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Meet the Browns (film)
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Meet the Browns is a 2008 romantic
comedy-drama
film
released by Lionsgate
on March 21, 2008. The film was based on the play of the same name by Tyler Perry
.
) is a hard-working single mother living with one son and two daughters in Chicago, Illinois. After she drops off her children at school, she and her friend, Cheryl (Sofia Vergara
), are on the bus on their way to work when Brenda finds a letter with tickets to Atlanta, Georgia
requesting her attendance at the funeral service of her late father, Pop Brown. When they get to their workplace, they find that their jobs have been shut down. After Michael's (Lance Gross
) basketball game, Brenda and her children are approached by Calvin, a young drug dealer, who is Michael's best friend, invites him to a party. Brenda intervenes for Michael. Brenda apparently has known Calvin for a long time and she knows the real reason for why he sells drugs: he is doing this to cope with the death of his mother.
Afterwards, Brenda warns Michael about Calvin and his lifestyle. They are later approached by Harry (Rick Fox
), a basketball recruiter who invites Micheal to try out for professional basketball, but Brenda being protective tells him that school comes first. After that, she goes to her ex-husband, Michael Sr, at work asking for financial aid, but he is reluctant. Later, Brenda and the children travel by bus to Atlanta, where they meet Mr. Brown (David Mann) and his daughter, Cora (Tamela Mann
). They go to LB (Frankie Faison
) and Sarah's (Margaret Avery
) home. After meeting his sister, Vera (Jenifer Lewis
), Brenda has a tough time fitting in with the Brown family. That same day, Brenda finds Michael and Harry outside shooting hoops, and at the dinner table, LB informs his family that Brenda is Pop Brown's daughter by another woman, as he was a pimp
in Chicago before moving to Atlanta. After hearing the news, the family are unwilling to believe the truth about their late father.
After the funeral, LB reads Pop Brown's will to his family, and Brenda finds out he left her a shady, ruined house. Unwilling to accept it, she moves back to Chicago with an offer of money from Cora. Upon returning to Chicago, Brenda continues to look for a job while she and Harry are dating. When Michael Sr shows up, he is willing to give her money for child support if she sleeps with him. However Michael comes in the room and is furious, not only for strong-arming his mother, but for saying that Brenda should have aborted
him. He leaves and gets a job selling illegal drugs for Calvin, who he known since the 2nd grade. He later comes home and Brenda tells him to leave as she wants no part of his selling drugs. However, when he explains that he was only trying to sell drugs to help support the family and give her a break, she refrains from throwing him out, telling him to go to bed. The next night, Michael tells Calvin that he won't deal drugs for him, and when rival drug dealers get involved, Michael ends up shot in the back and collapsed onto the sidewalk. Brenda hears the news while she and Harry are out on a date, and she goes to visit Michael in the hospital. Michael's doctor tells Brenda that he will be fine and he was lucky because the bullet passed his internal organs.
After Michael's recovery, Harry helps him to improve his basketball skills. After they leave their past behind them, Harry takes them back to Georgia. Later that same day, Brenda eavesdrops on Vera in the kitchen telling Cora that Michael is a "goldmine" to Harry so he can pay off his gambling debts. Brenda and Harry later argue and break up, but another basketball recruiter tells her that Harry's debts are paid. She realizes she lost a good man. After a basketball press conference, Michael and Brenda drive to the basketball gym where Harry is practicing so she can apologizes to him. Harry reveals the main reason why he helped out her and Michael all this time was because he loved her. Brenda confesses that she loves him too but she is afraid to accept him because he was too perfect for her. Harry asks her to let him be that perfect man for her. the film ends with the two getting married with the Browns at their wedding.
