Candace, Madea, T.T. While in prison, Madea befriends Candace and comes to her defense when she is sexually harassed by Big Sal. In fact, the whole idea of "Madea goes to jail" is misleading. When Linda finds out, she gets furious and threatens to leave him unless he puts Candace out of his life for good. Search Feedback Did you find what you were looking for? For as little as the jail had to do with anything, it might as well have been called, "Madea drives a car" or "Madea gets angry". "[3] Metacritic gives the film a score of 50%, based on 13 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Returning home from court, Madea finds a party taking place in her house hosted by her brother, Joe Simmons, who claims he threw the party to try and cheer up Madea. Although this did not happen until about one hour into the film, I applauded because Madea is clueless to how bad her behavior is that even a trained professional like Dr. Phil couldn't get through to her. But Madea's eccentric family members the Browns (DAVID and TAMALA MANN) rally behind her, lending their special "country" brand of support. It broke Madea's Family Reunion weekend gross at $30 million as the highest weekend gross for a Tyler Perry film. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? It was something of a "Pretty Woman" premise involving a legal clerk trying to rescue a childhood friend from drugs and prostitution. Watch Madea Goes to Jail Full Movie 2009. kolarov. A couple's seemingly solid marriage begins to crumble when the wife discovers that her husband intends to divorce her. 0:39. that Chuck cheated on his bar exam to get his law license. After one particular incident the elderly behemoth must finally endure the consequences and serve time. Preview. As Madea must endure the craziness of her neighbor, Leroy Brown, and the... See full summary ». In the end, Candace, Madea and five other women that Linda prosecuted have their convictions overturned and are released, while Linda is indicted on multiple charges including fraud, evidence tampering and providing false legal documents and inevitably faces arrest, trial and imprisonment for her crimes. Watch Madea Goes to Jail HD-720p Ep 1 English Subbed , Mischievous grandma Madea lands in jail, where she befriends and reforms a prostitute named Candy. A joyous family reunion becomes a hilarious nightmare as Madea and the crew travel to backwoods Georgia, where they find themselves unexpectedly planning a funeral that might unveil unsavory family secrets. A single mom takes her family to Georgia for the funeral of her father -- a man she never met. 1:58. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. (Madea's cellmate) and Donna (Candace's fellow prostitute friend) attend a class taught by Ellen at the prison, in order to have time reduced from their sentences. Madea Goes to Jail is a 2009 film by Tyler Perry reprising his role as Madea, the don't-mess-with-me matriarch who finds herself in jail after one too many entanglements with the law. According to a New York Times review,[7] the film gives Madea herself a much more central role than some of the previous Madea movies, in some of which she is merely a commentator on events. As of July 12, 2009, 1,125,422 DVD units have been sold, gathering revenue of $18,223,621. The consensus says, "Divided between sincere melodrama and populist comedy, Madea Goes to Jail fails to provide enough laughs – or screen time – for its titular heroine. Video Extras Video Extras . "We were cautiously optimistic we could do 30-plus," Steve Rothenberg said. [11] A Blu-ray version was released on November 23, 2010. When Madea catches sixteen-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands. While planning her family reunion, a pistol-packing grandma must contend with the other dramas on her plate, including the runaway who has been placed under her care, and her love-troubled nieces. Josh then rushes to the prison where he admits to Candace that he loves her and will help her get out of jail and restore her life. The play and the film deal with Perry's signature character Madea going to prison for her uncontrollable anger management problems. 0:29. In court, we see Joshua (Derek Luke) and Candie (Keshia Knight Pulliam) in front of … She was probably in jail for about 20 minutes of the movie and half the time was spent in a cliche montage as the days of a calendar get counted off. Show More. 4 of 10 people found this review helpful. Just before Madea's trial, Ellen asks Josh how he knows Candace. In Madea Goes To Jail the Play (as he often does in the plays) he becomes so overcome with emotion on the subject of letting go of people that harm your life that he lost himself and came out of charactor. Linda blackmails him to keep his mouth shut under the threat of telling their and Josh's boss, the head A.D.A. According to DVDTown, the DVD included six behind-the-scenes featurettes. Every time this happened, it was like somebody getting a remote control and changing the channel. [citation needed]. The Ghetto factor may be the main reason people line up and pay good money to see this garbage. Madea Goes to Jail is my personal favorite of the bunch so far, but that doesn't mean it's a good movie. Title: Take a look back at the talented actors and actresses who took home a Golden Globe for Best Actor/Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama since the category was created in 1951. The film received negative reviews from critics, with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 27% based on 51 reviews, and an average score of 4.83/10. 