Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (DVD)
- Price
- R 84
Description
Upbeat homecoming comedy as a glitzy talk show host returns to the land of his roots. Having pulled himself up by his bootstraps, self-help guru RJ Stevens (Martin Lawrence) has come a long way from his Deep South childhood. Now, with all the trappings of a successful TV career and a gorgeous celebrity fiancee on his arm, RJ feels he's finally arrived in the 'city of the angels'. So when he receives an invitation to his parents' 50th wedding anniversary, RJ sees it as the ideal opportunity to show the folks back home how well he's done, and receive the praise he feels he's due. But when he arrives in his old stomping ground to find his family distinctly underwhelmed by his Californian approach, RJ realises that maybe it's time to re-evaluate his life.
Product Details
- Barcode
- 5050582556001
- Department
- Movies & TV
- Released
- 1 Mar 2010
- Type
- Movies
- Format
- DVD
- Genre
- Comedy
- Region
- Region 2
- Language
- English
- Secondary Languages
- German
- Studio
- UCA
- Extras
- Interactive Menus
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Age Restriction
- 12
- Supply Source
- UK
Movie
- Release Year
- 2008
- Running Time
- 114 min
- Language
- English
- Working Title
- Better Man
- Categories
- Comedies / African American Cinema / African American Culture / African Americans / Family Interaction / Theatrical Release
- US Box Office
- $42.3 million
- Official Website
- http://www.roscoejenkins.com/
- Ratings
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- IMDb
- 5.5
- Rotten Tomatoes®
- 23% 63%
- Metacritic
- Synopsis
- Actor-comedian Martin Lawrence (BAD BOYS, BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE) aims for the heartstrings and funny bones in WELCOME HOME ROSCOE JENKINS, a raucous helping of family soul food. Lawrence plays R.J. Stevens (in truth, Roscoe Steven Jenkins), a Hollywood self-help sensation whose fame has netted him a reality television star fiancée (Joy Bryant) while simultaneously alienating his young son. Having been away from his family for nine years, prodigal son R.J. returns to Georgia to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of his parents (James Earl Jones and Margaret Avery). Upon his arrival, R.J. is given a rude awakening by his none-too-impressed siblings (Mike Epps, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Mo'Nique). R.J. must also contend with his ultra-competitive cousin Clyde (Cedric the Entertainer), the family's presumptive "golden boy" and a long-time rival who stole the affections of R.J.'s childhood sweetheart, Lucinda (Nicole Ari Parker). As the celebration weekend rolls on, R.J.'s craving for his father's respect and an inflated sense of self threaten family harmony and his opportunity to reconnect with Lucinda, and--worst of all--his relationship with his own son. Lawrence makes Roscoe a genuinely sympathetic foil to the comedic antics of Mo'Nique and Epps, both of whom are given room to riff by director Malcom D. Lee (UNDERCOVER BROTHER, ROLL BOUNCE). Frequently bawdy but thoroughly entertaining, WELCOME HOME ROSCOE JENKINS is also a warmhearted reminder that you are where you come from, and that when searching for yourself no one can put you straight better than a loving family.
- Poster
- Cast & Crew
- Director
- Malcolm D. Lee
- Star
- Michael Clarke Duncan / Margaret Avery / Joy Bryant / Louis C.K. / Cedric the Entertainer / Mike Epps / James Earl Jones / Martin Lawrence / Mo'Nique / Nicole Ari Parker
- Screenwriter
- Malcolm D. Lee
- Composer
- David Newman
- Executive Producer
- Gary Barber / Roger Birnbaum / Timothy Bourne / Malcolm D. Lee
- Producer
- Charles Castaldi / Mary Parent / Scott Stuber
- Director of Photography
- Greg Gardiner
- Movie Critics
- New York Times
- "[I]t's a cut above other films of its type because every scene is packed with details...touches that suggest that the film's writer and director is working overtime to smuggle life into formula."— Matt Zoller Seitz (8 Feb 2008, )