TYLER PERRY’S MEET THE BROWNS
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Street Date: 7/01/08
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Order Date: 6/04/08
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2-Disc Special Edition DVD with Digital Copy SRP:
$34.98 (Widescreen)
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Single-Disc DVD SRP: $29.95
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2-Disc Blu-Ray Disc with Digital Copy SRP:
$39.99
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Tyler Perry’s latest hit
film Tyler Perry’s
Meet the Browns
arrives on DVD and Blu-Ray Disc on July 1, 2008.
Produced, written and directed by Perry, the
film is based on his
popular stage production of the same name and was
hailed “lively and funny” by The
Washington Post. Starring Academy Award®
nominee Angela Bassett (What’s Love Got to Do
with It), Tyler Perry’s Meet
the Browns is a charming story about the
joys of family and the possibility of second
chances. The 2-Disc Special Edition
DVD includes four original featurettes, while the
Blu-ray Disc contains those same four featurettes
plus three additional featurettes, and both come
with a standard-definition digital copy of the
feature film. The standard single-disc DVD will
include a Widescreen and Full Screen version of the
film. Tyler Perry’s Meet the
Browns will be available day and date with
the DVD release of Tyler Perry’s House of Payne:
Volume 2.
Brenda, a single mother living in inner city
Chicago, has been struggling for years to make ends
meet and keep her three kids off the street. When
she’s laid off with no warning, she starts losing
hope for the first time – until a letter arrives
announcing the death of a father she’s never met.
Desperate for any kind of help, Brenda takes her
family to Georgia for the funeral. Nothing could
prepare her for the Browns, her father’s fun-loving
crass Southern clan. In a small town full of long
afternoons and country fairs, Brenda struggles to
get to know the family she never knew existed…and
finds a brand new romance that just might change her
life.
*2-DISC DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
DISC ONE:
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“Meet the Manns” featurette
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“Angela and Rick: Meet the Lovebirds” featurette
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“The Browns are Born: The Story of Meet the
Browns” featurette
·
“Jenifer Lewis: Unleashed” featurette
DISC TWO
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Digital Copy of the feature film
*Special features subject to change
*2-DISC BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
DISC ONE:
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“Meet the Manns” featurette
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“Angela and Rick: Meet the Lovebirds” featurette
·
“Jenifer Lewis: Unleashed” featurette
·
“Mr. Brown’s Fashion Breakdown” featurette
·
“The Music of Meet the Browns” featurette
·
“Bakin’ It and Shakin’ It With Mr. Brown” featurette
·
“The Browns are Born: The Story of Meet the
Browns” featurette
DISC TWO
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Standard Digital Copy of the feature film
*Special features subject to change
DIRECTOR/WRITER/ PRODUCER
Tyler Perry Why Did I Get
Married?, Daddy’s Little Girls, Madea’s Family
Reunion
CAST
Angela Bassett What’s
Love Got to Do with It, Akeelah and the Bee, Waiting
to Exhale
Rick Fox TV’s
“Dirt,”
TV’s
“Ugly
Betty,” TV’s
“One
Tree Hill, HBO’s ”Oz,” Holes
Margaret Avery Welcome Home,
Roscoe Jenkins, The Color Purple,
White Man’s Burden
Frankie Faison HBO’s “The Wire,”
In Good Company, White Chicks, Gods
and Generals
Jenifer Lewis Madea’s Family
Reunion, The Brothers, Cast Away,
Mystery Men
Lance Gross TV’s “Tyler Perry’s
House of Payne,” TV’s “The Bernie Mac Show”
Sofia Vergara TV’s “Dirty Sexy
Money,” Four Brothers, Lords of Dogtown,
Chasing Papi
Lamman
Rucker Why Did I Get Married?,
TV’s “Half & Half,” TV’s “All of Us”
Tamela
Mann TV’s “Tyler Perry’s House
of Payne,” Diary of a Mad Black Woman
David Mann TV’s “Tyler Perry’s
House of Payne,”
Madea’s Class Reunion (play), Madea’s Family Reunion
(play)
Tyler Perry Diary of a Mad
Black Woman, Madea’s Family Reunion
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production:
2008
Title Copyright:
© 2008 Very Perry Films. All
Rights Reserved.
