Bringing Down the House

6.0
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Run time: 105 min
  • Premiere: 2003. March 7.

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.

Discover

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

Jim Haynie

Ed Tobias

Jernard Burks

Widow's Bodyguard

Bronzell Miller

Widow's Bodyguard

Matt Lutz

Aaron

Randy Oglesby

FBI Agent

Jesse Corti

Italian FBI Agent

Smalls

Doorman

Michael Ensign

Daniel Barnes

Josh Waters

College Party Boy

Anne Fletcher

Saleslady

John Prosky

Male Commentator

Diana Carreno

Hip Hopper

Tim Stevenson

Hip Hopper

Eddie Garcia

Hip Hopper

Sundy Carter

Flygirl

Anne Bellamy

Hostess

Walter Addison

Mr. Kline

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

Paul Hopkins

Party Guest

Daymond Johnson

Partygoer

Michelle McGinty

Attorney in Photo

Bibi Nshimba

Club Goer

Art

Linda DeScenna

Production Design

Mitch Sutton

Art Department Coordinator

Ric McElvin

Set Decoration

James Nedza

Art Direction

Ellen Freund

Property Master

Dennis DeWaay

Construction Coordinator

David Saltzman

Assistant Property Master

Rich Romig

Set Designer

Steven E. Fegley

Construction Foreman

Nancy Deren

Set Designer

William Livingston

Construction Foreman

Richard Girod Jr.

