Man: Hello.
Crowd: Hello.
Man: Hello. Crowd: Hello.
Man: That's what we do at club indigo.
The more you drink, the better I look.
And the more you drink,
The better your date's gonna look.
A couple of you guys valet-parked your cars.
Well, uh, you need to make good friends,
'cause you're gonna need a ride home. We don't have valet here.
Anybody valet? You need a ride home.
Anyway, this is one of the baddest sisters around.
This black gal can sing!
Ladies and gentlemen, we'll try to show some love.
Put those hands together for the one and only,
Not may, not June,
But April. Give it up for miss April!
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[crowd clapping]
%% rock steady, baby %%
%% that's what I'm feeling now, ah %%
%% let's call this song exactly what it is %%
%% step and move your hips %%
%% with a feelin' from side to side %%
%% sit yourself down in your car %%
%% and take a ride %%
%% and while you're movin' rock steady %%
%% rock steady, baby %%
%% let's call this song exactly what it is %%
%% what it is, what it is what it is %%
%% it's a funky and low down feelin' %%
%% in my hips from left to right %%
%% what it is is I might be doin' %%
%% this funky dance all night %%
%% oh %%
%% got a feelin' in the air %%
%% oh %%
%% what fun to take this ride %%
%% rock steady will only slide %%
%% rock %%
%% rock steady %%
%% rock %%
%% rock steady, baby %%
%% oh, yeah %%
[glass shatters]
[grunts]
[dog barking in distance]
Hm.
Damn Joe better sit.
I know ain't nobody breaking in this house.
Must be somebody new to the neighborhood
They gonna break in my house.
I'm Madea, and they gonna break in this house?
[chuckles]
Oh, hell no.
Oh, see you later, Helmer.
Joe. Now roll the joint up. Oh, oh.
[snoring]
Joe.
[gasps]
Mabel, what the hell wrong with you?
You don't be coming--
[gasping]
Wake the hell up.
You about to give me a heart attack.
Mabel, you too damn ugly to be waking somebody up
In the middle of the night, I told you about that.
You got to ease that ugly up on people.
You can't just show it to 'em all at once.
Code five, fool. Code five. Hurry up. Get out the bed.
Code five? Hell, go get 'em, Mabel.
Hell, you-- you look like armed services.
Hurry up.
Ain't nothing in here but me.
This is your house.
Wait a minute. My weed down there.
Oh, hell no now.
Is this worth you getting a cap busted in your ass for?
[gasp]
What the hell?
Did they done drop my damn VCR?
What you doing with my--? Not your TiVo.
Sit your ass down! Wait, this is from me.
[gasping]
Hold on, Joe. Hell.
Them children.
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%% step and move your hips %%
%% with a feelin' from side to side %%
%% sit yourself down in your car and take a ride %%
%% while you're movin' rock steady %%
%% rock steady, baby %%
%% let's call this song exactly %%
%% what, what, what it is %% %% what it is, what it is %%
%% it's a funky and low down feelin' %%
%% in my hips from left to right %%
%% what it is is I might be doin' %%
%% this funky dance all night %%
%% oh %%
%% wave your hands up in the air %%
%% got the feelin' an ain't got a care %%
%% what fun to take this ride %%
%% oh, yeah %%
%% rock %%
%% rock steady, baby %%
%% rock %%
%% rock steady %%
%% baby %%
%% baby, baby %%
%% baby %%
%% baby, baby %%
%% come on, rock %%
Woman: Clap your hands, girls!
Muah.
Y'all eating like y'all ain't ate nothing in days.
Joe: I don't know why the hell you feeding these children.
You feed them, they gonna keep coming back, just like roaches.
You got one roach, you gonna have thousands.
You never gonna be able to get rid of these children.
Just like you ain't been able to get rid of what you got.
Scratch and sniff.
Shut your mouth. I was in a experiment with, uh--
In Tuskegee.
You want some more sandwich?
Yeah.
You say "yes, ma'am" to me.
Yes, man.
[Joe laughing]
He say "yes, man."
No, son, that ain't--
That ain't no man. She just look like one.
You say "yes, ma'am."
What does that mean?
Don't know what's wrong with these children today.
Ain't nobody teach you some respect?
"yes, ma'am. No, ma'am. Yes, sir. No, sir"?
Nobody teach you that? No.
Somebody should've. I don't know what's wrong with parents.
Hey, slow the hell down, boy.
Wipe your mouth. What the hell's wrong with him? He crazy?
No.
What's wrong with him?
He's a weirdo. Eat your food and shut up.
Girl, eat something. Get you some butter and jelly.
No, I'm good. Just wanna make sure they eat.
I'm mad as hell about my VCR. I'm trying to be nice to you,
But I'm mad as hell about this VCR.
I ought to shank you. This is my VCR.
I had this VCR back in 1973
When Otis Redding came by that house and he sat there with me
And both of us watched a movie on this VCR
And you just drop it like it's nothing.
This is a antique, girl. You know what a antique is?
There one right there. This is a antique.
Still gonna call the cops on us? Hell, yeah, we call the cops.
You done broke in somebody's house.
Just because you looking sad
You don't think nobody gonna call the police?
I'm calling the po-po.
It's tore up, anyway.
I don't see no reason for you to call the cops.
Don't tell me not to call the cops.
If I wanna call the cops, I'm gonna the cops.
I might not call if you done learned your lesson.
The lesson is simple, honey. You can ask people for stuff.
You ain't got to be trying to steal nothing.
See, I'm feeding you out of the kindness of my heart.
I'm doing the good Christian thing,
I'm doing what Jesus would've did now.
I'm feeding you. My daughter would be so proud of me
Feeding the people that came in here trying to steal from me.
All of this stuff going on in the world,
I can help y'all if you ask me to help.
You ain't got to come breaking in the house.
People are working hard for what the hell they got
And you gonna break up in somebody's house.
What's wrong with y'all? Hey, big bird, calm down.
Making me upset, stealing and break into somebody's house.
You hear me, boy? Yes, man.
[Joe laughing]
Boy, you're cute.
He said it again.
He said--
You said it again. Boy, you funny. You is funny.
That ain't no man. You can't say "yes, man."
But that's what--
Yes, ma'am. Yes, dude.
As in, yes, sir.
As in, yes, dude.
As in, yes, bro.
Where are your people? My grandma--
She's at work. Is that what you was gonna say?
No. Yes.
They lying.
You know I can hear you, right?
Let this child talk to me before I choke you out.
We haven't seen our grandma in four days.
Four days?
Why? Is she on that stuff?
No, she went to work like she always do,
But this time, she never came back.
Manny, can you just shut up and eat your food, please?
This child can talk to me if he want to.
Where your mom at?
Dead. My grandma's at work.
Where's she work at?
I don't know.
Y'all ain't got no living relative?
We got an aunt.
April. April.
Hm? Hey. Girl, wake up.
I'm up. I'm here.
Where did everybody go?
Home. It's past closing.
Did Randy come get me?
No, I ain't seen no Randy.
Give me one more drink while I wait for a ride.
Girl, you had enough. Get up. And go now.
If you love me you'd give me another drink.
I love you. I can't give you another drink.
Okay. All right. Okay. I'm gone. I'm gone.
Have it your way. Hurry up.
Hey. Oh.
Be careful.
Good night. Good night.
Oh, hey, April. Hey.
You got some money?
Man, didn't I just give you some money?
Yes, I did.
Don't lie. Don't lie.
Hey, hey! Hold it! Hold it!
Man, superstar coming through.
[cell phone vibrating]
[toilet flushing]
Should I get this? Wifey's calling.
Shit, I wish you would.
I dare you. Put it down.
You need to fix the floor in the bathroom.
Everything in this damn house is broken.
Well, when I get some money to fix it,
I'll fix it. But until then, what you get is raggedy.
Who's snapping? Shh.
Hello?
Hey, baby.
Mm-mm.
No. No, I ain't off--
You did? Stop.
[mouthing] you stop.
You what?
Janice, I told you.
No, I know that. Look, I'm happy.
Look, I said I'm happy. Yeah, okay. I'll call you later.
Yeah, you sound real happy.
She's pregnant.
Congratulations.
April, you know good and damn well
I don't want no more kids.
I can barely pay the damn bills in my house.
And yours.
What the hell am I gonna do with some more kids, huh?
I got four already.
I can't even handle this damn child support.
Killing my ass.
Whose fault is that?
What did you say?
Nothing.
You said something. Nothing. Baby, nothing.
It's nothing. Nothing.
Nothing? No.
You gonna tell me you pregnant?
What would I do with a kid? You know I don't want kids.
All I want is you.
Well, good. Come on.
Mm-hm.
I gotta go. Okay.
You know I love you, right?
Mm-hm. Me too.
Now, go tell wifey I said hi. Kiss the kids for me.
That's funny.
I'm serious. Tell wifey I said hi.
I'm going to sleep.
[ %% ]
Madea: This better be the right address.
If I go one more place,
And y'all done sent me to the wrong place
I'm gonna hurt somebody.
