Tyler Perry on 'Joe's College Road Trip' & Jimmy Kimmel's Wild Movie Pitch

Jimmy Kimmel's Audience & Movie Pitch

• 💡 Jimmy Kimmel interacted with audience members from Connecticut, a son-in-law and his mother-in-law, who were on a vacation together in San Diego.
• 😂 This unusual pairing inspired Jimmy to pitch a bizarre movie idea to Tyler Perry, involving a cross-country road trip with a husband and his mother-in-law, without the wife.
• 🎬 Tyler Perry found the pitch complex, suggesting simpler plots like an affair or just a loving family to make it more sellable.

Tyler Perry's Studio & Son

• 🏛️ Tyler Perry confirmed his White House replica at his Georgia studio is still standing, though he tore down the East Wing to build a gold-plated ballroom.
• 🧠 He discussed his 11-year-old son, noting how advanced their conversations are, covering politics and life, which differs greatly from his own childhood.
• 🚫 Tyler Perry revealed his son has never seen any Madea movies and will not see his new film, "Joe's College Road Trip," for another 10 years due to its content.

Personal Experiences & Injuries

• 🚴 While filming "Why Did I Get Married" in Lake Como, Italy, Tyler Perry took a bike ride in Elba and broke his collarbone, requiring surgery.
• 🏥 He described a terrible experience at an Italian hospital, where a doctor attempted to fix his separated collarbone without pain medication, leading him to fly back to America for proper surgery.
• 🏂 Tyler Perry also mentioned giving up snowboarding after a bad fall, concluding it's a young person's sport and not for him at 50 with fragile bones.

"Joe's College Road Trip" Inspiration

• 🍿 Tyler Perry's new movie, "Joe's College Road Trip," premiering on Netflix, is based on his Uncle Roosevelt, a foul-mouthed and uncaring relative.
• 🚗 He shared a personal anecdote where Uncle Roosevelt asked him to drive a girl home, leading to Tyler falling asleep at the wheel and waking up in the hospital three days later, with his uncle's first question being about the girl.
• 🎭 The film is described as an NC-17 type movie due to Joe's explicit language, a departure from his typical "pastor's Tyler Perry movie" style. It aims to show what would happen if Uncle Roosevelt took his son on a college road trip, balancing privilege.