Why Did I Get Married?
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| Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? | |
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| Image:Why did i get married ver2.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Tyler Perry |
| Produced by | Tyler Perry |
| Written by | Tyler Perry |
| Starring | Tyler Perry Sharon Leal Janet Jackson Malik Yoba |
| Music by | Aaron Zigman |
| Cinematography | Toyomichi Kurita |
| Editing by | Maysie Hoy |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
| Release date(s) | October 12, 2007 |
| Running time | 113 min. |
| Country | Image:Flag of the United States.svg |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Gross revenue | $54,378,104 |
| Official website | |
| All Movie Guide profile | |
| IMDb profile | |
Why Did I Get Married? is a 2007 comedy-drama adaptation written, produced, directed, and starring Tyler Perry, which was inspired by the play of the same name. The movie stars Janet Jackson, Jill Scott, Richard T. Jones, Sharon Leal, and Perry himself. The film was released in the United States on October 12, 2007.
The film is the third film that Tyler Perry has directed and the fourth film he has written. Why Did I Get Married? was rated PG-13 by the MPAA for "mature thematic material, sexual references and language."[1]
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[edit] Plot
The film is about the difficulty of maintaining a solid relationship in modern times. Eight married college friends plus one other non-friend (all of whom have achieved middle to upper class economic status) go to Colorado for their annual week-long reunion, but the mood shifts when one couple's infidelity comes to light. Secrets are revealed and each couple begins to question their own marriage. Over the course of the week, the couples battle with issues of commitment, betrayal and forgiveness and examine their lives as individuals and as committed couples. Tyler Perry's film explores the resultant emotional impact that fidelity and love have upon the constitution of marriage.
[edit] Cast
- Tyler Perry as Terry
- Sharon Leal as Diane
- Janet Jackson as Patricia
- Malik Yoba as Gavin
- Jill Scott as Sheila
- Richard T. Jones as Mike
- Tasha Smith as Angela
- Michael Jai White as Marcus
- Lamman Rucker as Troy
- Denise Boutte as Trina
- Keesha Sharp as Pam
[edit] Trivia
- Jill Scott, Richard T. Jones, Tasha Smith, Keesha Sharp and Malik Yoba have all appeared on Girlfriends.
- Tasha Smith appeared in Tyler Perry's previous movie, Daddy's Little Girls.
- Unlike the first three films which included actors and actress from Perry's plays, this film features many cameo appearances by actors who have guest starred on Tyler Perry's House of Payne, including Kaira Whitehead(Keisha), Lamman Rucker(Will), Jamie Moore(Walter), and Bart Hansard(Bart). Although a lot of the smaller roles in Daddy's Little Girls featured both from the plays and the show.
- Janet Jackson is the third person from Poetic Justice to appear in a Tyler Perry film. The first two were Maya Angelou and Jenifer Lewis who both starred in Madea's Family Reunion.
[edit] Critical reception
As of November 1, 2007 on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 48% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 33 reviews.[2] On Metacritic, the film had an average score of 54 out of 100 based on 12 reviews.[3]
[edit] Box office performance
In its opening weekend, the film grossed $21.4 million in 2,011 theaters in the United States and Canada, ranking #1 at the box office. In its second weekend, the film slipped to #2 in the box office charts, with a gross of $12.1 million, bringing the 10-day total to over $38 million.[4]. In total, the film domestically grossed $55,204,525.
[edit] Soundtrack
The soundtrack was released by Atlantic Records on October 2nd.
- Keith Sweat feat. Keyshia Cole - "Love U Better"
- Babyface - "Sorry for the Stupid Things"
- Anita Baker - "You Belong To Me"
- Kelly Price - "Why"
- Gerald Levert feat. Jaheim - "DJ Don't Remix"
- Musiq Soulchild - "Betterman"
- Tyrese - "One"
- Hope - "Who Am I To Say"
- Beyonce - "Flaws And All"
- Laura Izibor - "Mmm..."
- Amel Larrieux - "No One Else"
- Tamika Scott - "Why Did I Get Married"
- Michael Bublé - "L.O.V.E"
- Jennifer Holliday - "Givin' Up"
[edit] DVD
As of December 8,2007 Lionsgate has announced that Why Did I Get Married? DVD will be released on February 16,2008. The DVD will include subtitles in English and Spanish and also bloopers.
[edit] References
- ^ Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? (2007) - Movie Info - Yahoo! Movies. Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? - Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
- ^ Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? (2007): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
- ^ Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married (2007) - Weekend Box Office. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Why Did I Get Married? at the Internet Movie Database
- Why Did I Get Married? at Rotten Tomatoes
- Why Did I Get Married? at Metacritic
- Why Did I Get Married? at Box Office Mojo
- Why Did I Get Married? at All Movie Guide
- http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=17644
| Preceded by The Game Plan | Box office number-one films of 2007 (USA) October 14, 2007 | Succeeded by 30 Days of Night |
