Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008)

Director:

Malcolm D. Lee

Writer (WGA):

Malcolm D. Lee (written by)

Release Date:

8 February 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Going home is no vacation.

Plot:

A successful talk show host leaves Los Angeles to reunite with his family in the Deep South. |

Plot Keywords:

Talk Show Host | Snake | Father Son Relationship | Brawl | Grudge

Cast

Martin Lawrence	...	R.J.
James Earl Jones	...	Papa Jenkins
Margaret Avery	...	Mama Jenkins
Joy Bryant	...	Bianca Kittles
Cedric the Entertainer	...	Clyde (as Cedric 'The Entertainer')
Nicole Ari Parker	...	Lucinda
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Otis
Mike Epps	...	Reggie
Mo'Nique	...	Betty
Damani Roberts	...	Jamaal
Brooke Lyons	...	Amy
Liz Mikel	...	Ruthie
Carol Sutton	...	Ms. Pearl
Deetta West	...	Ms. Addy
Louis C.K.	...	Marty
Brandin Jenkins	...	Junior
Krystal Braud	...	Callie (as Krystal Marea Braud)
Reginald Davis Jr.	...	Young R.J.
Gus Hoffman	...	Young Clyde
Ara Grigsby	...	Young Betty
Samantha Smith	...	Young Lucinda
Erin Cummings	...	Sally
Affion Crockett	...	Dayquan
Amber Duke	...	Racquel
Angie Fox	...	Flight Attendant
Robin McGee	...	Airline Employee
Taylor Polidore	...	Homely Girl
Werner Richmond	...	Family Pastor
Rich Medina	...	D.J.
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ted Ferguson	...	1st Class Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Kenneth Lecompte	...	Talk Show Producer (uncredited)
Jimmy Lee Jr.	...	Airport Traveler (uncredited)
Cindy McBride	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
Darcel White Moreno	...	Flight attendant (uncredited)
Fabian C. Moreno	...	Stage Manager (uncredited)
Monyetta Shaw	...	Banquet Dancer with Clyde (uncredited)
Odessa Sykes	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
Daryl Walters	...	Obstacle Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Malcolm D. Lee

Writing credits (WGA)
Malcolm D. Lee		(written by)

Produced by
Gary Barber	....	executive producer
Roger Birnbaum	....	executive producer
Timothy M. Bourne	....	executive producer
Charles Castaldi	....	producer
Alexa Faigen	....	associate producer
Malcolm D. Lee	....	executive producer
Mary Parent	....	producer
Darice Rollins	....	associate producer
Scott Stuber	....	producer

Original Music by
David Newman

Cinematography by
Greg Gardiner

Film Editing by
George Bowers		(co-editor)
Paul Millspaugh		(co-editor)

Casting by
Aisha Coley
Craig Fincannon
Lisa Mae Fincannon

Production Design by
William A. Elliott

Art Direction by
Gary Baugh

Set Decoration by
Teresa Visinare

Costume Design by
Danielle Hollowell

Makeup Department
Belinda Anderson	....	assistant hair stylist
Frank Crosby	....	barber: Mr. Lawrence
Debra Denson	....	makeup department head (as Debbie Denson)
Valerie Gladstone-Hapel	....	additional hair stylist (as Valerie Gladstone)
DeeDee Kelly	....	makeup artist: Mo'Nique
Krystal Kershaw	....	makeup artist
Beverly Jo Pryor	....	key makeup artist
Denise Pugh-Ruiz	....	additional makeup artist
Judy Twine	....	assistant makeup artist
Kenneth Walker	....	hair department head (as Ken Walker)
Janene Stacy Wilson	....	hair stylist: Mo'Nique
Andrea Young	....	key hair stylist
Carlos Savant	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Timothy M. Bourne	....	unit production manager
Sean T. Stratton	....	post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Karen Davis	....	second assistant director
Tom Martin	....	additional 2nd assistant director
Sherman Shelton Jr.	....	second second assistant director
Donald Sparks	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Kenneth Brown	....	propmaker
William Burck	....	plasterer
Kim S. Carey	....	set dresser
Lisa Akes Crouch	....	greensman
Michael Crowe	....	lead propmaker foreman
Dennis DeWaay	....	construction coordinator
James Diggs	....	lead painter
Warren Drummond	....	storyboard artist
Lindsay Good	....	art department coordinator
L. David Gordon	....	drapery foreman
Mark Hanks	....	set dresser
Shannon Harrelson	....	art department assistant
Ryan Heck	....	assistant art director
Mike Herriage	....	on-set greens
Mike Herriage	....	utility technician
Joey Kent	....	set dresser
Ellen Lampl	....	graphic designer
Carolyn Lassek	....	assistant property master
Stephanie Macomber Kern	....	stand-by painter
Trey Merrill	....	set dresser
Robert Possum Miller	....	propmaker
William Nutt	....	on-set greensman
Eric Orr	....	prop assistant
Adele Plauche	....	set designer
Erika Rice	....	set dresser
Kelly Anne Ross	....	buyer
George Sanchez	....	plasterer
Phil Shirey	....	leadman
Tommy 'Tom' Tomlinson	....	property master
Pierre Vial	....	additional set dresser
Thomas 'Noe' Welch	....	set dresser
Michael Wilks	....	on-set dresser

