lapitch the little shoemaker ( croatian : čudnovate zgode šegrta hlapića ) is a 1997 animated feature that was originally released in croatian theatres in 1997 by croatia film .

produced on vintage cel equipment during the early 1990s , this was the third feature from croatia film 's animation unit and director milan blažeković , after the elm-chanted forest ( 1986 ) and the magician 's hat ( 1990 ) .

it is based on the brave adventures of lapitch , a 1913 novel by croatian author ivana brlić-mažuranić .

in this adaptation , all of the characters are animals , and the title character is a mouse , rather than the human character of the original work .

as with the book , the film is about a shoemaker 's apprentice who leaves the confines of his ill-tempered master , and sets off on an adventure .

during his journey , he befriends a circus performer named gita , and fights against the evil dirty rat .

lapitch remains croatia 's most successful production in terms of viewership , and became that country 's official selection for the 1997 academy awards ( in the best foreign language film category ) .

its popularity led to the production of a 26-episode television series , also called lapitch the little shoemaker , at the end of the 1990s .

in february 2000 , it first appeared in north america as the initial entry in sony wonder 's short-lived " movie matinee " video series .

the disney channel also premiered it on u.s. cable television later that same month .

lapitch the little shoemaker

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dirty rat ' s song is the villain song of dirty rat , sung in the animated film , lapitch , the little shoemaker .
apprentice lapitch , the little shoemaker sets off on a journey after experiencing injustice from the cruel master scowler . just 18 days were enough to make the movie ' the brave adventures of a little shoemaker ' ( segrt hlapic ) , by production company ' maydi film ' to become the most watched family movie since croatia gained its independence .
apprentice lapitch , the little shoemaker sets off on a journey after experiencing injustice from the cruel master scowler . just 18 days were enough to make the movie ' the brave adventures of . . . see full summary »
in just 18 days the brave adventures of a little shoemaker became the most watched croatian children’s fiction film since the independence – seen by the total of 84 , 762 viewers .
synopsis : the lapitch , the little shoemaker runs away from home after experiencing injustice from his cruel master , scowler . on his travels he meets gita , a beautiful little circus girl , who like him , is also an orphan . together with their loyal dog bundas , they set out on a seven .
the brave adventures of a little shoemaker , live action adaptation of croatian classic šegrt hlapić , in the first 18 days since the opening ( 7 - 24 november ) attracted as many as 84 , 762 viewers , scoring the top position on the list of the most watched children’s films since 1990 . the only children’s film that attained better rates is the animated adaptation of the same book – lapitch the little shoemaker ( 1997 ) , with almost 220 thousand viewers .
even though he always tries to do his best , the little apprentice shoemaker lapitch just can’t seem to please his mean - tempered master . fed up with being a mistreated mouse , he and his faithful pooch head out into the world . before long , lapitch is up to his ears in a rousing , cross - country adventure that’s bigger than anything this little mouse ever could have imagined !
lapitch is a little mouse who wants to become a famous shoemaker . he is always in a good mood and very excited . together with his friends lisa , brewster and pico he has the most interesting . . . see full summary »
this animated musical runs approximately 75 minutes and takes viewers on adventure after adventure with the big - hearted little mouse , lapitch . lapitch works as an apprentice for a cranky shoemaker and his loving wife . when lapitch is thrown out for someone else ' s mistake , he and his faithful dog set out to see the world . he makes fast friends with a cute little circus mouse , lisa , and matches wits with the evil dirty rat . this movie was made in croatia and dubbed in english .
come with lapitch , the little shoemaker , on his exciting journeys through the countryside where he is joined by his friends lisa , brewster and pico . based on the film , lapitch - the series is again a classical coming - of - age story . the same lovable casts , plus this time magic boots , take you on fun - filled adventures complete with many laughs , danger , and a healthy dose of magic .
dirty rat is the main antagonist of lapitch the little shoemaker . as his name suggests he is a nasty rat and the archenemy of lapitch , he was also a shameless thief and vagabond who also had a gang of equally gruesome clowns to act as his henchmen in the series : like many villains in children ' s stories dirty rat is quite proud of his
nasty
reputation and is likewise despised by almost everyone outwith his criminal gang .
apprentice lapitch , the little shoemaker sets off on a journey after experiencing injustice from the cruel master mrkonja . on his journey he meets gita , a beautiful little circus girl who is an orphan just like him . they share adventures and experience problems during their journey . they have nowhere to sleep , no food and are poorly clothed , but nothing scares them . they are bold and happy , willing to help everyone . on the night of the full moon something terrible happens , and changes everything…
the first weekend little shoemaker attracted 21 , 693 viewers and the second only slightly less – 20 , 648 – and 16 , 229 in the third . the results exceeded the recent children’s hits , with over 70 thousand viewers , and it could reach the score of the two most watched croatian films in the 21st century – the priest’s children and what is a man without a moustache .
the series focuses on a rare species of little bears with wings that live in the magical forest and protect it from those who want to destroy it .
this little sweetie from , of all places , croatia tells the tale of plucky lapitch , a big - hearted little mouse with adventure ahead . think of him as a kind of fievel for the millenium . orphan lapitch works as an apprentice for the only family he ' s ever known , a cranky shoemaker and his loving - - and excuse - making - - wife . when laptich is thrown out for a mistake that wasn ' t even his responsibility , adventure ensues . he meets and befriends cute little mouse lisa , herself an orphan and running away from the repressive circus folk who raised her . throw in a little magic and it ' ll be no surprise when good triumphs over evil , and everything is not only restored , but made better by a happy ending . the dubbing in enthusiastic english , courtesy of u . s . distributors sony wonder , renders it virtually universal . ( ages 3 and older ) - - n . f . mendoza
apprentice lapitch , the little shoemaker , runs away from home after experiencing injustice from his cruel master , scowler . on his travels he meets gita , a beautiful little circus girl , who like him , is also an orphan . together with their loyal dog bundas , they set out on a seven day road trip full of adventure . but with nowhere to sleep , no food to eat , and thieves all around them , they must stick together and be very brave , if they ever hope to complete their journey .
the brave adventures of a little shoemaker were adapted and directed by silvije petranović and are starring the 13 - year - old mile biljanović in the title role . gita is played by ena lulić and majstor mrkonja by goran navojec . the film was produced by maydi film and co - funded by the croatian audiovisual centre . the distributer is blitz film & video .
[ from english version ] master scowler : [ screaming ] lapitch , why in thunder . . . what ' s all this racket about ? lapitch : [ stuttering ] nothing , master . master scowler : this is a workshop - not a playground ! see more »
lapitch , the mouse with the magic boots , has shown a propensity for walking well beyond its cultural environs of croatia . in 1997 , co - production partners haffadiebold , a subsidiary of germany’s em . tv & merchandising , and zagreb - based prodco croatia film teamed up to produce the direct - to - video animated feature the adventures of lapitch the shoemaker , based on a classic croatian children’s publishing property that went on to sell 100 , 000 and 50 , 000 units in france and germany respectively .
returning from the film are the title character , lapitch the mouse , and his girlfriend lisa , along with their pets brewster and pico . for the series , a character called melchior replaces master scowler ' s role .
fed up with the harsh treatment his master has given him , a brave little mouse ( and later his dog , brewster ) sets off on an adventure .
apprentice lapitch , the little shoemaker sets off on a journey after experiencing injustice from the cruel master mrkonja . on his journey he meets gita , a beautiful little circus girl who is an orphan just like him . they share adventures and experience problems during their journey . they have nowhere to sleep , no food and are poorly clothed , but nothing scares them . they are bold and happy , willing to help everyone . on the night of the full moon something terrible happens , and changes everything . . . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in just 18 days the brave adventures of a little shoemaker , live action adaptation of croatian classic šegrt hlapić , became the most watched croatian children’s fiction film since the independence .
peter pallette : the main protagonist of the movie . he has the ability to communicate with the animals in the forest .
side # 1 - - 2 . the shoemaker ' s apprentice [ 2 : 13 ] 3 .
the shoe song melody
[ 4 : 14 ] 4 . lapitch cleans up [ 3 : 04 ] 5 . the journey begins [ 3 : 42 ] 6 . supper with friends [ 2 : 02 ] 7 . the storm [ 2 : 31 ] 8 .
dirty rat
[ 3 : 52 ] 9 . lapitch rescues lisa [ 5 : 31 ] 10 .
farmers & friends
[ 11 : 30 ] 11 . the hunt for melvin [ 8 : 03 ] 12 . the fair [ 9 : 13 ] 13 . the quest to find dirty rat [ 7 : 48 ] 14 . returning home [ 10 : 43 ]
both co - pro partners have joined forces again , this time to develop an animated series based on the property . simply titled lapitch , the show will target four - to eight - year - olds , and will use classic cel animation to depict the adventures of the supernatural rodent and his posse . hd and cf have signed on to create 26 half - hour eps of lapitch at a total cost of us $ 6 . 8 million . barcelona , spain - based animation house neptuno films will handle the physical production of the series , which is expected to be completed by july 2000 . so far , lapitch has been sold to six broadcasters , including tf1 ( france ) , zdf ( germany ) , ors ( austria ) , ssdrs ( swizterland ) , tv polska ( poland ) and cctv ( china ) .
