Ratings

MetaCritic Rating 68%
TMDB Rating 6.4
IMDB Rating 7
RottenTomatoes Rating 80%

Financials

Revenue: $0

Budget: $0

Profit: - $0


Movie Details

Tag Line: Every family needs some.

Status: Released

Average Rating: 6

Release Date: Sep 26, 1997

Rating: R

Run Time: 1h 54m

Original Language: English

Website: -

Production Countries: United States of America

Production Companies: Edmonds Entertainment Group , Fox 2000 Pictures


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Synopsis

Traditional Sunday dinners at Mama Joe's (Irma P. Hall) turn sour when sisters Teri (Vanessa L. Williams), Bird (Nia Long) and Maxine (Vivica A. Fox) start bringing their problems to the dinner table in this ensemble comedy. When tragedy strikes, it's up to grandson Ahmad (Brandon Hammond) to pull the family together and put the soul back into the family's weekly gatherings.


Main Cast

Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams

Teri

Age : 61 | Popularity : 11%

Vivica A. Fox

Vivica A. Fox

Maxine

Age : 59 | Popularity : 22%

Nia Long

Nia Long

Robin (Bird)

Age : 53 | Popularity : 24%

Michael Beach

Michael Beach

Miles

Age : 60 | Popularity : 16%

Mekhi Phifer

Mekhi Phifer

Lem

Age : 49 | Popularity : 5%

Brandon Hammond

Brandon Hammond

Ahmad

Age : 40 | Popularity : 3%

Jeffrey D. Sams

Jeffrey D. Sams

Kenny

Age : 57 | Popularity : 7%

Gina Ravera

Gina Ravera

Faith

Age : 57 | Popularity : 6%


Crew

Department Role Name
Production Casting
Robi Reed
Robi Reed
Producer
Tracey Edmonds
Tracey Edmonds
Robert Teitel
Robert Teitel
Camera Director of Photography
Paul Elliott
Paul Elliott
Sound Music
Wendy Melvoin
Wendy Melvoin
Lisa Coleman
Lisa Coleman
Directing Director
George Tillman, Jr.
George Tillman, Jr.
Writing Writer
George Tillman, Jr.
George Tillman, Jr.
Costume & Make-Up Costume Design
Salvador Pérez Jr.
Salvador Pérez Jr.
Art Production Design
Maxine Shepard
Maxine Shepard
Set Decoration
Joe Bristol
Joe Bristol
Main Title Designer
Dan Perri
Dan Perri
Art Direction
Cydney M. Harris
Cydney M. Harris
Editing Editor
John Carter
John Carter
Department Role Name

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