer Lewis	...	Vera
Lamman Rucker	...	Will
Kristopher Lofton	...	Calvin

Also Known As:

Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for drug content, language including sexual references, thematic elements and brief violence.

Runtime:

USA:100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44114)

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Tyler Perry Company, The

Goofs:

Continuity: When Brenda is eating the sandwich at Mildred's she takes the first bite from the center. When she takes a second bite the first has moved to the corner.

Quotes:

[discussing the various women their deceased father dated]
Leroy Brown: What about our mama?
L.B. Brown: [with a disgusted facial expression] Nasty ho.

Movie Connections:

References "Cops" (1989)

Soundtrack:

Hi Steppin'

Not up to par ... even for a Tyler Perry film ...

I was never "big" Tyler Perry fan, but at the same time, I've never been a "Tyler Perry Hater" either. I always give his films the benefit of the doubt, and I really enjoyed "Why Did I Get Married?" This movie though, "Meet The Browns," could have been an ABC Television Network After School Special. Everything about the storyline was cliché', formulaic, and predictable. The characters were CARICATURES of real people.

I laughed here and there in this movie, but overall, I was vastly disappointed in this effort. It's like Mr. Perry just "threw this movie together" without much thought.