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Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
When a celebrated TV show host returns to his hometown in the South, his family is there to remind him that going home is no vacation!
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When a celebrated TV show host returns to his hometown in the South, his family is there to remind him that going home is no vacation!
Rating:PG-13
Genre:Comedy, Drama, Family
Written By:Malcolm D. Lee
In Theaters:2/8/2008
Box Office:$43,650,785
Runtime:114 minutes
Studio:Spyglass Entertainment, Universal Pictures
Cast
Malcolm D. Lee
Director
Martin Lawrence
Roscoe Jenkins
James Earl Jones
Papa Jenkins
Margaret Avery
Mamma Jenkins
Joy Bryant
Bianca Kittles
Cedric the Entertainer
Clyde Stubb
Nicole Ari Parker
Lucinda Allen
Michael Clarke Duncan
Sheriff Otis Jenkins
Mike Epps
Reggie
Mo'Nique
Betty
Damani Roberts
Jamaal Jenkins
Brooke Lyons
Amy
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