Madea Homecoming is a Tyler Perry-produced and directed 2022 American comedy film that premiered on Netflix in the same year. Along with Perry, it features Cassi Davis-Patton and David Mann as well as Brandon Black and Gabrielle Dennis as well as Brandon O’Carroll.
The film, the eleventh in the Madea saga, follows Madea as she attends her great-college grandson’s graduation celebration, where she discovers long-kept family secrets.
In 2022, the release date was set to February 25th. It’s the first Madea movie since A Madea Christmas to be based on a stage play, and it’s adapted from Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Farewell Play. Additionally, the film is a hybrid between the Madea franchise and the Irish sitcom Mrs. Brown’s Boys.
The film received a mixed response from critics.
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Comedy
- Released: 2022-02-25
- Production: Tyler Perry Studios
- Duration: 1 hr 45 minutes
- Budget: 20 million US Dollars.
- Ratings: 5.8/10 IMDB, 43% Rotten Tomatoes, 3.8/5 Movie Insider
Cast
- Tyler Perry as:
- Mabel “Madea” Simmons, is a tough old lady. Perry also portrays a younger Madea in flashbacks.
- Joe Simmons, Madea’s brother.
- Cassi Davis-Patton as Aunt Bam, Madea’s cousin.
- David Mann as Leroy Brown, a man who was thought to be Cora’s biological father until Madea’s Big Happy Family.
- Tamela Mann as Cora Simmons, Madea’s daughter.
- Gabrielle Dennis is Laura, Madea’s granddaughter, and Tim’s mother.
- Brandon Black as Timothy “Tim” Marshall, Madea’s great-grandson and Laura’s son who is struggling to come out.
- Isha Blaaker as Davi O’Malley, Agnes’s great-nephew, Cathy’s second cousin and Tim’s best friend.
- Brendan O’Carroll as Agnes Brown, Davi’s great-aunt. O’Carroll reprises his role from Mrs. Brown’s Boys.
- Jennifer Gibney as Cathy Brown, Agnes’s daughter, and Davi’s second cousin. Gibney reprises her role from Mrs. Brown’s Boys.
- Geneva Maccarone is Sylvia, Laura’s friend, and Richard’s fiancée.
- Amani Atkinson is Richard, Laura’s ex-husband, Tim’s father, and Sylvia’s fiancée.
- Candace Maxwell is Ellie, Madea’s granddaughter, and Laura’s sister.
Production
With A Madea Family Funeral, Tyler Perry originally planned to put an end to the character’s storyline, but he reversed this decision in a joint release with Netflix to announce Madea’s comeback to the big screen. Tyler Perry Studios hosted production in June 2021.
