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Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.33:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Featurette, Theatrical Trailer, Audio Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Trailer Gallery, English, Spanish Subtitled
Charles, and attorney, and Helen, the devoted wife, seem to have everything, money, a beautiful mansion the American Dream. But just as Helen prepares to celebrate their 18th wedding anniversary, her life takes a twist.System Requirements: Running Time 116 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE
Editor's Note
Genres and genders collide in this unusual mix of Christian soap opera and raunchy cross-dressing comedy. Tyler Perry adapts his own play--one of a series wherein he personally portrays Grandma Madea, an overweight, no-nonsense, old, Christian, African-American woman. In DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN, the main character is Helen (Kimberly Elise), whose wealthy, abusive husband Charles (Steve Harris) kicks her out of their mansion after 18 years of marriage. Luckily Grandma Madea is there to offer some tough love. When a gangster's bullet later makes Charles a cripple, Helen has to decide between love (i.e. wreaking Madea-sanctioned old testament vengeance) and Christian duty. The movie then progresses in two directions: the well-acted dramatic side, with Helen getting her life together thanks to the love of the dreamy Orlando (YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS star Shemar Moore) and her hospitalized momma (Cecily Tyson); and the go-for-broke humor side, with Harris whooping it up in unfettered glee as the chainsaw-wielding, pistol-packing Madea (he also plays several other roles). Whatever one's take on the oddness of the combination, there is no denying the power of Perry's unique mixture of cross-dressing outrageousness and Christian good intent, or the fine acting talent of the entire cast.
| Features | "Who Is Tyler Perry?" Featurette | | "You Can Do It...It's Electric" Featurette | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound And Dolby Digital Stereo | | Feature Commentary With Tyler Perry | | Previews | | Scene Selection | | The Tyler Perry Collection Trailer | | Full Screen Presentation | | Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Trailer Gallery | | Tyler Perry Collection Bonus Trailer | | Interactive Menus | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Scene Access | | Audio: English Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Digital Stereo | | Behind The Scenes - Making of the Movie | | Deleted Scenes | | Who Is Tyler Perry? Featurette | | You Can Do It...It's Electric Featurette | | Audio Commentary from Director/Star Tyler Perry |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Lions Gate |
| Release Date: 2/6/2007 |
| Running Time: 116 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2005 | | Catalog ID: 17749 | | UPC: 00031398177494 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew | Kimberly Elise | | Shemar Moore | | Steve Harris | | Tyler Perry | | Camara Kambon - Original Music By | | Darren Gant - Director | | David Claessen - Cinematographer | | Ina Mayhew - Production Designer | | John Dellaverson, et. al. - Executive Producer | | Reuben Cannon, et. al. - Producer | | Terilyn A. Shropshire - Editor | | Tyler Perry - Based On Play By | | Tyler Perry - Writer |
| Awards |
MTV Award (2005) | | | Tyler Perry, Nominee, Breakthrough Male |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"Distinguishing it from mainstream Hollywood fare is its unusual blend of melodrama, comedy, revenge fantasy and a morality play, with an uplifting spiritual underpinning throughout." 02/25/2005 p.9EEntertainment Weekly
"[Perry] pumps his cliches so full of hot air that they stay aloft even as you're laughing at their brazenness." 03/04/2005 p.49-50 San Francisco Examiner 3 of 10
In short, it's the diary of a mess. Surely some filmgoers will find affirmation in the film's messag - Christy Lemire
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