Big Momma's House

Infobox Film
name = Big Momma's House

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director = Raja Gosnell
producer = David T. Friendly
Michael Green
David Higgins
Jeff Kwatinetz
Martin Lawrence
Rodney M. Liber
Arnon Milchan
writer = Darryl Quarles
Don Rhymer
narrator =
starring = Martin Lawrence
Nia Long
Paul Giamatti
Terrance Howard
Anthony Anderson
Ella Mitchell
Jascha Washington
music = Richard Gibbs
cinematography = Michael D. O'Shea
editing = Kent Beyda
Bruce Green
distributor = 20th Century Fox
Regency Enterprises
released = June 2, 2000
runtime = 98 min.
country = USA
Germany
language = English
budget = $30,000,000
gross = $173,959,438
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followed_by = "Big Momma's House 2" (2006)
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amg_id = 1:187112
imdb_id = 0208003

"Big Momma's House" (2000) is an action comedy starring Martin Lawrence. The film was directed by Raja Gosnell who has directed several other films including the live-action "Scooby-Doo" along with and "Never Been Kissed". In addition to Lawrence, the supporting cast includes Nia Long, Paul Giamatti, Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, Ella Mitchell and Jascha Washington.

The film was released in June 2, 2000, and was a surprise hit as it opened as the number two movie in North America and almost overtook ' for the top spot that weekend. "Big Momma's House""' went on to gross over $117 million at the box office. A theatrical sequel was released in January of 2006, titled "Big Momma's House 2".

The soundtrack was also a moderate success and has been certified gold since its release. The soundtrack featured artists such as Jermaine Dupri, Bow Wow, Da Brat, and others.

The majority of the movie takes place in Cartersville, Georgia but the film was shot on location in California. The prime shooting spots were Los Angeles and Orange County.

Big Momma's House is one of very few titles to be released on EVD as well as DVD.

Plot

FBI agent Malcolm Turner (Lawrence) is known best for being a master of disguise. Malcolm's latest assignment sends him to a small-town Cartersville, Georgia where he's assigned to trap a brutal bank robber and recent federal prison escapee Lester Vesco (Terrence Howard) who they suspect he will be coming down to visit his ex-girlfriend Sherry Pierce (Nia Long) and her son, Trent (Jascha Washington). Malcolm sets up a stakeout across from the home of an oversized Southern matriarch named Hattie Mae Pierce, aka Big Momma (Ella Mitchell), who's about to be visited by Sherry. It's a simple plan, but there's one problem: unknown to Sherry, Big Momma has unexpectedly left town. So Malcolm decides to impersonate the cantankerous Southern granny. Using a few tricks of disguise, he completely transforms himself into Big Momma, even taking on the corpulent 70 year old's everyday routine-from cooking soul food to delivering babies to "testifying" at the local church. In the mean time, Malcolm starts falling for Sherry, who may or may not be hiding some stolen cash. Now, Malcolm must somehow find a way to nab the feared Vesco and Sherry.

Cast

Reception

Big Momma's House has a rating of 30% at Rotten Tomatoes, based on 80 reviews, and a "Cream of the Crop" Rating of 33%. It has a rating of 33 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating "Generally Negative Reviews", and a user rating of 5.7.

Taglines

*This FBI agent is going undercover... and he's concealing more than a weapon.
*It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings!
*He's Deep Undercover.
*On June 2nd he's deep undercover.

oundtrack listing

# "That's What I'm Looking For" (Mr. Dupri Remix) - Da Brat
# "I've Got to Have It" - Jermaine Dupri & Nas feat. Monica
# "What I'm Gon' Do To You" - Kandi
# "Bounce With Me" - Lil' Bow Wow feat. Xscape
# "You Can Always Go" - Jagged Edge & Blaque
# "Radio" - Kurupt
# "Big Momma's Theme" - Da Brat & Vita feat. Destiny's Child
# "Treated Like Her" - Latocha Scott & Chanté Moore
# "I Like Dem" - Lil' Jon & The Eastside Boyz
# I Want to Kiss You" - Devin
# "Love's Not Love" - Marc Nelson
# "Ooh Big Momma "- Lil' Jon & The Eastside Boyz
# "Get Up - Jessica"
# "I Still Got to Have It" - Jermaine Dupri & Nas feat. Monica

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0208003|title=Big Momma's House
*amg title|id=1:187112|title=Big Momma's House
* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/big_mommas_house "Big Momma's House"] at Rotten Tomatoes
* [http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/bigmommashouse?q=Big%20Momma's%20House "Big Momma's House"] at Metacritic