I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009) - full transcript

[Man] Hello.
[crowd] Hello.

Hello!
Hello!

That's what we do
at Club Indigo.

The more you drink,
the better I look,

and the more you drink,
the better your date's
gonna look.

A couple of you guys
valet parked your cars.

Well, uh, you need
to make good friends

because you're gonna
need a ride home.

We don't have valet here.

[crowd laughs]
Anybody valet?

You need a ride home.



Anyway, this is one
of the baddest sisters around.

This black gal's insane!

Well, ladies and gentlemen,
at this time, I want y'all
to show some love.

Put those hands together
for the one and only

not May, not June,
but April.
** [R&B]

Give it up
for Miss April.

[applause]

[audience claps
in time with music]

* Rock steady baby

* That's what I'm
feeling now, hey *

* Let's call the song
exactly what it is *

* Step and move your hips

* With a fever
from side to side *

* Sit yourself down
in your car and take a ride *



* While you're moving
rock steady *

* Rock steady baby

* Let's call this song
exactly what it is *

* What it is,
what it is,
what it is *

* It's a funky
low-down feeling *

* What it is
* In the hips
from left to right *

* What it is
* What it is is
I might be doing *

* What it is
* This funky dance all night

* Hey
* Wave your hands
up in the air *

* Got a feeling,
ain't got a care *

* Oh
* We're gonna take this ride

* Rock steady,
we'll only slide *

* Rock

* Rock steady

* Rock

* Rock steady, baby

* Oh, yeah

[glass smashes]

Hmm?

Hmm.

[dogs barking in distance]

Huh.

Damn Joe better set--
[clatter]

I know ain't nobody
breaking in this house.

Must be somebody
new to the neighborhood.

They gonna break in my house?

I'm Madea, and they gonna
break in this house?

[laughs]
Oh, hell, no.

Oh, see you later, Amber.

Joe.

Now roll the joint up--
Oh, oh, oh.

[clatter]
[snoring]

Joe.

[gasps]

Mabel, what the hell
wrong with you?

You don't be coming--

[coughs, pants]

Wake the hell up.

You about to give me
a heart attack, Mabel.

You too damn ugly
to be waking somebody up
in the middle of the night.

I told you about that.

You got to ease that ugly
up on people.

You can't just show it
to them all at once.

Code 5, fool,
code 5. Hurry up.

Get out of the bed.

Code 5? Hell,
go get 'em, Mabel.

Hell, you-- You look
like armed services--
Hurry up.

Ain't nothing in here for me.
This is your house.

[clatter]

Wait a minute,
my weed's down there.

Oh, hell no, now.

Is this worth you getting
a cap bust in your ass for?

[gasps]

What the hell?
Did they drop
my damn VCR? Oh, I--

[kids squeal]

What you want,
my top drawer TiVo?

You're gonna
sit your ass down
waiting for me!

[pants]

Hold on, Joe. Hell.

Them children.

* Step and move your hips

* With a feeling
from side to side *

* Sit yourself down
in your car *

* And take a ride

* While you're moving
rock steady *

* Rock steady baby

* Let's call the song exactly
what what what it is *

* What it is,
what it is *

* It's the funky
low-down feeling *
* What it is

* In hips from left to right
* What it is

* What it is is
I might be doing *

* This funky dance
all night *

* Hey
* Wave your hands
up in the air *

* Oh, yeah
* Have a feeling,
ain't got a care *

* Oh
* We're gonna take this ride

* Yeah
* Rock steady,
we'll only slide *

* Rock

* Rock steady baby

* Rock

* Rock steady

* Baby

* Baby, baby

* Babe

* Baby, baby

* Come on, rock

Mwah.

Y'all eatin' like y'all
ain't eaten nothing in days.

I don't know why the hell
you're feeding these children.

You know what?

You feed 'em, you know
what's gonna happen?

They're gonna
keep coming back,
just like roaches.

You got one roach
in your house, you're
gonna have thousands.

I'm telling you, these kids--
You ain't gonna never be able
to get rid of these chidren.

Just like you ain't
been able to get rid
of what you got.

Scratch and sniff.
[laughs]

Shut your mouth.
I was in a experiment

with-- in Tuskegee.

You want some more sandwich?

Yeah.

You say, "Yes, ma'am," to me.

Yes, man.

[laughs]

He say "Yes, man."

No, son, that--

That ain't no man.
She just looks like one.

You say "Yes, ma'am."
What does that mean?

I don't know what's wrong
with these children today.

Ain't nobody teach you
some respect, how to say

"Yes, ma'am," "No, ma'am,"
"Yes, sir," "No, sir"?

Nobody teach you that?
No.

Somebody should've taught
y'all that.

I don't know what's wrong
with parents today.

Boy, hey, slow
the hell down, boy.

Wipe your mouth.
What the hell wrong
with him, he crazy?

No.

What's wrong with him?

He's a little--
Eat your food
and shut up.

Girl, eat something.
Get you some of that
'nana butter and jelly.

I'm good. Just want to
make sure they eat.

I'm mad as hell
about my VCR.

I'm really trying
to be nice to you,

but I'm mad as hell
about this VCR.

I ought to shank you.

This is my VCR.

I had this VCR back in 1973,

when Otis Redding
came by that house

and he sat there with me
and both of us watched
a movie on this VCR.

And you just drop it
like it's nothing.

This is a antique, girl.

You know what
a antique is?

There's one right there.
That's a antique.

You still gonna call
the cops on us?

Hell, yeah,
we calling the cops.

You done broke open
somebody's house.

Just 'cause you sitting
there looking all sad,

you don't think nobody's gonna
call the police on you?

I'm calling the popo.

It's tore up anyway.

I don't see no reason for
you to call the cops or--

You don't tell me
not to call the cops.

If I want to call the cops,
I'm gonna call the cops.

I might not call them if you
done learned your lesson.

The lesson is simple, honey.

You can ask people for stuff.

You ain't got to be
breaking in their house

trying to steal nothing.

I'm feeding you out of
the kindness of my heart.

I'm doing the good
Christian thing.

I'm doing what Jesus
would've did right now.

I'm feeding you. My daughter
will be so proud of me.

Feeding the people
that came in here
trying to steal from me.

All of this stuff
going on in the world,

I can help y'all if you
ask me to help you.

You ain't got to come
breaking in the house.

Hell, people are struggling,
working hard for what
the hell they got,

and you gonna break up
in somebody's house.

[bangs hand on table]
What the hell
wrong with y'all?

Hey, Big Bird,
calm the hell down.

They make me upset.

Stealing, break in
somebody's house.
You hear me, boy?

Yes, man.
[laughs]

Boy, you kill me.
He said it again.

He said--

You said it again.
Boy, you're funny.

You is funny.

That ain't no man.
You can't say "Yes, man."

But that's funny.

"Yes, man." Yes, dude.
As in yes, sir.

As in yes, dude.
As in yes, bro.

Where your people?

My grandma--
She's at work.

That what you
was gonna say?

No.
Yes.

They lying.

You know I can
hear you, right?

Let this child talk to me
before I choke you out.

We haven't seen our grandma
in four days.

Four days?

Why? Is she on that stuff?

No. She went to work
like she always do,

but this time
she never came back.

Manny, can you just shut up
and eat your food, please?

This child can talk to me
if he wants to.

Where your mama at?
Dead.

My grandma's at work.

Where's she work at?

I don't know.

Y'all ain't got
no living relative?

We got an aunt.

April.

April!
Hmm?

Hey.
Girl, wake up.

I'm up. I'm here.

Where did everybody go?

Home. It's past closing.

Did Randy
come get me?

No, I ain't seen no Randy.

Give me one drink
while I wait for a ride.

Girl, you had enough.
Get up and go now.

I love you, baby--
If you loved me, you'd
give me another drink.

While I love you,
I can't give you
another drink.

Okay, all right,
okay, I'm gone.

Have it your way.
Hurry up.

Hey, hold.
Be careful.

Good night.
Good night.

Hey, April.
Hey.

You got some money?

Man, didn't I just
give you some money?

Yes, I did.

Don't lie, don't lie.

Hey, hey.
[horn honks]

Hold it, hold it!

Man, superstar
coming through.

[phone vibrates]

[vibrates]

[toilet flushes]

Should I get this?
Wifey's calling.

Shit, I wish you would.

I dare you.
Put it down.

What you need to do
is fix the flow
in the bathroom.

I swear, everything in
this damn house is broken.

Well, when I get some money
to fix it, I'll fix it,

but until then,
what you get is raggedy.

Don't snap at--
Shh.

Shh.

Hello.

Hi, baby.

Mm-mm.

No. No, I ain't popped.
[muffled laughter]

You did?
[whispers] Stop.

[mouthing]
You what?

Janice, I told you.

No, I know that.

I'm happy.

I said I'm happy.

Yeah, okay?
I'll call you later.

Yeah, you sound real happy.

She's pregnant.
[lighter flicks]

Congratulations.
April, you know

good and damn well
I don't want no more kids.

I can barely pay
the damn bills
in my house.

And yours.

What the hell am I gonna do
with some more kids?

Huh? I got four already,

and I can't handle
this damn child support.

Killing my ass.
Whose fault is that?

What'd you say?

Nothing.

No, you said some--
Nothing, baby, nothing.

Nothing. Nothing.

Nothing.
No.