Get on out of the car, little boy.
Come on, girl, with that attitude.
You call that a knock? Bang on the door
And step down here.
Somebody gonna open this damn door, I don't care.
April: Okay!
Kick the door, kick it.
What the hell y'all banging on my door for
At this time of the morning? It's 7 a.m.
I don't know who the hell you think you talking to,
But it is 12:30 in the afternoon.
Do you know these children, hooker?
No. Aunt April.
Snitch.
All right, that's my niece and my nephews. What did y'all do?
They broke in my house, broke my window
And broke my VCR and thangs trying to steal something.
And I want my money. That's why I brought them.
These are not my kids. You know what you need to do?
Take 'em to my mama. That's what you--
Madea: Hold the hell on.
They ain't seen your mama in four days.
That's not like her. Where is she?
They don't know. Hell, why I'm supposed to know?
I don't know. I don't know her.
Okay, my sister is dead. Their mama, she dead.
And so my mother is raising them,
And that's who you should talk to, to get your money.
If she ain't there, you better give me the $300,
Get my window fixed and get my VCR.
That's all I'm telling you.
I'm telling you I don't have $300,
And these ain't my kids.
Let me explain something to you. If you do not give me my money,
I'm calling the po-po on all three of these thugs.
You can use my phone.
Help us, aunt April. We tried to find grandma.
[exhales]
Okay, what if I bring them over to your house
And they can work the money off?
Madea: Work it off? Hell, no. Clean up?
What do you mean "what"? Madea: No, no.
I want my $300. You gonna bring them over to work for me?
You can't bring them to my house to do nothing.
I got a white woman next door to me and I have a dog.
You know what that mean?
I don't wanna let O.J. And Michael Vick at my house.
Well, I don't know what to tell you, because I don't have--
Fine. Fine.
Madea: Make sure they be over at my house.
That thing ain't even worth--
Say-- say something else. I want you to say something-- say--
Snatch-- snatch away from me, I'm gonna punch you like a dude.
Say something.
Come in here.
Little O.J. And that thug and sister shoulda,
She know where I live. Make sure they be at my house.
Yeah.
Where is your grandmother?
We don't know.
Y'all can't stay here. Okay, I got a man,
And he don't like kids.
Y'all gonna have to figure something out.
All right, y'all can't stay here. So where is she?
You can't smoke around him. He has asthma.
Girl, this is my house. You can wait outside.
Fine, then. We will. Good.
Wait, we ain't been to sleep all night.
I'm tired.
Well, y'all can stay here, but I'm out.
You know, get up out of here with that attitude.
Come on. Get to stepping.
Hey, look, I'll see y'all later, okay?
All right.
Bye-bye. Bye.
Unh, puffy and biggie,
Y'all don't wanna go with lil' Kim?
[door shuts]
No, I wanna sleep.
I'm going to bed. Y'all shut up.
Don't make no noise. I gotta work tonight.
[chatter]
Man: Oh, okay. Good.
Bless you. God bless you, and come again.
Glad we could help.
Man: Hi. Hello.
I am from pastor Hector Romalle's church in Colombia.
You used to run missions there.
That was a long time ago.
What's your full name?
Sandino. Sandino Ramirez.
You seemed to be doing so well there.
What are you doing here?
I've come to this country to find a better life.
To find some work. Not having much luck.
I remember you're here,
I wanted to see if you could help me.
Got any special skills?
What is it that you do?
I'm a handyman.
We have some things around here that need to be fixed.
Got plenty of tools, plenty of supplies.
Don't have much pay, but we will pay you something.
Stop! Come here! Stupid, come here!
Deacon, deacon, stop that girl. Deacon: Hold on now.
Come here.
Let go of me.
If I ever catch you in my store again--
Miller, miller, I got it. I'm gonna take care of it.
Hey, you'd better, pastor.
[speaking in foreign language]
Young lady, are you on drugs?
No. Why?
Where are your parents?
I don't got no parents.
Jennifer?
Miss Wilma.
You know this child?
Yeah.
That's Rose's granddaughter. She lives next door to me.
Your grandmother's a member of this church.
Well, have you seen her? Not in a while.
Pastor: You don't know where she is?
No. You staying with April?
No.
Sister Wilma,
Take this man and show him where we're having a problem.
Sandino, I'm gonna work on a place for you to stay.
Good seeing you again.
Sandino: Thank you. Good to see you too.
[knocking]
Mmm.
[knocking]
[sighs]
[knocking]
April: Okay!
Bullsh--
Ah, pastor.
Hi, April.
May we come in?
Pastor: How are you, April?
Sleepy. And you?
All the better for seeing you.
What did she do now?
She was caught stealing from the drugstore.
Oh, maybe she was hungry.
Then why was she stealing needles?
Oh, I don't know.
Her mother died from drugs,
So maybe she's following in her footsteps.
April. Ooh. This one right here.
Come on, she's a kid.
You know where my brothers at? Yeah, they out back.
Why don't you go join them? Glad to.
Good, get out of here with all that attitude.
I should've left you outside. April.
That's okay. Because when they find my mama,
They're going right back to her.
'cause I ain't got time for these kids.
Look, April.
Your mother's getting older. Yeah?
Yeah, she can't raise these kids by herself.
I mean, every time I see her, she's looking weaker and weaker.
These are my sister's kids, not mine.
Yeah, but your daddy left you and your sister this house.
And? You haven't done much with it.
Nope. I left it just how my daddy left it.
It's falling apart, April.
I guess so.
There's a handyman at the church today.
Just-- just listen. And he needed a place to stay.
So maybe-- maybe,
In exchange for his work, you can let him stay here.
That's if he does a good job at the church.
Oh, that's a good idea, pastor, but--
Time for me to go, huh? Yeah.
I gotta work tonight. I'm sleepy.
You still working at the club, April?
Six nights a week.
I'm praying for you, April.
Thank you, thank you so much.
Bye-bye. Bye-bye.
I'm gonna say my prayers for you before I go to sleep, okay?
You do that, April. Hallelujah.
[ %% ]
[knocking]
You know what?
Oh, God.
Y'all don't hear knocking at this damn door?
This ain't our house.
What?
Hi. I'm Sandino Ramirez.
What do you want, man?
I went by the church today. I spoke to pastor Brian.
He told me to go see you.
What do you want?
I fixed a few things at the church today and,
Well, the pastor told me to come see if you need something--
Anything fixed in your house.
I can work for room and board. It's fine.
Are you crazy?
No, I'm not crazy. You crazy?
Oh, I'm loco. Come on.
[door closes]
Hello.
Let me show you to the basement.
You can sleep down here.
I mean, I know it's not much, but it's warm.
And there's a cot right there.
And since I don't know you all that well,
I'm gonna have to lock you down here in this basement.
Wait a minute.
What if there's a fire or something like that?
You're a handyman, right? Break yourself out of here.
Look, do you want it or not?
Okay. And what about food?
[exhales]
Come on.
So you worried about food? I'm gonna leave a razor
So you can shave that caveman look off.
Boy: I'm not the one, you're it!
I got it. I got it!
[clattering]
[knocking and shouting]
Will you all shut up down there?
Shut up!
Shh.
So your name is Byron.
Right? And what is your name?
I'm Manny.
Manny.
Okay, Byron and Manny.
May I ask your name?
Jennifer.
Okay.
Byron doesn't speak, huh?
No.
Sandino: That's okay.
So, Byron, Manny, you guys wanna go outside and play?
No. Manny: Yeah.
Why not? We don't know you like that.
Well, your mother's asleep.
That's not my mom, that's my aunt.
Your mom or your aunt, she's asleep.
Come on, let's go outside and play.
Come on, throw me the ball.
[ %% ]
Yeah, but I'm gonna come too, so I can keep an eye on you.
Come on.
April: Slam it again!
I'll teach you how to play football.
Manny, don't run like that.
I'm thinking--
You got some moves, huh?
Get ready for the moves.
[chuckles]
You don't have anything on me, huh?
Manny, take it easy.
Sandino: Oh, I got you.
Take it easy.
Manny: I wanna be an athlete.
Sandino: It's gonna be okay. You okay?
Byron, where's the ball? Just behind the flowerpot.
Sandino: Okay. Jennifer: Manny.
[ %% ]
Damn. You are fine.
I knew it.
You can't smoke around him. He's got asthma.
You already said that.
What's wrong with you, Manny?
That thing can happen when your mama's on crack
When she's pregnant. Well, at the rate you're going,
You're gonna end up like her.
You don't know anything about me.
I know you're stealing needles.
The needles was for him. He's got diabetes too.
What don't you have?
Cancer.
He's gonna need his insulin in the morning.
Well, where is it?
I dropped it.
Brilliant. So, what happens if he doesn't take it?
He dies.
I gotta hurry up and find my mama.
Y'all getting on my damn nerves.
[door opens]
I'm home.
[door closes]
What the hell are these kids doing in this house?
Hi, baby. Hey.
Hey. What's going on?
Uh, those are my sister's kids. You've met 'em before.
