Bringing Down the House
Comedy
Drama
Everything he needed to know about life, she learned in prison.
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.
2003-03-07
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Cast
Director
Adam Shankman
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
Angus T. Jones as Georgey Sanderson
Missi Pyle as Ashley
Michael Rosenbaum as Todd Gendler
Betty White as Mrs. Kline
Steve Harris as Widow
Jim Haynie as Ed Tobias
Jernard Burks as Widow's Bodyguard
Matt Lutz as Aaron
Randy Oglesby as FBI Agent
Jesse Corti as Italian FBI Agent
Smalls as Doorman
Victor Webster as Glen
Teddy Lane Jr. as Big Man
Vincent M. Ward as Big Man
Michael Ensign as Daniel Barnes
Tracey Cherelle Jones as Sofia
Anne Fletcher as Saleslady
John Prosky as Male Commentator
Alonzo Bodden as Bear
Diana Carreno as Hip Hopper
Eddie Garcia as Hip Hopper
Anne Bellamy as Hostess
Deezer D as Heavy Guy
Kelly Price as Nightclub Singer
Aminah Abdul-Jillil as Down Low Dancer
Cris Judd as Down Low Dancer
Garland Spencer as Down Low Dancer
Montrose Hagins as Charlene's Neighbor
Erik Betts as House Guest #4
Christianna Carmine as Club Goer
Michelle McGinty as Attorney in Photo