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Bringing Down the House

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

6.0/10(763)
2003
105 min
ComedyDrama

Overview

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.

Production

Touchstone Pictures · Hyde Park Entertainment · Mandeville Films

Cast & Characters

Steve Martin as Peter Sanderson

Steve Martin

Peter Sanderson

Queen Latifah as Charlene Morton

Queen Latifah

Charlene Morton

Eugene Levy as Howie Rottman

Eugene Levy

Howie Rottman

Joan Plowright as Mrs. Virginia Arness

Joan Plowright

Mrs. Virginia Arness

Jean Smart as Kate Sanderson

Jean Smart

Kate Sanderson

Kimberly J. Brown as Sarah Sanderson

Kimberly J. Brown

Sarah Sanderson

Angus T. Jones as Georgey Sanderson

Angus T. Jones

Georgey Sanderson

Missi Pyle as Ashley

Missi Pyle

Ashley

Michael Rosenbaum as Todd Gendler

Michael Rosenbaum

Todd Gendler

Betty White as Mrs. Kline

Betty White

Mrs. Kline

Steve Harris as Widow

Steve Harris

Widow

Jim Haynie as Ed Tobias

Jim Haynie

Ed Tobias

Directors & Crew

A

Adam Shankman

Director

J

Jason Filardi

Screenplay

A

Ashok Amritraj

Producer

D

David Hoberman

Producer

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