Type:
Theatrical Release
Rating:
PG-13
for drug content, language
including sexual references, thematic elements and
brief violence
Genre:
Comedy/Drama
Closed Captioned: English
Closed Captioned
Subtitles:
English and Spanish
Format:
2- Disc Special Edition – 16 x 9 Widescreen (1.78),
Single Disc – Full Screen Edition and Widescreen
Edition
Blu-ray: 16 x 9 Widescreen (1.78) in
1080P
Feature Running Time:
100 minutes
Single Disc DVD Audio Status:
5.1 and 2.0 Dolby Digital
2-Disc Special Edition DVD Audio Status: 5.1 Dolby Digital
Blu-Ray Audio Status:
5.1 DTS HD Master Audio
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Vondell Richmond's Movie
Sophisticated Romance!!!
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*Winner BEST FEATURE
Sweet Auburn International film festival '07
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*Winner RUNNER UP
Atlanta
Independent Black film festival '07
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* Winner BEST ACTRESS
(Tracey Lee) TN film festival '07
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*Original Score composed by RAY CHEW of
Ray Chew and the Crew
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SOPHISTICATED ROMANCE
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H.M. Coakley
Letting his voice be heard through film…
What happens when desire meets creativity? What happens
when artistry becomes a reality through sheer
determination? What happens when an individual just allows
the flow of talent to come through? Do you really want to
know? Well, read on…
Virgin Island born,
H.M. Coakley has always had a
strong love for the arts. He moved to the states, as a
child, and went to school in Pasadena, California. As time
went on, he began to pursue his desire to be in the film
industry as a producer/director; culminating in the release
of his very first movie, Holla. This,
however, has not come easily or without many roadblocks.
Before we discuss this major achievement, let’s step back to
what it was like growing up for Coakley.
“As a kid, I’ve always loved movies and I always kinda
stayed to myself a lot as a kid. I wasn’t an only child,
but I spent a lot of time by myself and in my own mind
creating stories and watching a lot of movies. I was always
in the arts growing up. I was in the band and theater.”
When asked about his college years at Howard, [where he
received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Physics] he
talks about the cultural push from family that caused him to
delve into the field of science. “Being from the Caribbean,
it was hard to tell people that I wanted to get into the
arts, so I had to study something more ‘realistic, so that’s
how I ended up getting into Science.”
Despite the years in college, he still feels it was his best
path and that he hasn’t lost any ground amongst his peers.
“I think in life, you should never regret any path that you
take because like Kanye says on his song ‘Everything I’m
not, makes me everything I am’, so I don’t really regret the
path that I took. I don’t think it’s a competition really.
I never saw it as a competition. Any filmmaker has their
own voice. Some people are more interested in certain
genres than others. Each one is stylistically different, so
I wouldn’t necessarily call it a competition, but I think
the more of us that are in the game; the better. That way
we can have a much broader selection of films to pick from.
We always complain that ‘All Black films are this. All
Black films are that.’, so the more of us that are making
films, I think the better it is for us in the community.”
Speaking of having one’s own voice, Coakley is screaming
loud and clear with his first release, Holla.
The horror flick is a DVD release from Lionsgate
films that already has a sequel in the mix.
“Holla just opened last week on Lionsgate.
That was a big deal for us. My wife and I had been working
on that for quite a while and we had a lot of setbacks. We
had a lot of money at one point and lost it and just decided
that we wanted to see a fun, Black, horror film. We wanted
a horror film to be our first movie. I’m a fan of the
genre. They just make for really good first films because
they can be made inexpensively and it is something that
people can relate to. So what we did was found any money we
could and started putting the film together.”
H. M. Coakley
on set of "Holla" with Young Sir (Troy). Photo by
Holla LLC
“We are working on a sequel to
Holla which is
going to be called Holla Back. So, if the
numbers for Holla are cool, then they [Lionsgate] are
really interested in jumping right into the next one. So,
I’m hoping everyone goes and gets a copy of Holla so
we have the opportunity to do it again, much bigger, much
better to do a lot of the things that I wasn’t afforded on
this one due to time…money …just our situation in trying to
get the film made.”
