'A Madea Family Funeral' trivia and fun facts

Goodbye legs

Revealed in the production notes for the film: Heathrow actually lost his legs when a furious man caught him with his wife.

One last ime

'A Madea Family Funeral' will be the last Madea movie.

New character

Tyler Perry plays a new character: Madea and Joe's brother Heathrow, who claims to be a Vietnam War veteran.

¡So fast!

This film was shot under a week.

The original release

The original release date was August 3, 2018, but it was delayed to Fall 2018, then to March 1, 2019.

R Rating

This film was initially said to receive an R rating. However, like "Boo 2! A Madea Halloween," it was edited for a PG-13 rating.

Eddie's Back

In the scene where the family is pulled over by a police officer, the cop's name is Eddie; he's played by Joel Rush, who played a police officer named Eddie in Tyler Perry's "If Loving You Is Wrong."