Bringing Down the House — Official Trailer

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.

Cast & Crew

Directed by Adam Shankman

• Steve Martin
  as Peter Sanderson
• Queen Latifah
  as Charlene Morton
• Eugene Levy
  as Howie Rottman
• Joan Plowright
  as Mrs. Virginia Arness
• Jean Smart
  as Kate Sanderson
• Kimberly J. Brown
  as Sarah Sanderson