Sound Department
Bobbi Banks	....	adr supervisor
Chris Carpenter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Greg Crawford	....	adr mixer: Atlanta
Pud Cusack	....	sound mixer
Paul Hackner	....	dialogue editor
Greg Hedgepath	....	supervising sound editor
Andy Koyama	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ryan Maguire	....	foley mixer
Charles Maynes	....	sound editor
Bill Meadows	....	sound recordist
Jason Oliver	....	sound recordist
Anthony Ortiz	....	boom operator
Troy Porter	....	adr mixer
Ross Simpson	....	additional boom operator
Jussi Tegelman	....	sound editor
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Bernard Weiser	....	adr editor
David A. Whittaker	....	sound editor
Aaron Zeller	....	sound utility
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Jack Lynch	....	special effects supervisor
Richard E. Perry	....	effects rigger
Bob Trevino	....	special effects foreman
Jeffery D. Woodrel	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Erin L. Nelson	....	digital restoration
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration

Stunts
Bob Colletti	....	stunts
Lex D. Geddings	....	stunt camera vehicles
Dave Pope	....	utility stunts
Stephen A. Pope	....	stunt coordinator
Derrick Simmons	....	stunt double: Cedric the Entertainer
Durk Tyndall	....	utility stunts
John Zimmerman	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Brian Bartolini	....	gaffer
Justin Cooley	....	camera production assistant
Brown Cooper	....	additional cinematographer: second unit
Stephen Crowley	....	rigging gaffer
Sean Cruz	....	rigging electrician
Gary Dagg	....	key grip
Joshua Davis	....	best boy electric
Keith B. Davis	....	first assistant camera: b
Claire Farrand-Stone	....	second assistant camera
Robert Foster	....	additional camera operator
Michael Francisco	....	dimmer board operator
Tony Jenzano	....	video assist playback
Ty Landry	....	grip
Peter McAdams	....	dolly grip
Jody Miller	....	Steadicam operator
Jody Miller	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Charlie Nauman	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Bill O'Drobinak	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Robert Owen	....	rigging
Myron Parran	....	assistant camera
Robert Robinson	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
Jacob Ross	....	grip
Jorge Sánchez	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Ted Sapp	....	rigging key grip
Peter Simonite	....	additional cinematographer
Randy Stone	....	second assistant camera
Jeff Taylor	....	second assistant camera: "c" camera
Randy Tharpe	....	grip: rigging grip
Todd Thompson	....	rigging grip
Eric A. Tuxen	....	camera operator: 24p hd camera
Robert Veliky	....	camera loader
Troy N. Wade	....	dolly grip
Earl Woods	....	lighting technician
Steve Zigler	....	rigging best boy

