Bringing Down the House (2003)
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.
Cast
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Steve Martin
as Peter Sanderson
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Queen Latifah
as Charlene Morton
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Eugene Levy
as Howie Rottman
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Joan Plowright
as Mrs. Virginia Arness
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Jean Smart
as Kate Sanderson
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Kimberly J. Brown
as Sarah Sanderson
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Angus T. Jones
as Georgey Sanderson
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Missi Pyle
as Ashley
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Michael Rosenbaum
as Todd Gendler
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Betty White
as Mrs. Kline
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Steve Harris
as Widow
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Jim Haynie
as Ed Tobias
- Aengus James as Mike
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Jernard Burks
as Widow's Bodyguard
- Bronzell Miller as Widow's Bodyguard
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Matt Lutz
as Aaron
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Randy Oglesby
as FBI Agent
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Jesse Corti
as Italian FBI Agent
Crew
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Adam Shankman
Director
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Julio Macat
Director of Photography
- Johnny E. Jensen Director of Photography
- Gerald B. Greenberg Editor
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Lalo Schifrin
Original Music Composer
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Ashok Amritraj
Producer
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David Hoberman
Producer
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Jason Filardi
Screenplay
