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PR: Jumping the Broom on DVD & Blu-ray Aug 9


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Jumping the Broom on DVD & Blu-ray Aug 9 The star-studded cast includes Academy Award® nominee Angela Basset, Paula Patton, Laz Alonso, Mike Epps, Loretta Devine and Julie Bowen. Bonus materials include commentary and two behind-the-scenes featurettes: You're Invited: Behind the Scenes and Honoring the Tradition of Jumping the Broom.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Fun, smart and heart-tugging - Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

The Taylors are Downtown. The Watsons are Uptown.

Jumping the Broom

All Star Cast Includes
Angela Basset, Paula Patton, Laz Alonso,
Mike Epps, Loretta Devine and Julie Bowen

Bonus Materials Include Two Featurettes, Commentary and movieIQ+sync

Debuting on Blu-ray™ and DVD August 9th

CULVER CITY, CALIF. (June 28, 2011) – An all-star ensemble cast headlines the romantic comedy Jumping the Broom
, debuting on Blu-ray™ and DVD August 9th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The film explores the universal themes of passion, love and family when two families of different backgrounds come together for a wedding. The star-studded cast includes Academy Award® nominee Angela Basset (Best Actress, What's Love Got To Do With It, 1993), Paula Patton (Precious), Laz Alonso (Just Wright, This Christmas), Mike Epps (Faster, The Hangover), Loretta Devine (For Colored Girls, Death at a Funeral) and Julie Bowen (TV's Modern Family). Bonus materials include commentary and two behind-the-scenes featurettes: You're Invited: Behind the Scenes and Honoring the Tradition of Jumping the Broom. Jumping the Broom will be available on Blu-ray for $35.99 SRP and on DVD for $30.99 SRP.

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When a marriage brings together the bride's upper crust relatives with the groom's downtown family, not even love can conquer all of the difficulties in this romantic comedy.

Jumping the Broom
was directed by Salim Akil from a story by Elizabeth Hunter and a screenplay by Elizabeth Hunter and Arlene Gibbs. T.D. Jakes, Tracey E. Edmonds, Curtis Wallace, Elizabeth Hunter, and Glendon Palmer served as producers.

Blu-ray and DVD Bonus Features Include:
* Commentary with Director Salim Akil, Paula Patton and Laz Alonso
* "You're Invited: Behind the Scenes" Featurette
* Honoring the Tradition of Jumping the Broom Featurette

Blu-ray Exclusive:
* movieIQ+sync

Jumping the Broom has a runtime of approximately 112 minutes and is rated PG 13 for some sexual content.

"Academy Award®" is the registered trademark and service mark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

BD Catalog #: 38337
DVD Catalog #: 38340
BD UPC Code: 0-43396-38337-1
DVD UPC Code: 0-43396-38340-1
BD Order Date: 7/7/11
DVD Order Date: 7/7/11
BD SRP: $35.99
DVD SRP: $30.99



About Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is a Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) company. SPE is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; a global channel network; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of entertainment in more than 140 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.sonypictures.com.


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News Editor July 12, 2011, 10:25 am