What, you gonna tell me
you pregnant now?
What would I do with a kid?

You know I don't want kids.

All I want is you.

Good.

Come on.

Mm.

I gotta go.
Okay.

You know I love you,
right?

Mm-hmm. Me, too.

Now go tell wifey I said hi.

Kiss the kids for me.

[laughs]
You're funny.

I'm serious.
Tell wifey I said hi.

I'm going to sleep.

[Madea]
This better be
the right address.

I'm telling you,
if I go one more place

and y'all done sent me
to the wrong place,

I'm gonna hurt somebody.

Get on out the car,
little boy.

Come on, girl.
That attitude.

[knocking]

You call that a knock?

Bang on the door
or step down here.

Somebody's gonna open
this damn door.

I don't care if it's
the Ghost of Christmas
Past, Present, or Future.

[April] Okay!
Kick the door.
Kick it.

What the hell y'all
banging on my door for

at this time of the morning?
It's 7:00 a.m.

I don't know who the hell
you think you're talking to,

but it is 12:30
in the afternoon.

Do you know
these children, hooker?

No.
Aunt April.

Little snitch.

All right, that's my niece
and my nephews.

What did y'all do?

They broke in my house,
broke my windows,

broke my VCRing thing
trying to steal something.

And I want my money. That's
why I brought them here.
I want my money.

These are not my kids.
You know what
you need to do?

Take 'em to my mama.
That's what you need to do.

That's where they--
Hold the hell on.

They ain't seen your mama
in four days.

Well, that's not like her.
Where is she?

They don't know, hell.
And why I'm supposed to know?

I don't know.
I don't know her.

Okay, my sister is dead.

Their mama? She's dead.

And so my mother
is raising them,

and that's who you
should talk to
to get your money.

Okay, if she ain't there,
you fixing to give me the $300

to get my window fixed
and get my VCR, that's
all I'm telling you.

I'm telling you
I don't have $300,

and these ain't my kids.

Lady, let me explain
something to you.

If you do not
give me my money,

I'm calling the popo
on all three of these thugs.

You can use my phone.

Help us, Aunt April.

We tried
to find Grandma.

[sigh]

Okay, what if I bring
them over to your house

and they can work the money
off some kind of way?

Work it off?
Hell, no.

Clean up--
What?

What you mean, what?
You broke into her house.

I want my $300.

You gonna bring them
over there to work for me?

Do you understand this?
You can't bring them to
my house to do nothing.

You know why? I got
a white woman that
lives next door to me,

and I have a dog.
You know what that means?

I don't want Little O.J.
and Michael Vick at my house.

Well, I don't know
what to tell you, lady,

'cause I don't have--
Fine. Fine.

Make sure they be
over at my house.

Man, that thing ain't
even worth three hun--

Say something else. I want
you to say something.

Get off me.
Snatch away from me.

I'm gonna punch you. I'm
gonna punch you like a dude.
Say something.

Come in here.

Little O.J. and that thug
there, Sister Souljah,

she know where I live,
make sure they be
at my house.

Yeah.

Where
is your grandmother?

We don't know.

Y'all can't stay here.

Okay? I got a man,
and he don't like kids,

so y'all are gonna have to
figure something else out.

Y'all can't stay here.
So where is she?

You can't smoke
around him.
He has asthma.

Girl, this is my house.

You can wait outside.

Fine, then, we will.
Good.

Wait. We ain't been
to sleep all night.

I'm tired.

Well, y'all can stay here,
but I'm out.

You know what?
Get up out of here
with that attitude.

Come on. Get to stepping.

Whatever. I'll see
y'all later, okay?
All right.

Bye-bye.
Bye.

Uh, Puffy and Biggie,
y'all don't want to go
with Lil' Kim?

[door closes]

No.
I want to sleep.

I'm going to bed.
Y'all shut up.

Don't make no noise.
I gotta work tonight.

Bless you. God bless you
and come again.

Glad we could help.

Hi.
Hello.

I am from
Pastor Hector O'Malley's
church in Colombia.

You used to run
missions there.

That was a long time ago.

What's your full name?

Sandino. Sandino Ramirez.

You seemed to be
doing so well there.

What are you doing here?

Just come to this country
to find a better life,

to find some work.

Not having much luck.

I remember you're here.
I wanted to see
if you could help me.

Got any special skills?

What is it that you do?

I'm a handyman.

We have some things
around here need
to be fixed.

We got plenty of tools,
plenty of supplies.

Don't have much pay, but we
will pay you something.

Stop! Come here!
You, come here!

Deacon! Deacon, deacon,
stop that girl.
Hold on, now.

Come here!
Let go of me.

If I ever catch you
in my store again--
[speaking foreign language]

Miller, Miller!
I got it.

I'm gonna take care of it.
You'd better, Pastor.

[speaking
foreign language]

Young lady, you on drugs?

No. Why?

Where are your parents?

I don't got
no parents.

Jennifer?

Miss Wilma.

You know this child?

Yeah.

That's Rose's granddaughter.
She lives next door to me.

Your grandmother's
a member of this church.

Well, have you seen her?
Not in a while.

[Pastor]
You don't know where she is?
No.

You staying with April?

No.

Sister Wilma,

take this man and show
him where we're having
the problem.

Sandino, I'm gonna work
on a place for you
to stay, okay?

Okay.
Good seeing you again.

Thank you, Pastor,
good to see you, too.

[knocking]

[grunt]

[knocking]

[knock knock]

Okay!

This is bullsh--

Uh, Pastor.

Hi, April.

May we come in?

[door closes]

How are you, April?

Sleepy. And you?

All the better
for seeing you.

What did she do now?

She was caught stealing
from the drugstore.

Oh.

Maybe she was hungry.

Then why was she
stealing needles?

Oh, I don't know.

Her mother died from drugs,
so maybe she's following
in her footsteps.

April.
Ooh. This one right here.

Come on. She's a kid.

You know where
my brothers at?

Yeah, they out back.
Why don't you go join them?

Glad to.
Good. Get out of here
with all that attitude.

I should've left you outside.
April.

That's okay,
that's okay.

'Cause when they find
my mama,

they're
going right back to her

'cause I haven't got
time for these kids.
Look, April.

Your mother's
getting older.

Yeah.
Yeah, she can't raise
these kids by herself.

Every time I see her, she's
looking weaker and weaker.

These are my sister's kids,
not mine.

Yeah, but your daddy left you
and your sister this house.

And?
You haven't done much
with it, though.

Nope. I left it
just how my daddy left it.

It's falling apart, April.
I guess so.

There's a handyman
at the church today.

Just-- Just listen.

And he needed
a place to stay.

So maybe, maybe,

in exchange for his work,
you can let him stay here.

That's if he does
a good job at the church.

[sighs]
That's a good idea,
Pastor, but--

Now I guess it's time
for me to go, huh?
Yeah.

I gotta work tonight.
I'm sleepy.

You still working
at the club, April?

Six nights a week.

I'm praying for you, April.

Thank you. Thank you
so much. Bye-bye.
Bye-bye.

I'm gonna say my prayers
for you before I go
to sleep, okay?

You do that.
* Hallelujah

[door closes]

[knocking]

You know what?
[knocking]

No way.

Oh, God.
[knocking]

Y'all don't hear knocking
at this damn door?

This ain't our house.

What?

Hi. I'm Sandino Ramirez.

What do you want, man?

I went by the church today.
I spoke to Pastor Brian.

He told me to come see you.

What do you want?

I fixed a few things
at the church today,

and, well, the Pastor
told me to come see

if you need something--
anything fixed in your house.

I can work for
room and board.
It's fine.

Are you crazy?

No, I'm not crazy.
Are you crazy?

Oh, I'm loco. Come on.

[door closes]

Hello.

Let me show you
to the basement.

You can sleep down here.

I mean,
I know it's not much,

but it's warm.

And there's a cot
right there.

And since I don't
know you all that well,

I'm gonna have to
lock you down here

in this basement.

Wait a minute.

What if there's a fire
or something like that?

You're a handyman, right?

Break yourself out of here.

Look, do you
want it or not?

Okay.
And what about food?

[sighs]
Come on.

You worried about food.

I'm gonna leave a razor
so you can shave
that caveman look off.

[kids shouting]

[Manny]
I got it!

[ball bounces]

[shouting]

Will y'all shut up
down there?

Shut up!

Shh.

So your name is Byron.

Right? And what is your name?

I'm Manny.
Manny.

Okay,
Byron and Manny.

May I ask your name?

Jennifer.

Jennifer.

Okay. Byron
doesn't speak, huh?

No.
That's okay.

So, Byron, Manny, Jennifer,
you guys want to go
outside and play?

No.
Yeah.

Why not?
We don't know you like that.

Well, your mother's asleep.

That's not my mom.
That's my aunt.

Your mother, your aunt,
she's asleep.

Come on, let's go
outside and play.

Come on, throw me
the ball.
Please.

Yeah, but I'm gonna come too,

so I can keep an eye on you.

Come on.

[April]
Slam it again, heifer!

I'm gonna teach you
how to play football.

Manny, don't run
with the ball.

I don't think
he knows the rules.

You got some moves,
huh?

You got a few moves.

[laughing]

Manny, take it easy.

[Sandino]
Okay. Gotcha.

Why he gotta
take it easy?

[Jennifer]
Because he has asthma.