Earlier in the film, when Mr. Brown is panicking to Cora, they both turned on the news which they saw Madea and Uncle Joe (Tyler Perry
) in a high-speed car chase
. During the chase, Madea called Cora and Mr. Brown that she is chased by the police. She was told to pull over, but refused as she continues to outrun several police cars and two helicopters. The chase came to an end as Madea ran out of gas, followed by being surrounded by the police. After the chase, Joe made his run from the scene. Shortly after, Madea got out of her car and then fought with a police officer. During the short fight, the officers finally handcuffed her and then placed her in the police car. These events led up to the film's sequel, Madea Goes To Jail.
makes a brief but comical memorable cameo appearance
as his world famous gun-toting granny "Madea" and her grouchy brother Joe.
currently airs on TBS starring David Mann and Tamela Mann
. The show's plot is different from the play and movie. Mr. Brown has opened up a senior citizens' home with the help of Cora, his nephew Will and his wife Sasha. Storylines involve the various zany residents of the home. The series, however, is a spin-off of the film, the stageplay and three episodes of House of Payne where Mann guest-starred as Mr. Brown, who learns that his deceased father states in his will that he wants him to open a senior citizens' home. Brown enlists the help of the Paynes, Cora and Will. The other characters from the play and film are neither mentioned nor seen. However, Brown's sister Vera made a guest appearance in the third season of the series.
reported that 31% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 48 reviews. Metacritic
reported the film had an average score of 48 out of 100, based on 7 reviews. For a while, Meet the Browns remained in IMDb's bottom 100, but was recently voted out of the list.
and Canada
, ranking #2 at the box office behind Horton Hears a Who!
. Although the film ranked second at the box office, it ranked first in average gross per theater, grossing $9,977 per theater compared to Hortons $6,336 per theater. When the film ended its run at the box office, it had grossed $41,975,388 over its $20 million budget, making the film a success.
Romance film
Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus...
comedy-drama
Comedy-drama
Comedy-drama is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.-Theatre:Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was divided into comedy and tragedy...
film
Cinema of the United States
The cinema of the United States, also known as Hollywood, has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century. Its history is sometimes separated into four main periods: the silent film era, classical Hollywood cinema, New Hollywood, and the contemporary period...
released by Lionsgate
Lions Gate Entertainment
Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation is a North American entertainment company. The company was formed in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1997, and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California...
on March 21, 2008. The film was based on the play of the same name by Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry is an American actor, director, playwright, entrepreneur, screenwriter, producer, author, and songwriter. Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2005, he released his first film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman...
.
Plot
Brenda (Angela BassettAngela Bassett
Angela Evelyn Bassett is an American actress. She has become well known for her biographical film roles portraying real life women in African American culture, including singer Tina Turner in the motion picture What's Love Got to Do with It, as well as Betty Shabazz in the films Malcolm X and...
) is a hard-working single mother living with one son and two daughters in Chicago, Illinois. After she drops off her children at school, she and her friend, Cheryl (Sofia Vergara
Sofía Vergara
Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara is a Colombian actress, comedian, television hostess and model.Vergara had been widely known for co-hosting two TV shows for Univisión in the late 1990s. Her TV career opened up for her a window of exposure to North American audiences prior to her first notable...
), are on the bus on their way to work when Brenda finds a letter with tickets to Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
requesting her attendance at the funeral service of her late father, Pop Brown. When they get to their workplace, they find that their jobs have been shut down. After Michael's (Lance Gross
Lance Gross
Lance Darnell Gross is a NAACP Image Award-winning American actor currently portraying Calvin Payne in the TBS sitcom Tyler Perry's House of Payne, and other Tyler Perry productions such as the Meet The Browns film. He has also been on The Bernie Mac Show as well as Eve...
) basketball game, Brenda and her children are approached by Calvin, a young drug dealer, who is Michael's best friend, invites him to a party. Brenda intervenes for Michael. Brenda apparently has known Calvin for a long time and she knows the real reason for why he sells drugs: he is doing this to cope with the death of his mother.
Afterwards, Brenda warns Michael about Calvin and his lifestyle. They are later approached by Harry (Rick Fox
Rick Fox
Ulrich Alexander "Rick" Fox is a Canadian television actor and retired professional basketball player who last played for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers in 2004.-Early life:...
