Bringing Down the House
Directed by	Adam Shankman
Written by	Jason Filardi
Starring	Queen Latifah Steve Martin
Produced by	Queen Latifah Jane Bartelme David Hoberman Ashok Amritraj
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures
Release date	March 7, 2003
Runtime	105 minutes
Language	English
Budget	$35,000,000
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Bringing Down the House is a 2003 comedy film, written by Jason Filardi, and directed by Adam Shankman. This film stars Queen Latifah and Steve Martin. Queen Latifah arriving at the 75th Academy Awards in 2003. ... Steve Martin (right) with Scooter, on The Muppet Show Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, musician, and composer born in Waco, Texas and raised in Garden Grove, California. ... Queen Latifah arriving at the 75th Academy Awards in 2003. ... The Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group is a collection of affiliated motion picture studios, all subsidaries of The Walt Disney Company. ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2003. ... Comedy is the use of humor in the performing arts. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Queen Latifah arriving at the 75th Academy Awards in 2003. ... Steve Martin (right) with Scooter, on The Muppet Show Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, musician, and composer born in Waco, Texas and raised in Garden Grove, California. ...

Plot summary

Steve Martin plays Peter a repressed tax attorney who is taken in by the bright, intelligent e-mails he gets from someone whose online screen name is '"lawyergirl". But on their first blind date, Peter learns that "lawyergirl" is Charlene (Queen Latifah), a convicted bank robber claiming her innocence who wants Peter's help in getting the charges dropped. It's You've Got Bail. Or, since Charlene extorts Peter into letting her live with him while he works on her case, it's Cribsitter instead of Housesitter. Peter is courting Mrs. Arness (Joan Plowright), an old cranky billionaire, to bring her business to his firm. Incidentally, he's struggling to stay on top at the firm, where eager young lawyers try to undermine him. And his chirpy neighbor (Betty White), who happens to be related to one of the senior partners, is a nosy bigot. Peter needs to keep his life, as Charlene might say, on the "down low". Steve Martin's big moment comes when he slips into his "Wanksta" persona, tries to go incognito in a hip-hop outfit, a moment that parodies Bulworth. Queen Latifah arriving at the 75th Academy Awards in 2003. ... Bank robbery is the crime of robbing a bank. ... Joan Ann Plowright (born October 28, 1929 in Brigg, North Lincolnshire, England) is a British actress, widow of Laurence Olivier. ... White as Rose on The Golden Girls. ... Bulworth was released in 1998 starring Warren Beatty and Halle Berry. ...

Cast

• Steve Martin — Peter Sanderson
• Queen Latifah — Charlene Morton
• Eugene Levy — Howie Rottman
• 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
• Steve Harris — Widow
• Jim Haynie — Ed Tobias
• Aengus James — Mike

Steve Martin (right) with Scooter, on The Muppet Show Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, musician, and composer born in Waco, Texas and raised in Garden Grove, California. ... Queen Latifah arriving at the 75th Academy Awards in 2003. ... Eugene Levy Eugene Levy (born December 17, 1946 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Jewish-Canadian actor, television director, producer and writer who is best known for his work in Canadian television series and American movies and television series. ... Joan Ann Plowright (born October 28, 1929 in Brigg, North Lincolnshire, England) is a British actress, widow of Laurence Olivier. ... Jean Smart is a United States film and television actress. ... Kimberly J. Brown in 2003 Kimberly J. Brown (born November 16, 1984) is an American actress of stage and screen best known for both a trilogy of Disney Channel movies centering on a family of witches as well as her recognized ability to take on complex roles. ... Missi Pyle (born Andrea Kay Pyle 1972 November 16 in Houston Texas) is an American actress. ... Michael Rosenbaum Michael Rosenbaum (born July 11, 1972 in Oceanside, New York) is an American actor. ... White as Rose on The Golden Girls. ... Steve Harris can refer to several people: Steve Harris - founding member of the band Iron Maiden. ...

Awards & nominations

• In 2004, won a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, awarded to Queen Latifah.
• In 2004, nominated for a MTV Movie Award for Best Dance Sequence - Steve Martin, Best Female Performance - Queen Latifah, and Best Fight.

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Trivia

• Jason Filardi's original screenplay was entitled "Jailbabe.com". He had Adam Sandler and Angelina Jolie in mind when he first wrote it.
• The Russian title for the film translates as "House Upside Down".

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External links

• Bringing Down the House at the Internet Movie Database