Madea 's Witness Protection - wikipedia Madea 's Witness Protection Tyler Perry 's Madea 's Witness Protection Theatrical release poster Directed by Tyler Perry Produced by Tyler Perry Ozzie Areu Paul Hall Written by Tyler Perry Starring Tyler Perry Eugene Levy Denise Richards Doris Roberts Romeo Miller Tom Arnold John Amos Marla Gibbs Music by Aaron Zigman Cinematography Alexander Gruszynski Edited by Maysie Hoy Production company Tyler Perry Studios 34th Street Films Distributed by Lionsgate Release date June 29, 2012 ( 2012 - 06 - 29 ) Running time 114 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $20 million Box office $66.9 million Tyler Perry 's Madea 's Witness Protection is a 2012 American comedy film directed, written and produced by Tyler Perry. It is the fourteenth film by Tyler Perry and the seventh in the Madea franchise. It is the fourth Tyler Perry film not to be adapted from a play, alongside The Family That Preys, Daddy 's Little Girls and Good Deeds, as well as the first Madea film not to be adapted from a play. The film was filmed in Atlanta from mid to late January to the beginning of March 2012 and was released through 34th Street Films and Lionsgate. With total box office gross of $66.9 million, Madea 's Witness Protection is in the top three of Tyler Perry 's most successful movies, after Boo ! A Madea Halloween and Madea Goes to Jail. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 3.1 Box office 4 Home media 5 References 6 External links Plot George Needleman, a nerdy, high level CFO in New York City, promises his son that he will take him to his Saturday afternoon baseball game after he gets back from the office. He gets to his office and arrives to a harrowing scene ; his co-workers are shredding documents and are in a state of chaos. He sees his boss, Walter, who informs him that his company is a Ponzi scheme run by the mob. He is being accused of spearheading the scheme and laundering funds and has to enter his family into a witness protection program. The program relocates them to a refuge where no one will think to look for them : Madea and Joe 's house in Georgia. Meanwhile, Jake - whose elderly, ailing father is a church pastor who has put him in charge of the church 's mortgage fund - stages a robbery ( which is unsuccessful ). Jake, who has a criminal past but whose father trusts that he has turned over a new leaf, is trying to recover church funds that he has invested in Needleman 's company without his father 's knowledge or consent, only to lose the entire investment in the Ponzi scheme. The Needlemans ' first meeting with Madea and Joe is awkward and bodes poorly for how everyone will get along. However, over time, Madea helps Kate and Cindy relate better to each other and to other family members, while Joe and Kate help George become more confident, more in touch with his surroundings and people around him, and more effective in channeling his emotions. Barbara displays dual sensibilities about `` colored people ''. On one hand, she mistakes Madea for a domestic named Sadie, treats `` Sadie '' imperiously, and threatens to get her fired. On the other hand, she recognizes Joe as a man she slept with years ago ( and George 's biological father ), and relates to him seductively ; she also enjoys Negro spirituals and repeatedly asks to be taken to the African American church down the street from Madea 's house. Pastor Nelson 's sermon inspires George to recognize a pattern in his company 's records that explains where 10 % of the stolen funds have been stashed. After church, watching Whoopi Goldberg 's Oda Mae Brown character in Ghost inspires George to involve Madea in a plan to redivert funds from the `` stashed '' accounts back to the charities whose investments were stolen in the Ponzi scheme. The plan requires George ( who disguises himself as a Frenchman to avoid detection by the Malone mob `` family '' ), Jake, and Madea ( who assumes the identity of an upscale woman named Precious Jackson ) to travel to New York City, and for `` Precious '' to meet with a bank manager to transfer funds from the laundered accounts to the legitimate charities. Madea successfully accomplishes her mission, although she improvises both an expansion of her assumed identity ( by pretending to be the oldest Jackson sister ) and of the accounts to which `` Precious 's '' funds are transferred by having some money sent to her real bank account, unbeknownst to George and Jake. When George and Jake begin to share their plan with Brian ( Perry ), he cuts them off and advises them it 's illegal. However, after they pull off the caper, Brian informs George that his cooperation with the authorities and his successful efforts to return the charities ' funds have given Brian leverage to dismiss the charges against George. Kate