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Mar 7, 2003 · A divorced lawyer falls for a prison escapee who breaks into his house and disrupts his life. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this PG-13 rated comedy.
- (39K)
- Comedy
- Adam Shankman
- 2003-03-07
Bringing Down the House is a 2003 American comedy film written by Jason Filardi and directed by Adam Shankman and starring Steve Martin and Queen Latifah. The film features Martin as Peter Sanderson, a lonely lawyer who meets a woman on the Internet, only to learn she has escaped prison to prove her innocence.
- $33 million
- Lalo Schifrin
- March 7, 2003
Mar 7, 2003 · A lawyer (Steve Martin) falls for an escaped convict (Queen Latifah) and helps her prove her innocence in this PG-13 rom-com. Critics and audiences are divided on the film's humor and racial jokes.
- (5.9K)
- Adam Shankman
- PG-13
- Steve Martin
Find out who starred in the 2003 comedy film Bringing Down the House, directed by Adam Shankman and written by Jason Filardi. See the full list of actors, actresses, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
A comedy film about a lawyer who falls for a prison escapee who claims to be innocent of armed robbery. She disrupts his orderly life and helps him reconnect with his family and himself.
The hilarious Steve Martin and Queen Latifah star with Eugene Levy in the laugh-out-loud hit comedy BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE. Peter Sanderson (Martin), a divorced, straitlaced, uptight...
Mar 7, 2003 · Roger Ebert criticizes the movie for its lack of chemistry between Steve Martin and Queen Latifah, and its failure to follow the conventional comedy formula. He argues that the movie ignores the audience's expectations and the Stewart/Reagan principle of pairing.
