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Cinematical has just received this exclusive poster for Tyler Perry’s *(http://www.moviefone.com/movie/tyler-perrys-i-can-do-bad-all-by-myself/37009/main), which is due to hit theaters on September 11. Perry definitely has an army of supporters in his target audience – African-American, female, and religious – and I Can Do Bad All by Myself sounds like more of the same. Three delinquent children loot the home of the lovable-but-firm Madea (Perry), and she takes matters into her own hands. She delivers them into the care of their only relative, the hard-drinking, nightclub-singing April, played by Academy Award-nominated Taraji P. Henson. Aunt April sponges off her married boyfriend and wants nothing to do with the kids, but things start to change when a good-looking Mexican immigrant (Adam Rodriguez) moves into her basement.
In a funny marketing twist for folks outside Perry’s usual target audience, the poster references a vastly different movie: Sam Peckinpah’s controversial, violent home invasion thriller Straw Dogs, starring Dustin Hoffman. It may be a little obscure for mainstream audiences, but I think it’s pretty clever when you consider it in light of the Rod Lurie remake that is due out next year, which will be set in the deep South – Perry country! Check out the above poster and the original Straw Dogs poster side-by-side, as well as the full version of the new Tyler Perry movie poster, in the gallery below.
Gallery: Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself
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Meanwhile, Tyler Perry fans can check out the trailer for I Can Do Bad All by Myself, which just debuted at Fandango.*