points out to George that the situation has strengthened their relationship and their family, and that it is a blessing in disguise. Upon leaving Madea 's house, Cindy and Howie ask if they can come back to visit but both Madea and Joe immediately decline ( though Madea does so in a sweet demeanor ). Before returning to New York, the Needlemans visit Pastor Nelson 's church one last time. The Pastor and Jake burn the mortgage papers and the entire congregation celebrates the mortgage 's being paid off, and the Needlemans enjoy the Negro spirituals. Madea also enjoys the spiritual music from her front porch, celebrating her new wealth. Cast Tyler Perry as Mabel `` Madea '' Simmons, Brian Simmons and Uncle Joe Simmons Eugene Levy as George Needleman Denise Richards as Kate Needleman Romeo Miller as Jake Nelson Doris Roberts as Barbara Needleman Danielle Campbell as Cindy Needleman, The daughter and oldest child of George Needleman from a previous relationship. Devan Leos as Howie Needleman, The son of George and Kate Needleman and George 's youngest child. John Amos as Pastor Nelson Marla Gibbs as Hattie ( cameo ) Tom Arnold as Walter Jeff Joslin as Lucas Reception The film received generally negative reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 21 % based on 33 reviews. On Metacritic, the film has a 42 % rating, indicating `` mixed or average reviews ''. Madea 's Witness Protection has received five Golden Raspberry Award nominations including Worst Actress ( Tyler Perry as Madea ), Worst Director, Worst Screen Couple ( Perry and his drag getup ), Worst Screen Ensemble and Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip - off or Sequel. Box office The film opened with $25,390,575 in its opening weekend, ranking # 4 behind Ted, Magic Mike, and Brave. The film had grossed total of $66,899,242 worldwide, surpassing its $20 million budget. Home media Madea 's Witness Protection was released on DVD and Blu - Ray on October 23, 2012. References Jump up ^ `` Tyler Perry 's Madea 's Witness Protection ''. ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 1 June 2012. ^ Jump up to : Madea 's Witness Protection at Box Office Mojo Jump up ^ `` Madea 's Witness Protection ''. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 19, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Tyler Perry box office total grosses ''. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 02. Jump up ^ Madea 's Witness Protection at Rotten Tomatoes Jump up ^ Madea 's Witness Protection at Metacritic Jump up ^ Weekend Box Office Results for June 29 - July 1, 2012 Box Office Mojo External links Madea 's Witness Protection on IMDb Madea 's Witness Protection at AllMovie Madea 's Witness Protection at Box Office Mojo Madea 's Witness Protection at Rotten Tomatoes Madea 's Witness Protection at Metacritic Tyler Perry Stage I Know I 've Been Changed I Can Do Bad All by Myself Diary of a Mad Black Woman Madea 's Family Reunion Madea 's Class Reunion Why Did I Get Married ? Meet the Browns Madea Goes to Jail What 's Done in the Dark The Marriage Counselor Laugh to Keep from Crying Madea 's Big Happy Family A Madea Christmas Aunt Bam 's Place I Do n't Want to Do Wrong ! The Haves and the Have Nots Madea Gets a Job Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned Madea 's Neighbors from Hell Madea on the Run Films Daddy 's Little Girls Why Did I Get Married ? Meet the Browns The Family That Preys Why Did I Get Married Too ? For Colored Girls Good Deeds Peeples Temptation : Confessions of a Marriage Counselor The Single Moms Club Acrimony Madea series Diary of a Mad Black Woman Madea 's Family Reunion Madea Goes to Jail I Can Do Bad All by Myself Madea 's Big Happy Family Madea 's Witness Protection A Madea Christmas Madea 's Tough Love Boo ! A Madea Halloween Boo 2 ! A Madea Halloween A Madea Family Funeral Television House of Payne Meet the Browns For Better or Worse The Haves and the Have Nots Love Thy Neighbor If Loving You Is Wrong Too Close to Home The Paynes Books Do n't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings See also Madea Tyler Perry Studios Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Madea%27s_Witness_Protection&oldid=817844863 '' Categories : 2012 films English - language films 2010s comedy films American films American comedy films Films directed by Tyler Perry Films set in Georgia ( U.S. state ) Films set in New York City Films shot in Georgia ( U.S. state ) Lions Gate Entertainment films Screenplays by Tyler Perry Works about witness protection Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español فارسی 한국어 Русский Simple English Edit links This page was last edited on 30 December 2017, at 22 : 33. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who plays madea in madea's witness protection
Answer: Tyler Perry