Description
Peter Sanderson (
Steve Martin) is a divorced workaholic L.A. lawyer trying to forget his ex-wife (
Jean Smart). Successful but lonely, Peter falls for an online chat buddy and is eager to meet his dream girl, until he meets the real woman behind the screen name and realizes she is nothing like he thought. Instead of a svelte blonde businesswoman he comes face to face with Charlene Morton (
Queen Latifah), a sassy African-American ex-con who is eager to infiltrate Peter's stereotypically uptight white suburban world. Charlene wants Peter to defend her and prove she's innocent of a crime that she didn't commit but Peter wants nothing to do with the fast-talking homegirl. However, Peter's geeky best friend Howie (
Eugene Levy) feels different and begins to woo the voluptuous diva with "hip" street lingo and hysterically deadpan come-ons. Soon enough, Charlene is shacked up in Peter's palatial estate, throwing wild parties, and opening his eyes to life, love and infectious freedom.
Steve Martin and
Queen Latifah are a fresh and dynamic comic team in this hysterical spin on the black-white buddy comedy that is a mixture of PRETTY WOMAN and THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR.
Details
Released: Tue 6 Sep 2005
Catalogue Number: 32238
Rating: 

- Director: Adam Shankman
- Distributor: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
- Producers: Ashok Amritraj, David Hoberman
- Screenwriter: Jason Filardi
- Feature:
- Deleted Scenes
- Outtakes
- Audio Commentary - 1. Adam Shankman - Director, Jason Filardi - Screenwriter
- Featurette - 1. BREAKIN' DOWN BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE
- Featurette - 2. GODFATHER OF HOP
- Trailers
- Music Video - 1. Queen Latifah - "Better Than The Rest"
- Scene Access
- Interactive Menus
- Audio:
- English Dolby Digital 5.1
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Discs: 1
- Format: NTSC
- Layers: 1
- Release Year: 2003
- Running Time: 105 minutes
Availability
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