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a cheerful little mouse with some very big dreams sets out to make the world a better place in this warm - hearted , feature length animated adventure . with unforgettable characters and whimsical original songs , it’s a comical , uplifting animated adventure that will enchant you entire family !
switzerland has selected my life as a zucchini as its as its foreign - language oscar entry . this marks the 17th animated film to be chosen by a country as its foreign - language candidate for the oscars . update : the film advanced to the next round of voting in the foreign language film category . 1953 : france , johnny the giant killer 1975 : belgium , tarzoon shame of the jungle 1982 : romania , quo vadis homo sapiens ? 1986 : hungary , cat city 1994 : japan , pom poko 1997 : croatia , lapitch the little shoemaker 1997 : japan , princess mononoke 1999 : argentina , manuelita 2002 : chile , ogu and mampato on easter island 2005 : luxembourg , renart the fox 2007 : france , persepolis 2008 : israel , waltz with bashir ( nominated ) 2011 : singapore , tatsumi 2013 : uruguay , anina 2014 : latvia , rocks in my pockets 2015 : palestine , the wanted 18 2016 : switzerland , my life as a zucchini the film has also been picked up by gkids who will be submitting it in the best animated feature category , making it the 4th animated film to ever compete in both categories . persepolis ( 2007 ) waltz with bashir ( 2008 ) rocks in my pockets ( 2014 ) my life as a zucchini ( 2016 )
i saw this movie with my four little daughters , and they loved it . this adventure is so funny , the animation so well done , it ' s probably better than feivel . . . especially the music is great ! you just have to watch it with your kids , i ' m sure they ' ll love it too .
emperor spine : the main antagonist of the movie . he plans to destroy the forest and replace it with a desert . his henchmen are called the spinetinglers .
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croatia ' s official selection for the 1997 academy awards ( in the best foreign language film category ) .
at various times during the first eight minutes , the windows inside the scowlers ' home show a nighttime setting ; outside , it is already daylight . see more »
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what ' s not to like ? the story is good , a refreshing break from the disney formula plot . the animation and music are high quality . this film passes the kids test ; my 2 and 4 year olds watch the whole thing , and keep asking to see it again .
yoga is the path to complete physical and spiritual freedom . as a first step we would like to relieve the blocks and tensions in your body with the help of asanas , with breathing and via controlling the attention . the program contains a beginner´s , mor dynamic hatha yoga routine , the aim fo which is to gently exercise the body , to create a harmony of movement and breathing , and develop a deeper inner awareness . the process creates a soft flowing movement , which helps to calm the mind and to develop a lasting inner peace .
a boy finds a large wolf - like dog in the mountain and they befriend . the local peasants think that it may be a real wolf responsible for the sheep pestilence . they decide to kill the animal . . . see full summary »
croatia ' s official selection for the 1997 academy awards ( in the best foreign language film category ) . see more »
a painter who can temporarily talk to the creatures of an enchanted forest , must help them stop the evil cactus king , who ' s building an army of magical living weapons and machines to turn the forest into a wasteland perfect for the cacti .
the 65 x five - minute animated series ( done by canada’s cactus animation and france’s gangster ) examines the life of a little fly who explores the apartment where he’s born and then sets off into the world for adventures with other critters , including his nemesis mosquito . the series , which targets kids ages six to 12 , is currently airing on canada’s teletoon with a december 1999 delivery date for other broadcasters , including teletoon europe , france 3 , sabc in south africa , cartoon network in the u . k . , ubc ( formerly ibc ) in thailand and singapore cablevision in singapore ( these last two have cable rights only ) . fly tales will also air either on bbc1 or bbc 2 . paris - based futurikon is the show’s co - producer . london’s hit entertainment has financed 25 % of the us $ 3 . 5 - million series , and will retain worldwide rights excluding french - and german - speaking countries in europe .
fly tales , based on the book la mouche by lewis trondheim , is set to buzz onto television screens in the year 2000 .
thistle : the cactus king ' s timid apprentice . he tries anything possible to please the cactus king , but to no avail .
moscow - based argus international is gearing up for a june 2000 delivery of the detective duo . this 26 x 15 - minute , cel - animated series is set in anywheres - ville europe . each episode brings a new mystery that private dicks ivan and mitrofan must unravel . like all good mysteries , the detective duo features a pair of evil - doers - crazed genius doc and first minister , the power - hungry napolean - like baddie - who are at the heart of all the trouble . with the help of a handful of rotten sidekicks , the meanies almost manage to execute their diabolical plans , but in each episode the the resourceful detectives save the day .
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the dialogue - less film follows the major life stages of a castaway on a deserted tropical island populated by turtles , crabs and birds .
bafta is tweaking its rules in the best animated feature category , so we may get five nominees this year instead of the usual three .
after an artist named peter palette takes a nap under an enchanted elm tree , he discovers that he now has the ability to communicate with the animals of the forest , and that his paintbrush now has magical powers . to help his new friends survive , he must use his abilities to stop the evil cactus king from turning the forest into a desert .
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( aka the sacred list ) will receive a limited theatrical release in the u . s . in 2016 but not an oscar - qualifying run .
along with the iconic scarecrow , tin man , cowardly lion , wicked witch , dorothy and toto , the story introduces kids to lesser - known oz characters that were left out of the classic mgm flick , including mother mombi , tip , pumpkin jack and the land of girikin just north of oz .
la tortue rogue ( the red turtle ) was honored at the cannes film festival and received rave reviews . i can definitely see it getting a nomination .
the only live - action elements in the jungle book are mowgli and his father . everything else in the film is animated , so it would qualify for the best animated feature category , were disney to submit it . however , i don ' t think they will for a number of reasons . first , the studio and the filmmaking team keep calling it a live - action film , so they don ' t consider it animation in the first place . secondly , they already have three major animated feature contenders and will probably be campaigning hard to get them all their slots as the category has been very competitive in recent years and the animation branch seems to take more of a liking towards smaller animated films over the big studio fare these days . thirdly , the jungle book is already being seen as a frontrunner in the visual effects category . to date , the nightmare before christmas is the only fully animated film to receive a nomination in that category and that was before the best animated feature category existed . disney ' s thinking is probably that if they were to submit jungle book for animated feature , that would affect its chances in score a visual effects nod .
one class of school children from a small village make the trip to zagreb . teacher gets sick and the class is forced to go home without him . during their journey the train gets stuck in a . . . see full summary »
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i ' m surprised nothing from the ' 50s - ' 60s got anything . also giving huge side - eye at trash like bh6 being alongside the others .
the croatian mouse is the new hero for kids . it ' s really a lovely classical story , done in a fine animation . also the music is great , i wonder if you can get it on a cd or something like this .
thistle the magician and his forest friends ( from _ the elm chanted forest ( 1986 ) _ ) take on an ice emperor , mrazomor , and his horde .
nine feature films have been selected for competition at the 2016 annecy international animated film festival . click on the hyperlinks to watch a trailer ( or a clip ) for each entry . 01 . 25 april 02 , the girl without hands 03 . my life as a zucchini 04 . nuts ! 05 . psiconautas , the forgotten children 06 . seoul station 07 . sheep and wolves 08 . snowtime ! 09 . window horses my life as a zucchini won this year ' s top prize , the cristal for a feature film as well as the audience award . the girl without hands won the jury distinction . the girl without hands was picked up for u . s . distribution by gkids which will be submitting it for oscar consideration in 2017 .
