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Bringing Down the House
Synopsis
Peter Sanderson is a divorced, straight-laced, uptight attorney who still loves his ex-wife and can't figure out what he did wrong to make her leave him. However, Peter's trying to move on, and he's smitten with a brainy, bombshell barrister he's been chatting with online. However, when she comes to his house for their first face-to-face, she isn't refined, isn't Ivy League, and isn't even a lawyer. Instead, it's Charlene, a prison escapee who's proclaiming her innocence and wants Peter to help her clear her name. But Peter wants nothing to do with her, prompting the loud and shocking Charlene to turn Peter's perfectly ordered life upside down, jeopardizing his effort to get back with his wife and woo a billion dollar client. In the end, our unlikely pair has the chance to put each other's lives on higher ground--if they don't end up bringing down the house.
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Full Credits
  • Director:
    Adam Shankman,
  • Writer:
    Jason Filardi, Shane West,
  • Producer:
    Todd Lieberman, David Hoberman, Ashok Amritraj,
  • Cinematographer:
    Johnny E. Jensen, Julio Macat,
  • Editor:
    Gerald B. Greenberg,
  • Executive Producer:
    Jane Bartelme, Queen Latifah,
  • Cast:
    Steve Martin, Joan Plowright, Jean Smart, Eugene Levy, Queen Latifah,
  • Associate Producer:
    Cookie Carosella,
  • First Assistant Director:
    Daniel Silverberg,
  • Second Assistant Director:
    Conte Mark Matal,
  • Second Second Assistant Director:
    John Pontrelli,
  • Co-Producer:
    Todd Lieberman,
  • Supervising Sound Editor:
    David A. Whittaker,
  • Script Supervisor:
    Kerry Lyn McKissick, Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez,
  • ADR Mixer:
    Eric Thompson,
  • Art Department Coordinator:
    Mitch Sutton,
  • Assistant Production Coordinator:
    Erin Engman,
  • Boom Operator:
    Harrison D. Marsh,
  • Construction Coordinator:
    Dennis DeWaay,
  • Construction Foreman:
    William Livingston, Steve Fegley,
  • Location Manager:
    Molly Allen,
  • Production Coordinator:
    Marc A. Hammer, Lois Walker,
  • Property Master:
    Ellen Freund,
  • Sound Editor:
    Donald Flick, Mary Ruth Smith,
  • Stunts:
    Tom Harper, Chris Daniels, Barbara Bernhardt, Jennifer Van Shay, Steve Baruch, David Hugghins, Michael Roberts, Robert Jauregui, Mary Fallick, Larnell Stovall, Jwaundace Candece, Von L. Roddy, C.C. Taylor, David M. Morizot, Ron McCord, William Washington, Ben Jensen, Erik Betts, Elle Alexander,
  • Executive Producer's Assistant:
    Teena Deocales, LaWanda Black,
  • Studio Teacher:
    John Chisholm,
  • Actor's Assistant:
    Ilene Waterstone, Tracy Mallozzi,
  • Production Secretary:
    Naomi Yospe, Jenny Fumarolo,
  • Hairstylist:
    Julie Taylor, Maggie Hayes,
  • Special Effects Technician:
    James Lorimer, F. Van Way,
  • Set Costumer:
    Angela Amaro, Jill Korengold,
  • Casting Assistant:
    Nicole Abellera,
  • Leadman:
    Nancy Gilmore,
  • Stunt Coordinator:
    John Medlen,
  • Production Accountant:
    Ellen Adolph,
  • Electrician:
    Gary Mayer, Ralph Stiers, Adam Glick, Wayne Marshall, Glen Magers, Kenny Schneider, John Fine, James E. Krattiger, Don Nesmith,
  • Assistant Sound Editor:
    Shawn Ian Kerkhoff,
  • Swing:
    Mark Tuttle, Mark Boucher, Randy Severino,
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
    Terry Rodman, Chris David,
  • Still Photographer:
    Sam Emerson,
  • Foley Artist:
    Sean Rowe, Laura Macias,
  • Dolly Grip:
    Butch Von Bulow, Audie Aragon,