He's gonna be okay.

You okay?
I wanna play.

Byron,
pass the ball.

Let him have the ball.

[Sandino]
Okay. Go ahead, go ahead.

Damn. You are fine.

I knew it.

You can't smoke around him.
He's got asthma.

You already said that.

What's wrong with you, Manny?

That kind of thing can happen

when your mama's on crack
when she's pregnant.

Yeah, well, at the rate
you're going,

you're gonna end up
just like her.

You don't know
anything about me.

I know you're
stealing needles.

The needles was for him.
He's got diabetes, too.

What don't you have?

Cancer.

He's gonna need his insulin
in the morning.

Well, where is it?

I dropped it.

Brilliant.

So what happens
if he doesn't take it?

He dies.

I gotta hurry up
and find my mama.

Y'all are getting
on my damn nerves.

I'm home.

April, what the hell
are these kids doing
in this house?

Hey, baby. Hey.
Hey. What's going on?

Um, those are
my sister's kids.

You've met them before.
Mm-hmm.

Look, my mother
is MIA, okay?

I was just about to go
over there and find out
what's going on.

You know I can't
be handling all this.

I know.
Look, just sit down.

Let me get you
something to drink.

Who the hell is this?

That's Sandino.
He's renting a room.

Renting a room? You turn this
into a bed and breakfast
all of a sudden?

No. The church sent
him over to help
me out around here.

Just, you know, so he can
have somewhere to stay.

He needs a place to stay.

Everybody needs a damn
place to stay.

What's up, Mexico?

You legal?

Stop.
Leave him alone.

Hey, he's a grown-ass man.
He can answer the question.

I said you legal, Mexico?

Huh? Look at that.
See right there?

I know this boy ain't
legal just by the way
he looking down.

Where are you going?

Take care of my business.

No, I don't think so.

We're all going somewhere
together in a moment.

You don't tell me
what to do.

Hey, little girl, you need
to check your tone

in your auntie's house.

Who the hell are you?
Watch your mouth.

I'm the one paying
the bills up in here.

That's who I am.
[scoffs]

[April]
Uh-uh. Sit down!

Sit down!

You better stop rolling
your eyes at me.

I'll be back.
I'm gonna find my keys.

What?

Oh, you need to get by, huh?

All right, then.

Go on, then.

So you think
you're grown, huh?

Well, I got something
for little girls

who think they're grown.

I got something
for grown men

who think they got
something for me.

Ooh, got a fast one
on my hands.

I'll show you
what I got.

Hmm?

You too grown
to like chocolate?

Oh, go ahead. Come on, baby,
I know you want some.

Go on, take it.

Know you want some of that,
little girl, huh?

I didn't ask you
a damn thing, did I, boy?

Go sit down, Byron.

Sit your little
fast ass down.

You don't talk
to him like that.
Ooh.

Yes, ma'am, Miss Jennifer.

Leave me alone, man.

Think I'm gonna
call you Jenny.

You like that, Jenny?

And what the hell are you
looking at, Mexico?

Speak-a the English?
[keys jingle]

[April]
Got 'em. Come on, let's go.

I didn't think so.
Come on, let's go.

Let's go, let's go.
I'll see you later.

Come on.

Just you and me, Mexico.

Want me to turn on
some mariachi music, boy?

I'm gonna take a nap.
You keep it quiet down here.

Yeah, take your ass on
and fix something.

[Madea]
Joe, I tell you, you will
find that out in a minute.

Keep it up. Who's this?

Look who here.

Dumb, dumber, dumberer,
and the big dummy.

Ah.
Here you are.

All right. Did they eat
something? 'Cause they gonna
need all their strength.

Yeah, they ate.
Mm-hmm.

Um, Jennifer, this is
the key to the house.

When you finish here,
go back to the house,
and do not

let anybody in--
They ain't gonna
listen to you.

Do you understand me?
Yeah, whatever.

This one has attitude.

You ain't got to tell me.

Watch her.
Hmm. I wonder
where she get that from.

Hmm.

Yes. Bye. See you later.

I breaks attitudes
with children like this.

You heard of
the horse whisperer?

I'm the kid whisperer.

Look, lady, you gonna tell us
what you need us for or what?

Talk to me like that
one more time.

Quiet. This old woman
don't play.

She don't scare me.

Look at her.

You better be scared.

Hell, I been to jail.
I will shank you, fool.

You better not
touch us again.

I'll call 911.

What you mean,
touch you again?

I ain't touched you yet.

You gotta get
to the phone if you're
gonna dial 911, honey.

You got to get to the phone,
and I will hit you so hard

that your cranium
and your skull
and your urethra, too,

will all be tied up together
inside of each other.

You wouldn't be able to do
nothing but pee and run.

You don't know if
I got a cell phone.

Whatever you got, honey,
you're gonna need surgery to
get it from down your throat.

Whatever.

Say something again.
Say one more thing.

I will pimp slap you.
Say it again.

That's what I thought.
You are going to come
into this house,

and you are going to clean.

And if anything come up
missing in my house,

I promise you,
you gonna come up missing.

Come on. We cleaning
from top to bottom.
Let's get in here.

This is crazy.

What'd you say?

Yeah, this is one
of my favorite nights
here at Club Indigo!

I need two Heinekens
and a shot of vodka.

Okay. Now, last night,
we were short.

Don't be short tonight

or else you're gonna
come up missing.

[knocking]
[sigh]

Come in.

[clears throat]

Hey, April.
Hey, Miss Wilma.

What are you doing here?

I was just wondering

have you talked
to your mother lately?

[sigh]
Yeah, I went by the house
earlier. She wasn't there.

I don't know where she is.

Well, you know,
this is just--
It's not like her.

No, it isn't.
I don't know what to say.

I was gonna
come by there later on.

Will you let me in?

No, I can't do that, child.

I let your sister
in there one time.

She stole everything
your mama had.

Yeah, well, you
should've known better

than to let a crack head
in somebody's house.

I can't let you
go in there.

Your mama had such
high hopes for you.

Miss Wilma, is there
anything else you need?

Because I really have to get
ready for my next set.

No, that's it.

I'll see you later.
Okay.

Thank you.
God bless you.

All rightie.

[door closes]

You're doing a good job
cleaning, Manny and Byron.

Mabel, I done told you,

I don't know
why in the hell

you're letting them children
clean up anything up in here.

You're gonna need
metal detectors when
they leave up out of here,

I'm telling you right now.

All right.

How the dishes coming?

Fine.

[sigh]

Little girl, you got
the nastiest attitude
I ever did see.

Why are you so nasty?

'Cause.

I was about to come
over there and--

Joe, you better
get this girl.

She just said "'cause" to me.

Uh, you better watch it,
little girl.

That's the heavyweight
champion of the world you're
talking to right there.

She took out Ali and Frazier
and George Foreman.

They all--
They all came here,

and she took them out.

That's why George Foreman's
selling grills now.

With attitude like that,
you're gonna be by yourself
all your life.

Ain't nobody gonna want
to be around that.

Maybe I don't want
nobody around me.

Yeah. Madea-- Madea
want flies around her.

Every time she goes somewhere,
flies be flying around her.

It's funky.
[Manny] Don't do that, Byron.

Mabel, that backwards boy's
washing the soap.

You get out of this life
what you put into it.

If you give good things
to people,

good things will come back
to you most of the time.

That ain't true.
I said most
of the time, child.

Yeah, whatever.

Girl, if you say "whatever"
to me one more time,

before the "wha--"
can get out of your mouth,

I'm gonna be in the back
of a police car.

Sit down.

Sit down.

You know what happens
to little girls like you
that's mad at the world?

They grow up and become
bitter old women

if they don't figure out
what's going on with them.

Bitter old women, just like
the one you're sitting
there talking to.

A bitter old woman.

A bitter, 450-pound
old woman.

[snickering]

Oh, that's funny?

At least you can smile.
Did that hurt?

Did it crack
your face, Cruella?

I ain't got a whole lot
to smile about.

Hush that up.

Got a whole lot
to smile about.
You're living.

They got children your age
in the hospital,

strung out on HIV drugs
and everything else.

You sitting there
talking about you ain't
got nothing to smile--

You're a pretty
little girl, honey.

Get you a mirror
and see how pretty you are.

And smile at
yourself sometime.

I'm not pretty.

I mean, I ain't got
nice clothes or nothing.

Clothes don't make
you pretty.

They make you broke.

You know what I
want you to do?

'Cause there ain't
no mirror down here.

When you get through
cleaning that window,

look at yourself

and see how pretty
you are.

Go on, clean it real good.

Then you'll see
your smile-- ting.

[Announcer]
We want to give it up
for the Gap Band.

Give it up
for the Gap Band,
ladies and gentlemen.

That's not the original
Gap Band.

They just get
all their clothes
from the Gap,

so we call them
the Gap Band.
[laughter]

But they sound good.
Don't they sound good tonight?
[applause, cheers]

Take a look at her.
She look good tonight.

Got her hair fixed.
Oh, my Lord.

The church. We got a lady
here from the church.

And I'm telling you,
this lady can sing.

She could really sing.

Ladies and gentlemen,
now, the Spirit say

if we make a lot of noise,
she just may

come up here
and sing a song--
Freddy.

...for us poor little sinners.

Come on up here,
Miss Wilma.

Freddy.
No, don't do that.

