DVD 105 mins IMDB
PG-13 (Parental Guidance)
Bringing Down The House
Buena Vista (2003)
In Collection
#176

Seen It:
Yes
Comedy
USA  /  English

Queen Latifah Charlene Morton
Steve Martin Peter Sanderson
Eugene Levy Howie Rottman
Joan Plowright Mrs. Arness
Jean Smart Kate Sanderson
Betty White Mrs. Kline
Kimberly J. Brown Sarah Sanderson
Angus T. Jones Georgey Sanderson
Missi Pyle Ashley
Michael Rosenbaum Todd Gendler
Steve Harris Widow
Jim Haynie Ed Tobias
Aengus James Mike
Matt Lutz Aaron

Director Adam Shankman
Producer David Hoberman; Ashok Amritraj
Writer Jason Filardi
Cinematography Julio Macat
Musician Lalo Schifrin

Peter Sanderson (Steve Martin) is a workaholic tax attorney, who has also separated from his wife and is looking for some romance and consolation. Peter corresponds with a woman that he meets online, and after seeing a picture of her he agrees to go out with her. When he meets Charlene Morton (Queen Latifah) he realizes that he has been duped by her, as she as not the person he thought she was. Charlene wants his help in getting false bank robbery charges against her dropped. While Peter is at first very skeptical, Charlene is very persuasive and fun and before long he finds himself involved in her case even as he continues to work with some headaches at his job. Though he first wants to get rid of Charlene he eventually gets right down in to her world, even going undercover in 'the hood' to get some crucial evidence in her favor. 'Bringing Down the House' is a hilarious romp across the barriers of two distinctly different and generally very separated cultures, which finds both Peter and Charlene learning something new when they end up as friends.

Edition Details
Distributor Buena Vista
Barcode 786936227130
Region Region 1
Release Date 8/5/2003
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1)
Subtitles English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital Stereo [French]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Deleted Scenes Gag Reel "Breaking Down Bringing Down the House" Behind-the-Scenes Featurette Queen Latifah Music Video "Better Than the Rest" "The Godfather of Hop" Featurette - A Close-up look at Eugene Levy with tongue firmly planted in cheek. "Da Commentary" With Director Adam Shankman and Writer Jason Filardi