Madea Goes to Jail Page #9

Synopsis: Mischievous grandma Madea lands in jail, where she meets a variety of mixed-up characters.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Tyler Perry
Production: Lionsgate
  1 win & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
4.3
Metacritic:
50
Rotten Tomatoes:
28%
PG-13
Year:
2009
103 min
$90,485,233
Website
5,452 Views


preacher lady, whatever your name is.

I don't agree with all of this.

I hear what you say about forgiveness.

You're supposed to forgive.

This child is telling

what her daddy did.

Your dad is somewhere

living his life and you're on lockdown.

You're in jail

because of what you did.

Learn how to take some responsibility

for yourself. For your own stuff.

I can't stand folks wanna be the victim.

"This person did this so I'm this way. "

Everybody got a story.

Your mama and daddy

gave you life.

That's all they do. No matter

how good, how bad the life was...

...it's up to you to make something of it.

Suck it up and shut the hell up.

- But you don't know what he did.

- Let her talk.

Thank you, Biggie Smalls.

I love it when you call me

"big papa. "

You're such a gentleman.

They say I come here,

I get some time off.

I'm trying to get time off. Do my time.

I don't mess with nobody.

I don't want nobody to mess with me.

People, all you up in here

need to understand something, okay?

Everybody got a life.

What you do with that life is up to you.

Stop being the victim. That's all I say.

I don't preach that stuff.

I will leave that to you.

I don't even wanna be here.

But I got to get out of here

because this is working on my damn-

This is working on my nerves.

Sorry, girls, that's what-

I can't be bothered with this. You-

Guess she told you.

I'm glad you decided

to let me come see you.

Yeah.

So how are you?

I'm making it.

- So you're getting married soon, huh?

- Yeah.

Congratulations.

Good luck with that.

I really don't know what to say.

I feel like I keep letting you down.

I've been going to Ellen.

And I've really been listening

to what she has to say.

And she says that

if you love the Lord...

...then everything is gonna work out

for good for you. Do you believe that?

Yeah. Yeah, I believe that.

I know I do because...

Josh, I gotta believe in something.

You can believe in me.

I know I wasn't there that night.

But I guarantee you

that will never happen again.

Did you know that they were gonna

do that to me that night?

Did you know that they were gonna

do that to me that night?

No, Candy, I didn't.

Josh, I needed you.

You weren't there for me.

You weren't there. I screamed for you.

And you never came for me.

You left me there.

Candy.

You didn't protect me.

Candy, I'm sorry.

Please, forgive me.

Please.

I was so mad at you, Josh.

I was so angry for so long.

But, Josh...

...I forgive you.

I forgive you.

You gotta go on

and you gotta live your life.

And I gotta live mine.

I'm not gonna be a victim anymore.

I gotta change my life for me.

Now you go get married.

Be happy.

And I'm gonna try

to do the same thing.

I gotta go.

Have a good wedding day.

Joshua. Joshua.

Why are you not dressed?

Get the jacket on.

Linda's gonna be here, and I'm not

getting cussed out behind you.

Get your jacket on.

The mayor and the governor are there.

You gonna make them wait?

You're gonna keep working?

Look at me like I'm stupid?

- I will be out there. Thank you.

- Thank you, Josh

- Thanks a lot. Nice. Nice.

- Calm down. I got it. I got it.

- Josh, what are you doing?

- Hey.

It's your wedding,

why are you working?

- Get dressed.

- I'm getting dressed, man.

I'm getting dressed.

Yeah, you're right.

Hey.

I was looking at-

I was looking at Candy's file. And...

Something's not adding up.

The girl gets 17 years, right?

And the maximum

on this count is four.

Josh, I gotta tell you something.

The couple has written

their own vows.

These vows are from the heart.

And will bind them together forever.

Josh.

You are my heart and soul.

I thank God for you every day.

I promise to love you

in sickness and in health.

I promise to give myself only to you.

And I promise to be honest...

...and to love you forever and ever.

Linda...

