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Big Mamma

Original title: Big Momma's House
  • 2000
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
94K
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POPULARITY
4,312
1,323
Big Mamma (2000)
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FBI agent Malcolm Turner goes undercover as a large, elderly woman to catch an escaped convict, but complications arise when he bonds with Sherry, the convict's ex-girlfriend and the woman's... Read allFBI agent Malcolm Turner goes undercover as a large, elderly woman to catch an escaped convict, but complications arise when he bonds with Sherry, the convict's ex-girlfriend and the woman's granddaughter.FBI agent Malcolm Turner goes undercover as a large, elderly woman to catch an escaped convict, but complications arise when he bonds with Sherry, the convict's ex-girlfriend and the woman's granddaughter.

  • Director
    • Raja Gosnell
  • Writers
    • Darryl Quarles
    • Don Rhymer
  • Stars
    • Martin Lawrence
    • Nia Long
    • Paul Giamatti
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    94K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,312
    1,323
    • Director
      • Raja Gosnell
    • Writers
      • Darryl Quarles
      • Don Rhymer
    • Stars
      • Martin Lawrence
      • Nia Long
      • Paul Giamatti
    • 175User reviews
    • 71Critic reviews
    • 33Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 9 nominations total

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    Martin Lawrence
    Martin Lawrence
    • Malcolm Turner
    Nia Long
    Nia Long
    • Sherry Pierce
    Paul Giamatti
    Paul Giamatti
    • John
    Jascha Washington
    Jascha Washington
    • Trent Pierce
    Terrence Howard
    Terrence Howard
    • Lester Vesco
    • (as Terrence Dashon Howard)
    Anthony Anderson
    Anthony Anderson
    • Nolan
    Ella Mitchell
    • Hattie Mae Pierce (Big Momma)
    Carl Wright
    Carl Wright
    • Ben Rawley
    Phyllis Applegate
    Phyllis Applegate
    • Sadie
    Starletta DuPois
    Starletta DuPois
    • Miss Patterson
    Jessie Mae Holmes
    • Miss Other Patterson
    Nicole Prescott
    • Lena
    Octavia Spencer
    Octavia Spencer
    • Twila
    • (as Octavia L. Spencer)
    Tichina Arnold
    Tichina Arnold
    • Ritha
    Cedric The Entertainer
    Cedric The Entertainer
    • Reverend
    • (as Cedric the Entertainer)
    Philip Tan
    Philip Tan
    • Kang
    Edwin Hodge
    Edwin Hodge
    • Basketball Teen #1
    Aldis Hodge
    Aldis Hodge
    • Basketball Teen #2
    • Director
      • Raja Gosnell
    • Writers
      • Darryl Quarles
      • Don Rhymer
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    User reviews175

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    10cedarboys95

    Awesome. Why the low score IMDB?

    Old school fun. Action. A movie you can watch on a Friday night for a laugh.
    7lukem-52760

    A Silly Cop Comedy That's Big Fun Entertainment & Was A Big Hit Bk In The Day.

    I loved "Big Momma's House" way back when it first came out & watched it alot on video, i already liked Martin Lawrence in Blue Streak & Bad Boys so seeing him play another Cop type of role in another big Comedy was exciting to me, & i have always loved Cop Films or the Buddy-cop genre.

    Now, most films i loved as a kid or in my younger days i still genuinely love now & hold them dear to my heart or have deep Nostalgia for but with "Big Momma's House" i now find it a little too stupid & too silly now, but hey IT'S supposed to be isn't it. Martin Lawrence gives a very energetic performance & can be funny (not on an Eddie Murphy level) as he plays an FBI agent who goes deep undercover as a popular southern Big Momma to try & locate a running witness (Nia Long) to a big crime. The scenery is lovely with its summertime glow & the small town cosiness that those little Southern towns have. This is like a silly, goofy & rubbery mix of Stakeout meets The Nutty Professor, not as good as those films but still lots of fun. Terrence Howard plays the bad guy of the piece & Paul Giamatti plays Martin's fun FBI partner.

