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Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008) -- This is U.S. trailer for Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, directed by Malcolm D. Lee.
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Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008) -- Behind the scenes: Martin Lawrence Afraid Of Michael Clarke Duncan
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Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008) -- A successful talk show host leaves Los Angeles to reunite with his family in the Deep South.

Overview

User Rating:
4.4/10   5,183 votes
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Writer (WGA):
Malcolm D. Lee (written by)
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Release Date:
8 February 2008 (USA) more
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Going home is no vacation.
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A successful talk show host leaves Los Angeles to reunite with his family in the Deep South. | add synopsis
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Fool's Gold Attracts Cash On DVD
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 26 June 2008, 10:38 AM, PDT)

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Y'all better strap yourselves in 'cause this here is going to be funny. more (37 total)

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Also Known As:
The Better Man (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, language and some drug references.
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USA:114 min | Argentina:114 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
During the softball game, Clyde is pitching and tells his defense to sit down. He is wearing a Satchel Paige replica jersey; Paige was also famous for having his defense sit down while he was pitching. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Near the end of the movie, when R.J., Bianca and Jamaal, arrive to the airport, the car is very low because of the weight of the bags on the roof-top. However, when R.J. takes off the bags, the car's suspension doesn't lift. Even if the car had the trunk full, the suspension should lift up a little bit. more
Quotes:
Reggie: [Admiring the pork ribs he's just barbecued] See this swine? It's fine, divine, sublime, and right...
Otis: ...on time!
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1 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
Y'all better strap yourselves in 'cause this here is going to be funny., 31 January 2009
6/10
Author: lastliberal from Florida

OK, I am not a big fan of Martin Lawrence or Cedric the Entertainer, but this looked like an interesting diversion for Saturday afternoon, and it did have Nicole Ari Parker (The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love), so what the heck.

There is nothing like those family reunions where old rivalries are never settled, and everyone is trying to one-up each other.

R.J. (Martin Lawrence) has always felt like a loser, and his rivalry with Clyde (Cedric the Entertainer) is the focus of his parents (James Earl Jones & Margaret Avery) 50th Anniversary get together. Even though he is engaged to Bianca (Joy Bryant), he is still in love with Lucinda (Parker), and that complicates matters.

There are some great characters in this film to keep the laughs coming. Yes, I know that many of the laughs are tired stereotypes, but they are real. Michael Clarke Duncan, Mike Epps, and Mo'Nique really make this film.

The fact that it stretched it's PG-13 rating to the limits didn't hurt.

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An OK Movie But Lee Was Trying to Mimic Tyler Perry Too Much... swinggold
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