Casting Department
Jay DeFelice	....	key extras casting assistant
Ryan Glorioso	....	extras casting
Natalie Patterson	....	casting assistant
Leslie-Ann Reale	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mitzie Corbin	....	set costumer
Wendy M. Craig	....	costume supervisor
Andree Fortier	....	costumer
Whitney Kyles	....	assistant costume designer
Lexi Price	....	costume assistant
Davida Roberts	....	costumer: Mr. Lawrence (as Davida Colona Roberts)
Susan Thomas	....	costumer
Eulyn Womble	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Jill Bogdanowicz	....	digital film colorist
Dax Brooks	....	assistant editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Jason Fabbro	....	video colorist
Gregg Schaublin	....	digital intermediate producer
Mike Sowa	....	digital preview timer
Mark Sahagun	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Jeff Carson	....	music editor: score
Mark Eshelman	....	scoring crew
Marty Frasu	....	scoring sound supervisor
Mark Graham	....	music librarian
Bonnie Greenberg	....	music supervisor
Jim Harrison	....	music editor
Gregory Jamrok	....	orchestrator
Greg Loskorn	....	scoring technician
Tony Mandracchia	....	musician
David Marquette	....	scoring crew
Adam Michalak	....	score recordist
Kathy Nelson	....	executive in charge of music: Universal Pictures
Dona Oxford	....	musician
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Billy Sullivan	....	musician
Fred Vogler	....	scoring mixer
E. Gedney Webb	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Skip Barbay	....	transportation co-captain
Dennis W. Cook Jr.	....	driver: set dress
Adam Fox	....	transportation dispatcher
Don Haggerty	....	driver
Charles Landers	....	driver
Fred Teague	....	transportation captain
Chad Wadsworth	....	production van operator
Richard Denson	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Alicia Accardo	....	script supervisor
Jennifer Anise	....	stand-in: Samantha Smith
Aaron Askew	....	second assistant accountant
Jenna Avgerenos	....	animal trainer
Barbara Babb	....	set production assistant
Craig Bilsky	....	digital laboratory project manager
Robin Brackeen	....	second assistant accountant
Karen Brady	....	location scout
Kristen Cascio	....	assistant: Mr. Stuber
Brooke Coleman	....	assistant: Mr. Bourne
Zavion M. Davenport	....	accounting clerk
Mandy Diasselliss	....	studio teacher
Robert M. Donaldson	....	assistant location manager
Gino Falla	....	assistant accountant
Chris Silver Finigan	....	production accountant
Jordan Brendan Finnegan	....	assistant: Mr. Castaldi (as Jordan Finnegan)
M. Everette Flynn	....	production secretary
Felisha N. Grice	....	set production assistant
Hodge Grigsby	....	production assistant
Kathleen Kat Holton	....	construction accountant
Heather Holty	....	digital laboratory project manager
Kenyea Johnson	....	production assistant
Samantha Jones	....	assistant: Ms. Parent
Tammy Kalka	....	key construction medic
Kathleen Kat Holton	....	construction accountant
Matthew Keim	....	production assistant
Shauna L. Kroen	....	first accountant
Sean Lampkin	....	executive assistant: Mr. Lawrence
Roxann Langlois	....	travel coordinator
Rachel McDonald	....	set production assistant
John A. Metoyer	....	set production assistant
Terry Milam	....	stand-in: Louis C. K.
Tianna Mockett	....	production assistant
Nicholas David Nesbitt	....	assistant: Mr. Stuber (as Nicholas Nesbitt)
Talibah Lateefah Newman	....	production assistant
F. Stanley Pearse Jr.	....	location manager
Cindy Penaranda	....	assistant: Mr. Lee
Greg Pittman	....	animal coordinator
Katherine Pittman	....	head animal trainer
Breon Pugh	....	stand-in
Arian Reed	....	unit publicist
Amber Tassin	....	production assistant
Amy H. Tung	....	assistant production coordinator
Tucker Wells	....	key set production assistant (as Justin Tucker Wells)
Larry Whack	....	assistant: Mr. Lawrence
Gregor Wilson	....	production supervisor
Caleb Womble	....	production coordinator
Ursula Woodland	....	executive assistant: Mr. Lawrence
Anthony Yuse	....	set production assistant
Lee Zacharias	....	assistant: Ms. Parent
Holden Zapple	....	production assistant

Thanks
Arlena Acree	....	special thanks (as Arlene Acree)
Cedric B. Glover	....	special thanks
Nancy O'Dell	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures (presents)
• Spyglass Entertainment (presents)
• Stuber/Parent
• IFP MSB

Distributors

• Universal Studios (2008) (worldwide) (all media)
• Universal Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Argentina) (all media)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2008) (worldwide) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures (2009) (Japan) (DVD) (rental)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Technicolor Digital Intermediates (opticals)
• Pacific Vision Productions (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera car
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Danetracks  sound design and editorial
• Fairfield Studios  post-production (director's commentary for DVD)
• Kedar Entertainment Group  soundtrack
• Klass Entertainment  product placement
• LA House of Props  manufacturer
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• Performing Animal Troupe  trained animals
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment
• Wildfire Studios  adr recording facility

Also Known As:

The Better Man (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, language and some drug references.

Runtime:

USA:114 min | Argentina:114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44018) | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12

Filming Locations:

Centenary College - 2911 Centenary Boulevard, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

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.

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.

Quotes:

Reggie: [Admiring the pork ribs he's just barbecued] See this swine? It's fine, divine, sublime, and right...
Otis: ...on time!

Movie Connections:

References Thinner (1996)

Soundtrack:

We're Family

a better effort from Martin Lawrence

This movie was better than recent Martin Lawrence films. It actually had humor that was funny in places. Lawrence plays a TV talk show host whom is engaged to a Survivor winner, Biancca. Bianca has turned him into a vegan and believes winning is everything. RJ goes home to a family reunion bringing Bianca and his son. He has a large, tough talking cousin, another cousin, Reggie, whom is not trustworthy, but his main rival is cousin Clyde. Clyde always won in everything until the family obstacle course and RJ finally beat him, but Clyde reneged on their bet. RJ's dad favors Clyde. Also, there is Lucinda a girl that both RJ and Clyde liked growing up. The family reunion turns into another contest between RJ and Clyde and Bianca sees she doesn't have much in common with RJ's family.

Some of the funny scenes include Bianca saying sweet tea is like liquid diabetes, Bianca's dog with RJ's dog, the skunk, anything cousin Betty did.

FINAL VERDICT: Give it a try, Martin Lawrence is funny again.