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which was released in the u . k . on may 27 , 2016 is not eligible as it was released on home video in the u . s . last year .
to get access to the cable networks is not so easy for the other newcomers , especially when they are linked with a digital platform . the three main cable operators are all linked with one of the bouquets , which can lead to conflicts of interest . lyonnaise des eaux ( paris , among others ) and france telecom have shares in tps . generale des eaux has interests in canalsatellite . this is not the only problem these channels are facing .
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i don ' t know . generally animated films aren ' t seen as being as
good
as regular films by the oscar voters , which is why i could see them voting for tjb . sort of like caitlyn jenner winning the woman of the year award ; even in their own category , the animated films get shafted for a live - action film .
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which was released in the u . s . on july 01 , 2016 may not be eligible since it is an animated / live - action hybrid . it has been submitted in the
which was released in the u . s . on june 22 , 2016 may not be eligible since it is an animated / live - action hybrid . it has been submitted in the
which was released in the u . s . on october 12 , 2016 may not be eligible since it is an animated / live - action hybrid . it has been submitted in the
the encino , california - based prodco is teaming up with arait multimedia in madrid for wonderful world of the wizard of oz . co - pro negotiations are also underway with nhk in tokyo .
( at 54 : 27 in the original croatian version ) when the merry - go - round owner complains about lack of help , his mouth moves only twice despite saying so many words .
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bud e . bear : a large yet friendly bear with who is one of the mostly accompanying animals to peter . he sometimes goes to j . edgar ' s saloon in the forest .
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in the animated film section , previously limited to three nominations , the committee will have the option of extending the number to five .
sometimes entrants don ' t submit their films because they know there ' s only three nominations , so we want to make sure there ' s as wider number of entrants as possible ,
bafta ' s head of awards emma baehr tells thr .
yeah , i don ' t see disney submitting it for the category , though i suppose it ' s possible . people weren ' t really talking about this sort of thing when gravity came out though , and that film was virtually completely animated aside from the two human characters as well , much in the same way as the jungle book . in fact , i remember reading an interview where alfonso cuaron said that film was animated in its entirety before they got the actors in there . of course , that didn ' t really have fully animated characters like the animals in tjb , so i guess that could be the difference . but again , disney themselves seem to consider this a ' live - action ' film . if it were submitted and nominated , though , i don ' t see it necessarily being the front - runner . as well - received as tjb was , zootopia had the better reception . plus , it doesn ' t really fit the pre - conceived notion of what an animated film is , and the academy is all about conventions and being
safe ,
and a pixar or wdas film would be the obvious choice in that case .
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the new channels have been either launched by the digital satellite networks , referred to as bouquets in france , or independently by american channels who are attracted by the new broadcasting opportunities . children channels are considered as appealing as cinema channels . in the last few months , france has had three competing digital platforms launched . surprisingly , while cable never really took off , with only 1 . 5 million subscribers to date , dth ( direct to home satellite ) went quickly over expectations with nearly 600 , 000 digital subscribers registered in only six short months . sure , the amazing advertising campaigns that have accompanied these launches has helped . in fact , the competition has stimulated the market . ten years ago , cable was handicapped by the launch of a cinema and sports pay - television , canal + , who now has over 4 million subscribers .
of the three digital bouquets , canalsatellite , controlled by canal + , shot first . canalsatellite was already an existing satellite platform , but was analog , carrying only the thematic channels that one could find on cable . the digital service was launched in april 1996 with additional channels , interactive services , multiplexing , of canal + most notably , and pay per view , making a total of 40 channels . already carrying canal j , as well as cartoon network , canalsatellite numerique was less in need than the other bouquets to create a children ' s channel . but aiming to present the best and widest reaching offer , the service worked out exclusive satellite carriage deals , as has been achieved with disney channel france . canalsatellite is to date the leading platform with 440 , 000 digital subscribers ( plus 130 , 000 using the older analog technology ) .
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) is an animated television series from croatia film andem . tv / haffadiebold , with animation by neptuno films of barcelona , spain . it is a spin - off from the 1997 film of the same name .
from the times when i went to school i remember we had for our lektira ( obligatory book reading ) to read segrt hlapic . it was very popular book and even cartoon was made based on that story . in this film , i was impressed with cinematography and camera moves altogether . it still impresses me how much technology in the film making has improved over the years . acting is good especially from the young actors , older ones we know well from the previous years and film they acted in . it is a good opportunity to see creme de la creme of the croatian acting . plot is in the line with the book wit some modern upgrades . it is to be expected . if you want to see a good croatian family film this one is for you , they do not produce many films in croatia these days , lack of money .
original motion picture soundtrack - features all the ethereal , emotional , relaxing , dreamy , adventurous and moving themes scored for the movie directed by silvije petranovic , based on a famous croatian novel written by ivana brlic mazuranic .
thanks to its recent pick - up on lyonnaise des eaux ' s cable networks , tps ' teletoon is the second most widely broadcast children ' s channel . while still well after canal j , tps has 529 , 000 subscribers to date .
we are having discussions with the other cable operators but they are not easy ,
says francois deplank , who heads teletoon . besides the conflict of interest with generale des eaux , a shareholder of competing bouquets , the talks with the other operators , including its own shareholder france telecom , are not evident .
with the multiplication of channels they tend to go toward a segmented offer ( children , sports , etc . ) on option ( people pay extra for additional channels for which they ' option ' ) , putting the different bouquets in competition , which is not in our interest .
deplank would prefer to be offered as part of the basic channels which are those that are fed into every cable home without additional charges .
we have more chances to gain new subscribers through tps than with the cable networks !
the financial arrangements with cable operators vary from case to case , but the average price that teletoon gleans is 2f per month per subscriber as part of the basic service , and 3 . 5 f or more when on option .
dirty rat : the clouds are creeping growing at the larger the night is falling , shadows even darker lightning is striking how i love the thunder creatures are crawling , they will make you shudder chorus : the clouds are creeping growing at the larger the night is falling , shadows even darker dirty rat : my eyes are searching looking for a weakness once i get near you , you will feel the meanness there is a laughter that drives me to madness this my title , notice mr . badness chorus : my eyes are searching looking for a weakness once i get near you , you will feel the meanness dirty rat and chorus : dirty rat , yeah that ' s the name they call me now dirty rat , i riding through the lie dirty rat . . . dirty rat : the meanest that makes me so proud dirty rat and chorus : dirty rat , there ' s nothing there i ' m frightened of dirty rat , i ' m sneaky and i ' m true dirty rat , i ' m prowling around to get you dirty rat : the mouse is sleeping i got some bad intentions and now he ' s dreaming , he doesn ' t have protection no one will see me , now it ' s time for action trick him and steal him , for my satisfaction chorus : the mouse is sleeping i got some bad intentions and now he ' s dreaming , he doesn ' t have protection dirty rat and chorus : dirty rat , yeah that ' s the name they call me now dirty rat , i riding through the lie dirty rat . . . dirty rat : the meanest that makes me so proud dirty rat and chorus : dirty rat , there ' s nothing there i ' m frightened of dirty rat , i ' m sneaky and i ' m true dirty rat , i ' m prowling around to get you
the outsider has been ab sat . it has been launched by leading independent french producer and distributor , ab . for years the company made a name , and high profits , by producing tf1 ' s children ' s shows and successful long - running youth sitcoms . when the launch of ab sat established a competition with tps , their already sensitive relationship with tf1 , a shareholder of tps , became worse . in fact , tf1 has canceled all of ab ' s children ' s shows for september . sure of its frs 1 billion yearly turnover and its prominent catalogue , ab went to the ny stock exchange to finance its bouquet where it received frs 888 . 9 million . ab sat ' s concept is totally different than the previous two : it is cheap . whereas the others start at around frs 100 per month , ab starts at frs 40 per month which includes access to all 18 new niche channels with themes ranging from action to romance to erotic , to . . . cartoons . unable to enjoy the same megaforce financial backing as its two competitors , ab sat has not yet benefited from a consistent launch campaign , and its subscribership is low with only 11 , 000 by the end of june . ab sat does not have , however , such a high break - even level , needing only 400 , 000 subscribers compared to at least twice that for the others . because of their concept , the ab channels are not running after fresh programming . they rely heavily on ab ' s existing catalogue . 90 % of ab cartoon ' s programming comes from its ' library ( ab handles 15 , 000 animated episodes ) and as for the rest , the ab channels are known as the ones paying the lowest acquisition prices . ab cartoon ' s concept is to run the
oldies but goodies
animated series during the day and anime at night . though the budget is not unveiled , it is said to be in the frs 20 million bracket .
