Dirty Laundry

This is a very funny movie that gets even funnier as it progresses!! Hold onto your sides, as you'll be laughing non-stop!!! Sports an elite all-star cast.Magazine writer Patrick Sheldon (Rockmond Dumbar) who is gay, is a very successful businessman, lives in the Big Apple, has a very high-paying job, a luxurious penthouse-style apt and a very caring and loving boyfriend, just couln't ask for anything more or less.That is until one evening during a party, a little boy named Gabriel (played by Aaron Grady Shaw from the HBO series In Treatment) shows up uannounced, knocks on his door, introduses himself and then tells Patrick that he's his son. The rug is snatched out from under him.In an effort to get to the root of this surprise visit by Gabriel, Patrickthen takes the boy back with him back to his hometown of Paris, Georgia where he tries to unravel the mystery to find out just how he happens to suddenly have a child. Once there, he finds out that two worlds seem to collide with each other, as one shocking revelation after another is revealed!Patrick who is often refered to as his birth name of Sheldon, he steadfastly and sternly demands to be called Patrick, visits and stays with his mom (Loretta Devine) while trying to find out just how Gabriel is his child. It appears that 10 years ago according to his mom (that's how long Patrick was in New York), Patrick had an affair with a promiscuous overweight girl, Christine, who is now deceased and that's how Gabriel came into existence.While there, his partner / boyfriend Ryan (played by newcomer Joey Costello) happens to show up from New York unannounced (Baby, what's going on here?).(Mom: Baby?!! Baby?!!!) Well, the mud hits the fan when Pat's mom learns the real truth about her son being gay! She goes bonkers wondering why and where did she fail him, acting like she just wants to knock him out!Enter Patrick's brother Eugine (played by Maurice Jamal who also wrote, produced and directed the film), who is insanely jealous of Patrick, stereotypes and puts him down constantly, mainly because of his sexual preference. But he openly wishes that he had Patrick's son. He and his wife have been trying to have a child, but they can't. Patrick also has a nosey snobbish snotty-nosed self-centered aunt (Jennifer Lewis from Cookout)) who just can't seem to stop poking her nose in the family's pesonal affairs and is always stirring up trouble and controversy!Patrick also has an overweight smirky-comment-spewing 11-year-old cousin, Pudge who doesn't let Patrick get a word in edgewise and flatly insists that she has to get up and pratice very early in the morning for her dancing lessons, playing outlandishly loud music and making Patrick's sleeping late impossible. Ryan later has a conversation with her while Patrick's mom eavesdrops. She begins to slowly rethink things about her son.When he was a little boy, Patrick used to keep a diary that he read by the lake, which his brother Eugene uased to ridicule & embarass him about, and his mother use to yell at and scold him about back then and snatched it from him and keeps it hidden from him and reads it herself now and then. Gabriel has started doing the same thing.At church and at a cookout, even more shocking secrets are reveled as Patrick and his lover accidentally reveal their love affair over the PA system! The crowd gasps in horror and the aunt faints ("Oh Lord! Gay! I knew about it, but not in my family. Not in my family. Homosexual).Meanwhile, Patrick and Gabriel try to work out their arguments and diffences. Gabriel overhears a very disturbing argument between Patrick and his mom, and becomes very upset with his dad, giving him the cold shoulder and tuning him out of his life! But later, they both come to terms with the fact that they still love and want to be with each other. Touching! Patrick eventually accepts Gabriel has his child, and the two are now getting along together and are inseparable.Then, just when one would think that all of the dirty laundry has been washed and hung out to dry, Patrick's aunt who sits down with the family for a Sunday Dinner, drops another bombshell and opens up another can of worms and then the family is fighting all over again, as personal insults begin to fly across the room!! Mom is a heavy smoker and an alcoholic, as she likes to smoke, drink and get drunk. Patrick and Ryan announce that they, along with Gabriel, are moving out and into their own apt. Mom then accepts Patrick and his lover as part of the family.The whole family them comes together and buries the hatchett. A very happy ending.

I first saw "Dirty Laundry" during an advanced screening with Maurice Jamal and Sommore. I know then that I would be buying this movie as soon as I got a chance. It doens't disappoint. Rockmond Dunbar, Loretta Devine, Jenifer Lewis, and the rest of the cast all bring their "A" game. Yes, the movie took a somewhat predictable, sappy turn at the end and some plot holes remained, but I finished the movie very satisfied. I hope Maurice creates a sequel to catch us up on the happenings of this hilarious family. The DVD extras and deleted scenes must be watched to get to know the characters that much better.

This movie is so well put together. The writing, directing and the cast are phenomenal. It is truly a shame that because of the subject matter, this movie did not make it to mainstream audiences. Kudos to the cast, Rockmond Dunbar, Loretta Divine, Jennifer Lewis, Teri J. Vaughn for having faith in Maurice Jamal and his project and working for next to nothing to get this story told. A day will come when movies like this will be told to broader audiences and can put thought and challenge thinking, which is so needed in the world these days.

Great movie

What a funny, funny movie! Loretta Devine was an absolute riot (Jenifer Lewis was no slouch either)! Loretta kept me laughing. And the way she had her cigarette dangling from the corner of her mouth was too funny. The little girl named "Pudge" cracked me up too especially the way she spoke to Sheldon aka Patrick when she woke him up with her loud music. She acted like an old soul in a child's body. When she was dancing, I said, "You go girl!" I enjoyed the singing. The people in The Nashville Super Choir had some serious pipes! I liked the fact that in the end, the main characters changed for the better. Let's face it, at the end of the day, the only things that really matter are love and family.

Great movie and full of laughs! Loved it so much after buying it and watching it digitally, I bought a hard copy too! It's a serious subject that is very current, but it takes a light hearted approach at exploring it! Great movie to open up conversation about a subject a lot of families in church won't talk about!

I loved this movie because I leaned something about my own biases and steps and needs for acceptance. I had always thought of myself as a liberal. But when confronted with this could have been my child I was filled with bitterness. And though neither of my sons have shown signs of a tendancy towards loving a same sex individual, I feel reassured that I will love and accept my children no matter what.

the first time I seen this movie was in maybe 2010 2011 I was a teen then and I just enjoyed it so much. I watched it with my best friend who I consider a sister who happens to be a lesbian and I'm a gay young man. we both watched over and over being from both church and Jesus worshipping families we could relate. plus I adore Rockmond Dunbar he is so handsome, fine, sexy, and I absolutely love Loretta Devine in all that she do beautiful woman yes thank you God for her

haven't watched it yet but all good thank u

Good quality

love it

It was ok, not really funny. Something to watch!

Don't work in the uk

A very enjoyable film. Great cast.

Dirty Laundry had some good moments, Family eating scene towards end one of my favourites. Acting good, unusual story but interesting with all family dynamics and gay issues with black community dealt with quite funny.

Don't waste your money. A waste of two hours. Performance aren't that good or convincing.

J’ai bien reçu mon film. L’emballage parfait. Mon choix a été respecté.Dommage pas assez de film afro-américain en français, merci…manquement de bande son français mauvaise commande…