I Can Do Bad All by Myself (film)

I Can Do Bad All by Myself
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTyler Perry
Screenplay byTyler Perry
Based onI Can Do Bad All By Myself
by Tyler Perry
Produced byTyler Perry
Reuben Cannon
Starring
CinematographyAlexander Gruszynski
Edited byMaysie Hoy
Music byAaron Zigman
Production
company
Distributed byLionsgate
Release date
  • September 11, 2009 (2009-09-11)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$19 million[1]
Box office$51.7 million[2]

I Can Do Bad All by Myself is a 2009 American romantic musical comedy-drama film which was released on September 11, 2009. The film was directed, produced, and written by Tyler Perry,[3] who also makes an appearance in the film as his signature character Madea.[4] The rest of the cast consists of Taraji P. Henson, Adam Rodriguez, Brian White, Mary J. Blige, Gladys Knight, and Marvin L. Winans. Although the film and play share the same title, the film is not an adaptation of Perry's play of the same name; the two works have different storylines as this film tells the story of an alcoholic lounge singer who is persuaded to take the custody of her niece and nephews by Madea after she catches them breaking into her house and their grandmother has gone missing. Both are named for a lyric in the Changing Faces song "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.". It is the fifth film in the Madea franchise.

I Can Do Bad All by Myself received generally mixed reviews from critics.

  1. ^ "I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009) - Summary". The Numbers. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
  3. ^ "I Can Do Bad All By Myself". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  4. ^ Perry, Tyler. "Meet the Browns starts March 21st". Archived from the original on March 4, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2008.