i don ' t get it . why is the jungle book suddenly a top pick ? and why does that make zootopia ( or any other potentially good animated film that ' s coming out later in the year ) less likely of a contender ? i mean , the jungle book has some stunning animation , but the academy has already proven time and time again that they don ' t judge the animation category on a technical level . a lot of voters just pick the
safest
choice that will appeal to everyone , and the jungle book , as critically - praised as it is , does not carry as much of an emotional - impact as zootopia . all of the oscar - winning pixar films prove that , no matter what kind of beautiful masterpiece of an arthouse animated film you make , voters seem to like emotionally - effective morals . . . especially if those morals are relevant to modern - day issues ( and earn about a billion dollars in the box office ) .
which will be released in the uk / ireland in 2016 has yet to secure u . s . distribution .
disney channel france has for its part managed to get access to most of the cable systems thanks to its strong label . operators figured they could benefit from disney ' s image and that it would help boost subscriptions . the disney channel is the only kids ' channel to have positioned itself as pay tv . they too are betting on its strong label , powerful in not only the kids ' minds , but also in the ones who have the wallet , the parents . it tries to establish itself as a french channel , appealing to families , and perfect for baby - sitting . launched in march , the first figures have proved far better than expected , with 200 , 000 subscribers registered by the end of june . this was their goal for the end of one year . however , these results are to be taken prudently . how much extra will people want to spend when they have access to an increasing number of children ' s channels ? disney channel ' s subscription rate is 35 francs per month . most of disney channel ' s current subscribers - 170 , 000 - come from canalsatellite , whose first subscribers , attracted by novelty , seem at this point to be in the mood to take a quasi complete service . 70 % also subscribe to canal + . the disney channel has only achieved 30 , 000 subscribers from cable to date . disney ' s animated features are a good asset . however , their broadcast is rare , probably so as to not hurt their healthy home video revenues . disney programming only makes up 50 % of the channel ' s schedule , and being structured as a french channel it has to meet certain quotas . even if they have negotiated a progressive deal with the regulatory body csa , the channel only has to air french programs 30 % of the time for this year . obtaining french shows is currently a headache , especially in the children ' s programming field . not only because of increasing concentration of catalogues , but also because , tf1 , france 3 and m6 are the biggest commissioners of animated series and of course , the cable and satellite rights often go to . . . teletoon . to enter the market , the disney channel practices higher acquisition prices and intends to do pre - acquisitions and a few co - productions to get fresh product . in order to succeed , the channel will have to prove it is offering an especially worthy product ; one that people will want to pay for and renew .
two friends facing self - made problems where they try to solve them by using anything impossible and possible and their solutions lead to more problems , at the end the
problem
is fixed and finish off with their distinctive handshake .
brum is a car who loves to go around the city each day . follow him as he helps save the day by identifying criminals , dances with people and sometimes even gets up to no good , only to be helpful later .
we are introducing a full body workout without special equipment . the workout also includes special exercise presented by professional athletes .
fifi fox : a beautiful and delicate female fox who loves the beauty of nature . she has a french accent .
in 1999 , a poll of croatian film fans found it to be one of the best croatian films ever made .
which will be released in the u . k . in 2016 has yet to secure u . s . distribution .
jermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .
which was released in the u . s . on january 15 , 2016 was not submitted for consideration even though eligible .
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its ' concept is 100 % cartoons as is one of its main upcoming competitors the cartoon network . the turner channel was not conventioned by the csa until now , and as a result , could barely have access to the french cable networks . csa has recently announced , however , that according to european regulation , if cartoon network is sanctioned in the country from which it airs ( uk ) , they can no longer be refused . deplank is confident though .
we had the example of a small cable system in alsace ( french border ) who stopped running cartoon network to carry us instead . they are quite happy about it . cartoon network still runs half of its programming in english , and french kids usually learn to speak french before english !
excellent film done in old style . most of the kids i saw watching it were glued to the tv screen . mostly for kids , but older people can enjoy it as well . commercial or not - it ' s watchable unlike many other things .
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do , ray , and mee : a trio of hedgehog siblings who join the others in their quest after they are orphaned .
in late 2007 , both this film and its sequel were released on dvd in the countries of former yugoslavia by happy tv .
received a limited theatrical release in the u . s . on september 24 , 2016 but not an oscar - qualifying run .
received a limited theatrical release in the u . s . on july 30 , 2016 but not an oscar - qualifying run .
received a limited theatrical release in the u . s . on october 10 , 2016 but not an oscar - qualifying run .
received a limited theatrical release in the u . s . on july 25 , 2016 but not an oscar - qualifying run .
received a limited theatrical release in the u . s . on may 22 , 2016 but not an oscar - qualifying run .
which was released in the u . k . on october 28 , 2016 has yet to secure u . s . distribution .
received a limited theatrical release in the u . s . on june 01 , 2016 but not an oscar - qualifying run .
received a limited theatrical release in the u . s . on november 12 , 2016 but not an oscar - qualifying run .
received a limited theatrical release in the u . s . on december 06 , 2016 but not an oscar - qualifying run .
which was released in the u . k . on may 22 , 2016 has yet to secure u . s . distribution .
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received a limited theatrical release in the u . s . on august 27 , 2016 but not an oscar - qualifying run .
received a limited theatrical release in the u . s . on january 08 , 2016 but not an oscar - qualifying run .
received a limited theatrical release in the u . s . on october 15 , 2016 but not an oscar - qualifying run .
all the movies ( feature & tv ) i own . . and those i ' ve seen , i ' ve rated part 2
as a crop of new children ' s channels springs up in france , marie - agn & eagrave ; s bruneau depicts the new players , in both the satellite and cable arenas , during these tumultuous times . a fierce competition is about to begin . . .
which was released in the u . k . on august 19 , 2016 is not eligible as it was released overseas in 2014 .
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received a limited theatrical release in the u . s . starting on september 30 , 2016 but not an oscar - qualifying run .
received a limited theatrical release in the u . s . starting on march 15 , 2016 but not an oscar - qualifying run .
which was released in the u . s . on august 26 , 2016 is not eligible as it was released overseas in 2014 .
received a limited theatrical release in the u . s . starting on april 19 , 2016 but not an oscar - qualifying run .
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madea 's witness protection is a 2012 american comedy film directed , written and produced by tyler perry .

it 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 .

madea ' s witness protection

tyler perry as madea in
tyler perry ' s madea ' s witness protection .
tyler perry stars as ' madea ' in tyler perry ' s madea ' s witness protection . photo credit : kc bailey
“tyler perry’s madea’s witness protection” is rated pg - 13 ( parents strongly cautioned ) for suggestive and occasionally salty language .
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subverted in witness protection , where the main character is white and his family play big roles .
as vanessa already posted a couple of days ago , it’s titled madea’s witness protection , and its starring cast will be primarily caucasian as perry continues to expand his reach beyond the usual .
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tyler perry has his madea character on a leash in the latest movie in that franchise , “tyler perry’s madea’s witness protection , ” a comedy that’s too late to the ponzi - scheme party to be topical , and not outrageous enough to take advantage of its own setups .