...I will always know

that you are a wonderful woman.

But you are a conniving...

...and a manipulating human being...

...and you disgust me.

Joshua.

Ladies and gentlemen.

This beautiful insecure woman...

...that I refuse to marry...

...she padded charges

on a case that she handled...

...sending somebody to jail

for time that they did not deserve.

Thank you.

- What are you doing here? You're-

- Hey, Candy, Candy. Come here.

Come here.

No touching.

Shut up, man.

What are you doing?

I gotta get you out of here, okay?

I gotta get you out. Gotta take

you home. You understand me?

- What are you talking about?

- I'm gonna get you out.

Linda is the last person in my life

that I'm gonna let hurt you.

I'm gonna be here for you.

I'll help you kick that crap

in the streets and all the other stuff...

...if it takes every breath in my body.

Understand?

I love you.

No touching.

The heck with it.

It's a public issue because justice

is for everyone. God bless you.

You're on with Frank and Wanda.

When I was reviewing

Candace Washington's file...

...I discovered Linda Davis

tried both women-

Judges who presided

over each case gave-

The goal of the district attorney's

office is to see that...

...these seven unjustly imprisoned

women be released immediately...

...and be reunited

with their loved ones.

And it's the T om Joyner Morning Show.

This morning I am outraged.

I am outraged about this prosecutor

that has got Madea in there.

This story is so unbelievable to me.

Reverend Al Sharpton. We're back.

I wanna talk about this hotshot

district attorney...

...that's trying to build up a career...

- ... trumping up charges.

- Michael Baisden.

First, the Jena Six, now the Georgia

Seven, which includes Madea.

An elderly woman sentenced

for five years for a victimless crime.

- Know how we do it-

- Seventeen minutes after the hour.

Welcome back to the ride.

Steve Harvey Morning Show.

Call us because Madea

deserves to be freed.

And march down to the DA's office

and get this accomplished.

We are back now.

Mabel Simmons, also known

to the general population as Madea...

...has been arrested and there's been

yet another "Free Madea" rally.

Now, come on.

Okay, she carries a gun. Like carrying.

But she has to carry a gun.

She's a vulnerable older black woman.

Madea is not vulnerable.

That's how I see it.

We have a right to carry our guns.

It's in our constitution.

She bares all those arms. She got

guns, she's just cutting people down.

And she was not the only one.

You put six, seven women in jail

with these kind of sentences.

Is this the kind of justice

we're looking for?

We have a news alert.

I'm in front

of the Georgia State Courthouse...

...where Assistant District Attorney

Linda Davis...

...was indicted today

by a grand jury.

The charges include fraud, tampering,

and providing false documents.

I wish that chick had tried my case.

At some point maybe today...

...maybe tomorrow,

but at some point soon...

...Linda Davis will have

to turn herself in to the authorities...

...and she will be

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Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry (born Emmitt Perry Jr.; September 13, 1969) is an American actor, playwright, and filmmaker. In 2011, Forbes listed him as the highest paid man in entertainment, earning $130 million USD between May 2010 and 2011.Perry created and performs the Madea character, a tough elderly black woman. Perry's films vary in style from orthodox filmmaking techniques to filmed productions of live stage plays. Perry is estimated to have earned around US$75 million by 2008. Many of Perry's stage-play films have been subsequently adapted as films. Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s. Perry has developed several television series, most notably Tyler Perry's House of Payne, which ran for eight seasons on TBS from June 21, 2006, to August 10, 2012. On October 2, 2012, Perry struck an exclusive multi-year partnership with Oprah Winfrey and her Oprah Winfrey Network. The partnership was largely for the sake of bringing scripted television to the OWN, based on Perry's previous success in this area. Perry has created multiple scripted series for the network, The Haves and the Have Nots being its most successful. The Haves and the Have Nots has given OWN its highest ratings to date as of 2014, with the series also referred to as "one of OWN's biggest success stories with its weekly dose of soapy fun, filled with the typical betrayals, affairs, and manipulations." more…

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