Bringing Down the House

Bringing Down the House

105 mins | Drama, Comedy | March 7, 2003

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 convinces 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.

Bringing Down the House

105 mins | Drama, Comedy | March 7, 2003

Bringing Down the House
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 convinces 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.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Hyde Park Films, Touchstone Pictures
Original title Bringing Down the House
Directors Lisa Bloch-Tobey, Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez, John Pontrelli, John Medlen, Daniel Silverberg, Adam Shankman
Writers Jason Filardi

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

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

Aengus James

as Mike

Jernard Burks

as Widow's Bodyguard

Bronzell Miller

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

Josh Waters

as College Party Boy

Anne Fletcher

as Saleslady

John Prosky

as Male Commentator

Alonzo Bodden

as Bear

Seth Howard

as Caddy

Diana Carreno

as Hip Hopper

Tim Stevenson

as Hip Hopper

Eddie Garcia

as Hip Hopper

Sundy Carter

as Flygirl

Anne Bellamy

as Hostess

Robin Michelle McClamb

as Bartender

Walter Addison

as Mr. Kline

Gina Morelli

as Rosa

Seth Altschull

as Waiter

Deezer D

as Heavy Guy

Kelly Price

as Nightclub Singer

Candace Jackson

as Backup Singer

Erika Nuri

as Backup Singer

Faida Amana Brigham

as Down Low Dancer

Aminah Abdul-Jillil

as Down Low Dancer

Barry Lee Youngblood

as Down Low Dancer

Cris Judd

as Down Low Dancer

Oscar Orosco

as Down Low Dancer

Garland Spencer

as Down Low Dancer

Montrose Hagins

as Charlene's Neighbor

Laura Grady

as Hotel Hostess

Erik Betts

as House Guest #4

Christianna Carmine

as Club Goer

Wahayn Inello Clayton

as Club Goer

Joseph J. Dawson

as Paramedic

Paul Hopkins

as Party Guest

Daymond Johnson

as Partygoer

Michelle McGinty

as Attorney in Photo

Lucas Meyers

as Valet

Bibi Nshimba

as Club Goer