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madea ' s back in an all - new movie ! a wall street investment banker has been set up in a mob - backed ponzi scheme , forcing him to be put under witness protection with his entire family in madea ' s house down south .
perry’s latest is “madea’s witness protection , ” another dip into the madea atm machine . eugene levy stars as a clueless cfo named george needleman who discovers he’s been set - up as the fall guy for a massive ponzi scheme involving the mob at his wall street firm . as george is tapped by the prosecution to build a case against is former colleagues , he and his troubled family are placed under witness protection , landing them in the home of perry’s violently dragalicious madea simmons .
families can talk about whether madea is a role model in madea ' s witness protection , if she indulges in some rude behavior ( primarily screaming and threats of bodily harm ) herself . does it matter that what she ' s doing is played for laughs ?
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madea ' s witness protection was written , directed , and produced by the film ' s principal actor tyler perry . madea ' s witness protection is preceded by diary of a mad black woman ( 2005 ) ( 2005 ) , madea ' s family reunion ( 2006 ) ( 2006 ) , meet the browns ( 2008 ) ( 2008 ) , madea goes to jail ( 2009 ) ( 2009 ) , i can do bad all by myself ( 2009 ) ( 2009 ) and madea ' s big happy family ( 2011 ) ( 2011 ) , and followed by a madea christmas ( 2013 ) ( 2013 ) , boo ! a madea halloween ( 2016 ) ( 2016 ) , and tyler perry ' s boo 2 ! a madea halloween ( 2017 ) ( 2017 ) —along with an animated movie madea ' s tough love ( 2015 ) ( 2015 ) .
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comedic sociopathy : usually centered around madea ' s violent tendencies and belief in corporal punishment .
because the needlemans are less serious protagonists than those who starred in madea’s earlier outings , witness protection seems at first like a distinctly airier and therefore arguably less substantial work . but perry finds a workable compromise in jake , the son of a pastor who lost his church’s $ 114 , 000 mortgage fund after losing it in the same scam that framed george . jake , remorseful of the mistake but unable to break the bad news to his father , becomes the much - needed heart of the film , and his scenes give witness protection just enough emotional heft to round it out , elevating it above the more tepid madea goes to jail territory . perry’s films , after all , are appealing for their earnestness and warmth as much as they are for their quips and sight gags , and it’s telling that even if witness protection is the most straightforward comedy feature he’s produced to date , it remains buoyed by the same open heart that makes his best work so endearing .
talk about madea ' s message about the youth of today and their sense of entitlement . is she right ?
without neglecting his base , prolific multihyphenate tyler perry makes a fair bid for crossover success with “madea’s witness protection , ” another rowdy comedy constructed around the trash - talking , quick - tempered materfamilias of an extended african - american family . this time , madea ( perry in drag ) must open her home to a conspicuously caucasian dysfunctional family at the request of her nephew [ … ]
it ' s never revealed in the movie , but the assumption is that madea set up a little account for herself .
he ' s still a young guy , but all throughout witness protection i imagined perry sitting glumly at a dressing - room mirror , like the aging chaplin in limelight , forlornly rubbing makeup in his face - - a tired , old clown stuck in a tired , old routine .
parents need to know that madea ' s witness protection - - part of tyler perry ' s popular , long - running madea franchise - - serves up more of what audiences have come to expect from the series : a righteous madea putting people in their place . this time it ' s a bernie madoff - like character ( only he doesn ' t know anything about the crime and was just set up ) and his family , who have to hide in madea ' s atlanta house for safety . expect some light cursing ( mostly
hell
and
damn
) , some sexual references / innuendoes ( mostly about strippers and body parts ) , a few slaps , and plenty of exhortations about the right way to behave .
comic legend eugene levy ( the american pie franchise , best in show ) stars in the film as george , a high level cfo at the center of a ponzi scheme in new york city who is enrolled in the witness protection program along with his family in the one place that absolutely no one will think to look for them : madea’s house down south .
george ' s son asks for wi - fi , and madea says , ' ' sure , i can make you a waffle . ' ' that ' s one of the good jokes .
a wall street investment banker who has been set up as the linchpin of his company ' s mob - backed ponzi scheme is relocated with his family to aunt madea ' s southern home .
a prosecutor ( mr . perry ) needs a safe place to stash george while he turns him into a star witness , so he sends george and his family to live with his aunt madea .
one of the most striking things about madea’s witness protection , then , is that it hews more closely to the tone of a comedy than perhaps any perry film before it , largely because the typical struggling - black - woman subplot has been exchanged for one about a hapless white man named george needleman , played by eugene levy . levy brings a great deal of humor to the film ( as does denise richards , who plays his yoga - loving trophy wife ) , but his subplot , in which he’s ushered into witness protection after taking the fall in a corporate ponzi scheme , has less inherent pathos than , say , the story of a young woman whose abusive fiancée won’t allow her to leave him , which was the robust plot of madea’s family reunion . witness protection is the first madea film not based on one of perry’s enormously successful plays , which , along with the introduction of a few recognizable white stars , has lead many to speculate that this is perry’s attempt to open his franchise up to a broader audience . but make no mistake : his peculiar , distinctive approach hasn’t been the least bit diluted , which is to say that perry fans will find as much to love here as in any of the films that came before it .
wolverine publicity : madea initially . over the years , perry has begun to focus less on madea , even if her name is still in the title .
like the tragically insulated artist that is george lucas , perry being the master of his own madeaverse can serve not just as a boon , but as a creative hindrance as well . “witness protection” is a light comedy of race , occasionally delving into good ol’ fashioned themes of family values as well . such simple pleasures require a touch of brevity , something perry lacks . “witness protection” doesn’t need hedge clippers taken to its flabby story , so much as it needs a chainsaw to pair it down .
so tyler perry’s 4th movie of 2012 , the only madea movie of the year thank goodness , began production today at his atlanta studios .
that the film is slightly more streamlined as a comedy does , however , make it easier for perry to work more of his trademark madea gags into the proceedings , and as a result witness protection is the funniest madea film yet . its most memorable set pieces—particularly a run - in with airport security that goes about as expected—necessitate some slightly awkward narrative contortions , but the film moves ahead so briskly that it never quite feels like it’s stumbling . how funny you find these one - liners will depend principally on your interest in perry’s style of humor ( which is to say that if you disliked any of the previous films in the series , witness protection is unlikely to change your mind ) , but it should be clear even to the unamused that perry handles structure and pacing better than most comic filmmakers working—and in a manner that’s entirely his own .
team mom : madea always serves as these in both the films and plays .
yet their romantic pairing makes about as much sense as the rest of madea’s witness protection , which finally brings perry’s madea character wholly into big momma’s house territory with a plot that has her protecting people from the mob . levy plays a corporate executive set up as the fall guy for a ponzi scheme that bilked various charity organizations out of their investment money , while doubling as a money - laundering service for a crime family . the fbi offers levy a chance to avoid jail by cooperating in a case against the mob , but he , richards , and their family—including two children and levy’s dementia - addled mother ( doris roberts ) —need protection until after the trial . for that , the agent calls on his aunt , the loveable bruiser madea , to take in the family and fend off any pesky gangsters . ( another weird thing about the movie : not a single one shows up . )
staying mostly on the comedy side of the equation , madea’s witness protection leans on madea’s usual brassy monologues , which fuse no - nonsense belligerence with a grandmotherly wisdom that keeps her flock in line . yet the plotting goes pleasantly far afield at times , for instance by having levy and madea go incognito as , respectively , a beret - wearing frenchman with a burgundy suit and curly mustache , and an extravagantly wealthy member of the jackson family . there aren’t many laughs in this vaudevillian gambit , and fewer still in the fish - out - of - water comedy of madea hosting a rich white family that’s chiefly concerned with yoga , wi - fi , and their carb intakes . still , perry remains a true outsider artist—nobody makes movies like his . ( and please don’t try . )
south boston career criminal bobby batton , facing execution by the mob , is offered a deal by the fbi : immunity from prosecution for several serious crimes in exchange for testimony against his partners , after which he and his family will join the federal witness protection program .
is this compared to its predecessor . instead of having madea scaring the fraternity students into going to jail for their recklessness , madea goes to a haunted campsite to retrieve her grandchild and her grandchild ' s friend from being killed by a
“ witness protection ” is something less than waterproof when it comes to adhering to its own inner logic . although much is made of the need for the needlemans to maintain a low profile — and to avoid sticking out as white folks in a neighborhood where , as madea warns , “nothin’ ain’t white” — madea insists on enrolling both cindy and howie in a local school . ( perry wisely refrains from showing the siblings intermingling with classmates . ) late in the story , madea appears to pull off a profitable scam , but there’s no pay - off narrative - wise for this plot twist .