Ah, Miss Wilma don't mind.

Come on up here,
Miss Wilma.

[Woman]
Come on, now.
How you doing tonight?

I'm doing fine, Freddy.

Good seeing you,
Miss Wilma.

You look lovely.
Thank you very much.

All right, you gonna sing
something for us tonight?

Well, I'm always ready
to give my testimony,
any time, anywhere.

Now, Miss Wilma,
I don't mind you singing,

but save all that
testimony stuff

for the church, all right?

Right now, we just want
you to sing a little song,

make the people feel good.

What are y'all
waiting on?

You know what
she's gonna sing.

Hold this, Freddy.
Don't steal nothing.
Miss Wilma.

Let's do it.

I'd like to dedicate this
to all your beautiful faces,

but especially...

to April.

* To fulfill the need to be

* Who I am in this world

* Is all I ask

* I can't pretend to be

* Something that I'm not

* And I won't wear a mask

* Ooh, you touched my face
with love in your eyes *

* But will you
touch my heart *

* With the understanding
that it takes *

* To realize

* That I just can't
play a part *

* I got this need
to be true *

* To myself

* And make my own mistakes

* But I don't want
to lean too hard *

* On someone else

* No matter what it takes

* Uh-huh

* I'm not fool enough

* To ever think that I

* Could be the master
of my fate *

* But it's up to me
to choose my roads in life *

* Oh, rocky may well be
the ones I take *

* Oh, the ones I take

* There's a need to be
something more *

* Mm

* Than just a reflection
of a man *

* I-- I can't survive

* In someone's shadow

* I need my very own
little spot to stand *

* Hey, hey, hey

* If you're sure it's love

* Real, real,
real sure it's love *

* For me

Ha ha.

* For little old me

* Mm-hmm

* 'Cause I am what I am

* I am what I am

* And I

* Have the need

* To

* To be

* Oh, oh

Thank you.

[Madea] Y'all go straight
in the house, you understand?

Boy, don't be slamming
my door.

[Sandino]
Hey, wait.

Thank you.
Hey, how was it?

I don't want
to steal nothing else

if that's what I gotta do
to pay it back.

That lady's crazy.

[speaking Spanish]

It means all of your
decisions, your choices,

they all have
a price to pay.

So you do the crime,
you gotta do the time.

Yeah, whatever.

Look, we gotta take a bath.
Go on upstairs.

Jennifer?

What's this?

You bought his insulin.

I was gonna do it.

Now you don't have to.

Why are you
so nice to us?

I don't understand
that question.

You're nice. Why?

Why not?

You should expect people
to be nice to you.

You shouldn't expect
people to be mean.

Not in this world.

You get what you
expect, right?

I guess.

You do a great job
with your brothers.

I'm all they got.

[banging]

Oh, come on.

What the hell
is Mexico doing?

Are you serious?

Hey! What-- Do you know
what time it is?

Yeah. It's 1:30
in the afternoon.

What are you doing?

I'm working off my debt.
What?

I figured that I get up
this morning, get to work.

I figured if I fix
this floor,

then the kids
can stay in this room.

Oh, you don't have to worry
about those kids.

They are not staying here,
so pack up your little tools

and go on back
down the basement.
Come on.

Why not? Why they
not staying here?

What do you mean, wh--
[power tool motor grinds]

Hey! Hey! Hey!

Hey!

Stop it!
[saw winds down]

Stop it!

You have a serious problem
with this floor, okay?

I know that.

That's why no one
ever comes up here,

and that's why
I keep the door closed.

For safety, okay?

These kids, they need
a room of their own.

Why are you so worried
about kids that don't even
belong to you?

What's up with you?
That's your family.
Why you not concerned?

Jennifer has nightmares
every night.

Manny, night sweats.
Byron, he tosses
and turns in his sleep.

Can you imagine what
those kids have been through?

I just want to help them.
[laughs]

You want to help them?

You live in my basement.
You can't even
help yourself.

How you gonna help them?

I'm gonna start
by giving them this room.

No. No, you're not.

This is my house.
Mi casa, ¿comprende?

You can't give them nothing
that doesn't belong to you.

And if you're so worried
about the kids,

why are you making
so much noise?

You're waking them up.

They were gone before
I got up this morning.

Ooh. Well,
where did they go?

Since you know so much
about them.

I don't know.

But what do you care?

You don't even make them
feel comfortable to stay here.

That's right.
Three less things
I gotta worry about.

Now pack up
your little tools

and follow me back
down the basement.
Come on.

You know, you don't--
Let's go.

You don't even mean that.

You don't know me.

Let's go. Back to
your dwelling spot.
Hey.

These kids,
they need someone.

They need some help.
Okay, well, when
my mama comes back,

she will come
and get them,

and they will
have someone. Happy?

You're not
this heartless, April.

So why do you do this? Hmm?

Is it because
of your man?

Is it because of him?

You know, you're
too good for him.

Um, please,
Sandino, stop it.

Okay. I finish up
after your man wakes up.

Thank you.

[knocking]
Ugh.

[knocking]

[knocking]
I'm coming!

Shoot.

[door opens]

Pastor.

Miss Wilma. What are
you guys doing here?

Hi, April.
Hi.

Can we come in?

Hello.
Hey.

You clean up nice.

Thank you.

Getting any work done
around here?

Yes, as much as
she'll let me.

Great job in the chapel.

We even have
a check for you.

That's great. I'll
come by to pick it up.

Um, hello.

Is that what you came by for?

Because I can go
back to bed.

[Pastor]
April, can we sit down?

Yeah, sure.

What is it?

It's a-- It's
about your mother.

You found her.

God, where is she?
I'm sorry, April.

She died.

What?

What?

[Wilma]
I'm sorry, baby.

When?

About a week ago.

What happened?

She left for work.

I saw her.

And, uh...

she had a brain aneurysm.

A brain aneurysm?

[Pastor]
She was on the bus.

All day.

And, uh, no one noticed.

She-- They assumed
she was just asleep.

And when the driver
tried to wake her,

it was too late.

There was nothing
anyone could do.

I'm sorry, April.

She was at the city morgue.

No one claimed her.

No identification.

She was there too long, so...

they cremated her.
[gasp]

Oh, my God.

These are her remains.

[Wilma]
I-- I put them
in this urn.

I'm gonna go
and pack up her things,

and you're welcome
to come by and get them.

[Pastor]
I'm sorry, April.

[thunder rumbles]

If you need anything,
April, just--

just come by the church.

[footsteps]

You take care
of her, hear?

Yes, of course.

[Pastor]
April, we'll be
praying for you.

[door closes]

What are you doing, man?

Trying to sleep, girl.

Do you want
some company?

That ain't no way
for somebody to die.

I didn't even get
a chance to say goodbye.

When was the last time
that you spoke to her?

A year ago.

We--

We had an argument,
and it's so stupid now.

My sister...

was so strung out.

She screwed those kids up.

She--

She traded Jennifer
for crack

one time when she was 9.

She was so high one time,
she put Byron in the oven.

She burned Manny
with her crack pipe.

And my mother was there
every time.

Every time.

She asked me
to baby-sit,

and I told her
I couldn't.

And I wasn't
doing nothing.

I just didn't feel
like being bothered.

So she got mad at me, and I
never spoke to her again.

I said some things I really
wish I could take back.

All the good
she did for people,

and she died on a bus.

She was good to everybody.

She died on a bus alone.

[weeping]

Watch out, y'all.
Stay close together.

[door opens, closes]

Where have you been?

Looking for Mama Rose.

I have something
to tell you.

What is it?

My mother died.

What?

Why are you lying?

She's not lying.

You will say anything
just to get rid of us, huh?

Jennifer.

If you don't want us here,

fine, we'll go. You don't
have to say all that.

It's not true.
You will say anything.

[Sandino]
It is true, Manny.

Can I go feed them?

Yeah.

[Sandino]
Jennifer? Jennifer.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

People die. So what?
Hey, listen.

It's okay to cry
or to be upset.

I said I'm fine, okay?

[Madea]
Joe, turn that
damn TV down, please.

Hey, Inez, how you
doing, honey?
Hey!

Good to see you.
Fine, Madea.

What you doing
sitting out here?

Trying to steal something?

What's wrong with you?

My grandmama died.

Oh, I'm sorry
to hear that, baby.

My Aunt April gonna
send us back to foster care.

They gonna separate us.

I'm all Manny
and Byron got.

If we separate,
I don't know--

I don't now
what I'm gonna do.

Calm yourself down, hon.

Calm down, getting
all worked up. Calm down.
Can we stay with you?

Huh?

Nobody wants us.

That ain't true.
Somebody wants you.

I'm only 16.
I mean--

I don't know how
to handle all this.

Honey--
I'm tired.

Living takes a lifetime.

You got a whole lot more
living to do, honey.

I don't feel like
I'm gonna--

I don't feel like I'm
gonna make it.
No, you're gonna make it.

Hush that. Just gotta keep
getting up every day,

taking one day
at a time.

You'll make it.

My Grandma Rose
used to tell us

to pray about it.
Mm-hmm.

Then that's what you
ought to do. You ought
to pray about it.

Talk to the Lord about it.
That's what you ought to do.

Yeah, but she only told us--
She never told me how to do it.

Would you teach me?

Ar-uh?

Please?

Show you how to pray?

Yeah.

