Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming channels Beyoncé in the mid-credits scene. Perry brings his iconic matriarch character Madea out of retirement in his second feature film with Netflix. It's also the 12th film to feature Madea and her surrounding cast of stock characters like Mr. Brown and her daughter Cora, played by real-life married couple David and Tamela Mann. A Madea Homecoming is based on Perry's 2019 stage play A Madea Farewell, which was originally slated to be his final time playing the character that made him famous. Now, Perry has brought back the beloved grandmother figure, citing his audience's need for laughter following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Madea's big return introduces her great-grandson Tim (Brandon Black), who is graduating from college. The family is getting together to celebrate Tim, who shows up with his roommate Davi (Isha Blaaker), a student from Ireland. Davi also happens to be the great-nephew of Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll), a character from the Irish sitcom Mrs. Brown's Boys who, like Madea, is a matriarch played by a male comedian. Like most films in the Madea franchise, the story follows a troubled member of Madea's family, usually a granddaughter or niece, who is struggling in some way but finds love in an unlikely place. In this case, her granddaughter Laura (Gabrielle Dennis), who was a teen mother, falls in love with her son Tim's roommate Davi, who is 12 years her junior.
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Because the movie is centered around a college graduation, homecoming is a big theme, which is where the Beyoncé reference comes in. At «Historically Black Colleges and Universities», known as HBCUs, homecoming is a big deal for students
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