    Anyway a few laughs are still there & there is a fun, frantic comedy energy present, & Martin is always good fun.

    If you enjoy silly comedies like: The Nutty Professor films & Norbit then the Big Momma's House films will be right up your street.
    6ma-cortes

    Funny and entertaining film with attractive premise : male FBI agent impersonates the elderly grandmother of a suspect

    The film talks about the FBI agent Malcolm Turner (Martin Lawrence) , he's assigned to catch a ruthless bank robber and a recent prison escapee (Terrence Howard) . He suspect will be coming down to visit his ex-fiancee Sherry (Nia Long) and her child . The cop along with his colleague John (Paul Giamatti) set up a stakeout across from the home , and Turner posing as a woman , in order to investigate a case , who's known as a southern sweet ¨big momma¨, she is a severely overweight but bright old woman . This time he goes undercover , attempting to solve a case , and he becomes invoved with an unhappy mother , and his son . Disquising as a foul-mouthed Big Momma he must find the murderer before he finds them , along the way he has a lot of problems. It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings! This FBI agent is going undercover... and he's concealing more than a weapon.He's Deep Undercover. On June 2nd he's deep undercover.

    This diverting movie expands from an original idea about woman's disguising , but Lawrence and the writers manage to pull it off rather impressively . The jokes are plentiful and is pretty entertaining , the plot doesn't allow for many quiet moments which Lawrence needs to balance out the slapdash . There are sporadic laughters , though too often humour is mined by scatological and toilet lines , but in this movie some gags are agreeable enough . It's a farce with the great master of disguise Lawrence when he takes a make up by make-up artist Greg Cannon and is transformed into fat grandma . The story is fun and interesting and the characters are genuine and sympathetic . Film is a Martin Lawrence recital , using a few tricks of disguise , carrying out complete transformations , as he makes acrobatics , stooges , tongue-twister and pull faces and grimaces . The picture is a vehicle Lawrence , he's a real show man and authentic farceur by impersonating the cantankerous Southern granny . Lawrence like his partner Eddie Murphy has plenty of experience with women costumes and various roles . He is well accompanied by a good cast mostly African-Americans , such as : Cedric the Entertainer , Octavia Spencer , Phyllis Applegate , Anthony Anderson , Philip Tan , Edwin Hodge , Aldis Hodge , among others . The film gets a nice cinematography by Michael O'Shea , and atmospheric score by Richard Gibbs . The motion picture was allrightly directed by Raja Gosnell ("Never Been Kissed", "Home Alone 3", "Scooby-Doo""Yours, Mine & Ours" , "Beverly Hills Chihuahua", ¨Smurfs¨ , ¨Smurfs¨) but he had nothing to do with the sequels , but the film cemented his reputation as a commercially successful director . If you like Lawrence's crazy acting , you'll enjoy this one.

    The film ¨Big Momma's House¨ (2000) was an unexpected box office hit , earning about 174 million at the worldwide box office, and received two sequels of its own . Being followed by ¨Big Momma's House II¨ 2006 by John Whitesell , with Emily Procter , Mark Moses , Zachary Levi , Kat Dennings , Chloë Grace Moretz , Marisol Nichols and again a Martin Lawrence providing a recital in a sequel more amusing than previous film . And a third part in which Momma's got back-up , titled ¨Big mommas : Like fater like son¨ 2011 by John Whitesell with Martin Lawrence, Brandon T. Jackson, Jessica Lucas.
    6hitchcockthelegend

    Moronic for sure, but hardly the devil's spawn.

    Big Momma's House is directed by Raja Gosnell, written by Darryl Quarles and Don Rhymer, and stars Martin Lawrence, Paul Giamatti, Nia Long & Terrance Howard. Lawrence plays FBI Agent Malcolm Turner who goes undercover as "Big Momma" Hattie Mae Pierce (Ella Mitchell), so as to hopefully snare escaped convict Lester Vesco (Howard). "Big Momma" is the aunt of Vesco's ex-wife, Sherry (Long), who is on her way to "Big Momma's" to hide out after hearing of Lester's escape.

