When Madea catches sixteen-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands.When Madea catches sixteen-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands.When Madea catches sixteen-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands.
- Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations
- Jennifer
- (as Hope Olaide Wilson)
Storyline
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- TriviaCheryl Pepsii Riley provided the vocals for Taraji P. Henson's singing parts.
- Quotes
Jennifer: My Grandma Rose used to tell us to pray about things like this.
Madea: Then that's what you ought to do, pray about it, talk to the Lord about it. He'll help you.
Jennifer: Yeah but she only told us to pray. She never told us how. Would you teach me?
Madea: Huh?
Jennifer: Please!
Madea: Show you how to pray?
Jennifer: Yeah.
Madea: Oh, Lord, child, I ain't talked to God since the last time I saw a cop in my rearview mirror. I guess I can try. You know the number?
Jennifer: The what?
Madea: The number. To call him. They say, "Jesus On the Mainline." I don't know the number. Okay, sit back. Bow your head. First, giving honor to God, to the head of my life.
[sings]
Madea: Father, I stretch my hand... to thee. Father God. God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. God of Shadrach, Meshach and the billy goat, who was in the fiery furnace that they barbecued on the day of Pentecost when the Jewish people returned from the Sabbath day up on the mountaintop in Ethiopia. God of Mary J. Blige...
Jennifer: Madea, that doesn't sound right. That's not how Mama Rose used to do it.
Madea: You ain't feel it? You ain't feel the anointing?
Jennifer: No.
Madea: Alright. Well, look, I don't know nothing about praying. But all praying is is talking to God and having a conversation with him. And at the end, you say the name of Jesus. That's your stamp that will get it up there to him. You hear?
Jennifer: Okay.
- SoundtracksRock Steady
Written by Aretha Franklin
Performed by Cheryl Pepsii Riley
Published by Springtime Music
Courtesy of Tyler Perry Studios
Seeing they don't have a mother, she died, and their grandmother is MIA, it is up to Auntie April (Taraji P. Henson) to care for them. Church goer Wilma (Gladys Knight) tells April to do the right thing.
Unfortunately Auntie April is more concerned about her own independence and fawning for her married, good for nothing boy friend.
In comes handy man Sandino (Adam Rodriguez) who sees the good in people and sheds light to this troubled scene.
A good story of how a bad situation can not be as bad as it could be however Tanja (Mary J. Blige) said it best in her singing of "I Can do Bad all by Myself".
The three tough loves in life, God, family, and Madea is all you need to do the right thing.
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- Also known as
- Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself
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Box office
- Budget
- $13,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $51,733,921
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $23,446,785
- Sep 13, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $51,733,921
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1