Look, my mother is Mia, okay?
I was just about to go there and find out what's going on.
I can't be handling all this. I know. Just sit down.
I'm gonna get you something to drink.
And who the hell is this?
That's Sandino. He's renting a room.
Renting a room?
You turn this into a bed and breakfast?
No, the church sent him over to help me out around here.
Just so he can have somewhere to stay.
He needs a place to stay.
Everybody needs a damn place to stay.
What's up, Mexico?
Randy: You legal?
Stop. Leave him alone.
Hey, he's a grown-ass man. He can answer the question.
I said, you legal, Mexico, huh?
Look at that. See right there.
I know this boy ain't legal just by the way he looking down.
April: Where are you going?
Take care of my business.
No, I don't think so.
We're all going somewhere together in a moment.
You don't tell me what to do. Hey, little girl,
You need to check your tone in your auntie's house.
Who the hell are you? Watch your mouth.
I'm the one paying the bills up in here.
That's who I am.
[scoffs] uh-uh.
Sit down.
You better stop rolling your eyes at me.
I'll be back. I'm gonna go find my keys.
What?
Oh, oh, you need to get by, huh?
All right, then.
Go on, then.
So you think you grown, huh?
I got something for little girls who think they've grown.
I got something for grown men
Who think they got something for me.
[laughs]
Ooh.
Got a fast one on my hands.
I'll show you what I got.
You're too grown to like chocolate?
Come on, go ahead.
Come on, baby, I know you want some.
Go on, take it.
I know you want some of that, little girl.
I didn't ask you a damn thing, did I, boy?
Go sit down, Byron. Sit your little fat ass down.
You don't talk to him like that.
Oh, yes, ma'am.
Miss Jennifer.
Leave me alone, man.
I think I'm gonna call you Jenny.
You like that, Jenny?
And what the hell you looking at, Mexico?
Speak any English?
April: Got 'em. Come on. I didn't think so.
Come on, let's go. Come on, let's go.
I'll see you later.
Come on.
[ %% ]
[door closes]
It's just you and me, Mexico.
Want me to turn on some mariachi music, boy?
I'm gonna take a nap. You keep it quiet down here.
You need take your ass home and fix something.
Madea: Joe, I tell you, you will find that out.
Keep it up. Who's this?
Look who here.
Dumb, dumber, dumberer and the big dummy.
Ah. Here you are. All right.
Did they eat? 'cause they're gonna need all their strength.
Yeah, they ate.
Um, Jennifer, this is the key to the house.
When you finish here, go back to the house,
And do not let anybody in the house.
They ain't gonna listen to you. Yeah, whatever.
This one has attitude.
You ain't got to tell me.
Watch her.
Madea: I wonder where she get that from.
Yes, bye. See you later.
I breaks attitude with children like this.
You heard of the horse whisperer?
I'm the kid whisperer.
Look, lady, you gonna tell us what you need us for, or what?
Talk to me like that one more time.
Quiet. This old woman don't play.
She don't scare me.
Look at her.
You better be scared.
Honey, I've been to jail. I will shank you, fool.
You better not touch us again, or I'll call 911.
What do you mean, "touch you again"?
I ain't touched you yet.
You gotta get to the phone if you're gonna dial 911.
You got to get to the phone.
And I will hit you so hard that your cranium
And your skull and your urethra tube
Will all be tied up together in-- inside of each other.
You wouldn't be able to do nothing but pee and run.
You don't know if I got a cell phone.
You're gonna need surgery to get it from down your throat.
Whatever. Say something again.
Say one more thing,
I will pimp-slap you. Say it again.
That's what I thought.
You're gonna come into this house and clean.
And if anything come up missing in my house, I promise you,
You're gonna come up missing.
Come on. We cleaning from top to bottom.
Let's get in here.
This is crazy.
What you say?
Yeah, this is one of my favorite nights.
Yeah, go, April, go.
I need two Heinekens and a shot of vodka.
Here. Now, last night, you were short.
Don't be short tonight,
Else you're gonna come up missing.
[knocking on door]
Come in.
[clears throat]
Hey, April. Hey, Miss Wilma.
What are you doing here?
I was just wondering.
Have you talked to your mother lately?
[exhales]
Yeah, I went by the house earlier,
She wasn't there.
I don't know. I don't know where she is.
You know, this is just-- it's not like her.
No, it isn't. I don't know what to say.
I was gonna come by there later on.
Will you let me in?
No, I can't do that, child.
I let your sister in there one time.
She stole everything your mama had.
Well, you should've known better
Than to let a crackhead in somebody's house.
Well, I can't let you go in there.
Your mama had such high hopes for you.
Miss Wilma, is there anything else you need?
Because I really have to get ready for my next set.
No, that's it.
I'll see you later. Okay.
Thank you.
God bless you.
Alrighty.
Madea: You're doing a good job cleaning, Manny and Byron.
Mabel, I don't know why in the hell you letting them children
Clean up anything up in here.
You're gonna need a metal detector,
So when they leave up out of here, I'm telling you now.
All right.
How the dishes coming?
Fine.
Little girl, you got the nastiest attitude
I ever did see.
Why are you so nasty? 'cause.
[gasps]
I'm about to come over there.
Joe, you better get this girl. She just said "'cause" to me.
Uh, you better watch it, little girl.
That's the heavyweight champion of the world.
She took out Ali and Frazier and George foreman.
They all-- they all came here and she took 'em out.
Joe: That's why foreman's selling grills.
Madea: Attitude like that
You gonna be by yourself all your life.
Nobody gonna wanna be around that.
Maybe I don't want nobody around.
Yeah, Madea-- Madea want flies around here.
Every time she goes somewhere, flies be flying around her.
Joe: Just funky. Maybe that backwards boy washing the soap.
You get out of this life what you put into it.
If you give good things to people
Good things will come back to you most of the time.
That ain't true.
Madea: I said most of the time, child.
Yeah, whatever.
Girl, if you say "whatever" to me one more time,
Before the "wha" can get out of your mouth
I'm gonna be in the back of a police car. Sit down.
Sit down.
You know what happens to girls that are mad at the world?
They grow up and become bitter old women
If they don't figure out what's going on.
Bitter old woman, just like the one you're talking to,
A bitter old woman.
A bitter 450-pound old woman.
[laughs]
Madea: Oh, that's funny?
At least you could smile. Did that hurt?
Did it crack your face, Cruella?
I ain't got a whole lot to smile about.
Hush that up.
Got a whole lot to smile about, you living.
They got children your age in the hospital
Strung out on hive, drugs and everything else.
You talking about you ain't got nothing to smile--
You're a pretty little girl.
Get you a mirror and see how pretty you are
And smile at yourself sometime.
I'm not pretty. I mean,
I ain't got nice clothes or nothing.
Clothes don't make you pretty. They make you broke.
[laughs]
You know what I want you to do?
There ain't no mirror down here.
When you get through cleaning that window,
Look at yourself and see how pretty you are.
Go on and clean it real good until you see your smile.
Ting.
Announcer: We wanna give it up for the gap band.
Give it up for the gap band, ladies and gentlemen.
That's not the original gap band.
They just get all their clothes from the gap
So we call them the gap band.
They sound good. Don't they sound good tonight?
Look. She look good tonight. Gotta have a fix.
Oh, my Lord. The church.
We got a lady here from the church.
And I'm telling you, this lady can sing.
She can really sing.
Ladies and gentlemen, now, the spirits say
That if we make a lot of noise
She just may come up here and sing a song
For us poor little sinners.
Come on up here, Miss Wilma.
No, don't do that.
Oh, Miss Wilma don't mind.
Come on up here, Miss Wilma.
How are you doing tonight?
I'm doing fine, Freddie. Good seeing you, Miss Wilma.
You look lovely. Thank you very much.
All right, you gonna sing something for us tonight?
Well, I'm always ready to give my testimony anytime, any--
Now, Miss Wilma, I don't mind you singing,
But save all that testimony stuff for the church.
Right now, we just want you to sing a little song,
Make the people feel good.
What do you already know? You know what she's gonna sing.
Hold this, Freddie. Don't steal nothing.
Miss Wilma. Let's do it.
I'd like to dedicate this to all you beautiful faces,
But especially...
To April.
[ %% ]
%% to fulfill the need to be %%
%% who I am in this world %%
%% is all I ask %%
%% I can't pretend to be %%
%% something that I'm not %%
%% and I won't wear a mask %%
%% ooh, you touched my face with love %%
%% in your eyes %%
%% but will you touch my heart %%
%% with the understanding that it takes %%
%% to realize %%
%% that I just can't play a part %%
%% I've got this need to be true %%
%% to myself %%
%% and make %%
%% my own mistakes %%
%% but I don't want to %%
%% lean too hard %%
%% on someone else %%
%% no matter what it takes %%
%% oh, oh %%
%% I'm not fool enough %%
%% to ever think that I %%
%% could be the master of my fate %%
%% but it's up to me to choose %%
%% my roads in life oh %%
%% Rocky may will be %%
%% the ones I take %%
%% oh %%
%% the ones I take %%
%% there's a need to be something more %%
%% mmm %%
%% than just a reflection of a man %%
%% I %%
%% I can't survive %%
%% in someone's shadow %%
%% I need my very own %%
%% little spot to stand %%
%% hey, hey, hey %%
%% if you're sure it's love %%
%% real, real, real sure is love %%
%% for me %%
%% for little, old me mm-hm %%
%% 'cause I am what I am %%
%% I am what I am and I %%
%% I have the need %%
%% to %%
%% to be %%
[crowd cheering]
%% oh, oh, oh %%
Thank you.