Whew. Lord, child,
I ain't talked to God

since the last time
I saw a cop
in my rearview mirror.

Whew.
I guess I can try.

I can try to pray.
You know the number?

The num-- The what?

The number.
The number?

To call him.

They say Jesus
on the main line, I
don't know the num--

Sit back, sit back.

Okay. Bow your head.

First
give an honor to God,

to the head
of my life.

Um...

* Father

* I stretch

* My hand

* Yang-yang-yang-yang

* To thee

Father God,

God of Abraham,

Isaac,

and Jacob.

God of Shadrach, Meshach,
and the billy goat

who was in the fiery furnace
that they barbequed

on the day of Pentecost,
when the Jewish people

returned
from the Sabbath day

up on the mountain top
in Ethiopia.

Uh, God of Mary...

J. Blige.
Madea,
that don't sound right.

Huh?

That don't sound right.

That's not how Mama Rose
used to do it.

You ain't feeling it?

You don't feel
the anointing?

No.

Honey, listen,

I don't know nothing
about praying,

but all praying is
is talking to God,

having a conversation
with him.

And at the end
of your conversation,
you say

"In the name of Jesus."
That's your stamp

that'll get it
up there to him.

You hear?

Okay.

You know who you
remind me of right now?

You remind me of Peter
in the Bible.

You know
who Peter was?

Uh-uh.

Peter was one
of the 12 disciplines.

And they were on a boat

out on the isle of the Greek
Atlantic Ocean.

And when they was
on this boat,

the storm rose up,

and the 12 disciplines,

they got really, really
worried and upset.

They said, "Oh, no,
what we gonna do?"

And they saw something
coming to them on the water,

looked like a ghost.

But it wasn't a ghost.
It was Jesus.

And Peter said,
"Jesus, if that's you,

let me come out there."
Whew.

You gotta be careful
what you ask the Lord for,

so Jesus said,
"Come on out."

So Peter stepped
out of the boat and was
walking on the water.

He was walking on water?
On the water.

He was walking on the water
toward Jesus.

Long as he kept
his eyes on him, he stayed
on top of the water.

He took his eyes off him,
though. You know why?

He got distracted.

You know why
he got distracted?

See, this is what
you got to do.

When you got your eye
on Jesus, you can't
get distracted by nothing.

Jonah passed by
in the belly of the whale,

and he looked down here
at that whale, Free Willy,

with Jonah inside the belly,
and it made him distracted,

so he started to sink.

He said, "Jesus, Jesus,
help me, help me, Jesus."

Jesus said, "I can't,
I gotta go to Calvary,
I'm late."

So Jesus went on
to the cross.

He said, "But don't
worry. I'm gonna send
you a comforter.

When the comforter comes,
you're gonna be all right."

So he's swimming, he try
and swim, he try and swim.

He's just worried,
and Jaws was coming,

all them-- Steve Spielberg
had did that Jaws thing,

and all it was around him,
he was worried.

You know what happened?
What?

Just in the nick of time--

See, this is what I'm
talking about when you think
you ain't gonna make it,

just in the nick of time
something'll happen.

Noah came up
in the arch.

That's right. Noah came
rowing up in the arch

of-- St. Louis Arch,

and he pulled
right up beside him.

And he got on there
and he said,

"Ooh, thank you
for saving me."

Peter-- Noah say,
"No problem, man,
cool, what's up, fool?"

You know, so they
spoke to each other.

He said, "Come on,
let me show you around,"

'cause Noah had turned
the arch into a cruise ship.

'Cause he didn't have
nothing to do after
he saved the world.

And you know
who was on there?

Uh-uh.
Eve.

Eve?

She was in the VIP section.

Yep, that's right.

And, uh, Peter asked
and said, "Eve,

come on, go to the show,"

so she went
to see this show,

and they had tigers.

You know,
they had two tigers,
two bear, two lion--

You know how they did that,
the male and the female.

Well, Siegfried and Roy,
they was there,

and they had the two lions,

and them lions jumped out
and scratched Eve.

That's how Eve get them
two paws right there.

You ever see Eve
with the paws?

She got two paws
right there.

Read your Bible
sometime, honey.

Read your Bible.

[Woman]
This is a mess, April.

I mean, you don't care?

I don't know.

I mean, Tanya, it's--

You know, I can't
help them kids.

[hiccup]

I mean, I didn't even
ask for none of this.

I ain't never seen a more
selfish person in my life.

Okay. What you--

What you mean by that,
Tanya?

I mean, April,

you got to care about somebody
other than yourself.

You don't know me,
babe, you don't--

Oh, I know you.
No, you don't.

That's the problem--
Tanya, look!

I-- Look.

I didn't come here
for that, okay?

Honey, I love you,
so I can say this, okay?

Girl, you're always drunk.
Always.

There's not a day that I
have not seen you drunk.

You just care about alcohol
and "Where's Randy?"

I mean,
I'm sick of hearing that.

You got a bigger problem
on your hands right now,

and if I wasn't your friend,
if I didn't love you,

I wouldn't
bring it to you real,

just like I'm giving it
to you right now.

April, you don't care
about nobody but yourself.

I mean, you're sleeping
with a married man.

You know why?

Because you don't want him
around all the time.

You got that big old house,
and you only want you in it.

You won't even give a bum
on the street 50 cent, April.

I mean, you don't
sound shallow.

You just sound damn selfish.

Oh, so I'm just
a bad person, huh?

I'm just evil, huh?

You know what? Ain't nothing
wrong with what you do.

But as long
as it works for you,

that's all good, right?

You need to get your life
together fast.

Ladies and gentlemen,
give it up for Miss Tanya!

[cheering, applause,
stomping]

[Man]
Tanya!

* Mm-mm-mm-mm

Do it!

* [vocalizing]

* Oh, hey, hey, hey

* [vocalizing]

* Ah hah hah hah

* Somebody told me once

* That pain is a game
we all got to play *

* Then why am I in overtime

* And sudden death
every other day? *

* I know that for
the good of life *

* There's a price
we all got to pay *

* But I'll pay till I'm poor

* And I still don't know

* What it is
to have a good day *

* Yeah

* Since everybody knows

* What it is
that I need to do *

* Well, do me a favor

* Let me worry about me

* And you worry about you

* I don't need no one
to put me down no more *

* The ground
can't get no lower *

* And I don't need no one

* To hang around
and make me frown *

* Just makes me look older

* And I don't need no one

* To black my eyes
and tell me lies *

* Don't want to cry
over nobody else *

* No, no, no, no

* I can do bad all by myself

* Somebody told me once

* That running from that rain
don't make no sense *

* I had my own dark cloud
for a while now *

* It goes wherever
I'm going, yeah *

* They're telling me

* The grass
just might be greener *

* On the other side

* But I don't want
to take a chance on dirt *

* When I got grass

* Even though
the grass has died *

* Oh, since everybody knows

* What it is
that I need to do *

* Well, do me a favor

* Let me worry about me

* And you worry about you

* I don't need no one
to put me down no more *

* The ground
can't get no lower *

* And I don't need no one

* To hang around
and make me frown *

* Just makes me look older

* And I don't need no one

* To black my eyes
and tell me lies *

* Don't want to cry
over nobody else *

* No, no, no, no

* I can do bad all by myself

[humming]

[humming]

What's wrong with him?

His blood sugar went up,

so I gave him
his insulin shot.

Don't worry about it.
I got it. He'll be fine.

[sigh]

I can't keep y'all.

You don't owe us nothing.

I think we can find you
a great foster home.

When I grow up, I'm going
to be just like you.

Ain't going to give a damn
about nobody but myself.

That's the only way to be.

What the hell do I look like,

sitting over here worried
and looking after him,

huh?

I'm 16.

When is my life
gonna start, huh?

I'm not ready for kids,
Jennifer.

I'm not-- I can't--
I can't do this.

Just leave us alone.

Just leave us alone.
Just--

I don't need to be hearing
about all this.

* I can do bad

* I can do bad

* Don't waste time
feelin' bad for me *

* I didn't ask you
for your sympathy *

* No

* I know God
is watching over me *

* So I guess this is where
I'm supposed to be *

* I don't need you
to put me down no more *

* The ground
can't get no lower *

* And I don't need no one

* To hang around
and make me frown *

* Just makes me look older

* And I don't need no one

* To black my eyes
and tell me lies *

* Don't want to cry
over nobody else *

* Oh, no

* Oh, I can do bad

* And I don't need no one
to put me down no more *

* The ground
can't get no lower *

* And I don't need no one

* To hang around
and make me frown *

* Just makes me look older

* Y'all,
and I don't need no one *

* To black my eyes
and tell me lies *

* Don't want to cry
over nobody *

* Nobody, nobody else
* And I don't need
no one no more *

* 'Cause I can do bad
all by myself *

* And I don't need
no one *

[cheering]

Wow, you're up
already, huh?

It's early.
Yeah.

That's a good thing.

Every day, you're
sleeping your life away.

Am I?
[chuckles]

Yeah.

Hey, come with me.
I got something for you.

Where are we going?

It's a surprise.
Come on.

I don't plan
on getting my hair wet,

so don't--
[laughing]

You got a shower cap?

[attendant]
No. Sorry.

You didn't tell me I was
going to be working out.

Have fun.

Why you sleep all day?
Huh?

Why not?

Why not?

