Originally produced as a motion picture in 2005.

Special features: deleted scenes; Making-of the movie; "Who is Tyler Perry?" featurette; "You can do it-- It's electric" featurette; feature commentary with Tyler Perry; The Tyler Perry collection trailer; trailer gallery; reflections on Diary.

Director of photography, David Claessen ; editing, Terilyn A. Shropshire ; music, Elvin D. Ross and Tyler Perry ; costume designer, Keith G. Lewis ; production designer, Ina Mayhew.

Kimberly Elise, Steve Harris, Shemar Moore, Tamara Taylor, Lisa Marcos, Tiffany Evans, Cicely Tyson, Tyler Perry.

Helen McCarter would seem to have it all. She's married to Charles who is one of Atlanta's most successful attorneys. But despite having wealth and prestige, things are not as they seem in the McCarter home. On the evening of their anniversary, Charles drops a bombshell on Helen-- he's divorcing her for another woman. Thrown out of the house with nowhere to go, Helen moves in with her grandmother Madea, a sassy woman with no shortage of opinions and a gun that she's not afraid to use. As Madea helps Helen get back on her feet emotionally, she meets Orlando, a nice and handsome man who is obviously attracted to her. But after her experiences with Charles, Helen isn't sure if she's ready to trust a man again.

MPAA rating: PG-13; for drug content, thematic elements, crude sexual references and some violence.

DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.

English dialogue, with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.