Madea: Y'all go straight in the house, you understand?
Boy, don't be slamming my door.
Sandino: Hey, wait.
Thank you. Hey, how was it?
I don't wanna steal nothing else
If that's what I gotta do to pay it back.
That lady's crazy.
[speaking in Spanish]
That means, uh, all of your decisions,
Your choices, they all have a price to pay.
So you do the crime, you gotta do the time.
Yeah, whatever.
Look, we ought to take a bath. Go on upstairs.
Jennifer.
What's this?
You bought his insulin.
I was gonna do it.
Well, now you don't have to.
Why are you so nice to us?
I don't understand that question.
You nice, why?
Why not?
You should expect people to be nice to you.
You shouldn't expect people to be mean.
Not in this world.
You get what you expect, right?
I guess.
[ %% ]
You do a great job with your brothers.
I'm all they got.
[stairs creaking]
[ %% ]
[hammering]
Oh, come on. What the hell is Mexico up to?
Are you serious?
Hey.
What--? Do you know what time it is?
Yeah, it's 1:30 in the afternoon.
What are you doing?
I'm working off my debt. What?
I figured that I'd get up this morning, get to work.
Uh, figured if I fixed this floor,
Then the kids can stay in this room.
Oh, you don't have to worry about those kids.
They are not staying, so pack up your tools
And go back down in the basement. Come on.
Why not? Why they don't stay in here?
What do you mean--? [machine buzzing]
Hey, hey, hey!
Hey!
Stop it! Stop it!
Look, you have a serious problem with this floor, okay?
I know that.
That's why no one ever comes up here
And that's why I keep the door closed.
For safety, okay?
These kids, they need a room of their own.
Why you so worried about kids that don't even belong to you?
What's up? That's your family.
Why you not concerned?
Jennifer has nightmares every night.
Manny, night sweats.
Byron, he tosses and turns in his sleep.
Can you imagine what those kids have been through?
I just wanna help them. [laughs]
You wanna help them?
You live in my basement. You can't even help yourself.
How are you gonna help them?
I'm gonna start by giving them this room.
No, no, you're not. This is my house.
Mi casa, comprende?
You can't give them nothing that doesn't belong to you.
And if you're so worried about the kids,
Why are you making so much noise?
You're waking them up.
They were gone before I got up this morning.
Well, where did they go? Since you know so much about them.
I don't know. But what do you care?
You don't even make them comfortable to stay here.
That's right, three less things I gotta worry about.
Now, pack up your little tools
And follow me back down to the basement, come on.
You know, you don't-- let's go.
You don't even mean that.
You don't know me.
Let's go, back to your blind spot.
Hey. These kids need someone. They need some help.
Okay, well, when my mama comes back
She will come and get them,
And they will have someone, happy?
You're not this heartless, April.
So why do you do this?
Is it because of your man?
Is it because of him?
[ %% ]
You know, you're too good for him.
Um.
Please, Sandino, stop it.
Okay, I'll finish up after your man wakes up.
Thank you.
[knocking on door]
Oh!
[knocking on door]
I'm coming. Shoot.
Pastor.
Miss Wilma. Wh-what are you guys doing here?
Hi, April. Hi.
Can we come in?
Hello.
Hey, you clean up nice.
Thank you.
Getting any work done around here?
Yeah, as much as she'll let me.
Great job in the chapel. We e-even have a check for you.
Well, that's great. I'll come by to pick it up.
Hello?
Is that what you came by for? Because I can go back to bed.
Pastor: April, can we sit down?
Yeah, sure.
What is it?
It's a-about your mother.
You found her. Where is she?
I'm sorry, April.
She died.
What?
Wilma: I'm sorry, baby.
When?
About a week ago.
[exhales]
What happened?
She left for work.
I saw her.
And, uh,
She had a brain aneurysm.
A brain aneurysm.
Pastor: She was on the bus all day
And, uh, no one noticed.
She...
They assumed she was just asleep.
And when the driver tried t-to wake her,
It was too late.
There was nothing anyone could do.
I'm sorry.
She was at the city morgue.
No one claimed her.
No identification.
She was dead too long, so...
They cremated her.
[gasp]
Oh, my God.
These are her remains.
[ %% ]
Wilma: I...
I-I put them in this urn.
I'm gonna go and pack up her things, and...
You're welcome to come by and get them.
Pastor: I'm sorry, April.
[thunder rumbles]
Wilma: If you need anything, April, just--
Just come by the church.
You take care of her, huh?
Yes, of course.
Pastor: April, we'll be praying for you.
[door closes]
[rumbles]
[ %% ]
[sobbing]
What are you doing, man?
I'm trying to sleep, girl.
[thunder rumbles]
[sighs]
You want some company?
That ain't no way for somebody to die.
I didn't even get a Chance to say goodbye.
[sniffs]
[thunder rumbles]
When was the last time that you spoke to her?
A year ago.
We...
We had an argument. It's so stupid now.
My sister...
Was so strung out.
She screwed those kids up.
She--
She traded Jennifer
For crack one time when she was 9.
She was so high one time, she put Byron in the oven.
She burned Manny with her crack pipe.
And my mother was there every time.
Every time.
She'd asked me to babysit,
And I told her I couldn't.
And I wasn't doing nothing.
I just didn't feel like being bothered.
So she got mad at me and I never spoke to her again.
I said some things I really wish I could take back.
All the good she did for people
And she died on a bus.
Oh, she was good to everybody.
She died on a bus, alone.
No.
[sobbing]
Watch out, y'all, stay close together.
I'm coming.
[door opens]
April: Where have you been?
Looking for Mama Rose.
I have something to tell you.
What is it?
My mother died.
What?
Why are you lying?
She's not lying.
You will say anything just to get rid of us, huh?
Jennifer.
If you don't want us here, fine, we'll go,
You don't have to say all that.
It's not true. You will say anything.
Sandino: It is true, Manny. Can I go feed them?
Yeah.
Sandino: Jennifer. Jennifer.
Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine. People die. So, what?
Hey, listen, it's okay to cry or to be upset.
I said I'm fine, okay?
[ %% ]
[wind blowing softly]
Madea: Yo, turn the damn TV down, please.
Hey, Agnes, how you doing?
Good to see you. Agnes: Hi, Madea.
What you doing sitting out here?
Trying to steal something?
What's wrong with you?
My grandmother died.
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that, babe.
My aunt April's gonna send us back to foster care.
They're going to separate us.
I'm all Manny and Byron got.
If we separate, I don't know--
I don't know what I'm gonna do.
Oh, no.
Calm yourself down, honey.
Calm down. Getting all worked up.
Can we stay with you?
Ah?
Nobody wants us.
That ain't true. Somebody wants you.
I'm only 16. I'm--
I don't know how to handle all this.
Honey.
I'm tired. I don't--
Living takes a lifetime.
You got a whole lot more living to do, honey.
I don't feel like I'm gonna--
I don't feel like I'm gonna make it.
You gonna make it. Hush, dear.
Gotta keep getting up every day, taking one day at a time.
You're gonna make it.
My grandma Rose used to tell us
To pray about it, and if... Mm-hm.
Then that's what you ought to do, pray about it,
Talk to the Lord about it.
Yeah, but she only told us--
She never told me how to do it.
Would you teach me?
Huh?
Please.
Show you how to pray?
Yeah.
[exhales]
Oh, child, I ain't talked to God
Since the last time I saw a cop in my rearview mirror.
[exhales]
I guess I can try.
I can try to pray. You know the number?
The nu-- the what?
The number. The number?
To call him.
They say "Jesus on the mainline."
I don't know the number.
Sit back, sit back. Ahem.
Okay, bow your head.
First, giving honor to God, to the head of my life.
Um...
%% father %%
%% I stretch %%
%% my hand %%
%% to thee %%
Father God,
God of Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob.
God of Shadrach, Meshach and the Billy goat,
Who was in the fiery furnace that they barbecued
On the day of Pentecost when the Jewish people returned
From the Sabbath day up on the mountaintop in Ethiopia.
Uh, God of Mary... J. Blige.
M-madea, that don't sound right.
Huh?
That don't sound right.
That's not how Mama Rose used to do it.
You ain't feeling it? You didn't feel the anointing?
No.
I don't know nothing about praying.
But all praying is, is talking to God,
Having a conversation with him.
And at the end, you say the name of Jesus.
That's your stamp that will get it up there to him. You hear?
Okay.
You know who you remind me of right now?
