The Family That Preys
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| Directed by | Tyler Perry |
| Produced by | Tyler Perry Roger M. Bobb Michael Paseornek Karen Gorodetzky |
| Written by | Tyler Perry |
| Starring | Tyler Perry Sanaa Lathan Alfre Woodard Rockmond Dunbar Kathy Bates Robin Givens Cole Hauser Taraji P. Henson KaDee Strickland |
| Music by | Joel C. High Steve Juliani Peter Rotter |
| Editing by | Maysie Hoy |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
| Release date(s) | September 12, 2008 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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The Family That Preys is an upcoming 2008 comedy-drama film written and directed by Tyler Perry, who also co-produced and co-stars. The film starring Alfre Woodard, Kathy Bates, Sanaa Lathan. The film is rated PG-13 by the MPAA and will be released September 12, 2008. The film focuses on "two families from different sides of the tracks that become intimately involved in love and business". [1]
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[edit] Plot
Wealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright (Kathy Bates) and her dear friend Alice Pratt (Alfre Woodard), a working class woman of high ideals, have enjoyed a lasting friendship throughout many years. Suddenly, their lives become mired in turmoil as their adult children’s extramarital affairs, unethical business practices and a dark paternity secret threaten to derail family fortunes and unravel the lives of all involved. Alice’s self-centered newlywed daughter Andrea (Sanaa Lathan) is betraying her trusting husband Chris (Rockmond Dunbar) by engaging in an affair with her boss and mother’s best friend’s son William (Cole Hauser). While cheating on his wife Jillian (Kadee Strickland) with a string of ongoing alliances with his mistress Andrea, William’s true focus is to replace the COO of his mother’s lucrative construction corporation. Meanwhile, Alice’s other daughter Pam (Taraji P. Henson), a kind but no nonsense woman married to a hard working construction worker, Ben (Tyler Perry), tries to steer the family in a more positive direction.
[edit] Cast
- Alfre Woodard as Alice Pratt
- Sanaa Lathan as Andrea
- Rockmond Dunbar as Chris
- KaDee Strickland as Jillian Cartwright
- Cole Hauser as William Cartwright
- Taraji P. Henson as Pam
- Robin Givens as Abby
- Tyler Perry as Ben
- Kathy Bates as Charlotte Cartwright
- Sebastian Siegel as Nick
- Jeff Rose as the Loan Officer
[edit] Production
Although director Tyler Perry sought to maintain some of the comedy in the style of his films featuring Mable "Madea" Simmons, an outspoken and over-the-top elderly woman played by Perry himself, The Family That Preys also marked an attempt by Perry to reach a wider audience. During filming, the largely-female cast said Perry treated them with great care and respect; lead actress Alfre Woodard said Tyler "kept everybody feeling like (each was) the apple of his eye,"[2] and added, "I had fresh flowers in my trailer and in my hotel room every three days."[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Fall preview." The Baltimore Sun, August 29, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-08-30.
- ^ a b "Fall Movie Summer Preview, September: Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys." Entertainment Weekly, Iss. #1007/1008, August 22/29, 2008, pg.55.
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