I don't know.
That's not an answer.

[chuckles]

Well, since you're
asking all the questions,

why did you hold me
the way you did

when I told you
my mother died?

Because you needed
to be held.

Yeah, but it was
the way you held me.

I mean, you held me
like--

like you cared.

You don't know
that I care by now?

Why?

You know, if you
have to ask that question,

you just don't know
yourself, I guess.

That's still not an answer.

April, I think that you are
a very warm and sensitive,

loving person,

and you are funny.

You are very funny.

I'm not that funny.
Cut it out.

But you hide it.

You hide it all away.

I don't understand.
You put up this wall

so that nobody sees it,

but I see through it.

I don't understand you
and-- and him.

Hmm.
Talking about Randy again?

Yes.

He's not so bad.

He's not so good,
either.

Doesn't make sense
to me.

Do you love him?

He helps me out.
He pays the bills.

That's not what I asked you.

April.

Do you love him?

In a way, I guess.
I don't know.

That is no love, April.

Knowing married men,
sharing him with his wife.

Love's not having somebody
to pay your bills.

It's not
having to work all night,

and it's not love.

Love is...

Love is being too tired
from the night before

to even go to work
the next day.

Whatever.

April,
we're all looking for love

in one way or another.

Love is having someone
there in the morning

when you wake up

and is gonna be there
with you,

thick or thin, right or wrong.

Let's go.

[laughing]

Oh, my God,
I can't believe

you talked me into
getting on a boat.

You better be glad
I didn't get my hair wet.

You know black girls don't
like getting their hair wet.

Thirsty?

Yes, I would like
something to drink,
please.

Hi.
Hi, kids.

How was school?
Fine.

Good. You okay?

Yeah.
He's all right.

Okay, good.

I have a surprise
for everybody, okay?

Come on, April.
I want you to see.

You're going to love it.

Come on.
This is something.

Your surprises.

I want your eyes closed,
okay?

This is a big surprise.
Come on.

Come on, Manny, Byron.

Come here. Come here.
Stand right here.

Jennifer, come on.

There.

Ready? You ready?

Yeah.
Open your eyes.

[Manny]
Whoa.

Is this our room?

This is your room.

Thanks.

No, it's not.

But it looks
like it's for us.

It is.

It's not.

Where you steal
all this stuff from?

I didn't steal
any of this stuff.

The church
gave it to me.

It was
in the basement.

[Jennifer]
Right.

My bed.

My bed.

Yes, Byron,
that's your bed.

Uhh...

I never heard him
speak before.

[Byron]
My bed.

My bed.

This is the bomb,
Sandino.

Why do you got to get
their hopes up for?

You know she don't
want us here.

Hey, that could change.

Could is not definite.

She definitely
don't want us here.

Listen, how about
you stay in this room

for as long
as you're here, okay?

I made it for you.

Thank you, but we,
uh, we stay downstairs.

Come on, y'all.

Manny, Byron,
I said come on.

Do we have to go?

Yes, we have to go.

Why didn't you tell me
you were doing this, huh?

Now they're upset.

What difference
does it make, April?

You made it
very clear to them

that you don't care.

April, come on.
We're going.

What the hell you knocking
on this door for, Mexico?

I'm trying
to wake up April.

For what?

Because we're supposed
to be going to church.

Well, April ain't
going to no church.

You listen real good,
houseboy.

Your ass knock
on this door again,

I'm sending you back
to Mexico in a pine box.

Ain't a damn thing
for you in here.

[Pastor]
This morning,
our subject comes

from the text
found in Luke 15:8.

It reads "Either what woman
having ten pieces of silver,

"if she lose one,

"doth not light a candle
and sweep the house

"and seek diligently
until she find it?

"And when she hath found it,

"she calleth her friends

"and says
'Come rejoice with me,

for I have found the piece
which I had lost'."

Where the hell you going?

To church.

Church? No, you ain't.

[sigh]

Uh, Randy,
I'm going to church.

We can talk
about this later.

Uh, hold-- April.
Come here now.

I said you ain't
going, all right?

Who's going to stop me?

What is all this?

I never seen you
dressed for no church.

How I look?

April.

April,
I'm talking to you.

Today our subject
is value added.

[congregation murmurs]

There are three things
I want to talk about

from this subject.

Number 1, this woman
was a good steward.

All right.

Because she took time

to know what she had

and how much of what she had.

[Woman]
Yeah.
Therefore,

because she
watched it every day,

she knew when a piece
of silver was lost.

[Woman]
Yeah.

Secondly,

she gave value
to each piece of silver.

[Woman]
Right.

She did not extol
one piece over the other.

And thirdly,

when she discovered
that one was lost--
[Woman] Uh-huh.

...she swept the house
clean to find it.

Amen.
[clapping]

Uh, you don't know what it is

to walk the floor worrying
over something you've lost.

Aunt April's here.

All of us love,

and somehow
our love is limited

when someone
ends up somewhere

that we don't want them to be.

[Woman]
All right.
But what she knew

is that even though this
piece of silver was lost,

it had not lost its value.
Amen.

It had just lost
its usefulness.

You cannot help anyone
when you're lost.

You cannot fulfill
your mission in life

when you're lost.

You cannot help your family
or your fellow man

when you're lost.
[chattering]

And somebody has to care
enough about you--

Yes!

...to put a light
in a very dark place.

When you're caught
in the crevices of life

and can't figure out
how to get out,

you need somebody

that's going to care
enough about you--

All right.

...that says you're worth it!

I want you to know

that you're worth me
waiting on.

Oh, Lord have mercy.

I said
you're worth me waiting.

** [organ]

There are some things
that we face.

You've come to people--
[Woman] Yes.

...and it seems as if
they don't want to know.

I understand it.

I've been there.

As a matter of fact,
let me say it like this.

Tell it, preacher.

* I've hurt so many nights

* Uh-oh-oh

* I cried so many hours

* Trying to make it right

* Yeah, trying
to make it right *

* But just didn't have
the power *

* And you ignored
all my tears *

* It hurt me so bad

[Woman]
Sing your song.

* You wanted them
to disappear *

* I tried to let it go

* But I guess

* You just don't
want to know *

Listen to me.

* If I had a dime
for every time *

* I tried to call your name

* Something tells me

* Something tells me

* I'd be wealthy

* I'd be wealthy

* [vocalizing]

* Oh, Lord

[sigh]

* But I learned
that I could cope *

* Yes, I did

* Through my trouble
I discovered *

* I discovered
I could make it *

* Whoa-oh

* And nights
so long and cold *

* [vocalizing]

* So cold

* Ooh-wah

* You don't know
how cold *

* I discovered I

* I discovered
I could take it *

* Ohh

* Now I wouldn't

* I wouldn't change a thing

Whoa, Lord have mercy.

* Not for the knowledge

* Not for the knowledge
that I've gained *

Do you know what I
discovered in my trials?

* I learned
that I could grow *

* I really did

* I tried, I tried to let

* Let it go

* I did

* I tried

* Tried to let it show

* But I guess

* You just don't
want to know *

* Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

* Don't want to know
* Yeah, yes

* Really don't want to know

* You don't want to know

* How many nights
I cried, yeah *

* You don't know
how many times *

* I felt like I was
going without, but *

* But I kept on moving

* I kept on hopin'

* I kept on believin'

* And now I can tell you

* That I'm over

* That I'm over

Anybody here
can see I'm over.

I'm over it now.

* I can't explain it

* But right now I'm-- I--

* I'm over it, yeah

* I'm over it right now

* One morning
I just broke free *

* And the chains,
they just dropped off of me *

* People can talk about me
as much as they please *

* But I'm all grown up now

* I said I'm all
grown up now *

* And I've got the victory

* 'Cause I'm over

* I'm over it now

* I'm over it now

* Over it now
* I'm over it now

Say it again! Say I'm--

* Over it now

Just wave your hand
if you know you're over it.

If you're feeling
the presence of God,

if you feel
the anointment of God,

just declare it now
that I'm over it now.

Say it right now.

* Over it now

[Pastor]
I didn't think
I could be free.

* But I'm over it
* Now

[Woman]
Amen.

* I'm really over it now

* Went to a meeting
one night *

* And my heart wasn't right

* But something
got a hold of me *

* And I'm over it now

[choir]
* Just don't want to know

Wilma.

Wilma, would you just--

People don't know
you been through
some things.

Sure.

They think because
you're looking so pretty

in your hat,

they don't know
what you been through,

but could you just say
one good time

"I'm over it now"?

* I'm--

* I'm over it now

* Over it now

* I can't say how

* But I'm over it now

[Woman]
Wilma!

* Right now, right now

* Right now, right now,
right now *

* I'm over it now

* Over it now

* I'm over it now

* I don't have
to live with it *

* I don't have
to live with it *

* I don't have
to be in it *

* Don't
have to be in it *

* 'Cause I'm over it now
* Over it

* Over it now

* Over it now

* I can't say how

* But I'm over it

* Now
* Now

* Right now
* Now, now, now

* Right now
* Now, now, now

* Now, now, now, ooh

* I'm over it now

* I tried to let it go

I really did!

* I tried to let--
let it show *

Thank you, Jesus.

* But right now

* I learned
that I could grow *

* But I guess

* You just don't
want to know *

[Man]
Hallelujah!

[Pastor]
You're worth it.

Give him praise
because he's worthy.

