A Madea Christmas ( film ) - Wikipedia A Madea Christmas ( film ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( May 2014 ) A Madea Christmas Theatrical film poster Directed by Tyler Perry Produced by Tyler Perry Ozzie Areu Matt Moore Written by Tyler Perry Starring Tyler Perry Anna Maria Horsford Larry the Cable Guy Chad Michael Murray Tika Sumpter Eric Lively Alicia Witt Lisa Whelchel Kathy Najimy Sweet Brown JR Lemon Music by Christopher Young Cinematography Alexander Gruszynski Edited by Maysie Hoy Production company Tyler Perry Studios Distributed by Lionsgate Release date December 13, 2013 ( 2013 - 12 - 13 ) Running time 100 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $25 million Box office $53.4 million A Madea Christmas is a 2013 American Christmas comedy - drama film directed, written, produced by and starring Tyler Perry. This is the first Christmas themed film from the writer - director ; and also an adaptation of his play of the same name, though it has a completely different plot. This is the seventeenth film by Perry, and the eighth in the Madea franchise. It was released in theaters on December 13, 2013. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Soundtrack 4 Reception 5 Home media 6 Awards and nominations 7 References 8 External links Plot This article 's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. ( August 2015 ) In Atlanta, Georgia Mabel `` Madea '' Simmons ( Tyler Perry ) has been talked into getting a job at a local store by her great - niece Eileen Murphy ( Anna Maria Horsford ). Madea gets fed up with the customers and starts speaking rudely, causing herself to get fired on her first day. She then asks for her paycheck, but her boss tells her they will mail it. Infuriated, Madea steals a dress and some money from the cash register, then leaves. Meanwhile, Eileen 's daughter, Lacey Williams ( Tika Sumpter ), who is working as a teacher at a small school in Alabama and married to a white man named Connor ( Eric Lively ), has many problems on her hands : the school does not have enough money to fund its annual Christmas Jubilee. This angers the townsfolk, thus pressuring Lacey to have her ex-boyfriend, Oliver ( JR Lemon ), fund the school through his business. Lacey also wants one of her students, Bailey McCoy ( Noah Urrea ) to sing in the Christmas Jubilee. Stuck with many issues to deal with, she tells her mother that she will not be able to come home for Christmas. Eileen, determined to see her daughter for Christmas, decides to pay Lacey a surprise visit. She brings Madea, who is hesitant at first, with her, and has Oliver, who is on his way with a contract for the sponsorship, as their ride, as Eileen feels that Lacey and Oliver could still be a couple. The trio then head to Alabama, where Lacey lives. Following a short run - in with the Ku Klux Klan, the trio eventually make it to Alabama. This makes things awkward, since Lacey was not expecting her mother to come see her, and Eileen has never wanted Lacey to marry a white man. Lacey has made her mother believe that Connor is the `` farm help '' at her house. Lacey 's student Bailey is the son of Tanner McCoy, who Connor has had issues with since childhood. Connor is threatened by Tanner not to plant corn, which he wants to do, saying he will beat him up, as he did frequently when they were children, if he is not coerced. Lacey goes to the meeting with the school principal, Oliver, and the town mayor to go over the contract for Oliver 's representatives ' sponsorship of the jubilee. While she is out, Madea looks after Lacey 's class. Bailey walks into the class late and begins to get bullied by the girls of his class. Madea tells the meanest of them to leave Bailey alone and that they need to learn to be nicer to people. When Madea turns around to write her name on the chalkboard, one of the students steals her purse. Madea tells the students a modern day version of the story of the first Christmas, in order to keep the class busy. When Madea realizes that her purse is missing, she tries to then tell the children the story of Easter, but then loses her temper half way through the story and demands that somebody find her purse. Meanwhile, with the contract glazed over and signed, the town and school now have the money they need. Lacey then prepares to return to her class, but is interrupted by Oliver, who gives her a kiss. While she tries to tell Oliver that she is married and is not interested in getting back together with him, her and the principal discover that Madea has tied the girl that stole her purse to the cross decoration in the classroom. Connor 's parents, Buddy ( Larry the Cable Guy ), and Kim ( Kathy Najimy ), arrive at Connor and Lacey 's house, as they have come to visit him for Christmas and are told that they must not mention that he and Lacey are married, as they do not know that Eileen has never wanted Lacey to marry a white man. Meanwhile, Eileen decides to get a Christmas tree and cuts down one with a yellow ribbon wrapped around it in the backyard, not knowing that Kim planted the tree in memory of her deceased father. When Eileen learns of this, she expresses no remorse, upsetting Kim. That night, Eileen walks in on Buddy and Kim, seeing Buddy with a sheet over his head, convincing her that Buddy is in the KKK. Now scared, she bars the door to the room that she and Madea are sharing. The next day, while helping Connor with the farm animals, Madea reveals to Connor and Buddy that she knows Connor and Lacey are together ( but not that they are married ). When Connor informs Madea of this, also stating that Lacey is planning to tell Eileen about their marriage on Christmas day, Madea warns that Eileen will become upset. While at the school that same day, it is discovered by the mayor and several towns people - including Tanner McCoy - that Oliver 's representatives require that if they are going to sponsor the jubilee, it must be a holiday jubilee. This means that there may not be