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BRING DOWN THE HOUSE
(2003)
This page was created on March 9, 2003
This page was last updated on
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CREDITS
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 Directed
by Adam Shankman
Screenplay by Jason Filardi
Steve Martin .... Peter Sanderson
Queen Latifah .... Charlene Morton
Eugene Levy .... Howie Rosenthal
Joan Plowright .... Mrs. 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
 Produced
by
Ashok Amritraj .... producer
Jane Bartelme .... executive producer
Cookie Carosella .... associate producer
David Hoberman .... producer
Queen Latifah .... executive producer
Todd Lieberman .... co-producer
Original Music by Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography by Julio Macat
Film Editing by Gerald B. Greenberg
MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for language, sexual humor and drug material.
Runtime: 105 min
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SYNOPSIS
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 In
this outrageous comedy, Steve Martin brings his unique brand of physical
comedy and acerbic wit to the uproarious story of a man whose world
is shaken when he encounters a woman who's not just from a different
'hood, but a different world. Peter Sanderson (STEVE MARTIN) is a
divorced, straight-laced, uptight, workaholic attorney who still loves
his ex-wife (JEAN SMART) and can't figure out what he did wrong to
make her leave him. However, Peter's doing his best to move on, and
he's become smitten with a brainy, bombshell barrister he's been chatting
with online. But when she comes to his house for their first face
to face, he quickly discovers she isn't refined, isn't Ivy League,
and isn't even a lawyer.
Instead, it's Charlene (QUEEN LATIFAH), a prison escapee who's proclaiming
her innocence and wants Peter to help clear her name. But Peter wants
nothing to do with her, prompting the loud and shocking Charlene to
turn Peter's perfectly ordered life upside down, jeopardizing his
efforts to get back with his wife and woo a billion-dollar client
(JOAN PLOWRIGHT). As hysterical complications ensue, our unlikely
pair has the chance to put each other's lives on higher ground? if
they don't end up bringing down the house. |
 REVIEW
By David Bruce
Web Master, HollywoodJesus.com
What
makes this film different is its focus on changing culture and
language. Charlene represents the far reaching influence of urban
culture. Hip Hop is here! Her world and Peter's world are like
two different planets with two very different languages.
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This
film reflects a changing culture.
 The
story is similar to so many before it, such as Uncle Buck
with John Candy, where an outsider comes into the life of a family
and helps them work through issues, and arrive at better unity and
understanding. Touched by an
Angel has used similar story lines many times. As Bring
Down the House producer David Hoberman states, "I'm fascinated
by stories where an outsider comes into a world that seems to be
on course and shakes everybody up. In this type of film, everybody
ends up growing, but not without a lot of pain, suffering and comedy
in the middle."
What
makes this film different, however, is its focus on changing culture
and language. Charlene (Queen Latifah) represents the far reaching
influence of urban culture. Hip Hop is here! Her world and Peter's
world are like two different planets with two very different languages.
Peter
(Steve Martin) represents a boomer who, though successful in his
law practice, is out of touch with his family and the changing culture
around him. Basically he is very self centered. His world ends at
the end of his nose.
 Enters
Charlene, who becomes the catalyst that gets Peter out of his box
and into the larger world of others. She helps him connect. We all
need such people to come into our life from time to time. Producer
Ashok Amritraj states "What I particularly connected with in our
story is the idea that we are sometimes given gifts by the unlikeliest
of people in the unlikeliest of forms. In this case, Queen Latifah
gives Steve's character the permission to be, publicly, that person
that he rarely lets the world see." And indeed, a better person
lives in each of us crying for freedom.
 Language
is an important issue in terms of any meaningful relationship. Speaking
in the same language is essential to good communication/understanding.
As Peter learns the language of Charlene and his family, real connections
begin to take place. The film ends on a happy note with the family
reunited, leaving us with essential truths to ponder.
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