Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Cast: Tyler Perry, Derek Luke, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Ion Overman, Sofia Vergara, Vanessa Ferlito, David Mann, Tamela Mann, RonReaco Lee, Viola Davis, Keke Palmer, Bobbi Baker, Jackson Walker, Robin Coleman, Aisha Hinds, Benjamín Benítez, Phil McGraw, Mablean Ephriam, Greg Mathis, Al Sharpton, Whoopi Goldberg, Sherri Shepherd, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Joy Behar, Tom Joyner, Steve Harvey, Michael Baisden, Frank Ski, india.arie, Wanda Smith, Sybil Wilkes, Shirley Strawberry, J. Anthony Brown
Madea Goes to Jail is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Tyler Perry, which was based on his 2006 play, and starring Perry, Derek Luke, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Ion Overman, RonReaco Lee, Sofía Vergara, Vanessa Ferlito, and Viola Davis. The film tells the story of Madea going to prison for her uncontrollable anger management problems as she befriends a young incarcerated prostitute that an assistant district attorney knows since college. The film was released on February 20, 2009. It is the fourth film in the Madea cinematic universe as it follows up from the cameo appearance of Madea in the previous film Meet the Browns and it features Cora and Mr. Brown from that film.