'A Madea Family Funeral' trivia and fun facts

New character

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

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."

The original release

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

¡So fast!

This film was shot under a week.

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.

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.