Jumping the Broom
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| Directed by | Salim Akil |
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Tracey E. Edmonds Elizabeth Hunter T.D. Jakes Glendon Palmer Curtis Wallace |
| Screenplay by | Arlene Gibbs Elizabeth Hunter |
| Starring |
Angela Bassett Paula Patton Laz Alonso Loretta Devine Mike Epps |
| Music by | Edward Shearmur |
| Cinematography | Anastas N. Michos |
| Edited by | Terilyn A. Shropshire |
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| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures |
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112 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6.6 million |
| Box office | $37,710,610 |
Jumping the Broom is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Salim Akil and produced by Tracey E. Edmonds, Elizabeth Hunter, T.D. Jakes, Glendon Palmer, and Curtis Wallace.
The title of the film is derived from the Black American tradition of bride and groom jumping over a ceremonial broom after being married.
The film was shot in Blue Rocks, Nova Scotia, standing in for Martha's Vineyard, the setting for the film.TriStar Pictures distributed the film in the United States on May 6, 2011.
Sabrina Watson (Paula Patton) is the only child of the wealthy Watson family; her mother Claudine (Angela Bassett) and father Greg Watson (Brian Stokes Mitchell) live in Martha's Vineyard. Sabrina starts the film having another affair with Bobby, a cheating stud. She asks God to help her again get out of this situation and she promises (again) not to have another one-night stand with anyone and only have sex with her future husband. One day, she accidentally hits Jason Taylor (Laz Alonso) when driving up quickly after putting on make-up and not seeing him run through. She gets out to offer her services and overreacts. Jason forgives her and takes up a night of dinner with her. Five months later, after going out, Sabrina tells Jason about her job offer in China and asks him to still be with her in a long-distance relationship but Jason declines. She walks off sad and soon hears a music group singing, and Jason comes back and asks her to marry him, which she accepts.
Sabrina's mother is running the wedding. She has doubts, but trusts her daughter. After the couple talk to Reverend James (T.D. Jakes), they decide to stay while a driver picks up Jason's family and friends. Jason's group is his insecure mother Pam (Loretta Devine), his charming uncle Willie Earl (Mike Epps), Pam's best friend Shonda (Tasha Smith) and Jason's cousin Malcolm (DeRay Davis). Also appearing is Sabrina's aunt Geneva (Valarie Pettiford). Their first meeting is awkward as everyone seems to dislike each other and they make small rude remarks. Pam becomes annoyed by Sabrina's acts of kindness and counts three strikes already against her. Sabrina talks to her friends during the cocktail party, one of them being her maid of honor Blythe (Meagan Good). While Blythe goes to get more wine, she meets Chef McKenna (Gary Dourdan), and both instantly feel a connection. Shonda also meets Sabrina's cousin, Sebastian (Romeo Miller), who is instantly drawn to her. Shonda is attracted to him as well but she feels uncomfortable because she thinks he's too young for her. During the dinner at night, Pam gives a rude blessing and has a fight with Claudine but this is stopped by Greg. Claudine also says in French that she thinks Greg is having an affair with his associate Amanda. While outside, Pam listens in on Geneva and Claudine fighting and finds out that Geneva is actually Sabrina's mother and gave Sabrina to Claudine and Greg after she was born.
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