  • Grip:
    Steve Graves, Christopher Reynolds, Bill Slemmons, Eugene B. Kerry, Rod Farley,
  • Sound Mixer:
    David MacMillan,
  • Second Unit Director of Photography:
    Johnny E. Jensen,
  • Unit Production Manager:
    Daryl Kass,
  • Assistant Location Manager:
    Briana Burke, Kei Rowan-Young, John Shaughnessy,
  • Production Assistant:
    Joe Morganella, Aaron Wolf, Ryan Chavez, Aaron Roberts, Julie Asbury, Dana Wagner, Tony Fonseca, Steve Curtiss, Matthew Boeka, Jennifer Weiland, Iain Robertson, Solo Douglas,
  • Transportation Captain:
    Ronald Stinton, Mike Buenfil,
  • First Assistant Accountant:
    Gary Levy,
  • Animal Wrangler:
    Stacy Basil,
  • Casting:
    Victoria Thomas,
  • Producer's Assistant:
    Andrea Milford, Justin Nelson, Kim Meade,
  • Foley Mixer:
    Shawn Kennelly,
  • A Camera Operator:
    David E. Diano,
  • Key Rigging Grip:
    Mike Strong,
  • Key Makeup Artist:
    Felicity Bowring,
  • Costumer:
    Eric J. Van Wagoner, Tom Macdonald, Jennifer Dozier,
  • Set Medic:
    Jamale Case, Jean Quay,
  • First Assistant Editor:
    Danny Miller,
  • Production Design:
    Linda DeScenna,
  • Choreographer:
    Anne Fletcher,
  • Second Unit First Assistant Director:
    Lisa Bloch-Tobey,
  • Second Company Grip:
    Malcolm Doran II,
  • Gaffer:
    Walter Nichols, Bob E. Krattiger,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Frank Griffin,
  • Costume Design:
    Pamela Withers,
  • First Assistant 'A' Camera:
    Rob Morey,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Lalo Schifrin,
  • Craft Service:
    John Zinskey, John C.V. Wright, John K. Wright,
  • Music Coordinator:
    Seth Rappaport, John E. Rhone,
  • Utility Sound:
    Kevin E. Patterson,
  • Orchestrator:
    Ira Hearshen,
  • Unit Publicist:
    Shelley Kirkwood,
  • Rigging Grip:
    William T. Jones, Jason Selsor, James Alden,
  • Art Direction:
    James Nedza,
  • Music Editor:
    Darrell Hall,
  • Steadicam Operator:
    Andy Shuttleworth, David Chameides,
  • Second Assistant Accountant:
    Angie Ryan,
  • Color Timer:
    David Orr,
  • Second Unit Director:
    John Medlen,
  • On Set Dresser:
    John McElroy,
  • Costume Supervisor:
    Virginia Burton,
  • Special Effects Supervisor:
    James Fredburg,
  • First Assistant 'B' Camera:
    David Richert, Trey Clinesmith,
  • Standby Painter:
    Richard Girod Jr.,
  • B Camera Operator:
    David Chameides, Andy Shuttleworth,
  • Props:
    Earl Thielen,
  • Assistant Property Master:
    David Saltzman,
  • Set Designer:
    Nancy Deren, Rich Romig,
  • ADR Recordist:
    Chris Navarro,
  • Second Assistant 'B' Camera:
    Renee Treyball,
  • Music Programmer:
    Ruy Folguera, Geoff Levin,
  • Rigging Gaffer:
    Tim Marshall,
  • Transportation Coordinator:
    Griff Ruggles,
  • Music Supervisor:
    Michael McQuarn,
  • Key Hair Stylist:
    Lynda Gurasich,
  • Screenplay:
    Jason Filardi,
  • Pilot:
    Peter McKernan, Peter McKernan Sr.,
  • Best Boy Electric:
    Lonnie S. Gatlin,
  • Assistant Hairstylist:
    Mary Guerrero,
  • ADR Voice Casting:
    Terri Douglas,
  • Key Grip:
    Michael Anderson,
  • Dialogue Editor:
    James Matheny, Julie Feiner,
  • Second Assistant 'A' Camera:
    Craig Kohlhoff,
  • Payroll Accountant:
    Marlene Marks,
  • Casting Associate:
    Kim Coleman,
  • Video Assist Operator:
    Paul Murphey,
  • Scoring Mixer:
    Gustavo Borner,
  • Set Decoration:
    Ric McElvin,
  • ADR Supervisor:
    Cliff Latimer,
  • Assistant Makeup Artist:
    Amy Schmiederer,

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