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Big Momma's House is a 2000 crime comedy film, directed by Raja Gosnell, and written by Darryl Quarles and Don Rhymer. The film stars Martin Lawrence as an FBI agent who is tasked with tracking down an escaped convict and his loot, by going undercover as the estranged grandmother of his former girlfriend, unaware of the bond he will form with her.
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. See production info at IMDbPro.
- (92K)
- Action, Comedy, Crime
- Raja Gosnell
- 2000-06-02
stand-in: "Big Momma" Charles W. Durham ... assistant to director Lisa Ellis ... production assistant (as Lisa Blackwell) Taylor M. Favale ... production coordinator Sam S Fernandes ... marketing & distribution Jill Fischer ... production coordinator: Captive Audience Productions Gina Gilberto
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is a 2000 American comedy film directed by Raja Gosnell, written by Darryl Quarles and Don Rhymer, and starring Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Paul Giamatti, Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, Jascha Washington and Ella Mitchell. It was released on June 2, 2000. The film spawned two sequels, Big Momma's House 2 and Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son.
FBI agent Malcolm Turner (Martin Lawrence) 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 who is a recent prison escapee (Terrence Howard) who they suspect will be coming down to visit his ex-girlfriend Sherry (Nia Long) and her s...
•Martin Lawrence as Malcolm Turner
•Nia Long as Sherry Pierce.
•Paul Giamatti as John Maxwell
•Terrence Howard as Lester Vesco
•Anthony Anderson as Nolan
•Jascha Washington as Trent Pierce
Critical response
received generally negative reviews at the time of its release. It has a rating of 4.4/10 at Rotten Tomatoes, with 30% of 81 reviews being positive. The critical consensus was that "Big Momma's House is funny in some parts, but it is essentially a one-joke movie." Metacritic gives the film a score of 33% based on reviews from 27 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".
Big Momma's House is a American crime comedy film directed by Raja Gosnell. The film stars Martin Lawrence and Paul Giamatti. The film was released on June 2, 2000 and distributed by 20th Century Fox Pictures. Contents. 1Plot. 2Cast. 3Production. 4Reception. 4.1Home media. 5Awards and nominations. 6Sequels. 7Trivia. 8Gallery. 9References. Plot.
Martin Lawrence stars as an FBI agent and master of disguises who goes on his toughest undercover assignment yet: he becomes Big Momma, a Southern grandmother of ample girth and reputation, to get...
Big Momma's House is a 2000 crime comedy film, directed by Raja Gosnell, and written by Darryl Quarles and Don Rhymer. The film stars Martin Lawrence as an FBI agent who is tasked with tracking down an escaped convict and his loot, by going undercover as the estranged grandmother of his former girlfriend, unaware of the bond he will form with her.