You remind me of Peter in the bible.
You know who Peter was?
Mm-mm.
Peter was one of the 12 disciplines.
And, uh, they were on a boat out on the isle
Of the Greek, uh, Atlantic ocean.
And when they was on this boat, the Storm Rose up.
And the 12 disciplines, they got really,
Really worried and upset.
They said, "oh, no, what are we gonna do?"
And th-- they saw something coming to 'em on the water,
Looked like a ghost.
But it wasn't a ghost. It was Jesus.
And Peter say,
"Jesus, if that's you, let me come out there."
You gotta be careful what you ask the Lord for.
So Jesus said, "come on out."
So Peter stepped out of the boat
And was walking on the water.
He was walking on water?
On the water. He was walking on the water toward Jesus.
Long as he kept his eyes on him, he stayed on top of the water.
He took his eyes off him, though. You know why?
He got distracted.
You know why he got distracted?
When you got your eye on Jesus, can't get distracted by nothing.
Jonah passed by in the belly of the whale.
He looked down here, Free Willy with Jonah inside the belly,
And it made him distracted, so he started to sink.
He said, "Jesus, Jesus, help me. Help me, je--"
Jesus said, "I can't. I gotta go to Calvary. I'm late."
So Jesus went on to the cross.
He said, "I'm gonna send you a comforter.
When the comforter come, you gonna be all right."
So he's swimming. He try and swim. He try and swim.
He's worried, and jaws was coming, all that,
Spielberg, had did that jaws thing.
It was surrounding him. He was worried.
You know what happened? What?
Just in the Nick of time--
When you think you ain't gonna make it
Just in the Nick of time, something happens.
Noah came up in the arch.
That's right, Noah came rowing up
In the arch of-- of St. Louis arch,
And he pulled right up beside him.
And he got on there, he said, "ooh, thank you for saving me."
Noah said, "no problem, man. Cool, what's up, fool?"
They spoke. He said, "come on, let me show you around."
Noah had turned the arch into a cruise ship.
'cause he ain't had nothing to do after he saved the world.
Hey, you know who was on there?
Eve.
Eve?
She was in the VIP section.
Yeah, that's right.
And, uh, Peter asked, he said,
"Eve, come on, go to the show."
So she went to see this show. And, uh, they had tigers.
You know, they had two tigers, two bears, two lions.
You know, the male and the female.
Well, Siegfried and Roy, they was there,
And they had the two lions.
And them lions jumped out and scratched Eve.
That's how Eve get them two paws right there.
You ever see Eve with the paws? She got two paws right there.
Read you bible sometimes, honey.
Read your bible.
[ %% ]
This is a mess, April. I mean, you don't care?
I don't know. I mean, Tanya,
You know I can't help them kids. Heh.
I mean, I didn't ask for none of this.
I ain't never seen a more selfish person in my life.
Okay, wh-what you-- what you mean by that, Tanya?
I mean, April,
You gotta care about somebody other than yourself.
You don't know me, man.
Oh, I know you. No, you don't.
That's the problem. Tanya, look, I--
Look, I didn't come here for that, okay?
Honey, I love you, so I can say this, okay?
Girl, you always drunk. Always.
There's not a day that I have not seen you drunk.
You just care about alcohol and "where's Randy?"
I mean, I'm sick of hearing that.
You got a bigger problem on your hands right now.
And if I wasn't your friend, and if I didn't love you,
I wouldn't bring it to you real
Just like I'm giving it to you right now.
April, you don't care about nobody but yourself.
I mean, you sleeping with a married man. You know why?
'cause you don't want him around all the time.
You got that big old house, and you only want you in it.
You won't even give a bum on the street 50 cents, April.
I mean, you don't sound shallow, you just sound damn selfish.
Oh, so I'm just a bad person, huh?
I'm just evil.
You know what? Ain't nothing wrong with what you do.
But as long as it works for you, that's all good, right?
You need to get your life together fast.
Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for miss Tanya.
[crowd cheering]
Man: Tanya.
[ %% ]
Man: Bravo.
%% mmm %%
Woman: Do it.
%% oh %%
%% oh, eh, eh, eh %%
%% ah, ah, ah %%
%% somebody told me once %%
%% that pain is a game we all gotta play %%
%% then why am I in over time %%
%% and sudden death every other day %%
%% I know that for the good of life %%
%% there's a price we all gotta pay %%
%% but I'll pay till I'm poor and I still don't know %%
%% what it is to have a good day, yeah %%
%% since everybody knows what it is %%
%% that I need to do %%
%% well, do me a favor %%
%% let me worry about me %%
%% and you worry about you %%
%% I don't need no one to put me down %%
%% I'm on the ground can't get no lower %%
%% and I don't need no one to hang around %%
%% and make me frown just makes me look older %%
%% and I don't need no one to black my eye and tell me lies %%
%% don't wanna cry over nobody else %%
%% no, no, no, no %%
%% I can do bad all by myself %%
%% somebody told me once %%
%% that running from the rain %%
%% don't make no sense %%
%% I had my own dog cry for awhile now %%
%% it goes wherever I'm going, yeah %%
%% they're telling me the grass %%
%% just might be greener on the other side %%
%% but I don't wanna take a Chance on dirt %%
%% when I got grass %%
%% even thou the grass has died %%
%% oh, since everybody knows %%
%% what it is that I need to do %%
%% well, do me a favor %%
%% let me worry about me %%
%% and you worry about you %%
%% I don't need no one to put me down %%
%% I'm on the ground can't get no lower %%
%% and I don't need no one %%
%% to hang around and make me frown %%
%% just makes me look older %%
%% and I don't need no one %%
%% to black my eye and tell me lies %%
%% don't wanna cry over nobody else %%
%% no, no, no, no %%
%% I can do bad all by myself %%
[ %% ]
[humming]
What's wrong with him?
His blood sugar went up,
So I gave him his insulin shot.
Don't worry about it, I got it. He'll be fine.
[sighs]
I can't keep y'all.
You don't owe us nothing.
I think we can find you a great foster home.
When I grow up, I'm gonna be just like you.
Ain't gonna give a damn about nobody but myself.
That's the only way to be.
What the hell do I look like
Sitting over here worried, looking after him, huh?
I'm 16.
When my life gonna start, huh?
I'm not ready for kids, Jennifer, I'm not.
I can't-- I can't do this. Just leave us alone.
Just leave us alone, just--
You don't need to be hearing about all this.
%% I can do bad I can do bad %%
%% don't waste time feeling bad for me %%
%% I didn't ask you for your sympathy %%
%% no %%
%% I know God %%
%% is watching over me %%
%% so I guess this is what %%
%% I'm suppose to be %%
%% I don't need-- to put me down %%
%% I'm on the ground can't get no lower %%
%% and I don't need no one %%
%% to hang around and make me frown %%
%% just makes me look older %%
%% and I don't need no one %%
%% to black my eye and tell me lies %%
%% don't wanna cry over nobody else %%
%% oh, no %%
%% I can do bad %%
%% and I don't need no one to put me down %%
%% I'm on the ground can't get no lower %%
%% and I don't need no one %%
%% to hang around and make me frown %%
%% just makes me look older %%
%% and I don't need no one %%
%% to black my eye and tell me lies %%
%% don't wanna cry over nobody %%
%% nobody, nobody else %%
%% 'cause I can do bad %%
%% all by myself %%
%% and I don't need no one %%
[crowd cheering]
Wow, you're up already, huh?
It's early. Yeah.
That's a good thing. You're sleeping your life away.
Am I?
Yeah. Hey, come with me.
I have something for you.
Where are we going?
It's a surprise. Come on.
April: I don't play that, getting my hair wet, so don't--
You got a shower cap? Sandino: No, sorry.
April: You didn't tell me I was gonna be working out.
Man: Have fun.
Sandino: Why do you sleep all day, huh?
April: Why not?
I don't know,
And that's not an answer.
Well, since you're asking all the questions,
Why did you hold me the way you did
When I told you my mother died?
Because you needed to be held.
Yeah, but it was the way you held me.
I mean, you held me like...
Like you care.
You don't know that I care by now?
Why?
You know, if you have to ask that question,
Then you just don't know yourself, I guess.
That's still not an answer.
April, I think that you are a very warm
And sensitive,
And loving person.
And you are funny.
You are very funny.
[laughs]
I'm not that funny. Cut it out.
But you hide it. You hide it all away. I-I don't understand.
You put up this wall so that nobody sees it.
But I see through it.
I don't understand you a-and him.
Talking about Randy again?
Yes.
He's not so bad.
He's not so good either. It doesn't make sense to me.
Do you love him?
He helps me out. He pays the bills.
That's not what I asked.
April,
Do you love him?
In a way.
I guess. I don't know.
That is not love, April.
Loving a married man, sharing him with his wife.
Love is not having somebody to pay your bills.
It's not having to work all night.
That is not love.
Love is...
Love is being too tired from the night before
To even go to work the next day.
Whatever.
[ %% ]
April, we're all looking for love, one way or another.