“In addition to that, we are working on another thriller
called Jumbi, which is what you call a ghost
in the Caribbean. It’s going to be more along the lines of
“The Others”. Then I have another thriller that is along
the lines of an erotic thriller sorta piece called, Chocolate and the White Girl. And I also have a
drama about a Caribbean family that immigrates to New York.
What’s probably going to be next for us unless Lionsgate
wants us to jump in and do Holla Back, the next for us will
probably be the thriller Junby.”
“We haven’t really taken on anything outside of what we do,
ourselves. But, as our company grows, we do want to take on
more [outside] projects. The criteria is always going to be
a solid screenplay. Also, aside from their creative
ability, we will look for good people that we think we can
stay years in business with. Because, once you make a
picture with somebody, it’s a short term relationship so a
few things A- the quality material and B-Individuals that we
feel we can have a long relationship with.”
When Coakley speaks of “us” and “we,” he is referring to his
wife, who rounds out the duo on the business end of their
company, Rockstone Pictures. “She is basically the
producer, so she is more the executive type. She has a lot
of the business and executive decisions to make and I am
pretty much the creative side. So that is pretty much how
we work. But, as far as working together…it’s cool. It has
its ups and its downs; mostly ups… It’s just great having
someone that you trust and respect so close to you all of
the time. It gets very difficult, so it is great having her
there all of the time.”
The true blessing is that he does have his wife. The
support she provides gives Coakley much needed support in
such a demanding field. Because, although influences in the
industry are chosen with an unwavering ease, when asked to
discuss mentors in the industry, the names don’t come as
easily.
“I love the work of
Oliver Stone and I really admire
Stanley Kubrick. I also respect and admire Milos
Forman. He is the director of my favorite movie,
Ragtime. In addition to them, I really admire Spike Lee,
mostly for kick-starting urban cinema and giving some
attention to the world of Black Cinema and Black talent.”
“Unfortunately, I don’t have any mentors in the industry.
So, if anyone reads this and would love to mentor me; please
call.” He states with laughter to mask the underlying
seriousness of the request. He continues, “But, as far as
mentors, I don’t really have anyone I can reach out to for
advice. I don’t have an accomplished filmmaker or producer
or executive that has been there for me. I wish I had one,
but I don’t.”
I questioned whether or not he will be like other directors
(Tyler Perry, Spike Lee, Stan Lee, et al) and find
himself on the other side of the camera in acting roles,
even if only for a ten second cameo. “My first love of
filmmaking started in front of the camera. When I moved to
Pasadena, I took a bunch of acting classes and tried to get
into some plays and commercials. I did some plays in
college, but that was just for fun. I have done some
acting, but it’s not something I would aggressively pursue.
My background is where I started as a producer. And when I
worked with Adrian Brody I actually had cameos in
those films. I like the idea of having a little small role
in the film that I do, but it’s not something I think I
would aggressively pursue.”
H.M. Coakley
has clearly worked hard for all he has accomplished so far.
While some in the industry make it seem easy, his struggles
make you appreciate the labor of love he puts into his
projects. His first film was nothing short of a dogged grit
being manifested into the film we now know as Holla.
Holla, as stated on his website, is the first Black Horror
film independently produced and directed by African
Americans o be acquired and distributed by a major
distributor.
Although the budget was low and a professional crew was not
always available or within financial reach, Coakley turned
to students and amateurs to get through the film. The film
will be finished. When money was low, he was
directing during the day and raising money or finding lines
of credit at night. The film must be finished. The
same joy he found on the set the very first day of filming
is the same he had on the last day of filming. The film
is finished!
His familial support is an undeniable base that keeps him
grounded while his love for those who precede him expresses
humility. There is no doubt that H.M. Coakley is on
the rise and ready to achieve his future goals. Goals that
will, hopefully, find him planted amongst the major names in
film that we all know so well.
“I would like to make a
couple of films that were just not financially
successful at the box office, but were received well by
the African American community, as well as the major
community in general. That would be my goal, and then,
hopefully to make a movie that would gain some attention
by my peers and the various academies and prestigious
festivals and awards. That would be ideal.”
When you get the
opportunity, please support H.M. Coakley’s newest project,
Holla. His effort to create this work is duly exhibited in
its successful completion. As a director he has found his
individual voice. As an audience, it is now up to us to
listen.
Lawrence “eL-Train”
Evans
