Bringing Down the House

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

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  Steve Martin
  Peter Sanderson

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  Queen Latifah
  Charlene Morton

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  Eugene Levy
  Howie Rottman

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  Joan Plowright
  Mrs. Virginia Arness

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  Jean Smart
  Kate Sanderson

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  Kimberly J. Brown
  Sarah Sanderson

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  Angus T. Jones
  Georgey Sanderson

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  Missi Pyle
  Ashley

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  Michael Rosenbaum
  Todd Gendler

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  Betty White
  Mrs. Kline

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  Steve Harris
  Widow

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  Jim Haynie
  Ed Tobias

• A

  Aengus James
  Mike

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  Jernard Burks
  Widow's Bodyguard

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  Bronzell Miller
  Widow's Bodyguard

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  Matt Lutz
  Aaron

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  Randy Oglesby
  FBI Agent

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  Jesse Corti
  Italian FBI Agent