Love is having someone there in the morning when you wake up
That is gonna be there with you,
Thick or thin,
Right or wrong.
Let's go.
Ha, ha, ha, oh, my God,
I can't believe I let you talk me into getting on a boat.
You better be glad I didn't get my hair wet.
You know black girls don't like getting their hair wet.
You thirsty?
Yes, I would like something to drink, please.
Hi. Hi, kids.
How was school? Fine.
Good. You okay? Yeah.
He's all right.
Okay, good. I have a surprise for everybody, okay?
Come on, April. I want you to see.
You're gonna love it. Come on.
April: You and your surprises.
Keep your eyes closed, okay? It's a big surprise, come on.
Come on, Manny, Byron. Come here.
Stand right here.
Jennifer, come on.
Right there.
Okay, you ready? Yeah.
Open your eyes.
Manny: Whoa.
Is this our room?
This is your room.
Thanks.
No, it's not.
But it looks like it's for us.
It is. It's not.
Where you steal all this stuff from?
I didn't steal any of this stuff.
The church gave it to me. It was in the basement.
Jennifer: Right.
My bed.
Yes, Byron, that's your bed.
[moans]
I'd never heard him speak before.
Byron: My bed.
This is the bomb, Sandino.
Look, why you gotta get their hopes up for?
You know she don't want us here.
Hey, that could change.
"could" is not definite.
Jennifer: She definitely don't want us here.
Listen, how about you stay in this room
For as long as you're here, okay?
Sandino: I made it for you.
Thank you, but we good. We stay downstairs.
Come on, y'all. Manny, Byron, I said come on.
Do we have to go?
Yes, we have to go.
Why didn't you tell me you were doing this, huh?
Now they're upset.
What difference does it make, April?
You made it very clear to them that you don't care.
[ %% ]
April, come on, we're going.
What the hell are you knocking on this door for, Mexico?
I'm trying to wake up April.
For what?
Because we're supposed to be going to church.
Well, April ain't going to no church.
Hear this real good, houseboy.
You knock on this door again,
I'm sending you back to Mexico in a pine box.
Ain't a damn thing for you in here.
Pastor: This morning, our subject comes
From the text found in Luke 15 and 8.
It reads,
Either what woman having 10 pieces of silver
If she lose one, does not light a candle
And sweep the house
And seek diligently until she find it?
And when she hath found it,
She calleth her friends and says:
"come rejoice with me
For I have found the piece which I had lost."
Where the hell are you going? To church.
Church? No, you ain't.
[exhales]
Um, Randy, I'm going to church. We can talk about this later.
April.
Hey, come here now.
I said you ain't going, all right?
Who's gonna stop me?
And what is all this?
I've never seen you dressed for no church.
How do I look?
April.
April, I'm talking to you.
Today, our subject is value added.
There are three things I wanna talk about from this subject.
Number one, this woman was a good steward.
Woman: All right.
Because she took time to know what she had
And how much of what she had.
Therefore, because she watched it every day,
She knew when a piece of silver was lost.
Woman: Yeah.
Secondly, she gave value to each piece of silver.
Woman: All right.
She did not extol one piece over the other.
And thirdly, when she discovered
That one was lost,
She swept the house clean to find it.
Amen.
Pastor: You don't know what it is to walk the floor worried
Over something you've lost.
Aunt April's here. Pastor: All of us love
And somehow our love is limited
When someone ends up somewhere that we don't want them to be.
But what she knew is that even though
This piece of silver was lost,
It had not lost it's value.
Amen.
Pastor: It had just lost it's usefulness.
You cannot help anyone
When you're lost.
You cannot fulfill your mission in life,
When you're lost.
You cannot help your family or your fellow man
When you're lost.
And somebody has to care
Enough about you... Woman: Yeah.
...To put a light in a very dark place
When you're caught in the crevices of life
And can't figure out how to get out.
Crowd: All right. You need somebody
That's gonna care enough about you,
That says you're worth it.
I want you to know that you're worth me waiting on.
Oh, Lord, have mercy.
I think you're worth me waiting on.
[organ playing]
There are some things that we face.
You've come to people,
And it seems as if they don't wanna know.
I understand it.
I've been there.
As a matter of fact, let me say it like this:
%% I've hurt so many nights %%
%% oh, oh, oh %%
%% I cried so many hours %%
%% trying to make it right %%
%% oh, trying to make it right %%
%% but just didn't have the power %%
%% and you ignored all my tears %%
%% it hurt me so bad %%
Woman: Sing that song.
%% you wanted them to disappear %%
%% I tried to let it go %%
%% but I guess %% %% but I guess %%
%% you just don't wanna know %% %% just don't wanna know %%
Pastor: Listen.
%% if I had a dime for every time %%
%% I tried to call your name %%
%% some tell me %% %% some tell me %%
%% I'd be wealthy %%
Crowd: Amen, amen.
%% oh, Lord %%
[exhales]
%% but I learned that I could cope %%
Man: Yeah.
%% yes, I did %%
Woman: Yes.
%% through my struggle I discovered %%
%% I discovered I could make it %%
%% oh, oh %%
%% in nights so long and cold %%
%% so cold %% %% ooh, ah %%
%% you don't know how cold %%
%% I discovered I discovered I could take it %%
%% oh %%
%% now I wouldn't I wouldn't change a thing %%
Lord, have mercy.
%% not for the knowledge %%
%% not for the knowledge that I've gained %%
You know what I discovered in my trials?
%% I learned that I could grow %%
%% I really did %%
%% I tried %%
%% I tried to let let it go %%
%% I did %%
%% I tried %%
%% tried to let it show %%
%% but I guess %%
%% you %%
%% just don't wanna know %% %% just don't wanna know %%
%% no, no, no %% %% yeah, yeah, yes %%
%% really don't wanna know %%
%% you don't wanna know how many nights I cried %%
%% you don't know how many times I felt like I was gonna die %%
%% but I kept on moving I kept on hoping %%
%% I kept on believing and now I can tell you %%
%% that I'm over %% %% that I'm over it now %%
%% anybody here say "I'm over %%
%% I'm over it now" %% %% over it now %%
%% I can't explain it %% %% I can't say how %%
%% but right now I'm-- I-- %%
%% I'm over it oh, yeah %%
%% I'm hoping right now %%
%% one morning I just broke free %%
%% and the chains %%
%% they just dropped off of me %%
%% people can talk about me %%
%% just as they please %% %% just don't wanna know %%
%% but I'm all grown up now %%
%% I said I'm all older now %%
%% and I got the victory because I'm over %%
%% I'm over it now %%
%% over it now %% %% I'm over it now %%
%% I can't say how but I'm over it %%
%% say it again say %% %% I'm over it now %%
Just wave your hand if you know you're over it.
If you feel the presence of God,
If you feel the anointing of God, just declare now,
That I'm over it now.
Say it right now.
%% over it now %% pastor: It's over,
I'm walking out of here free.
%% but I'm over it now %%
Woman: Amen.
%% I'm really over it now %%
%% went to a meeting one night %%
%% and my heart wasn't right %%
%% but something got ahold of me %%
%% and I'm over it now %%
%% just don't wanna know %%
Wilma. Wilma, would you just--?
People don't know you've been through some things.
They think because you're looking so pretty in your hat,
They don't know what you've been through.
But could you say one good time, "I'm over it now"?
%% I'm, uh, I'm over it now %%
%% over it now I can't say how %%
%% but I'm over it now %%
%% right now, right now right now %%
%% right now, right now %%
%% I'm over it now %% %% I'm over it now %%
%% I don't have to live with it %%
%% don't have to live with it %% %% don't have to be in it %%
%% I'm over it, over it now %%
%% over it now I can't say how %%
%% but I'm over it now %% %% but I'm over it now %%
%% now %% %% right now %%
%% now, now, now %% %% right now %%
%% now, now, now %% %% now, now, now %%
%% I'm over it now %%
%% I tried %%
%% to let it go %%
%% I really did %%
%% I tried to let let it show %%
%% thank you, Jesus %%
%% but right now %%
%% I learned that I could grow %%
%% but I guess %% %% but I guess %%
%% you just don't wanna know %% %% just don't wanna know %%
[crowd cheering]
Man: Hallelujah.
Pastor: You're worth it.
Give him praise because he's worthy.
His purpose is real.
You're gonna make it. You'll be all right.
You don't have to worry at all.
Pastor: You're over it now.
[moaning]
Hold on. I'll be right back.
[ %% ]
How you doing, beautiful?
I've seen the way you've been looking at me.
See, this here my house and I can let you,
And two little nappy boys stay here.
Right.
Baby girl, I'll get you all the medicine you need.
I need to give him his insulin.
Now, see, what you need to do is take care of me.
If you don't stop right now, I'm gonna tell aunt April.
You think she's gonna believe you, huh?
You think she's gonna believe you?
Take it off.
I said--
Ugh.
[ %% ]
What are you doing? Get off of him!
Stop it! Stop it!
What are you doing to him?
What is going on here?
It's okay.