Standby Painter

Camera

Julio Macat

Director of Photography

Sam Emerson

Still Photographer

Trey Clinesmith

First Assistant "B" Camera

Andy Shuttleworth

"B" Camera Operator

David E. Diano

"A" Camera Operator

Andy Shuttleworth

Steadicam Operator

David Richert

First Assistant "B" Camera

Rob Morey

First Assistant "A" Camera

Craig Kohlhoff

Second Assistant "A" Camera

David Chameides

"B" Camera Operator

David Chameides

Steadicam Operator

Renee Treyball

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Audie Aragon

Dolly Grip

Johnny E. Jensen

Second Unit Director of Photography

Malcolm Doran II

Second Company Grip

Johnny E. Jensen

Director of Photography

Andrew Parke

First Assistant Camera

Jason Jensen

Second Assistant Camera

Douglas S. Holgate

Aerial Camera

Michael Hildebranch

Aerial Camera Technician

Costume & Make-Up

Maggie Hayes

Hairstylist

Angela Amaro

Set Costumer

Pamela Withers

Costume Design

Virginia Burton

Costume Supervisor

Jill Korengold

Set Costumer

Julie Taylor

Hairstylist

Tom Macdonald

Costumer

Mary Guerrero

Assistant Hairstylist

Frank Griffin

Makeup Artist

Felicity Bowring

Key Makeup Artist

Lynda Gurasich

Key Hair Stylist

Amy Schmiederer

Assistant Makeup Artist

John McElroy

On Set Dresser

Crew

Jean Quay

Set Medic

John K. Wright

Craft Service

John C.V. Wright

Craft Service

F. Van Way

Special Effects Technician

James Lorimer

Special Effects Technician

Jamale Case

Set Medic

John Zinskey

Craft Service

John Medlen

Stunt Coordinator

Tom Harper

Stunts

C.C. Taylor

Stunts

Erik Betts

Stunts

Ron McCord

Stunts

Ben Jensen

Stunts

Anne Fletcher

Choreographer

Shelley Kirkwood

Unit Publicist

Ronald Stinton

Transportation Captain

Griff Ruggles

Transportation Coordinator

Paul Murphey

Video Assist Operator

Mike Buenfil

Transportation Captain

Ilene Waterstone

Actor's Assistant

Tracy Mallozzi

Actor's Assistant

Stacy Basil

Animal Wrangler

John Chisholm

Studio Teacher

Directing

Adam Shankman

Director

Kerry Lyn McKissick

Script Supervisor

Conte Mark Matal

Second Assistant Director

Daniel Silverberg

First Assistant Director

Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez

Script Supervisor

John Medlen

Second Unit Director

John Pontrelli

Second Second Assistant Director

Lisa Bloch-Tobey

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Bradley Morris

Second Second Assistant Director

Editing

Danny Miller

First Assistant Editor

David Orr

Color Timer

Lighting

Wayne Marshall

Electrician

Gary Mayer

Electrician

Ralph Stiers

Electrician

Mike Strong

Key Rigging Grip

Adam Glick

Electrician

Tim Marshall

Rigging Gaffer

Lonnie S. Gatlin

Best Boy Electric

Glen Magers

Electrician

James E. Krattiger

Electrician

Kenny Schneider

Electrician

Don Nesmith

Electrician

James Alden

Rigging Grip

John Fine

Electrician

Jason Selsor

Rigging Grip

William T. Jones

Rigging Grip

Production

Ashok Amritraj

Producer

Jane Bartelme

Executive Producer

Queen Latifah

Executive Producer

David Hoberman

Producer

Todd Lieberman

Co-Producer

Cookie Carosella

Associate Producer

Daryl Kass

Unit Production Manager

Ellen Adolph

Production Accountant

Kim Taylor-Coleman

Casting Associate

Marlene Marks

Payroll Accountant

Nicole Abellera Hallman

Casting Assistant

Angie Ryan

Second Assistant Accountant

Gary Levy

First Assistant Accountant

Terri Douglas

ADR Voice Casting

Molly Allen

Location Manager

Marc A. Hammer

Production Coordinator

Kei Rowan-Young

Assistant Location Manager

Erin Engman

Assistant Production Coordinator

Briana Burke

Assistant Location Manager

Lois Walker

Production Coordinator

Kim Meade

Producer's Assistant

Naomi Yospe

Production Secretary

Justin Nelson

Producer's Assistant

Andrea Milford

Producer's Assistant

LaWanda Black

Executive Producer's Assistant

Matthew Boeka

Production Assistant

Teena Deocales

Executive Producer's Assistant

Jenny Fumarolo

Production Secretary

John Shaughnessy

Assistant Location Manager

Ryan Chavez

Production Assistant

Steve Curtiss

Production Assistant

Tony Fonseca

Production Assistant

Joe Morganella

Production Assistant

Dana Wagner

Production Assistant

Julie Asbury

Production Assistant

Iain Robertson

Production Assistant

Jennifer Weiland

Production Assistant

Aaron Roberts

Production Assistant

Solo Douglas

Production Assistant

Aaron Wolf

Production Assistant

Scott Sellers

Post Production Accountant

Sound

Lalo Schifrin

Original Music Composer

David A. Whittaker

Supervising Sound Editor

Michael McQuarn

Music Supervisor

Chris Navarro

ADR Recordist

Sean Rowe

Foley Artist

Harrison D. Marsh

Boom Operator

Donald Flick

Sound Editor

Eric Thompson

ADR Mixer

Kevin E. Patterson

Utility Sound

Cliff Latimer

ADR Supervisor

David MacMillan

Sound Mixer

Laura Macias

Foley Artist

Chris David

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Terry Rodman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

James Matheny

Dialogue Editor

Mary Ruth Smith

Sound Editor

Shawn Kennelly

Foley Mixer

Ira Hearshen

Orchestrator

Darrell Hall

Music Editor

Julie Feiner

Dialogue Editor

Shawn Ian Kerkhoff

Assistant Sound Editor

Seth Rappaport

Music Coordinator

John E. Rhone

Music Coordinator

Gustavo Borner

Scoring Mixer

Ruy Folguera

Music Programmer

Geoff Levin

Music Programmer

Writing

Jason Filardi

Screenplay

Art

Linda DeScenna

Production Design

Mitch Sutton

Art Department Coordinator

Ric McElvin

Set Decoration

James Nedza

Art Direction

Ellen Freund

Property Master

Dennis DeWaay

Construction Coordinator

David Saltzman

Assistant Property Master

Rich Romig

Set Designer

Steven E. Fegley

Construction Foreman

Nancy Deren

Set Designer

William Livingston

Construction Foreman

Richard Girod Jr.

