Madea's Witness Protection

"Believe it or not, they know too much."

2012 1h 54m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 200

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Synopsis

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For years, mild-mannered Wall Street banker George Needleman has meandered through life oblivious to his family's dysfunction and his company's malfeasance, but he's forced to wake up when he learns that he's been framed in a mob-backed Ponzi scheme. Placed under federal protection, George and his family are shipped down South to Madea's house, where the no-nonsense matriarch whips them all into shape using her special brand of tough love.

“Believe it or not, they know too much.”

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Cast

Tyler Perry
Madea / Joe / Brian
Eugene Levy
George Needleman
Denise Richards
Kate Needleman
Romeo
Jake
Doris Roberts
Barbara
Tom Arnold
Walter
John Amos
Pastor Nelson
Devan Leos
Howie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tyler Perry
Writers: Tyler Perry
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.3× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Madea Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tyler Perry, shot by Alexander Gruszynski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Aaron Zigman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Maysie Hoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tyler Perry and Eugene Levy and Denise Richards carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Believe it or not, they know too much.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tyler Perry directs. Alexander Gruszynski behind the camera. Aaron Zigman scores. Maysie Hoy cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.3× over at the box office.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Part of the "Madea Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Tyler Perry, shot by Alexander Gruszynski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Aaron Zigman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Maysie Hoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tyler Perry and Eugene Levy and Denise Richards carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Believe it or not, they know too much.".
9IMDB entry: tt2215285 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "banker", "witness protection", "wall street", "dysfunctional family".

The technical file

Cinematography: Alexander Gruszynski
Original score: Aaron Zigman
Editing: Maysie Hoy
Production design: Eloise Crane Stammerjohn
Costume design: Carol Oditz
Runtime: 114 min · 1h 54m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $20,000,000
Box office: $66,899,242
Return: 334% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Madea's Witness Protection (2012)

Part of

Madea Collection

Mabel "Madea" Simmons is a character created and portrayed by Tyler Perry. The character is a tough elderly black woman. Madea has appeared in several plays directed by, written by, and starring Tyler Perry, later appearing in films based on those plays.