Comedy ·Drama · United States of America · 2003 · 1h 45m

Bringing Down the House

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Director
Adam Shankman
Cast
Steve Martin as Peter Sanderson Queen Latifah as Charlene Morton Eugene Levy as Howie Rottman Joan Plowright as Mrs. Virginia Arness Jean Smart as Kate Sanderson Kimberly J. Brown as Sarah Sanderson
Crew
Julio Macat — Director of Photography Johnny E. Jensen — Director of Photography Gerald B. Greenberg — Editor Lalo Schifrin — Original Music Composer Jason Filardi — Screenplay Ashok Amritraj — Producer
Tagline

Everything he needed to know about life, she learned in prison.

Synopsis

Uptight lawyer Peter Sanderson wants to dive back into dating after his divorce and has a hard time meeting the right women. He tries online dating and lucks out when he starts chatting with a fellow lawyer. The two agree to meet in the flesh, but the woman he meets — an escaped African-American convict named Charlene — is not what he expected. Peter is freaked out, but Charlene tries to convince him to take her case and prove her innocence. Along the way, she wreaks havoc on his middle-class life as he gets a lesson in learning to lighten up.

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Mood & Themes
prisonworkaholicparent child relationshiplove at first sightex-boyfriendsupportmistaken identityprison escapelawyerfemale prisonerracist remarkracism
Key Collaborators
Adam Shankman Director Julio Macat Director of Photography Johnny E. Jensen Director of Photography Gerald B. Greenberg Editor Lalo Schifrin Original Music Composer Jason Filardi Screenplay Ashok Amritraj Producer David Hoberman Producer Linda DeScenna Production Design Pamela Withers Costume Design
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