Standby Painter

Camera

Julio Macat

Director of Photography

Sam Emerson

Still Photographer

Trey Clinesmith

First Assistant "B" Camera

Andy Shuttleworth

"B" Camera Operator

David E. Diano

"A" Camera Operator

Andy Shuttleworth

Steadicam Operator

David Richert

First Assistant "B" Camera

Rob Morey

First Assistant "A" Camera

Craig Kohlhoff

Second Assistant "A" Camera

David Chameides

"B" Camera Operator

David Chameides

Steadicam Operator

Renee Treyball

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Audie Aragon

Dolly Grip

Johnny E. Jensen

Second Unit Director of Photography

Malcolm Doran II

Second Company Grip

Johnny E. Jensen

Director of Photography

Andrew Parke

First Assistant Camera

Jason Jensen

Second Assistant Camera

Douglas S. Holgate

Aerial Camera

Michael Hildebranch

Aerial Camera Technician

Costume & Make-Up

Maggie Hayes

Hairstylist

Angela Amaro

Set Costumer

Pamela Withers

Costume Design

Virginia Burton

Costume Supervisor

Jill Korengold

Set Costumer

Julie Taylor

Hairstylist

Tom Macdonald

Costumer

Mary Guerrero

Assistant Hairstylist

Frank Griffin

Makeup Artist

Felicity Bowring

Key Makeup Artist

Lynda Gurasich

Key Hair Stylist

Amy Schmiederer

Assistant Makeup Artist

John McElroy

On Set Dresser

Crew

Jean Quay

Set Medic

John K. Wright

Craft Service

John C.V. Wright

Craft Service

F. Van Way

Special Effects Technician

James Lorimer

Special Effects Technician

Jamale Case

Set Medic

John Zinskey

Craft Service

John Medlen

Stunt Coordinator

Tom Harper

Stunts

C.C. Taylor

Stunts

Erik Betts

Stunts

Ron McCord

Stunts

Ben Jensen

Stunts

Anne Fletcher

Choreographer

Shelley Kirkwood

Unit Publicist

Ronald Stinton

Transportation Captain

Griff Ruggles

Transportation Coordinator

Paul Murphey

Video Assist Operator

Mike Buenfil

Transportation Captain

Ilene Waterstone

Actor's Assistant

Tracy Mallozzi

Actor's Assistant

Stacy Basil

Animal Wrangler

John Chisholm

Studio Teacher

Directing

Adam Shankman

Director

Kerry Lyn McKissick

Script Supervisor

Conte Mark Matal

Second Assistant Director

Daniel Silverberg

First Assistant Director

Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez

Script Supervisor

John Medlen

Second Unit Director

John Pontrelli

Second Second Assistant Director

Lisa Bloch-Tobey

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Bradley Morris

Second Second Assistant Director

Editing

Danny Miller

First Assistant Editor

David Orr

Color Timer

Lighting

Wayne Marshall

Electrician

Gary Mayer

Electrician

Ralph Stiers

Electrician

Mike Strong

Key Rigging Grip

Adam Glick

Electrician

Tim Marshall

Rigging Gaffer

Lonnie S. Gatlin

Best Boy Electric

Glen Magers

Electrician

James E. Krattiger

Electrician

Kenny Schneider

Electrician

Don Nesmith

Electrician

James Alden

Rigging Grip

John Fine

Electrician

Jason Selsor

Rigging Grip

William T. Jones

Rigging Grip

Production

Ashok Amritraj

Producer

Jane Bartelme

Executive Producer

Queen Latifah

Executive Producer

David Hoberman

Producer

Todd Lieberman

Co-Producer

Cookie Carosella

Associate Producer

Daryl Kass

Unit Production Manager

Ellen Adolph

Production Accountant

Kim Taylor-Coleman

Casting Associate

Marlene Marks

Payroll Accountant

Nicole Abellera Hallman

Casting Assistant

Angie Ryan

Second Assistant Accountant

Gary Levy

First Assistant Accountant

Terri Douglas

ADR Voice Casting

Molly Allen

Location Manager

Marc A. Hammer

Production Coordinator

Kei Rowan-Young

Assistant Location Manager

Erin Engman

Assistant Production Coordinator

Briana Burke

Assistant Location Manager

Lois Walker

Production Coordinator

Kim Meade

Producer's Assistant

Naomi Yospe

Production Secretary

Justin Nelson

Producer's Assistant

Andrea Milford

Producer's Assistant

LaWanda Black

Executive Producer's Assistant

Matthew Boeka

Production Assistant

Teena Deocales

Executive Producer's Assistant

Jenny Fumarolo

Production Secretary

John Shaughnessy

Assistant Location Manager

Ryan Chavez

Production Assistant

Steve Curtiss

Production Assistant

Tony Fonseca

Production Assistant

Joe Morganella

Production Assistant

Dana Wagner

Production Assistant

Julie Asbury

Production Assistant

Iain Robertson

Production Assistant

Jennifer Weiland

Production Assistant

Aaron Roberts

Production Assistant

Solo Douglas

Production Assistant

Aaron Wolf

Production Assistant

Scott Sellers

Post Production Accountant

Sound

Lalo Schifrin

Original Music Composer

David A. Whittaker

Supervising Sound Editor

Michael McQuarn

Music Supervisor

Chris Navarro

ADR Recordist

Sean Rowe

Foley Artist

Harrison D. Marsh

Boom Operator

Donald Flick

Sound Editor

Eric Thompson

ADR Mixer

Kevin E. Patterson

Utility Sound

Cliff Latimer

ADR Supervisor

David MacMillan

Sound Mixer

Laura Macias

Foley Artist

Chris David

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Terry Rodman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

James Matheny

Dialogue Editor

Mary Ruth Smith

Sound Editor

Shawn Kennelly

Foley Mixer

Ira Hearshen

Orchestrator

Darrell Hall

Music Editor

Julie Feiner

Dialogue Editor

Shawn Ian Kerkhoff

Assistant Sound Editor

Seth Rappaport

Music Coordinator

John E. Rhone

Music Coordinator

Gustavo Borner

Scoring Mixer

Ruy Folguera

Music Programmer

Geoff Levin

Music Programmer

Writing

Jason Filardi

Screenplay