Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play
Lions Gate (2002)
Comedy, Drama
In Collection
#3766
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Seen ItYes
031398186731
IMDB   5.5
1 hr 43 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Curtis Blake Charles
Marva King
Ty London Willie
Tamela J. Mann Cora
Regina McCrary Mildred
Cordell Moore Orlando
Tyler Perry Daddy' Charles/Mable 'Madea Simmons
Tunja Robinson Brenda
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Tamela Mann
Kimberly Elise Helen
Steve Harris Charles
Shemar Moore Orlando
Tamara Taylor Debrah
Cicely Tyson Myrtle
Lisa Marcos Brenda
Tiffany Evans Tiffany
Terrell Carter Reverend Carter
Carole Mitchell-Leon Mildred
Director
Tyler Perry
Darren Grant
Producer Tyler Perry
Amy Bolton Curley
Reuben Cannon
Writer Tyler Perry
Cinematography David Claessen
Musician Camara Kambon


Few movies are made with the personal fervor of Diary of a Mad Black Woman. When Helen (Kimberly Elise, Beloved) is literally thrown out of her house by her callous lawyer husband (Steve Harris), her sense of self unravels. She finds herself on the doorstep of her gun-toting grandmother Madea (cross-dressed Tyler Perry), who sets Helen on the road to dignity and forgiveness--with a few detours along the way. The plot of Diary of a Mad Black Woman unfolds in a dizzying melange of styles, from soap opera to campy comedy to chick-flick romance to gothic revenge to inspirational tale of redemption. Perry, like Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor, plays multiple roles in a family, two of which are over-the-top scenery-chewers while the other is a sincere, generous family man with a drug-addicted wife. This everything-including-the-kitchen-sink approach reflects the play's origins; Perry adapted the screenplay from his enormously popular gospel play, a genre of melodrama featuring extreme emotional drama and whiplash inducing plot turns. Some viewers will clutch this movie to their breast as a cinematic feast; others will see it as so schizophrenic it borders on the surreal. But either way, Elise's charismatic performance will keep you engaged throughout. Also featuring Cicely Tyson (Sounder), Shemar Moore (The Brothers), and Judge Mablean Ephriam (Divorce Court). --Bret Fetzer
Edition Details
Distributor Lions Gate
Release Date 12/26/2005
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio 1.33:1
Subtitles English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Introduction by Tyler Perry Himself
Selected Scene Commentary with Tyler Perry
Photo Gallery