His purpose is real.

You're gonna make it.

You'll be all right.

You don't have to worry
any longer.

You're over it now.

You're over it.

Thank you. Wow.

[whimpering]

Hey, Manny.

[whimpering]

I'll be right back.

How you doing,
beautiful?

I seen the way
you been looking at me.

See, this here's my house,

and I can let you

and them two little
nappy boys stay here.

Right.

Baby girl, I'll get you
all the medicine you need.

I need to give him
his insulin.

See, what you need to do
is take care of me.

If you don't stop right now,

I'm going to tell April.

[keys jingling]

What makes you think
she's gonna believe you?

Huh? Think she's
gonna believe you?

I'm gonna take it from you.

[whimpering]
[muttering]

What are you doing?
Get off of him! Stop it!

Stop it!

What are you doing to him?

[groaning]

What is going on here?

[sobbing]
It's okay.

It's all right.
Come on.

He tried to rape her.

They're lying on me.
They're lying on me.

[Jennifer crying]

This little slut--

You know she's a slut--

She tried to get me
to have sex with her for money.

Sandino, you saw it!
Tell her what you saw.

He tried to rape her!

Who do you believe, huh?

Who do you believe? Huh?
Who do you believe?

[Jennifer]
He's lying!

He's lying, April.
He's lying.

[Jennifer continues crying]

Who you gonna believe,
them or me, baby?

[Jennifer sobbing louder]

You, baby.

He's lying!

Go upstairs
and get in the tub.

I can't believe you!
You believe him!

[Sandino]
It's okay.

Okay.

He's lying!

He's lying, April.

[Jennifer sobbing]

It's okay. It's okay.

It's okay. It's okay.

Look at me. Look at me.

Look at me. Look at me.

It's okay.

It's okay.

[sobbing]

Nobody's going
to hurt you.

[loud sobbing]

It's okay. It's okay.

It's okay.

You're going to be okay.

All right? It's okay.

[sobbing]

No one's
going to hurt you.

Nobody is
going to hurt you.

[sobbing]

Nobody's
going to hurt you.

No, please.

It's okay, Jen.

Oh, baby, I think
I broke my nose.

Oh, baby, thank you.

You know I love you,
right?

Mm-hmm.

Baby, I'm just trying

to provide the best life
for you that I can.

What happened?

Baby, I told you
what happened.

That little girl
tried to get me

to have sex with her
for money.

Baby,
your kids ain't no good.

They're spending up
all my damn money, baby.

You know?

I mean, everything was fine
before they got here.

[footsteps]

It's all their fault,
baby.

Them kids causing
all kind of problems.

Paying all these bills
around here.

These damn raggedy-assed
kids come here

snatching up all our money.

I didn't
need them damn kids.

I told you that.

[static]

We all got problems
since they got here.

[female singer]
* ...moments last forever

Tell me what happened.

** [soul]

April, I told you
what happened.

Tell me what you did.

April, I didn't do nothing.

** [continues]

That's my niece.

[electricity crackling]

She's 16.

A-April, calm down now.

What did you do?

I told you I didn't
do nothing, April.

You are just like Lee.

April, stop!

He told my mother

he didn't do nothing,
either.

Stop! Stop it, April! Damn!

April! Get that radio
away from the water!

April, stop!

You wait here, okay?

[Randy shouting]

Watch your sister.

Stop!
Are you playing?

I told you! April!
[sobbing]

April! Damn it--

Just like Lee.

He told my mother
he didn't do nothing.

April.

That it was my fault!
That I did it!

April, that damn thing
is plugging up city water!

Shut up!
He's not worth it.

Put the radio down, please.

Stop! Let go!

You want me to put it down?

Hey!

You want me to put it down?

April, don't--
April, no!

[Randy grunting]

You got three minutes
to get your stuff

and you get the hell
out of here.

Hey.

Why did you leave them alone?

April, he's gone, okay?

He took his keys.
He won't be back.

You okay?
Hmm.

I should have known.

April,
this is not your fault.

I should have known.

The way he looked at her.

I should have known.

Like my mother
should have known.

She would always say

"Whatever happens
in this house

stays in this house."

[scoff]

Nothing ever gets healed

if you keep it covered up.

I should have known.

I need a man.

A grown man.

Takes interest
in the little kids.

Someday, right?

Come on, April, that's enough.

Get off of me.

Are you one, too?

What?

A child molester.

Are you a child molester,
Sandino?

Are you asking me
this question?

Why do you care so much
about those kids?

I hit a nerve.

Enough.
What you like, huh?

Do you like the little girls,

or do you
like the little boys?

I said that's enough.
You shut your mouth.

You are you talking to?

Come back here.

Come back here. Hey!

Hey. Tell me.
Stop it.

What is it? Tell me!
Enough, April!

You get your stuff
out of my house,
you child molester!

I'm not a child molester!
You stop calling me that!

Why are you so uncomfortable?

You want to make me
a bad person

for showing these kids
some love?

These kids
that have nobody?

You're sick!

You're out of your mind,
you know that?

You don't know my life,
April!

I have nobody.

From the time
that I was 7 years old

and picking coca leaves
10, 12 hours a day

and getting beaten
when I'm hungry or tired.

And then,
when I'm old enough,

the cartel, they send me
out to recruit children

to do the same thing!

I see these kids,
I want to help them,

and you want to get
in the way of that!

I feel sorry for you.

What the hell
are you looking at?

Move out of the damn way!

[door slams]

Hmm.

[keys clatter]

You don't ever have to worry
about him coming back.

He's never coming back.

Get some sleep.

Wait.

Uh, uh, April.

Thank--

Thank you
for believing me.

Baby, I believed you
when you said it.

I know that look.

Wait. Wait.

If you let us stay here,

I promise
we won't be no trouble.

I-- I'll cook
and clean for you,

and the boys,
I'll take care of them.

You won't have to do nothing.

Jennifer--
Wait. Let me finish.

I'll quit school.
I'll get a job--

Jennifer, you don't
have to quit school.

And I'll help you
pay the bills.

And I--
I can be a good girl.

I-- I won't be so angry.

I'm just so tired--
I--

...of going
from place to place. I--

I need y'all
to stay with me.

I just messed--

I messed everything up.

And, uh, I got to fix this,

so, uh, you got to stay
here with me, okay?

And, uh, I really--

I would love it
if you taught me

how to take care
of your brothers.

Jennifer.

We will
get through this okay.

You're a good girl.

We will be all right,
okay?

Now get your brothers

and come up
to your new room.

Hey, come on,
go get your brothers.

Byron,
you got to wake up.

[knocking]

[Jennifer]
Come in.

She's going to let us
stay.

I know.

Ain't that
supposed to be good?

Yeah, Manny,
it's plenty good.

Why do you look sad?

I'm not sad.

I have to go away for a while.

What?

Where are you going?

Gonna shoot straight
with you guys, okay?

Things
aren't going very well

with me and your aunt,

so it's best that I leave.

In the meantime,
I'm going to call you

and write letters, okay?

And you make sure
you write me back.

[Manny]
All right.

[Jennifer]
Hmm.

I understand.

I mean, you got to do
what you got to do,
right?

We're gonna miss you.

I'm going to miss you, too.

Come here.

All right.

I'm going to
miss you, Sandino.

I'm going to miss you, too.

Hey.

Hey.

Um...

he's gone.

Yeah, I know.

Um, you want to help me

unpack some
of Mama Rose's things?

Sure.

That's cute.

You know, I think
you're wrong about him.

What do you know
about this?

That's a good man,

and I don't think you should
just let him go like that.

You're too young
to understand, baby.

Yeah, but...

I know there's a lot
of bad people in this world.

Yeah.

You find somebody
that you can trust,

then you should probably
hold on to them.

I mean, it's like when Peter
was walking on the water

and he got distracted
by the whale

and he started to drown,

Noah came
in the St. Louis arch and--

Wait, wait. What? What?

He was drowning, and Noah--

He was-- Wait a minute.

Who told you this story?

Well, Madea was telling me
these Bible stories--

Oh, Lord, her. Girl,

even I know
that ain't right.

I know that story.
Come on.

Guess I should have
known better, huh?

Yeah, I guess I'm going
to have to take you

to church more often, huh?

[choir]
* Oh, Lord

* I want you to help me

* Please help me
on my jour-- *

* On my journey
* Oh, Lord

* Help me on my way

* Sing it, oh

* Oh, Lord

* I want you to help me

What is it?
Shh!

[sigh]
It's weird.

They're singing
Mama Rose's favorite song.

She still knows
when to show up.

* Tell an angel

* Help me on my way

* Say oh

* Oh, Lord,
I want you to help me *

[Woman]
Yes!
Whoo!

* Oh, Lord

* I want you to help me

* I said oh, Lord

* I want you to help me

* Help me on my journey

* Oh, help me
on my way, yeah *

* Oh, Lord

* I want you to help me

* While I'm waiting

* I want you to help me

* Saying while I'm waiting

* I want you to help me

* Tell them to help me

* Help me on my journey

* Oh, help me on my way

* On my way

* Sing Lord

* Oh, Lord,
I want you to help me *

* Oh, Lord

* I want you to help me

* Oh, Lord

* I want you to help me

* Oh, help me
on my journey, Lord *

* Help me on my way, yeah

* Oh, Lord

* I want you to help me

[Pastor]
* Singing while
I'm singin' *

* I want you to help me

* Oh, while I'm singin'

* I want you to help me

* Lord, help me
on my journey *

* Help me on my way

* Oh, Lord,
I want you to help me *

* Say, oh, Lord

* I want you to help me

* Choir, help me say oh

* Oh
* Oh, Lord

* I want you to
* Help me

Anybody need help today?