    In spite of baffling critics-and not finding many casual film viewers willing to say they enjoyed it! the film was a surprise hit and opened as the number two movie in North America. It went on to gross over $117 million at the box office and subsequently ensured that a sequel would follow down the line (it arrived in 2006). The film isn't pretending to be anything other than the mindless comedy it is. If viewed on those terms then it can be enjoyed. Sure some of the gags are puerile, and Lawrence is an acquired taste, tho his energy and comedy timing are first rate here. But it does work to a degree. It's been done better in the likes of Tootsie and Mrs. Doubtfire, and the plot, with it's boorish romantic strand, is merely an excuse for "Big Momma" to get into daft scrapes. Yet the action is nicely staged and the pace of the piece never sags. There's also fun to be had in watching Giamatti & Howard looking like they just know they should be doing better stuff than this!.

    Forgettable juvenile fluff for sure, but likable enough; in that brain at the door-bucket of popcorn-way. 6/10
    7mattymatt4ever

    Not excellent, but often funny

    Martin Lawrence is often trusty in the world of comedy. Maybe I'm just overcoming his awful "Blue Streak," but I felt this comedy--though saggy at times--was quite funny. The premise is undoubtedly implausible. How's a whole neighborhood going to believe that this undercover cop with a latex body that looks somewhat like Big Momma is actually Big Momma? There's a lot of disbelief to suspend. But the gags often worked and I can say I laughed about 75 percent of the time. Some are predictable, like when Big Momma takes a karate class and starts beating the teacher--played by Anthony Anderson--to a pulp, but they still work due to the way they're handled. And Lawrence turns in yet another fine comic performance, with a script that could've used a rewrite but was nowhere near as bad as the crackerjack script he had to work with in "Blue Streak." The talented comic helps keep the movie togehter, with a little assistance from the supporting cast. Paul Giamatti, who was great as Pig Vomit in the acclaimed "Private Parts," is funny as Lawrence's partner. We also have "Me Myself and Irene's" Anthony Anderson and Cedric the Entertainer.

    The plot is chaotic, sometimes predictable, and becomes more and more implausible by the minute but the comedy works and because of that we're able to excuse the script's shortcomings. "Big Momma" doesn't deliver the biggest laughs, but it's good, fun entertainment on a lonely weekday afternoon.

    My score: 7 (out of 10)

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    • Trivia
      Martin Lawrence fell into a three-day coma from jogging in warm costumes during summer filming. For any physically active scenes, his fat suit required built-in cooling tubes to help the actor.
    • Goofs
      In addition to the placement of the necklace, the simple fact that Malcolm was wearing the necklace in front of Sherry is a huge error. The necklace belonged to Big Momma. Sherry should have noticed this.
    • Quotes

      Sherry: [jumping into bed beside "Big Momma" during the storm] I remember how it used to storm like this when I was a little girl. You would wrap your arms around me, and it felt like nothing in the world could ever hurt me.

      Malcolm Turner: [wrapping his arms around Sherry] It feels so damn good.

      Sherry: [feeling a jab in her back from Malcolm's "arousal"] Big Momma, what's that?

      Malcolm Turner: [pulls out a flashlight] That's just my flashlight. The storm knocked out all the power so I had to get a big ol' flashlight.

      Sherry: [interrupting the conversation they were having when she feels another jab in the back] Big Momma, is there another flashlight under there?

    • Alternate versions
      For the UK version the distributor chose to cut eight seconds of violence in the opening martial arts scene, and a head butt in a later scene, in order to achieve a "12" rating. Initial video releases used this same print. All cuts were waived in 2011, and is currently available uncut in the UK with a "12" certificate.
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      Written by Otis Redding and Margaret Wessen

      Performed by Otis Redding

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      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

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    • Release date
      • August 2, 2000 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mi abuela es un peligro
    • Filming locations
      • 192 North Shaffer Street, Orange, California, USA(Big Momma's house)
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Regency Enterprises
      • New Regency Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $117,559,438
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $25,661,041
      • Jun 4, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $173,959,438
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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