FILM · 2009 · USA
Madea Goes to Jail
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- #001
Dr. Phil McGraw's scene was entirely improvised, including the "got, get, getter" lines.
- #002
The crew took a tour of a real prison to see what it was like. Some scenes were actually shot in an Atlantic Penitentiary, and some of the guards were real prison guards.
- #003
This was Sofía Vergara's last "unknown" appearance before the premiere of her mega-hit TV series Modern Family (2009), after which she became a superstar.
- #004
The parking lot scene at K-mart resembles the parking lot scene at the Winn Dixie in Fried Green Tomatoes.
- #005
Real police officers and S.W.A.T. members were used for the "Arrest Scene." The cars and tanks were real as well.
- #006
Derek Luke and Viola Davis reunite after having appeared together in Antwone Fisher.
- #007
At the beginning of the film, Madea's driver's license listed her date of birth as 26.04.1962, but the date may be fake due to identity theft.
- #008
This is Judge Mablean Ephriam's third cameo appearance in a Tyler Perry film. She first appeared in Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) and in its sequel, Madea's Family Reunion (2006).
- #009
Madea's absurdly over-the-top confrontation with Miss Smug'n'Shallow over a parking space is somewhat reminiscent of the infamous parking lot fight started by Mohammad Atta shortly before the September 11 WTC attacks.
- #010
This marks Zoey Lucinda's debut.
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