Roscoe Jenkins aims for the heartstrings and funny bones, a raucous helping of family soul food.
When a celebrated TV show host returns to his hometown in the South, his family is there to remind him that going home is no vacation!
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Classical in form, contemporary, effortless and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- effortlessdemanding
- resolvedopen-ended
- warmbleak
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Cast
- Martin LawrenceRoscoe Jenkins
- James Earl JonesPapa Jenkins
- Margaret AveryMamma Jenkins
- Joy BryantBianca Kittles
- Cedric the EntertainerClyde Stubb
- Nicole Ari ParkerLucinda Allen
- Michael Clarke DuncanSheriff Otis Jenkins
- Mike EppsReggie
- Mo'NiqueBetty
- Damani RobertsJamaal Jenkins
Crew
- Malcolm D. LeeDirector
- Malcolm D. LeeWriter
- Greg GardinerDirector of Photography
- David NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Paul MillspaughEditor
- George BowersEditor
- Scott StuberProducer
- Charles CastaldiProducer
- Mary ParentProducer
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