), a basketball recruiter who invites Micheal to try out for professional basketball, but Brenda being protective tells him that school comes first. After that, she goes to her ex-husband, Michael Sr, at work asking for financial aid, but he is reluctant. Later, Brenda and the children travel by bus to Atlanta, where they meet Mr. Brown (David Mann) and his daughter, Cora (Tamela Mann
Tamela Mann
Tamela J. Mann is an American actress and gospel singer, known for her role as Cora in Tyler Perry's plays, including I Can Do Bad All By Myself, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Madea's Family Reunion, Madea's Class Reunion, Meet the Browns, and What's Done in the Dark...
). They go to LB (Frankie Faison
Frankie Faison
Frankie Russel Faison , often credited as Frankie R. Faison, is an American actor.-Personal life:Faison was born in Newport News, Virginia, the son of Carmena and Edgar Faison. He studied drama at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois, where he joined Theta Chi Fraternity...
) and Sarah's (Margaret Avery
Margaret Avery
Margaret Avery is an American actress and singer. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Shug in The Color Purple .-Early life:...
) home. After meeting his sister, Vera (Jenifer Lewis
Jenifer Lewis
Jenifer Jeanette Lewis is an American film and television actress and singer.-Early life:Lewis was born in Kinloch, Missouri, to a nurse's aid mother and a factory worker father. She attended college at Webster University in Webster Groves, Missouri...
), Brenda has a tough time fitting in with the Brown family. That same day, Brenda finds Michael and Harry outside shooting hoops, and at the dinner table, LB informs his family that Brenda is Pop Brown's daughter by another woman, as he was a pimp
Pimp
A pimp is an agent for prostitutes who collects part of their earnings. The pimp may receive this money in return for advertising services, physical protection, or for providing a location where she may engage clients...
in Chicago before moving to Atlanta. After hearing the news, the family are unwilling to believe the truth about their late father.
After the funeral, LB reads Pop Brown's will to his family, and Brenda finds out he left her a shady, ruined house. Unwilling to accept it, she moves back to Chicago with an offer of money from Cora. Upon returning to Chicago, Brenda continues to look for a job while she and Harry are dating. When Michael Sr shows up, he is willing to give her money for child support if she sleeps with him. However Michael comes in the room and is furious, not only for strong-arming his mother, but for saying that Brenda should have aborted
Abortion
Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...
him. He leaves and gets a job selling illegal drugs for Calvin, who he known since the 2nd grade. He later comes home and Brenda tells him to leave as she wants no part of his selling drugs. However, when he explains that he was only trying to sell drugs to help support the family and give her a break, she refrains from throwing him out, telling him to go to bed. The next night, Michael tells Calvin that he won't deal drugs for him, and when rival drug dealers get involved, Michael ends up shot in the back and collapsed onto the sidewalk. Brenda hears the news while she and Harry are out on a date, and she goes to visit Michael in the hospital. Michael's doctor tells Brenda that he will be fine and he was lucky because the bullet passed his internal organs.
After Michael's recovery, Harry helps him to improve his basketball skills. After they leave their past behind them, Harry takes them back to Georgia. Later that same day, Brenda eavesdrops on Vera in the kitchen telling Cora that Michael is a "goldmine" to Harry so he can pay off his gambling debts. Brenda and Harry later argue and break up, but another basketball recruiter tells her that Harry's debts are paid. She realizes she lost a good man. After a basketball press conference, Michael and Brenda drive to the basketball gym where Harry is practicing so she can apologizes to him. Harry reveals the main reason why he helped out her and Michael all this time was because he loved her. Brenda confesses that she loves him too but she is afraid to accept him because he was too perfect for her. Harry asks her to let him be that perfect man for her. the film ends with the two getting married with the Browns at their wedding.
Earlier in the film, when Mr. Brown is panicking to Cora, they both turned on the news which they saw Madea and Uncle Joe (Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry is an American actor, director, playwright, entrepreneur, screenwriter, producer, author, and songwriter. Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2005, he released his first film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman...
