Big Momma's House (2000) on Netflix
PG-1320001h 39mActionComedyCrime
FBI agent Malcolm Turner goes to Cartersville, Georgia, to catch escaped convict Lester Vesco. He poses as Big Momma, the grandmother of Vesco's ex-girlfriend Sherry Pierce, to watch her house.
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Plot summary
Malcolm Turner and John Maxwell are FBI agents assigned to catch Lester Vesco, who escaped from a life sentence for murder and an armed bank robbery. The agents suspect Lester will head for his ex-girlfriend Sherry Pierce, a bank employee thought to have given him a key to the vault; the stolen money was never found. They stake out the Cartersville, Georgia, home of Sherry's estranged grandmother, Hattie Mae Pierce, whom friends call Big Momma. When Big Momma leaves town, Malcolm has a mask and fat suit made so he can take her place inside the house. To keep the disguise believable he lives her daily routine, including her work as a midwife, her boyfriend, and her self-defense class, while John recruits a security guard who stumbles onto the operation.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Big Momma's House (2000)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Production was originally set to begin on October 10, 1999, but was delayed when Martin Lawrence was rushed to the hospital after collapsing in sweltering heat while running with multiple layers of clothing to lose weight for the role.
- The prosthetic makeup used for Big Momma was created by Greg Cannom and Captive Audience. Cannom had previously created the makeup used by Robin Williams in both Mrs. Doubtfire and Bicentennial Man.
- Nia Long was cast in the film only after she chose not to portray the role of Alex Munday in Charlie's Angels, the spy comedy released later the same year.