spotlight stealing title : many of the movies are titled after madea and are advertised as being about madea , despite the fact that she is usually not the main character .
lighter and softer : madea ' s tough love , an animated parody of madea , is this . it is the first and , so far , the only madea film to receive a pg - rating and has managed to tone down madea ' s actions as compared to other films , such as diary of a mad black woman and madea goes to jail ( the former involving chainsawing a living room because her grandchild was kicked out of her own house by her own husband and the latter involving destroying someone ' s cars with a forklift truck all because the driver stole her parking spot ) . whereas , in madea ' s tough love , madea chases after children that were causing actual problems and just happened to cause damages in the process . she ' s also notably nicer than she is in the other films , even helping an old lady cross the street and try to get a bunch of unruly children to behave .
in tyler perry ' s madea ' s witness protection , george needleman ( eugene levy ) thought he was successful as cfo of the charity arm of lockwise industries , a wall street investment bank . but then he discovers that his firm is actually a ponzi scheme and mafia money laundering unit . he can either be killed by the mob or make restitution with the help of a well - meaning district attorney ( tyler perry ) . but first , george needs a place to hide while he works with the government to catch the bad guys . and what better place to disappear than at the mighty madea ' s ( perry ) house , where the needleman family ' s big - city ways won ' t make the cut ?
out with the good ( the oscars ) . . . in with the bad ( the razzies ) - celebrating , or is it shaming the worst of the year 2012 , i give you the razzie nominees announced this morning . of note , as the title of this post states , tyler perry dominates the list , picking up noms in 5 of the 9 categories , including for worst actress for his performance as madea in madea ' s witness protection , worst actor for his performance ( not in drag ) in alex cross and good deeds , worst director , worst screen couple ( himself and madea ) and worst ensemble cast . so he ' s nominated for razzies for the same work he ' s being lauded for by the naacp . . .
in a scene of mildly cruel hilarity , madea messes with george’s disrespectful daughter by falsely informing her in graphic detail about how her entire family had been murdered by the mob while she was at school , causing the daughter realize how horrible she’s been to her family . it’s a rare scene that deftly wraps up a subplot brilliantly , yet “witness protection” is otherwise littered with side characters and half - baked plots that only serve to add calories to a light comedy dish . for every amusingly executed scene , there are five redundant ones that can’t seem to make their point and just move on .
aside from that episode of the simpsons where the family has to go into hiding with assumed identities after sideshow bob threatens to kill bart , comedy still hasn’t quite cracked the code on witness protection , despite many tries . ( my blue heaven , written by the late nora ephron , came close , while the larry the cable guy opus witless protection and the hugh grant travesty did you hear about the morgans ? , uh , didn’t . )
the supporting cast will comprise of romeo miller ( jumping the broom ) , the son of rapper master p , as jake , a friend of brian ( an attorney who places the family in madea’s care , also played by tyler perry ) who was affected by the scam ; and , revealed today , veterans john amos and marla gibbs will also co - star – amos as jake’s ( romeo miller’s ) father in the film , and gibbs appears as madea’s neighbor .
sony ' s inferno experienced an opening weekend meltdown as the third film in the robert langdon series fell $ 10 million shy of expectations . as a result , and thanks to a strong second weekend hold , tyler perry ' s boo ! a madea halloween scored a second weekend atop the box office , dropping just 41 % from its opening weekend . meanwhile , disney and marvel ' s doctor strange stormed the international box office . the latest entry in the marvel cinematic universe opened in approximately half the overseas markets where it brought in an estimated $ 86 million ahead of its domestic release next weekend . with an estimated $ 16 . 67 million boo ! a madea halloween took the # 1 spot at the weekend box office domestically for a second week in a row . the film ' s cume has now grown to $ 52 million as it fell just 41 % in its second weekend , a spectacular performance following the film ' s $ 28 . 5 million opening last weekend . as noted in our weekend preview , tyler perry ' s madea ' s witness protection
i like pretty much all of tyler perry ' s movies . even when they get too melodramatic , they are still pretty entertaining .
madea ' s witness protection
is his latest in a long line of movies about madea ( perry in drag ) . this time madea takes in a family from new york who are under an fbi investigation while they and receive death threats from the mob . this is a straight up over the top comedy , with zero drama like all of his other movies . while that ' s kind of a breathe of fresh air , the comedy falls flat a lot . the cast is pretty weak . eugene levy is ok , but he is just playing himself , and he ' s married to denise richards . yeh , it don ' t make sense to me either . there ' s a lot of plot holes , and the movie only really works when madea is on screen . even though too much of her ( or him ) , gets to be annoying after a while . this is probably my least favorite of the madea movies , and hopefully if they make more they get better . watch if your a fan , but skip otherwise .
madea goes to jail : behind the scenes ft . tyler perry , david mann , & derek luke
madea’s witness protection is tyler perry’s 14th feature film and the 17th to star madea , his most popular creation . madea , the linebacker - sized mammy performed by perry in drag , has always been either the sticking or selling point of the seven films in which she’s featured , and even though she usually exists only in the margins of her own movies , she’s the one element nobody forgets . most of the madea movies are framed the same way : a young woman , often a victim of some form of abuse , struggles to find a way out of the lifestyle that binds her , often with the advice , support , or physical backing of madea , who , much like mexico’s cantinflas , functions as both comic relief and moral backbone . ( perry is an exemplary manager of tone , oscillating back and forth between seriousness and slapstick wildly ; that he manages to juggle laughs and feeling without mucking the two is one of his defining qualities as a screenwriter and director , and it’s consistently the most interesting aspect of his work . ) this formula has served perry well , because it allows him to work a fully realized emotional center into films that might have otherwise played out as straight - up comedies—and because the drama becomes just as important as the laughs , it never feels like an afterthought .
madea ' s message is clear : be a good citizen , old or young , and the world is a much better place . also , don ' t take any guff .
it would be a fool’s errand to think tyler perry might have been the one to finally pull it off . but still , madea’s witness protection holds some initial promise , what with eugene levy playing a disingenuous wall street type who becomes the fall guy for his company’s just - exposed ponzi scheme and has to go south with his beautifully dysfunctional family . of course , levy & co . have to live with the grotesque madea ( perry , cross - dressing as usual in the role that’s made him a gazillionaire ) , and one hopes , for a brief instant , that in imagining this culture clash perry might be trying to break out of his comfort zone , maybe even taking on some of the assumptions made about his comedy — that it appeals mainly to african - american audiences , that its vulgar theatricality is an acquired taste , etc .
disproportionate retribution : perry ' s character madea loves to do this to anyone who is rude to her . good examples are in
big happy family
when she destroys a window of a restaurant to get her food because of the manager being rude to her . another one is
madea goes to jail
when she tows and destroys a woman ' s car because the lady not only took her parking spot , but she was rude to madea as well .
