Ingredient #8: A Little Cameo Action Never Hurts a Hammy Director
Why Did I Get Married
Who: Tyler Perry, Sharon Leal
What: Of four couples in flux who embark on their annual getaway weekend, Terry, a straight-and-arrow pediatrician (with no drag stashed in his closet) is married to workaholic lawyer Diane, as their marriage suffers from neglect.
Madea's Family Reunion
Who: Tyler Perry, Rochelle Aytes, Lisa Arrindell Anderson
What: Fresh out of court and while planning her hectic family reunion, the brassy beloved mother, grandmother and mentor Madea has her hands full trying to solve the tiring woes of her nieces' messy romantic lives. The family protector, you do not want to get on Madea's bad side--or you might feel the back of that frying pan.
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The 'Perry Secret': Ask Woody Allen, Spike Lee, Alfred Hitchcock or Christopher Guest, a little onscreen time can really woo an audience to your side ... just ask his theater fan-base who first embraced his appearances in his works as a pistol-packin, drag alter-ego, Madea. Compared to his fellow filmmakers, Perry of course takes it to a whole 'nother level, donning both BVDs and Victoria's Secret over the course of one shoot day.
“To me this [Daddy's Little Girls] was a break, getting behind the camera and getting to play and not having to worry about weight and eating right and all that stuff.”
--Tyler Perry