Sandino: It's okay. Come on.
He tried to rape her.
They lying on me, right-- they lying on me.
No, no, no. This little slut-- you know she's a slut.
She tried-- she tried to get me to have sex with her for money.
Baby-- baby-- Sandino, you saw her!
Randy: Tell her what you saw?
He tried to rape her!
Who you gonna believe, huh?
April, who you gonna believe, huh?
Them or me?
Jennifer: He's lying, he's--
He's lying, April, he's lying.
Randy: Who you gonna believe? Them or me, babe?
You, baby.
He's lying. April.
Go upstairs and get in the tub.
I can't believe you believe him.
It's okay, it's okay.
Sandino: It's okay.
He's lying!
He's lying, April.
[Jennifer sobbing]
It's okay, it's okay.
It's okay, it's okay, it's okay.
Look at me, look at me.
Look at me, look at me. It's okay.
Sandino: It's okay, it's okay.
Hey, no one's going to hurt you.
It's okay. It's okay. It's okay.
[ %% ]
Sandino: It's gonna be okay, all right?
It's okay.
Okay, no one's going to hurt you.
Nobody here will hurt you.
Nobody's going to hurt you.
No.
It's okay, Jen.
Baby, I think I broke my nose.
Oh, baby, thank you.
You know I love you, right?
Mm-hm.
Baby, I'm just trying to provide the best life for you I can.
What happened?
Baby, I told you what happened.
That little girl tried to get me to have sex with her for money.
Baby, these kids ain't no good.
They spending up all my damn money, baby,
You know?
I mean, everything was fine before they got here.
It's all their fault, baby.
Randy: Them kids causing all kind of problems.
Paying all these bills around here,
These damn raggedy-ass kids come here snatching up all our money.
I didn't want these damn kids here, I told you that.
[turns on radio]
We had all kinds of problems since they got here.
[music playing over radio]
Tell me what happened.
April, I told you what happened.
Tell me what you did.
April, I didn't do nothing.
That's my niece.
She's 16.
Baby, calm down now there.
What did you do?
I told you, I didn't do nothing, April.
You are just like Lee.
April, stop!
He told my mother he didn't do nothing either.
Stop! Stop it, April. Damn!
Randy: April, get that thing away from the water.
April, stop!
You wait here, okay?
You watch your sister. Randy: Stop playing!
Randy: I told you. Get that thing off!
April, damn it!
Just like Lee.
April: He told my mother he didn't do nothing.
April.
That it was my fault, that I did it!
That damn thing is plugged in, I'm sitting in water!
Shut up! April, he's not worth it.
Put the radio down, please.
Stop! Let--
You want me to put it down?
Ap--! Calm down!
You want me to put it down?
Sandino: April, no!
[crackling]
[Randy groaning]
You got three minutes to get your stuff
And you get the hell out of here.
[ %% ]
[chatter]
[ %% ]
Hey.
Why did you leave them alone?
April, he's gone, okay?
I took his keys, he won't be back.
Are you okay?
Mm.
I should've known.
April, this is not your fault.
I should've known.
The way he looked at her.
[sniffs]
I should've known.
Like my mother should've known.
[sighs]
She would always say,
Whatever happens in this house
Stays in this house.
[sobbing]
Nothing ever gets healed if you keep it covered up.
I should've known.
When a man,
A grown man,
Takes interest in a l-little kid,
Something ain't right.
Come on, April, that's enough.
Get off of me.
Are you one too?
What?
A child molester.
Are you a child molester, Sandino?
Are you asking me this question?
Why do you care so much about those kids?
I hit a nerve.
Enough. What do you like, huh?
Do you like the little girls or do you like the little boys?
I said, that's enough. You shut your mouth.
Who are you talking to?
Come back here.
Come back here. Hey!
Hey! Tell me.
Stop it. What is it?
Tell me! Enough, April.
You get your stuff out of my house, child molester!
I'm not a child molester, you stop calling me that.
Why are you so uncomfortable?
You wanna make me a bad person
For showing these kids some love?
These kids that have nobody? You're sick!
You're out of your mind, you know that?
You don't know my life, April.
I have nobody.
From the time that I was 7 years old
And picking coca leaves 10, 12 hours a day,
And getting beaten when I'm hungry or tired.
And then when I'm old enough,
The cartel send me to recruit children to do the same thing.
I see these kids, I wanna help them,
And you wanna get in the way of that!
I feel sorry for you.
What the hell are you looking at?
Move out of the damn way!
[jazzy music playing]
[door slams]
You don't ever have to worry about him coming back.
He's never coming back.
Get some sleep.
Wait.
A-aunt April.
Tha--
Thank you for believing me.
Baby, I believed you when you said it.
I know that look.
Wait, wait.
If you let us stay here,
I promise we won't be no trouble.
I'll cook and clean for you.
And the boys, I'll take care of them.
You won't have to do nothing.
Jennifer-- wait, let me finish.
I'll quit school, I'll get a job.
Jennifer. You don't have to quit school.
And I'll help you pay the bills
And I can be a good girl. I won't be so angry.
I'm just so tired of going from place to place.
I need y'all to stay with me.
I just messed-- I messed everything up.
And I gotta fix this.
So, uh, you gotta stay here with me, okay?
And, uh, I really--
I would love it if you taught me
How to take care of your brothers.
Jennifer.
We will get through this, okay?
You're a good girl.
We're gonna be all right, okay?
Now, get your brothers and come up to your new room.
Hey, come on, go get your brothers.
[exhales]
Byron? You have to get up.
[knocking on door]
Manny: Come in.
She's gonna let us stay.
I know.
Ain't that supposed to be good?
Yeah, Manny, that's really good.
Why do you look sad?
I'm not sad.
I have to go away for a while.
What?
Where you going?
I'm gonna shoot straight with you guys, okay?
Things aren't going very well with me and your aunt.
So it's best that I leave.
In the meantime, I'm going to, uh, call you
And write letters.
Okay? And you make sure you write me back.
Manny: All right.
I understand.
I mean,
You gotta do what you gotta do, right?
We're gonna miss you.
I'm gonna miss you too.
[ %% ]
Give me a hug. All right?
I'm gonna miss you so much.
I'm gonna miss you too.
Hey.
Mm...
He's gone.
Yeah, I know.
Um, you wanna help me unpack some of Mama Rose's things?
Sure.
That's cute.
You know,
I think you're wrong about him.
What do you know about this?
That's a good man,
And I don't think
You should just let him go like that.
You're too young to understand, baby.
Yeah, but,
I know there's a lot of bad people in this world.
Yeah.
If you find somebody that you can trust,
Then you should probably hold on to 'em.
I mean, it's like,
When Peter was walking on the water
And he got distracted by the whale,
And he started to drown,
And Noah came in the St. Louis arch--
Wait, wait. What? What?
He was drowning and Noah-- he was--
Wait a minute.
[laughing]
Who taught you this story?
Madea was telling me all these bible stories--
Oh, Lord, her? Girl,
Even I know that ain't right.
I know that story. Come on.
I guess I should've known better, huh?
Yeah, I guess I'm gonna have to take you
To church more often, huh?
[kids playing in distance]
[chorus chanting indistinctly in church]
%% help me on my Journey %% %% help me on my Journey %%
%% oh, Lord, help me on my way %% %% help me on my way %%
%% singing oh, oh, Lord %%
%% I want you to help me %% %% help me %%
What is it? Shh.
[exhales softly]
That's weird.
They're singing Mama Rose's favorite song.
She still knows when to show up.
%% tonight %% %% help me on my way %%
%% say oh %%
%% oh, Lord %%
%% I want you to help me %% %% help me %%
[man cheers]
%% oh, Lord %%
%% I want you to help me %%
%% I said %%
%% oh, Lord %%
%% I want you to help me %%
%% help me on my Journey %%
%% oh, help me on my way, yeah %%
%% oh, Lord %%
%% I want you to help me %%
%% while I'm waiting %%
%% I want you to help me %%
%% saying while %%
%% I'm waiting %%
%% I want you to help me %% %% help me %%
%% tell him to help me %%
%% help me on my Journey %%
%% yeah, help me on my way %% %% yeah, help me on my way %%
%% say, Lord oh, Lord %%
%% I want you to help me %% %% help me %%
%% oh, Lord %%
%% I want you to help me %%
%% oh, Lord %%
%% I want you to help me %%
%% oh, help me on my Journey %%
%% oh, help me on my way, yeah %%
%% oh, Lord %%
%% I want you to help me %%
Pastor: %% singing while I'm singing %%
%% I want you to help me %%
%% oh, I'm singing %%
%% I want you to help me %%
%% oh, help me on my Journey %%
%% help me on my way %%
%% oh, Lord %%
%% I want you to help me %%
%% say, Lord, Lord %%
%% I want you to help me %%
%% help me say, oh %% %% oh %%
%% oh, Lord %%
%% I want you to %%
%% help me %%
Anybody need help today? %% help me on my Journey %%
Come on down now for prayer if you want the Lord.
