Big Momma's House

Big Momma's House
An overweight woman in a red dress, carrying a big brown bag, and fixing her dress while walking towards a house.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRaja Gosnell
Screenplay by
Story byDarryl Quarles
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMichael D. O'Shea
Edited by
Music byRichard Gibbs
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox[1]
Release date
  • June 2, 2000 (2000-06-02)
Running time
99 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United States[1]
  • Poland
  • Germany[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million[3]
Box office$174 million[3]

Big Momma's House is a 2000 American crime comedy film, directed by Raja Gosnell, and written by Darryl Quarles and Don Rhymer. The film stars Martin Lawrence as an FBI agent who is tasked with tracking down an escaped convict and his loot, by going undercover as the estranged grandmother of his former girlfriend, unaware of the bond he will form with her. The film also stars Nia Long, Paul Giamatti, and Terrence Howard.

Big Momma's House received mostly negative reviews from critics, but grossed over $174 million worldwide. Its success led to two sequels: Big Momma's House 2 (2006) and Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011).

  1. ^ a b c d e "Big Momma's House (2000)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Big Momma's House (2000)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 17, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Big Momma's House". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 26, 2018.

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