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without neglecting his base , prolific multihyphenate tyler perry makes a fair bid for crossover success with “ madea ’s witness protection , ” another rowdy comedy constructed around the trash - talking , quick - tempered materfamilias of an extended african - american family . this time , madea ( perry in drag ) must open her home to a conspicuously caucasian dysfunctional family at the request of her nephew ( perry in a business suit ) , a federal prosecutor who must hide the clan from mob killers . the interaction among opposites inspires an abundance of predictable race - based jokes , many of which have the saving grace of actually being funny .
while watching the movie ghost ( 1990 ) ( 1990 ) , george gets the idea of having madea pose as precious jackson , withdraw the money from jackson ' s account , and credit it to the 12 charities . madea , george , and jake travel to new york . and madea successfully moves the money into 13 accounts , returning the ponzi money to the charities , including jake ' s ( romeo miller ) $ 114 , 000 investment from pastor nelson ' s ( john amos ) church . on their return to georgia , george is exonerated , learns that his bosses have agreed to testify against the malone family and that all charges have been dropped against him . madea and the needleman family make their goodbyes . in the final scene , the needlemans make a stop at the zion church ' s mortgage burning ceremony , and madea dances on her porch .
the official theatrical trailer for tyler perry ' s madea ' s witness protection cast : tyler perry , eugene levy , denise richards , romeo , tom arnold , doris roberts , john amos , marla gibbs , danielle campbell , devan leos synopsis : for years , george needleman ( levy ) , the gentle cfo of a wall street investment bank , has been living with his head in the clouds . his frustrated second wife , kate ( richards ) , has reached her limit taking care of his senile mother , barbara ( roberts ) . his teenage daughter , cindy ( danielle campbell ) , is spoiled beyond hope and his seven - year - old son , howie ( devan leos ) , wishes his father were around more . but george is finally forced to wake up when he learns that his firm , lockwise industries , has been operating a mob - backed ponzi scheme - - and that he ' s been set up as the fall guy . facing criminal charges and death threats from the mob , george and his entire family are put under witness protection in the safest place that brian ( perry ) , a federal prosecutor from atlanta , can think of . . . his aunt madea ' s house down south . as a result , madea and her live - in brother , uncle joe ( perry ) , find themselves managing a completely dysfunctional family from connecticut . but as george tries to solve the mystery behind lockwise ' s finances , madea whips the needlemans into shape using her hilarious brand of tough love . and together , they realize they just might have what it takes to unite george ' s family , outsmart the mob and change everyone ' s lives for the better .
deep south : most of his movies take place in atlanta , and several jokes are made about madea ' s southern black accent (
good mornting !
hallelujer !
) .
no disrespect to the ( usually ) formidable madea , but she seems to be losing her touch . she has less fire in her belly ; her diatribes aren ' t as disarming or funny . ( though fans will be glad for a few of them , especially an initial one she unleashes on a poor soul who tries to rob her in her car . ) a teenage girl who ' s quite nasty to her parents , especially her step - mother , is upbraided in a fairly tame and passive - aggressive , roundabout way , when a full - on righteous tongue - lashing would have been more audience - pleasing . could it be that madea has softened with age ? or is tyler perry tiring of his muse ? ( we ' re not even getting into madea ' s witness protection ' s weak script or the wasted potential of the new york banker - in - relocated - down - south setup . )
when i first saw madea in diary of a mad black woman , she had such a crazy , unreal vitality that , for all the broad , unpleasant comedy on display , i couldn’t take my eyes off her . the movie was bad , but you weren’t about to forget this creation . this time around , madea just seems spent . perry’s delivery barely registers above a mutter , and the jokes , which have always been obvious , lack conviction . he’s still a young guy , but all throughout witness protection i imagined perry sitting glumly at a dressing - room mirror , like the aging chaplin in limelight , forlornly rubbing makeup in his face — a tired , old clown stuck in a tired , old routine . i’ve never cared for the man’s shtick , but i kind of hope he regains his mojo someday .
george is an honest if dorky accountant who is given terrible news at the office one day . it turns out his company is a ponzi scheme with hard ties to the mafia , and with george ' s name signed on all the books , he is destined to go to jail for a very long time , if not killed by the mafia first to keep him quiet . he ' s willing to participate in a government investigation , but unfortunately , with the mafia on his tail , he and his family must go into the witness protection where no one will find them . one of the lawyers involved knows where they can go : to stay in georgia with madea , a sassy old woman , and her elderly brother , joe . in madea ' s hometown , unbeknownst to anyone , a young pastor ' s son named jake invested all of the local church ' s money into george ' s company , and all of it has been stolen as a result of the ponzi scheme . george and his family are unfamiliar and uncomfortable with black people , so several awkward interactions occur , especially involving george ' s mother , who thinks joe is a black man she slept with many years beforehand . george , while watching ghost one night , is inspired to come up with a plan to give the stolen money back to the victims , including the local church , by having madea go to new york and redistribute some of the account ' s funds . however , with the mafia looking for george , and with the church ' s future at stake , everything counts on madea ' s abilities to hold it together and fool these bankers .
tyler perry ' s meet the browns - 6 .
he was a pimp
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since 2005’s diary of a mad black woman brought tyler perry ’s popular stage plays into the feature realm , tyler perry has been turning out movies with takashi miike - esque speed . but the secret is that perry never really changes . when you’ve struck oil , why move the well ? yet perry still makes the weirdest movies in the business , with a tone lurching between broader - than - broad cross - dressing comedy and equally hyperbolic christian morality plays . it doesn’t stop there . for his latest , madea’s witness protection , perry casts denise richards as eugene levy ’s spouse , letting audiences assume she’s a vicious , gold - digging trophy wife . but by defying expectations and making richards a good partner , perry suggests the far stranger scenario that levy and richards , overcoming a 24 - year age difference , met , fell in love , and may well resume their vigorous sex lives when their legal troubles are over .
the needlemans expect to stay with madea and her grumpy brother uncle joe ( perry in old - age makeup and overalls ) until george finds a way to help prosecutors track down the millions diverted by the mob . but that’s just long enough for madea to share with george and kate her distinctive tough - love methods for rearing troublesome children , and for george and madea to launch a bold plan to retrieve the missing money on their own .
when lockwise industries cfo george needleman ( eugene levy ) is set up to take the fall for a ponzi scheme run by the malone mob , it is recommended by his new york attorney brian simmons ( tyler perry ) that he and his family—wife kate ( denise richards ) , daughter cindy ( danielle campbell ) , son howie ( devan leos ) , and mother barbara ( doris roberts ) —go into witness protection . what better place to hide than in the georgia home of brian ' s aunt mabel
madea
simmons ( tyler perry ) , who takes no nonsense from anyone .
for years , george needleman ( levy ) , the gentle cfo of a wall street investment bank , has been living with his head in the clouds . but george is finally forced to wake up when he learns that his firm , lockwise industries , has been operating a mob - backed ponzi scheme - and that he ' s been set up as the fall guy . facing criminal charges and death threats from the mob , george and his entire family are put under witness protection in the safest place that brian ( perry ) , a federal prosecutor from atlanta , can think of . . . his aunt madea ' s house down south . - - ( c ) lionsgate
witness protection is a 1999 american television movie directed by richard pearce . the teleplay by daniel therriault is based on a new york times magazine article entitled the invisible family by robert sabbag . it was broadcast by hbo on december 11 , 1999 and released on videotape in portugal ( protecção de uma testemunha ) , argentina ( protejan al testigo ) , and iceland the following year .
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director timothy reckart’s the star turns the greatest story ever told into just another kids’ movie .
doris roberts , who played ray ramano ' s mother on
everybody loves raymond ,
has died . she was 90 . tmz was the first to report the news monday , writing that roberts died sunday afternoon in los angeles . her cause of death has not yet been revealed . though roberts starred in movies like
national lampoon ' s christmas vacation
and
madea ' s witness protection ,
she was best known for her television work . in her lifetime , roberts won four emmy awards for her work on
everybody loves raymond
and one for
st . elsewhere .
roberts continued working until very close to her death , with her last credit being
the red maple leaf ,
slated for a 2016 release . [ source : tmz ]
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alas , there may be some ambition to the concept , but there’s none to the execution . instead what we get are typical fish - out - of - water clichés and blandly packaged life lessons , with levy and the rest of the cast phoning it all in . but witness protection is so wan and dispiriting that it might make you yearn for the uncomfortable tonal hodgepodge of earlier tyler perry movies . unlike other madea films , witness protection wasn’t a play before it became a movie , but it still feels strangely stagebound : the story unfolds as a series of exchanges in a series of rooms , often between two people . for all the communal boisterousness one might expect from this sort of thing ( and there is one pretty funny scene involving levy starting to speak in tongues at church ) , it feels internalized , claustrophobic . that’s not necessarily a bad thing , but perry as a director not only has no visual style , he seems uninterested in one . his governing aesthetic is point - and - shoot functionality , which might have worked if there were any energy to the proceedings .
perry is perhaps most physically recognizable as his alter ego madea , a violence - prone , loud - mouthed grandmother who has appeared in many of his movies . madea is a contraction of ' mother dearest ' =
ma
dea ( r ) , a term used in the vernacular of many black americans in the southern u . s .
