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When a despicable family member expires at last, his relatives gather to comfort one another--and to settle old scores.When a despicable family member expires at last, his relatives gather to comfort one another--and to settle old scores.When a despicable family member expires at last, his relatives gather to comfort one another--and to settle old scores.
- Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations
Cedric The Entertainer
- Rev. Beverly H. Hooker
- (as Cedric the Entertainer)
Masasa Moyo
- Delightful Slocumb
- (as Masasa)
Ellen Cleghorne
- Lady #1
- (as Ellen L. Cleghorne)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJada Pinkett Smith was pregnant with Willow Smith during the filming. You can see her stomach in some scenes.
- GoofsWhen Margurite and her son are fighting over the radio in his old Volkwagen Beetle, he turns the keys and removes them from the ignition, silencing the radio. Radios in old Beetles will work without the ignition on.
- Quotes
Charisse Slocumb: Bernice Talbot? My-my husband done did it wit' that child in that "Shop-Well" parking lot? LORD TAKE ME NOW!
- Crazy creditsDuring the first part of the end credits, photos of what the characters did after the end are shown.
- SoundtracksKingdom Come
Written by Kirk Franklin
Performed by Kirk Franklin and Jill Scott
Produced by Kirk Franklin for Fo Yo Soul Productions/B-Rite Music
Kirk Franklin appears courtesy of Gospo Centric Records
Jill Scott appears courtesy of Hidden Beach Recordings
Featured review
A Feel Good Movie, but scarily realistic
Well, from the little press I saw regarding this movie when it first came out, I'll admit I wasn't running to the theater. (I wasn't even running to the video store.) However, when it came on HBO recently, my sister told me to sit down and watch it, to compare it to our family.
This movie was almost scary in how closely it mimicked our gatherings (especially funerals, but all gatherings in general). I really felt like the writers knew us, as they hit several depictions right on the head.
The Slocums are more the typical Black family than most movies will show nowadays--sure there are a few people who lose their way now and again, but family brings them back around. (What family isn't slightly dysfunctional anyway? It just makes family gatherings more amusing. Heck--my family even has the three holy-terror-boys who run around every gathering destroying everything.)
I'm not going to say that the acting was outstanding, or the script completely original because it wasn't. THE SCRIPT WAS REALISTIC, THOUGH. It wasn't original because anyone could have sat through a funeral in their family and copied things word for word. I do recommend this movie. The last minute is a little cheesy, but hey, the rest of the movie works so well that you accept it. There weren't any unnecessary curses, gratuitous violence or sex. It was just a movie about family. What is more real than that?
This is the ultimate feel-good movie because you feel like it is real. Some movies are just too contrived, but I had to smile to myself at the end of this movie. It shows how the strength of your family helps you cope and heal together.
This movie was almost scary in how closely it mimicked our gatherings (especially funerals, but all gatherings in general). I really felt like the writers knew us, as they hit several depictions right on the head.
The Slocums are more the typical Black family than most movies will show nowadays--sure there are a few people who lose their way now and again, but family brings them back around. (What family isn't slightly dysfunctional anyway? It just makes family gatherings more amusing. Heck--my family even has the three holy-terror-boys who run around every gathering destroying everything.)
I'm not going to say that the acting was outstanding, or the script completely original because it wasn't. THE SCRIPT WAS REALISTIC, THOUGH. It wasn't original because anyone could have sat through a funeral in their family and copied things word for word. I do recommend this movie. The last minute is a little cheesy, but hey, the rest of the movie works so well that you accept it. There weren't any unnecessary curses, gratuitous violence or sex. It was just a movie about family. What is more real than that?
This is the ultimate feel-good movie because you feel like it is real. Some movies are just too contrived, but I had to smile to myself at the end of this movie. It shows how the strength of your family helps you cope and heal together.
- madeline779
- Apr 20, 2002
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Tjocka släkten
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $7,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $23,249,649
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,562,284
- Apr 15, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $23,396,049
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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