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.
Bringing Down the House
“Everything he needed to know about life, she learned in prison.”
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.
Director
Adam Shankman
Budget
20.0M
Revenue
132.7M
Status
Released
Production
Touchstone Pictures, Hyde Park Entertainment, Mandeville Films
Cast
Steve Martin
Peter Sanderson
Queen Latifah
Charlene Morton
Eugene Levy
Howie Rottman
Joan Plowright
Mrs. Virginia Arness
Jean Smart
Kate Sanderson
Kimberly J. Brown
Sarah Sanderson
Angus T. Jones
Georgey Sanderson
Missi Pyle
Ashley
Michael Rosenbaum
Todd Gendler
Betty White
Mrs. Kline
Steve Harris
Widow
Jim Haynie
Ed Tobias
Aengus James
Mike
Jernard Burks
Widow's Bodyguard
Bronzell Miller
Widow's Bodyguard
Matt Lutz
Aaron
Randy Oglesby
FBI Agent
Jesse Corti
Italian FBI Agent
Smalls
Doorman
Victor Webster
Glen
Teddy Lane Jr.
Big Man
Vincent M. Ward
Big Man
Michael Ensign
Daniel Barnes
Tracey Cherelle Jones
Sofia
Josh Waters
College Party Boy
Anne Fletcher
Saleslady
John Prosky
Male Commentator
Alonzo Bodden
Bear
Seth Howard
Caddy
Diana Carreno
Hip Hopper
Tim Stevenson
Hip Hopper
Eddie Garcia
Hip Hopper
Sundy Carter
Flygirl
Anne Bellamy
Hostess
Robin Michelle McClamb
Bartender
Walter Addison
Mr. Kline
Gina Morelli
Rosa
Seth Altschull
Waiter
Deezer D
Heavy Guy
Kelly Price
Nightclub Singer
Candace Jackson
Backup Singer
Erika Nuri
Backup Singer
Faida Amana Brigham
Down Low Dancer
Aminah Abdul-Jillil
Down Low Dancer
Barry Lee Youngblood
Down Low Dancer
Cris Judd
Down Low Dancer
Oscar Orosco
Down Low Dancer
Garland Spencer
Down Low Dancer
Montrose Hagins
Charlene's Neighbor
Laura Grady
Hotel Hostess
Erik Betts
House Guest #4
Christianna Carmine
Club Goer
Wahayn Inello Clayton
Club Goer
Paul Hopkins
Party Guest
Daymond Johnson
Partygoer
Michelle McGinty
Attorney in Photo
Lucas Meyers
Valet
Bibi Nshimba
Club Goer
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