any references to Jesus, God, or the Bible. The company that is sponsoring the event is Sheldon Construction Company, which caused the jobs of many of the citizens in the town to shut down. Angered at these facts, Tanner and the other citizens convince the mayor to fire Lacey. This upsets Bailey, and he complains to his father, who does not take what his son says into consideration. Later that day, Buddy and Kim learn of Eileen 's beliefs and become offended. Kim threatens Eileen, causing Eileen to try and kick Connor 's parents out of the house. Madea forces Lacey to confess the truth to her mother and reveals that Eileen despises white people because her husband left her for a white woman when Lacey was 2 years old ; she has lied about the story and said that a white man killed her husband. She also reveals other truths that Eileen has hidden from her daughter. Hypocritically angered by the lies she has heard, Eileen packs her bags and sits outside of the house, hoping for a taxi to come by and pick her up. Buddy, Kim, and Madea try to convince her to come back into the house, but to no avail. The three give up on Eileen, resulting in her deciding to walk into town and take a bus back to Atlanta. Connor walks into he and Lacey 's bedroom and finds Lacey sitting on the bed, thinking about all that has happened to her that day. Lacey reveals that Tanner caused her to lose her job, setting Connor off. He storms out of the house in a fit of rage, gets into his truck and heads off to Tanner 's house, Buddy riding along. While walking to town, Eileen discovers Tanner in his truck, which has been crashed and knocked upside down. Eileen helps Tanner out of the truck before it explodes. Connor and Buddy drive up to this. Connor punches Tanner in the face and demands that Eileen get into his truck. He tells Tanner to stay away from him and Lacey and says that he is planting the corn that Tanner told him not to plant. Connor, Buddy and Eileen then drive away, while Tanner, now with a change of heart, walks back to his house. Back at Connor and Lacey 's house, Eileen finally accepts Connor and Lacey 's marriage. However, not everything has yet been settled, as Tanner and his wife pull up to the house. Connor at first demands that they leave his property, but Tanner apologizes for the things he has done and thanks Eileen for saving him. After the reconciliation, Connor asks Tanner if he wants to help him with the corn, to which Tanner gratefully says yes. At the Christmas Jubilee, Lacey thanks the Sheldon Construction Company for helping to sponsor the event ( while at the same time announcing promises to help the town that were not in the original agreement, knowing that the company would have no choice but to oblige considering the repercussions if they were to back out ). Bailey sings `` Mary, Did You Know '', with his parents cheering him on. Lacey also reveals to Oliver that she is married to Connor as the jubilee commences. Cast Tyler Perry as Mabel `` Madea '' Simmons Larry the Cable Guy as Buddy Williams Kathy Najimy as Kim Williams Chad Michael Murray as Tanner McCoy Anna Maria Horsford as Eileen Murphy Tika Sumpter as Lacey Williams ( née Murphy ) Eric Lively as Conner Williams JR Lemon as Oliver Alicia Witt as Amber Lisa Whelchel as Nancy Porter Noah Urrea as Bailey McCoy Ashlee Heath as Audry Caroline Kennedy as Lucy Sweet Brown as herself Antoine Dodson as YouTube guy Jonathan Chase as Alfred Vickie Eng as Customer # 6 Daniel Mann as Austin Soundtrack The soundtrack for the film was released in stores by Motown Records November 25. This was the first soundtrack to a Tyler Perry film since 2010 's For Colored Girls and the first Madea soundtrack since 2006 's Madea 's Family Reunion and 2008 's Meet the Browns. It featured Smokey Robinson, Mariah Carey, Brian McKnight, James Brown, KEM, Boyz II Men, Kelly Rowland, Jeremih, Stevie Wonder, Jackson 5, Pearl Bailey, Ashanti, Mprynt & Kevin Ross. Reception A Madea Christmas was panned by critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 18 % rating, based on 33 reviews, with the consensus : `` It boasts a few laughs, but overall, Tyler Perry 's A Madea Christmas ranks among Perry 's least entertaining or substantive works. '' On Metacritic, the film has a score of 28 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating `` generally unfavorable reviews ''. Home media A Madea Christmas was released on Blu - ray and DVD on November 25, 2014. The DVD contains a first look at the opening of the upcoming animated feature `` Madea 's Tough Love ''. Awards and nominations Award Subject Result Golden Raspberry Award Worst Picture Ozzie Areu Nominated Matt Moore Nominated Tyler Perry Nominated Worst Director Nominated Worst Screenplay Nominated Worst Actress Won Worst Screen Combo Nominated That worn - out wig and dress Nominated Larry the Cable Guy Nominated Worst Supporting Actor Nominated References Jump up ^ Staff ( December 14, 2013 ). `` A Madea Christmas ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 23, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Tyler Perry 's A Madea Christmas ( 2013 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2015 - 12 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Tyler Perry 's A Madea Christmas Reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved 2015 - 12 - 30. Jump up ^ RED Interactive Agency. `` A Madea Christmas -- ''. Tylerperry.com. Retrieved 2015 - 12 - 30. External links Tyler Perry 's A Madea Christmas on IMDb Tyler Perry 's A Madea Christmas at the TCM Movie Database Tyler Perry 's A Madea Christmas at Rotten Tomatoes 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 Madea series Diary of a Mad Black Woman Madea 's Family Reunion Meet the Browns 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 ! 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Question: who plays connor's mom in madeas christmas
Answer: Kathy Najimy; Kathy Najimy; Kathy Najimy; Kathy Najimy; Kathy Najimy