Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 08/02/2002(USA)
Release Date: 07/14/2009
Flags: Adult Language, Adult Humor, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Paramount
After a string of box-office failures, actor-comedian
Martin Lawrence bares his soul -- and tells the stories behind some of his more troubling run-ins with the police, the media, and the movie industry -- in this feature-length stand-up performance film. Interspersing some behind-the-scenes documentary footage with a live recording of his packed-to-the-rafters concert at Washington, D.C.'s Constitution Hall in January, 2002,
Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat returns
Lawrence to his roots: broad, bawdy, expletive-laden, slang-influenced monologues. But this time, the comedian's work takes on a personal slant, as he addresses the incident where he brandished a gun in a busy Los Angeles street during the filming of
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996), as well as the severe health problems he suffered just before cameras were ready to roll on what would be one of his biggest successes,
Big Momma's House (2000).
Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat was produced by
MTV Films, the company responsible for bringing 2000's four-man stand-up documentary
Original Kings of Comedy to the screen; unlike
Lawrence's previous performance film, the unrated
You So Crazy,
Runteldat was granted a "R" rating by the MPAA.
~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
;)