%% help me on my way %%
%% oh, Lord %%
%% I want you to help me %%
%% help me on my Journey %%
%% help me on my way %%
%% oh, Lord %%
%% I want you to help me %%
%% help me on my Journey %%
%% help me on my way %%
%% oh, Lord %%
%% I want you to help me %%
%% help me %%
Hi.
I'm...
I'm so sorry.
I'm not really good at knowing how to love
Anything or...
Anybody.
But I really like having you around.
And since you talked me into keeping the kids,
I really, I would love for you to just stay here with me,
And help me with the kids.
Please?
Say something.
What do you want me to say?
What do you wanna say?
I don't know. What is this?
Your way of telling me that you like me or something?
I do. I can admit that.
I think I love you.
Please say something.
I don't know what to say.
I mean, you're a good human being.
I love you like a friend, like how I love Tanya.
[exhales]
Okay.
Like you love Tanya.
You don't believe me.
No, I don't believe you, okay?
You don't believe I love you.
April, let's not get into this, okay?
No, tell me, please. It's okay.
You don't fully love yourself, okay?
Everybody that loves you in your life, you push them away.
You keep them at a distance.
What are you, a psychiatrist?
Not a psychiatrist, but I know love.
Look at you, that's not love.
You're drinking, smoking yourself to death.
Your father dies of liver cancer. That's not l--
You don't love yourself the way I love you.
[ %% ]
What?
I said that I love you.
What? Like a--?
Like a friend, like a buddy?
Like a pal or something?
No, April, I don't wanna make love
To my buddies and my pals.
I'm in love with you.
I'm ready to love you but you have to
Be ready to give it back the right way.
I wanna learn
How to love the right way.
Will you show me?
[ %% ]
I'll show you.
[crowd cheering]
[people whistling]
[ %% ]
That's right.
Can't hold my girl down. %% can't hold me %%
Tanya: 'cause she a good woman, y'all.
%% can't hold me %%
Y'all ready?
%% oh %%
%% been many days couldn't take the pain %%
%% thought I should take my life away %%
%% see it every day in every other %%
%% young sister's face %%
%% young sister sister %%
%% see 'em cryin' out mind full of doubt %%
%% runnin' in the street no self-esteem %%
%% thinkin' that used to be me %%
%% what a shame and life is a mother %%
%% it's hard to sit back and see %%
%% the same thing that happened to me %%
%% happen to you %%
%% this ain't love %%
%% so here's the love I wanna give to you %%
%% don't let it get to you don't be afraid %%
%% you can, you can you can breakthrough %%
%% take what I've been through %%
%% to see that you can't hold a good woman down %%
%% went through the same point of givin' up %%
%% felt like I had enough %%
%% went to the edge of the ledge but I didn't jump %%
%% my life will sum it up %%
%% you can't hold a good woman %% %% down %%
%% oh %%
%% when I used to see my daddy beat %%
%% my mother down down to her feet %%
%% I used to say that ain't gonna never be me, no %%
%% now look at you bruised up from him %%
%% girl recognize you're better then %%
%% him tellin' you that he'll never hit you again %%
%% girl, don't cry %%
%% oh, oh, no %%
%% oh %%
%% this ain't love %%
%% so here's the love I wanna give to you %%
%% don't let it get to you don't be afraid %%
%% you can, you can you can breakthrough %%
%% take what I've been through %%
%% to see that you can't hold a good woman down %%
%% went through the same point of givin' up %%
%% felt like I had enough %%
%% went to the edge of the ledge but I didn't jump %%
%% my life will sum it up %%
%% you can't hold a good woman down %%
%% through your changes I will hold your hand %%
%% use my songs as remedies %%
%% whenever you're feelin' down or blue %%
%% I'll be there for you %%
%% trust and know that I've been where you're at %%
%% seen the things that you can see %%
%% lookin' at you resembles me %%
%% but you gotta hold your own %%
%% oh, girl, don't cry %%
%% oh, oh, oh %%
%% you can't hold a good woman down %%
%% oh, oh, oh %%
%% went to the edge of the ledge but I didn't jump %%
%% oh, oh, oh %%
%% you can't hold me you can't hold me down %%
%% you can't hold me, you can't hold me down %%
%% you can't hold me %%
%% you can't hold a good woman down %%
%% oh, oh, oh %%
%% you can't hold me down can't hold me down, no, no, no %%
%% oh, oh, oh, oh %%
%% but here's the love I wanna give to you %%
%% don't let it get to you don't be afraid %%
%% you can breakthrough %% %% oh %%
%% take what I've been through %%
%% you can't hold a good woman down %%
%% went through the same point of givin' up %%
%% felt like I had enough %%
%% went to the edge of the ledge but I didn't jump %%
%% my life will sum it up %%
%% you can't hold a good woman down %%
There you have it.
[crowd cheering]
Tanya: I'm still with you, my sisters.
My troubled sisters.
I still got problems too.
You're not alone.
Joe: He's-- he's slow.
Elevator don't go all the way up there.
The lights is on at the mall-- oh, no, no.
The mall is open but ain't nobody shopping.
Madea: You ain't gonna eat?
Joe: You gotta learn how to talk in the real world.
When people ask if you slow, you say:
"do you ride the big bus or the little bus?"
You don't know what I'm talking about?
Manny: No. Joe: Okay, fine, yeah.
I believe you're on the little bus too.
Go ahead, boy. You funny.
You the next, uh...
Who that? Tyler Perry! You the next Tyler Perry, man.
I'm telling you, you funny.
I love that madea.
He's slow.
The mall's open but ain't nobody shopping.
Manny: What are you talking about?
Joe: The elevator don't go all the way up to the top floor.
The car is running but ain't no engine.
Are you okay?
I'm-- no, hell, I'm fine.
Is he okay? I'm just trying to--
Boy, maybe you're a little slow too.
M-maybe your book ain't got no pages in the middle.
Your grandma went to work for four days
And ain't ever come back?
Yeah.
I know what she do for a living.
What?
Well, I'll tell you when you get a little older.
[chuckles]
There's a reason women disappear for four days and come back.
[chuckles]
The looks he give me are priceless.
Okay, keep going.
Shut your mouth. She left and never came back?
Yup.
I wouldn't have come back either trying to feed him.
I hate you.
Jennifer: Manny, eat your food and shut up.
Yeah, you better eat it,
Because I'm getting ready to choke you out.
Madea: Yeah, they can talk to me. Where's your mama?
Joe: Say something else to me.
[whispering] I dare you to say something to me.
Say one more-- say one more thing.
I dare you, I dare you.
Manny: Ugly.
Jennifer: Leave him alone.
Manny: Eat.
Joe: What you laughing at, Freddie?
Joe [whispering]: They're lying.
Manny: I can still hear you, you know.
Mabel, I'm gonna beat him down.
Will you shut up?
Who the hell you talking to?
Get your hands off me.
Jennifer: You back up.
Joe: Who the hell you talking to?
Man: On Mark. Madea: Stop laughing.
Turn right here. The camera's rolling.
[chuckles]
Get out the way, crackhead.
[April laughing]
April: I can't work like this.
Madea: That'll be cut, we're good.
Maybe she was hungry.
Pastor: Hungry, April? I mean, is that a reason to steal?
No.
Even more, she was caught stealing needles.
[stomach growling]
Wow, did you hear my stomach?
[all laughing]
Yeah, you don't feed me around here.
I'm hungry!
Man: Here we go. Go one more time.
Jennifer: You touch us again, I'm gonna call 911 this time.
You call 911, honey. They don't scare me.
I call 911. I will call them for you.
I will ask them to come over here.
I won't ask them to send the police or child welfare.
I will ask them to straight up send a ambulance.
[woman coughs]
Cough again. Cough one more time.
[child giggles]
Hell, I'm trying to learn these lines I don't know,
But she over there coughing off-camera.
And I'm trying to do a scene.
What the hell I'm supposed to do?
Come here. Come here, bring me the book now.
Bring me the book. I need to see where the hell I am.
[chuckles] come here.
Now, give me the lines.
Woman: But when I shove it down your throat,
Would that be a good one? [all laugh]
Say it like I say it.
[imitating madea] but when I shove it down your throat.
Okay, now settle down.
[all laughing]
When I shove it down your throat.
There's a letter in here for you.
From Mama Rose.
April: To me?
You wanna read it? No.
No, you read it. Me?
Yeah.
"dear April.
"if you're reading this,
"I'm probably past my suffering.
"April, my dearest child,
"you are beautiful, bright and brilliant.
"if you're ever nominated for an academy award
"be humble about it.
[man chuckles]
Jennifer: "remember the people that helped you along the way.
"props, hair, makeup, wardrobe,
"grips, electricians,
"camera, sound,
Script and most of all Mr. Tyler Perry."
I knew that one was coming. I knew that was coming.
"and, April,
"if you're ever walking from your trailer
And you see an airplane, duck."
Duck. Yeah.
"love, Mama Rose."
[both laughing]
You know what? Everybody just get out of here.
Good night.
[ %% ]
{{{ the end }}}