The Family That Preys (2008)

Director:

Tyler Perry

Writer:

Tyler Perry (writer)

Release Date:

12 September 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Follow your heart. But watch your back.

Plot:

Two families from different walks of life learn to work together.

Plot Keywords:

Infidelity | Faithful Husband | River Baptism | Interracial Romance | Interracial Friendship

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Alfre Woodard	...	Alice Pratt
Sanaa Lathan	...	Andrea
Rockmond Dunbar	...	Chris
KaDee Strickland	...	Jillian Cartwright
Cole Hauser	...	William Cartwright
Taraji P. Henson	...	Pam
Robin Givens	...	Abby
Tyler Perry	...	Ben
Kathy Bates	...	Charlotte Cartwright
Sebastian Siegel	...	Nick
Kaira Akita	...	Robin (as Kaira Whitehead)
Santana Pruitt	...	Christopher
Ron Clinton Smith	...	Construction Foreman
Jeff Rose	...	Loan Officer
Johnell J. Easter	...	Customer

Also Known As:

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic material, sexual references and brief violence.

Runtime:

USA:111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44590) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Louisiana Producers Film Source

Quotes:

Pam: I am tired of her looking down her nose at us... like we didn't live in the same house or the same neighborhood!
Andrea: I didn't like it then, and I don't like it now.
Alice Pratt: This is your sister! When are you two going to act like it?

Movie Connections:

References Thelma & Louise (1991)

Soundtrack:

Nothin' But Nothin

Tyler Did it Again

Pure GOLD ... TPS has struck GOLD AGAIN ..., Tyler Perry has become one of my favorite actors / directors. He seems to, "get" what women feel / know and what we, as humans ahould always remember, that to treat strangers with respect as they may be angels in disguise.

Charlotte ( Kathy Bates ) and Alice ( Alfre Woodard ) have been friends for over 30 years. Charlotte is a rich woman and Alice is a middle class woman, yet their friendship has thrived for so many years. I have to say that if Anyone is Blessed to have a friend as wonderful as Alice, God has Blessed them, cause not too many people come around like her that keep you grounded and love you no matter what.

I didn't like Andrea ( Alice's daughter ) at all when I first was introduced to her. To me, she was a spoiled, spiteful woman who had major issues with Charlotte and why her mom was allowing Charlotte to pay for her wedding. She was still dislikable through almost all the movie to me.

This movie has a wonderful way of making a person thankful for those that love them, for enjoying the life one has been Blessed with, and making the most of kindness to others.

As with most Tyler Perry movies, I can not praise them enough for the messages and entertainment value he provides. You'll sit and watch this to enjoy a movie, but you will also feel your heart and conscience get bigger, just like the grinch in the Dr. Suess story did.