) in a high-speed car chase
Car chase
A car chase is the vehicular pursuit of a suspect by law enforcement officers. Car chases are often captured on film and broadcast due to the availability of video footage recorded by police cars and police and media helicopters participating in the chase...
. During the chase, Madea called Cora and Mr. Brown that she is chased by the police. She was told to pull over, but refused as she continues to outrun several police cars and two helicopters. The chase came to an end as Madea ran out of gas, followed by being surrounded by the police. After the chase, Joe made his run from the scene. Shortly after, Madea got out of her car and then fought with a police officer. During the short fight, the officers finally handcuffed her and then placed her in the police car. These events led up to the film's sequel, Madea Goes To Jail.
Cast
- Angela BassettAngela BassettAngela Evelyn Bassett is an American actress. She has become well known for her biographical film roles portraying real life women in African American culture, including singer Tina Turner in the motion picture What's Love Got to Do with It, as well as Betty Shabazz in the films Malcolm X and...
as Brenda Brown - Rick FoxRick FoxUlrich Alexander "Rick" Fox is a Canadian television actor and retired professional basketball player who last played for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers in 2004.-Early life:...
as Harry Belton - Lance GrossLance GrossLance Darnell Gross is a NAACP Image Award-winning American actor currently portraying Calvin Payne in the TBS sitcom Tyler Perry's House of Payne, and other Tyler Perry productions such as the Meet The Browns film. He has also been on The Bernie Mac Show as well as Eve...
as Michael Rhodes Jr. - Mariana Tolbert as Lena (Brenda's youngest child)
- Chloe Bailey as Tosha (Brenda's daughter)
- David Mann as Mr. Brown
- Jenifer LewisJenifer LewisJenifer Jeanette Lewis is an American film and television actress and singer.-Early life:Lewis was born in Kinloch, Missouri, to a nurse's aid mother and a factory worker father. She attended college at Webster University in Webster Groves, Missouri...
as Vera Brown - Sofia VergaraSofía VergaraSofía Margarita Vergara Vergara is a Colombian actress, comedian, television hostess and model.Vergara had been widely known for co-hosting two TV shows for Univisión in the late 1990s. Her TV career opened up for her a window of exposure to North American audiences prior to her first notable...
as Cheryl - Margaret AveryMargaret AveryMargaret Avery is an American actress and singer. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Shug in The Color Purple .-Early life:...
as Sarah Brown - Frankie FaisonFrankie FaisonFrankie Russel Faison , often credited as Frankie R. Faison, is an American actor.-Personal life:Faison was born in Newport News, Virginia, the son of Carmena and Edgar Faison. He studied drama at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois, where he joined Theta Chi Fraternity...
as Larry "L.B." Brown - Tamela J. Mann as Cora Simmons
- Phillip Van Lear as Michael Rhodes Sr.
- Kristopher Lofton as Calvin
- Irma P. HallIrma P. HallIrma P. Hall is an African American actress who has appeared in numerous films and television shows since the 1970s. She is best known for playing matriarchal figures the films A Family Thing, Soul Food and The Ladykillers....
as Miss Mildred - Lamman RuckerLamman RuckerLamman Rucker is an American actor. He currently appeared on the TBS sitcom Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns.-Early life:...
as Will Brown - LaVan DavisLaVan DavisLaVan Davis is an American singer and actor best known for his starring role as Curtis Payne on the TBS comedy-drama Tyler Perry's House of Payne. Davis has also played many roles in Tyler Perry's various productions.-Career:...
as Henry - Tyler PerryTyler PerryTyler Perry is an American actor, director, playwright, entrepreneur, screenwriter, producer, author, and songwriter. Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2005, he released his first film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman...
as Madea/Joe
Differences from the Stageplay
- The film's plot mainly comes from another Tyler PerryTyler PerryTyler Perry is an American actor, director, playwright, entrepreneur, screenwriter, producer, author, and songwriter. Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2005, he released his first film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman...
production called What's Done In The Dark. That particular play has a subplot where a single parent trying to raise a teenage son who gets involved in drug dealing in order to help his mother get out of financial ruin. That plot element is used heavily in Meet the Browns.