1:58. No Login Required. Descargar Madea Goes to Jail en HD. Meanwhile, assistant district attorney Joshua Hardaway is on the fast track to career success. Watch these modern period pieces after "Bridgerton" for all the scandal, comedy, and romance your heart desires. Madea Goes to Jail. Candace refuses to show up to her trial and returns to prostitution, until she is arrested by an undercover policeman. It stars Tyler Perry as Mabel "Madea" Simmons, Cassi Davis as Ella, Cherly Pepsi Riley as Wanda, and Judy Peterson as Katie. But with everything she learned from Ellen and Madea, she finally decides to forgive Josh and pick up the pieces of her life. critics consensus. Josh asks his fiancée and fellow ADA Linda Davis to fill in on his behalf. It has received mostly poor reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 4.5 and a MetaScore of 50. Read critic reviews Madea lands in the midst of mayhem when she spends a haunted Halloween fending off killers, paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls, and zombies while keeping a watchful eye on her wild teenage great-niece. Madea is a rude, hostile, Ghetto cliché of a woman who as the opening credits demonstrated, has spent most of her adult life in and out of jail for various offenses caused by her inability to control her anger and need for revenge. Rank of Viola Davis' movies by Box Office performance. She needed to learn that she is not above the law as a sort of comeuppance.Another reason this film was so bad was that it would frequently shift to a secondary storyline which had nothing to do with Madea. $7.99 Your price for this item is $7.99. 1197 Avon Avenue SW, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Madea dispenses her unique form of holiday spirit on rural town when she's coaxed into helping a friend pay her daughter a surprise visit in the country for Christmas. He ended up going on a date and leaving Candace behind at the party, where a group of his friends gang-raped her in his absence. The film was released on February 20, 2009. Tyler Perry's Madea Goes To Jail - Official Trailer. Finally, the Madea Goes To Jail script is here for all you fans of the Tyler Perry movie. Josh later runs into his friend Ellen, a former drug addict and prostitute who has now become a minister that helps other women get off the streets. Candace is moved by her words and during a visit with Josh, she admits that back when she was raped at the party he took her to, she called his name repeatedly as the attack happened, but he never came for her. Released: 2009-02-16 Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama Since then, Josh has continued to harbor deep-seated guilt for leaving her behind and failing to protect her. Based on Perry’s successful stage play, TYLER PERRY’S MADEA GOES TO JAIL is produced, written and directed by Tyler Perry. He tells Ellen that they were close friends from childhood through college, but during their college years, all of Josh's friends mistreated and bullied Candace because of her background and he started pushing her away out of embarrassment. TYLER PERRY’S MADEA GOES TO JAIL also stars RONREACO LEE, SOFIA VERGARA, VANESSA FERLITO, VIOLA DAVIS, ROBIN COLEMAN … Trailer: MADEA GOES TO JAIL Tyler Perry stars again as the mischievous grandma Madea. Blue Ray Movie. [10] The film closed on April 23, 2009 with a final domestic gross of $90,508,336. Release Date: 06/16/2009. [4] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "A" on scale of A to F.[5], Sam Adams of the Chicago Tribune gave the film 2.5/4 stars and wrote that "if the movie is a mess, it's a purposeful mess, cannily, if not artfully, pushing all the right buttons to ensure Perry will be back for another round."[6]. 1:15. The Boston Globe reported that "(Madea's) character epitomizes Perry's ongoing commitment to dramatizing as many rungs on the ladder of the black experience as he can. MADEA IS BACK and she’s like the matrix reloaded! Regardless of the circumstances, she gives her trademark advice and wisdom to her friends and family as they learn... See full summary ». Candace held on to her anger at him for so long that she forgot how to move on, which resulted in her dropping out of school and becoming a drug addict and prostitute. The film is produced by Reuben Cannon. He is prosecuting a young prostitute and drug addict, Candace "Candy" Washington, with whom he is already acquainted. Madea Goes to Jail is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Tyler Perry, which was based on his 2006 play. In MADEA GOES TO JAIL, you will see a side of Madea that you […] After a high-speed freeway police chase (seen in Meet the Browns) results in Madea being pulled over and arrested (though she is not convicted due to a legal loophole, as the officers failed to read her Miranda warning), she admits her permanent license suspension and Judge Mablean Ephriam places her in an anger management course.