* Help me on my journey

Come on down now for prayers
if you want the Lord.

* Help me on my way

* Oh, Lord,
I want you to help me *

* Help me on my journey

* Help me on my way

* Oh, Lord,
I want you to help me *

* Help me on my journey

* Help me on my way

* Oh, Lord,
I want you to help me *

* Help me

* Help me

Hi.

Hi.

I'm--

I'm so sorry.

I'm not really good

at knowing
how to love anything

or...anybody.

But I really like
having you around.

And since you talked me
into keeping the kids,

I really--
I would love for you

to just stay here with me

and help me with the kids.

Please.

Say something.

What do you want me to say?

What do you want to say?

I don't know. What is this,

your way of telling me
that you like me or something?

I do. I can admit that.

I think I love you.

Please say something.

I don't know what to say.

I mean,
you're a good human being.

I love you like a friend,
like-- like I love Tanya.

[scoff]

Okay.

Like you love Tanya.

You don't believe me.

No. I don't believe you.
Okay?

You don't believe
I love you.

April, let's not
get into this, okay?

No, tell me, please.

Okay. You don't fully
love yourself, okay?

Everybody that loves you
in your life,

you push them away.

You keep them at a distance.

What are you, a psychiatrist?

Not a psychiatrist,
but I know love.

Look at you. That's not love.

You're drinking,
smoking yourself to death.

Your father
dies of liver cancer.

You don't love yourself
the way I love you.

What?

I said that I love you.

What, like a--

like a friend,
like a buddy,

like a pal?

No, April, I don't want
to make love

to my buddies or my pals.

I'm in love with you.

I'm ready to love you,

but you have to be ready
to give it back the right way.

I want to learn

how to love the right way.

Will you show me?

I'll show you.

[crowd cheering]

[no audible dialogue]

That's right.

You can't hold my girl down.

'Cause she
a good woman, y'all.

Uh-huh.

Y'all ready?

* Uh

* Been many days,
couldn't take the pain *

* Thought I should take
my life away *

* See it every day

* In every other
young sister's faces *

* See 'em frown, y'all

* Mind full of doubt

* Runnin' in the street

* Low self-esteem

* Thinkin'
that used to be me *

* What a shame

* Damn, life is a mother

* It's hard to sit back

* And see the same thing
that happened to me *

* Happen to you

* This ain't enough

* So here's the love
I want to give you *

* Don't let it get to you

* Don't be afraid

* You can kick it,
you can break through *

* Take what I've
been through *

* To see that you can't
hold a good woman down *

* Been through the same
point of givin' up *

* But, like, I had enough

* Went to the edge
of the ledge *

* But I didn't jump

* My life will sum it up

* You can't hold
a good woman down *

* No

* When I used to see

* My daddy beat
my mother down *

* Down to her feet

* I used to say

* That ain't gonna
never be me, no *

* Now look at you,
broke up from him *

* Girl, recognize
you're better than *

* Him telling you

* That he'll never
hit you again *

* Girl, don't cry

* I can see the same thing
that happened to me *

* [vocalizing]
* Happen to you

* This ain't enough

* So here's the love
I want to give you *

* Don't let it get to you

* Don't be afraid

* You can kick it,
you can break through *

* Take what I've
been through *

* To see that you can't
hold a good woman down *

* Been through the same
point of givin' up *

* But, like, I had enough

* Went to the edge
of the ledge *

* But I didn't jump

* My life will sum it up

* You can't hold
a good woman down *

* Through the changes
I will hold your hand *

* Use my songs as remedy

* Whenever you're
feeling down and blue *

* I'll be there for you

* Just know that I'm aware

* Yeah, I've seen the things
that you can't see *

* Looking at you
resembles me *

* But you got to hold on

* Whoa, girl, don't cry

* [vocalizing]
* You can do it

* Take what I've
been through *

* To see that you can't
hold a good woman down *

* You can't hold
a good woman down *

* Went to the edge
of the ledge *

* But I didn't jump

* Went to the edge
of the ledge *

* But I didn't jump

* [vocalizing]

* You can't hold me,
you can't hold me down *

* You can't hold me,
you can't hold me down *

* You can't hold me

* You can't hold
no good woman down *

* Whoa-oh-oh

* You can't hold me down

* Hold me down, no, no

* No

* Don't let it get to you

* Don't be afraid

* You can kick it,
you can break through *

* Take what I've
been through *

* To see you can't

* No
* Hold a good woman down

* Been through the same
point of givin' up *

* But, like, I had enough

* Went to the edge
of the ledge *

* But I didn't jump

* My life will sum it up

* You can't hold
a good woman down *

[cheering]
There you have it.

I'm still with you,
my sisters!

My troubled sisters!

I still got problems, too.

You're not alone!

[Joe, whispering]
He's-- He's slow.

Elevator don't go
all the way up there.

The lights is on
at the mall?

Oh, no, no.

The mall is open,

but ain't nobody
shopping.

[Madea]
You ain't going
to eat those?

You got to learn how to
talk in the real world.

When people ask if he's slow,

you say, "You ride the big
bus or the little bus."

You don't know
what I'm talking about.

No.

Okay, fine. Hell.

I believe you're on
the little bus, too.

Come here, boy.
You're funny.

You're the next--
uh, who that?

Tyler Perry.

You're the next
Tyler Perry, man.

I'm telling,
you're funny.

Ha ha ha!
I love that "Modea."

He's slow.

The mall open,

but ain't nobody
shopping.

[Manny]
Who are you
talking about?

The elevator don't go

all the way up
to the top floor.

The car is running,
but ain't no engine.

Are you okay?

I'm-- No, hell,
I'm fine.

Is he okay?
I'm just trying to--

Boy, maybe you is
a little slow, too.

Maybe-- Maybe your book
ain't got no pages
in the middle.

Your grandma went to work
for four days

and never come back?

Yeah.

I know what she do
for a living.

What?

Well, I'll tell you

when you get
a little older.

[chuckling]

There's a reason
women disappear
for four days

and come back.

[chuckling]

[laughing]

The looks you're giving me
are priceless.

Okay, keep going.

Shut your mouth.

She left
and never came back?

Yeah.

I wouldn't have
come back, either,

trying to feed him.

I hate you.
Wow.

[Jennifer]
Manny, eat your food
and shut up.

Yeah,
you better eat it

because
I'm getting ready
to choke you out.

[Man]
Joe, they can talk to me.
Where's your mama?

[whispering]
Say something else.

I dare you.
Say something.

[whispering]

Uncle.

[Jennifer]
Leave him alone.

Eat.

What you laughing at,
Freddy?

[whispering]
They're lying.

I can still
hear you.

Mabel, I'm going
to beat him down.

Will you shut up?

Who the hell
you talking to?

Get your hands
off me!

[Jennifer]
You back up off him!

Stop laughing.
Turn around here.
The camera's rolling.

[laughing]

Get out of the way,
crack head.

[laughing]

We're tired.
We're done.

Let's roll
out of here.
Let's go.

[laughing]

Maybe she was hungry.

[Pastor]
Hungry, April?

Is that a reason
to steal?

No.
Even more,

she was caught
stealing needles.

[growl]

Wow. Did you hear
my stomach?

[laughter]

Yeah, you don't feed me
around here!

I'm hungry!

[Man]
Here we go.
One more time.

You touch us again,
I'm going to call 911
this time.

You call 911,
honey?

They don't scare me.
I call 911.

I will call them
for you.

I will ask them
to come over here.

I will ask them
to send the police

or Child Welfare.

I will ask them
to straight up

send an ambulance.

[cough]

Cough again.
Cough one more time.

Hell, I'm trying
to learn these lines
I don't know.

She's over there
coughing off camera.

And I'm trying
to do a scene.

What the hell
I'm supposed to do?

Come here.
[laughing]

Come here.
Bring me the book.

I need to see
where the hell I am.

[laughing]
Come here!

Shh!

Now give me the lines.

[kids laughing]

"But when I shove it
down your throat."

Would that be a good one?

[laughter]

Say it like I say it.

[imitating Madea]
But when I shove it
down your throat.

Okay. Now sit down.
[laughter]

When I shove it
down your throat!

There's a letter
in here for you,

from Mama Rose.

To me?

Well,
what do you know?

You read it?

Me?
Yeah.

"Dear April,

"If you're reading this,

"I'm probably
past my suffering.

"April, my dearest child,

"you are beautiful,
bright, and brilliant.

"If you're ever nominated
for an Academy Award,

be humble about it."

[laughter]

"Remember the people

"that helped you
along the way,

props, hair, make-up,
wardrobe--"

[giggling]

"grips, electricians,

"camera, sound...
scripty,

and most of all
Mr. Tyler Perry."

I knew that one
was coming.

I knew
that was coming.

"And, April,

"if you're ever walking
from your trailer

and you see
an airplane--"

[both]
Duck.

Yes!

"Love, Mama Rose."

[laughing]

You know what?

Everybody can
get out of here.

Good night.

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