Netflix released the official trailer for “Tyler Perry’s Joe’s College Road Trip,” featuring Madea’s foul-mouthed brother, Uncle Joe.
It’s the first full-length movie to feature Uncle Joe in the lead.
Joe takes his sheltered grandson, B.J., on a cross-country road trip to teach him about the real world before the kid goes off to college.
Perry plays Joe, Madea, and Brian Simmons, the father of B.J. (played by Jermaine Harris).
Joe was a sickly old man on oxygen in early Madea movies. But in “Road Trip”, Perry recreates Joe as a healthy, athletic senior citizen who takes on an entire motorcycle gang in a bar.
Written and directed by Tyler Perry, the film also stars Amber Reign Smith and Ms. Pat.
Perry praised Harris as a “great talent and brilliant actor.” They previously worked together in Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Destination Wedding.
“I had so much fun bantering with him,” Perry told Blavity’s Shadow and Act exclusively. “He is such a great talent and brilliant actor. It was a joy to work with him again. I hope to see him rise as far as his faith will let him. And when I saw Amber Reign Smith’s audition for this role, I was impressed. Her vulnerability in any role she plays gives life to every character as only a great actor can.”
When asked about featuring Joe in his first film as the lead character, Perry said Joe was his first character before Madea.
“He was my first character but he’s always been the one that was more irreverent. The timing was right because I feel like he has a lot to say about the world today from a voice and point of view that was lost long ago.”
He added, “Joe is his own individual personality and gives a fresh although foul mouth voice to the franchise.”
Tyler Perry’s Joe’s College Road Trip premieres February 13. Watch the trailer below.
