Taglines: It ain’t over ’til the fat lady sings!
FBI agent Malcolm Turner is known best for being a brilliant, master of disguise. Malcolm’s latest assignment sends him to small-town Georgia, where he’s assigned to trap a brutal bank robber (and a recent prison escapee) who they suspect will be coming down to visit his ex-girlfriend Sherry and her son. Malcolm sets up a stakeout across from the home of a larger-than-life southern matriarch known as Big Momma, who’s about to be visited by Sherry.
It’s a simple plan, but there’s one big problem: Unbeknownst 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 septuagenarian’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/Big Momma must somehow find a way to nab his criminal and the girl.
Big Momma’s House is a 2000 American action comedy film directed by Raja Gosnell, written by Darryl Quarles and Don Rhymer, and starring Martin Lawrence as FBI agent Malcolm Turner. The majority of the film took place in Cartersville, Georgia, but the film was shot on location in California. The prime shooting spots were Los Angeles and Orange County. The film is also notable for being one of only four titles to be released on the EVD video format.
The film was released on 2 June 2000, and was a surprise hit as it opened as the number two movie in North America, and almost overtook Mission: Impossible 2 for the top spot that weekend. Big Momma’s House went on to gross over $117 million at the US box office, and with a worldwide total just under $174 million.[6] Each installment in the series declined from the box office realized by the original:
Big Momma’s House (2000)
Directed by: Raja Gosnell
Starring: Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Paul Giamatti, Jascha Washington, Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, Starletta DuPois, Octavia Spencer, Tichina Arnold
Screenplay by: Darryl Quarles, Don Rhymer
Production Design by: Craig Stearns
Cinematography by: Michael D. O’Shea
Film Editing by: Kent Beyda, Bruce Green
Costume Design by: Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Set Decoration by: Ellen Totleben
Art Direction by: Ellen Totleben
Music by: Richard Gibbs
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude humor including sexual innuendo, and for language and some violence.
Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: June 2, 2000
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