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Monty is a mechanic struggling to make ends meet as he raises his three young daughters. When the court awards custody of his daughters to his shady ex-wife, Monty desperately tries to win them back with the help of Julia, a beautiful, Ivy League-educated attorney. Monty and Julia couldn't be less alike, but a flame is ignited... touching off a firestorm of love and conflict.
Language
Budget$10,000,000
Revenue $31,600,000
English
Budget$10,000,000
Revenue $31,600,000
Keywords
drug dealer
garage
lawyer
class differences
single father
opposites
attitude
child custody
bad mother
car driver
wealth differences
atlanta, georgia
single woman
family court
father daughter relationship
professional woman
black cinema
social prejudice
disapproval
children in danger
absent mother
blind dating
fighting for custody
Casts

Gabrielle Union
Julia Rossmore

Idris Elba
Monty James

Louis Gossett Jr.
Willie

Tasha Smith
Jennifer Jackson

Tracee Ellis Ross
Cynthia

Malinda Williams
Maya Elizabeth

Terri J. Vaughn
Brenda

Cassi Davis
Rita

China Anne McClain
China James

Juanita Jennings
Katheryn Jackson

Maria Howell
Wife

Greyson Chadwick
Amanda

L. Warren Young
Councilman

Steve Coulter
Doorman

Craig Robinson
Byron

Gary Anthony Sturgis
Joseph

Sierra Aylina McClain
Sierra James

Lauryn McClain
Lauryn James
Rochelle Dewberry
Miss Rochelle

Kate Kneeland
Waitress

Chandler Darby
Partier (uncredited)
Crews

Tyler Perry
Producer
Reuben Cannon
Producer
Michael Paseornek
Executive Producer

Toyomichi Kurita
Director of Photography
Shay Bentley Griffin
Casting
Kim Williams
Casting

Maysie Hoy
Editor
Ina Mayhew
Production Design

Tyler Perry
Director
Jennifer M. Byrne
Post Production Accountant

Tyler Perry
Screenplay

Brian McKnight
Original Music Composer

Joel C. High
Music Supervisor
Keith G. Lewis
Costume Designer

Roger M. Bobb
Co-Producer
D. Scott Lumpkin
Co-Producer
Backdrops & Posters