tyler perry ' s diary of a mad black woman - 6 .
day in court
tyler perry ' s i can do bad all by myself - 4 .
kid whisperer
the 11th annual razzie awards took place yesterday , and the twilight saga : breaking dawn part ii swept the awards with seven wins including worst picture , bill condon got worst director , kristen stewart landed worst actress , and taylor lautner took home worst supporting actor . adam sandler took home the worst actor award for that ' s my boy . i won ' t argue with any of these wins , the movies that took home these worst of the year awards definitely deserved it . check out the full list of nominees and winners below . worst picture battleship the oogieloves in big balloon adventure that ' s my boy a thousand words * winner the twilight saga : breaking dawn part ii worst director sean anders - that ' s my boy peter berg - battleship * winner bill condon - the twilight saga : breaking dawn part ii tyler perry - good deeds / madea ' s witness protection john putch - atlas shrugged : part ii worst actress
the beauty of madea is that she says what she thinks , so when she doesn ' t , we ' re left unsatisfied , wondering what ' s holding her back . it also takes much too long to get a glimpse of the film ' s headliner as the ponzi scheme storyline is explained . levy is predictably hilarious , and watching his character and madea reference a whoopi goldberg - in - ghost moment is gold . but not much else is .
for years , george needleman , the gentle cfo of a wall street investment bank , has been living with his head in the clouds . his frustrated second wife , kate , has reached her limit taking care of his senile mother , barbara . his teenage daughter , cindy , is spoiled beyond hope and his seven - year - old son , howie , wishes his father were around more . but george is finally forced to wake up when he learns that his firm , lockwise industries , has been operating a mob - backed ponzi scheme - and that he ' s been set up as the fall guy . facing criminal charges and death threats from the mob , george and his entire family are put under witness protection in the safest place that brian , a federal prosecutor from atlanta , can think of . . . his aunt madea ' s house down south . as a result , madea and her live - in brother , uncle joe , find themselves managing a completely dysfunctional family from connecticut . but as george tries to solve the mystery behind lockwise ' s finances , madea whips the needlemans into shape using her hilarious brand of tough love . and together , they realize they just might have what it takes to unite george ' s family , outsmart the mob and change everyone ' s lives for the better .
some mentions of drugs and cigarettes ; madea wants a drink ( or several ) while flying . a bottle of champagne is seen .
as usual , madea tends to dominate the proceedings through sheer force of her unrestrained bluster , and it must be noted that perry’s over - the - top shtick in this role is wearing thin . on the other hand , madea’s fish - out - of - water antics during a third - act trip to new york prove funny enough to suggest that , if he wants to sustain this franchise , perry would do well to take his act on the road more often .
when kid ' s college money is stolen by a crooked music promoter , play ' s solution is to stage the ' mutha ' of all pajama parties . starring kid ' n play and martin lawrence .
gold derby surveyed our experts and editors as well as hundred of users to predict the winners of the razzie awards , which will be announced this saturday in los angeles . - insertgroups : 8 - below , our predictions for the winners of the worst of the year in film with potential spoilers listed in italics . ( see breakdown by film here . ) - addprediction : 84 : 344 : click to predict worst picture : addprediction - click on each category title to be taken to an overview of the odds for that race . worst picture
that ' s my boy
spoiler :
battleship
worst actor adam sandler ,
that ' s my boy
spoiler : tyler perry ,
alex cross
worst actress tyler perry ,
madea ' s witness protection
spoiler : kristen stewart ,
twlight : breaking dawn , part 2
worst supporting actor vanila ice ,
that ' s my boy
spoiler : taylor lautner ,
twlight : br . . .
tyler perry ' s i can do bad all by myself - 1 .
i oughta shank you
madea , alas , doesn’t seem as if her heart were in this one , letting a lot of opportunities to tear into something go by .
there are not a lot of major releases on this week ' s list . the biggest box office hit was
, and then it turns into some kind of high school girl ' s idea of a relevant play .
ran away with things breaking records in the process . that ' s not to say the competition was weak . both
a couple ' s seemingly solid marriage begins to crumble when the wife discovers that her husband intends to divorce her .
even so , pic features enough raucous humor to please longtime fans of the madea franchise , while soft - pedaling the spiritual uplift that perry typically oversells in his comedies . better still , perry has almost entirely eschewed the soap - operatics that have weighed heavily in his previous efforts . here , he’s playing almost entirely for laughs , and it’s a winning game plan more often than not .
for instance , george has a disrespectful daughter ( danielle campbell ) who would benefit from a madea beat down , but when it comes , it’s uncharacteristically tame . and when mr . perry finds an excuse to send madea through airport security , her reaction to the intrusiveness is tamer than what you’d see in an average real - life airport screening . this time around , the old gal just seems to be mailing it in .
winners of the 33rd annual razzie awards were revealed on feb . 23 , the night before the oscars . read the full report here . worst picture
battleship
the oogieloves in big balloon adventure
that ' s my boy
a thousand words
x - -
twilight saga : breaking dawn , part 2
- insertgroups : 8 - worst actor nicolas cage ,
ghost rider : spirit of vengeance
and
seeking justice
eddie murphy ,
a thousand words
robert pattinson ,
twilight saga : breaking dawn , part 2
tyler perry ,
alex cross
and
good deeds
x - - adam sandler ,
that ' s my boy
worst actress katherine heigl ,
one for the money
milla jovovich ,
resident evil 5 : retribution
tyler perry ,
madea ' s witness protection
x - - kristen stewart ,
snow white and the huntsman
and
twlight saga : breaking dawn , . . .
the mention of perry’s name usually elicits sneers and groans of disdain in most circles , however my first outing with him could best be described as lukewarm . perry’s madea films , or at least this one , recall some of adam sandler’s output : lowbrow comedies that crudely explore wholesome themes . both perry and sandler have found success in their own niche , and neither have to answer to anyone . what you get from this situation is work that is formally flawed , yet completely sincere and one hundred percent their own .
darkest hour : one in every play , and if madea hasn ' t been in the play since the start , this is where she generally shows up .
eugene levy hits all the right notes as george needleman , a wall street investment bank exec who’s been set up as a fall guy for one of his company’s shadier sidelines , a mob - backed ponzi operation that has bilked charities for millions .
for years , george needleman ( levy ) , the gentle cfo of a wall street investment bank , has been living with his head in the clouds . his frustrated second wife , kate ( richards ) , has reached her limit taking care of his senile mother , barbara ( roberts ) . his teenage daughter , cindy ( danielle campbell ) , is spoiled beyond hope and his 7 - year - old son , howie ( devan leos ) , wishes his father were around more . but george is finally forced to wake up when he learns that his firm , lockwise industries , has been operating a mob - backed ponzi scheme – and that he’s been set up as the fall guy . facing criminal charges and death threats from the mob , george and his entire family are put under witness protection in the safest place that brian ( perry ) , a federal prosecutor from atlanta , can think of… his aunt madea’s house down south . as a result , madea and her live - in brother , uncle joe ( perry ) , find themselves managing a completely dysfunctional family from connecticut .
the acting talent in this film is minimal . forced dialogue and frequent lame jokes weigh down this madea film , making the nearly two - hour feature unbearably long .
the crazy and comical mabel simmons , otherwise known as madea , tries to wrangle her fighting family together for a family dinner regarding the health of her niece shirley .
when the family first meets madea , kate walks in wearing black open - toed high heel shoes . when kate is upstairs unpacking , she is wearing tall brown boots .
at its best , dave green’s out of the shadows approximates the coked - up frenzy of a particularly chaotic saturday - morning cartoon .
“i want to tell the truth . that’s where my storytelling comes from . my feminism comes from somewhere else : acute dissatisfaction . ”
madea is always a fun character to watch , and pairing her with an old seasoned comedy pro like eugene levy makes for an amusing pair to watch crack wise with one another .
when the family first meets madea , kate walks in wearing black open - toed high heel shoes . when kate is upstairs unpacking , she is wearing tall brown boots . see more »
never trust a trailer : his movies tend to be advertised as being about madea and her wacky hijinks . in reality , she usually serves as simple comic relief in otherwise heavy dramas .