- The Browns are only a part one of the film's subplots instead of being the central focus like the stageplay and TV series.
- Mr. Brown is not the protagonistProtagonistA protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
or focal character of this film. He is one of the supporting characters along with the other Brown family members. He later becomes the central character again in the TV series.
- The characters Kim, Milay and Gerald do not appear in the film. Nor do they exist. Kim is later replaced by a new character named Sasha in the TV series.
- In the stageplay, Will is married to Kim with children, and has cheated on Kim. Though in the film, none of that has happened because Kim is absent from this film and it appears that he is not married. However, in the TV series, Will has a wife named Sasha.
- In the stageplay, Madea still drives a Cadillac DeVilleCadillac DeVilleThe de Ville was originally a trim level and later a model of General Motors' Cadillac marque. The first car to bear the name was the 1949 Coupe de Ville, a prestige trim level of the Series 62 luxury coupe. The last model to be formally known as a de Ville was the 2005 Cadillac Deville, a...
, but in the film, she drove the Toyota AvalonToyota AvalonThe Toyota Avalon is a full-size car produced by Toyota in the United States, and is the flagship sedan of Toyota in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the Middle East. It was also produced in Australia from 2000 until July 2005 when it was replaced in November 2006 by the Toyota Aurion...
.
Production
Meet the Browns completed filming on October 26, 2007. Director Tyler PerryTyler Perry
Tyler Perry is an American actor, director, playwright, entrepreneur, screenwriter, producer, author, and songwriter. Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2005, he released his first film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman...
makes a brief but comical memorable cameo appearance
as his world famous gun-toting granny "Madea" and her grouchy brother Joe.
Television series
Meet the BrownsMeet the Browns (TV series)
Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns is an American sitcom created and produced by playwright, director, and producer Tyler Perry. The show revolves around a senior family living under one roof in Decatur, Georgia led by patriarch Mr. Brown and his daughter Cora Simmons. The show premiered on Wednesday,...
currently airs on TBS starring David Mann and Tamela Mann
Tamela Mann
Tamela J. Mann is an American actress and gospel singer, known for her role as Cora in Tyler Perry's plays, including I Can Do Bad All By Myself, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Madea's Family Reunion, Madea's Class Reunion, Meet the Browns, and What's Done in the Dark...
. The show's plot is different from the play and movie. Mr. Brown has opened up a senior citizens' home with the help of Cora, his nephew Will and his wife Sasha. Storylines involve the various zany residents of the home. The series, however, is a spin-off of the film, the stageplay and three episodes of House of Payne where Mann guest-starred as Mr. Brown, who learns that his deceased father states in his will that he wants him to open a senior citizens' home. Brown enlists the help of the Paynes, Cora and Will. The other characters from the play and film are neither mentioned nor seen. However, Brown's sister Vera made a guest appearance in the third season of the series.
Differences from the film
- Most of the Brown family members in this film do not appear in the series.
- In the film, Will has a minor role as Vera's son. In the series, he is one of the main characters.
Critical reception
The film received mostly negative reviews from critics. As of March 29, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
reported that 31% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 48 reviews. Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
reported the film had an average score of 48 out of 100, based on 7 reviews. For a while, Meet the Browns remained in IMDb's bottom 100, but was recently voted out of the list.
Box office performance
In its opening weekend, the film grossed an estimated $20 million in 2,006 theaters in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, ranking #2 at the box office behind Horton Hears a Who!
Horton Hears a Who! (film)
Horton Hears a Who!, also known as Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!, is a 2008 American CGI-animated comedy feature film based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name. It is the fourth feature film from Blue Sky Studios, and the third feature film based on a Dr. Seuss book, following How the Grinch...
. Although the film ranked second at the box office, it ranked first in average gross per theater, grossing $9,977 per theater compared to Hortons $6,336 per theater. When the film ended its run at the box office, it had grossed $41,975,388 over its $20 million budget, making the film a success.
Tracklist
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