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Bringing down the house / Touchstone Pictures presents a David Hoberman/Ashok Amritraj production, a film by Adam Shankman ; produced by David Hoberman, Ashok Amritraj ; written by Jason Filardi ; directed by Adam Shankman.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Shankman, Adam, film director.
Hoberman, David, 1953- film producer.
Amritraj, Ashok, film producer.
Filardi, Jason, screenwriter.
Martin, Steve, 1945- actor.
Queen Latifah, 1970- actor.
Levy, Eugene, 1946- actor.
Smart, Jean, actor.
Pyle, Missi, 1972- actor.
Brown, Kimberly J., actor.
Harris, Steve, 1965- actor.
Jones, Angus T., actor.
Rosenbaum, Michael, 1972- actor.
White, Betty, 1922-2021, actor.
Plowright, Joan, actor.
Macat, Julio, cinematographer.
Greenberg, Gerald B., editor of moving image work.
Schifrin, Lalo, composer (expression).
Chilton, Pamela Withers (Costume designer), costume designer.
DeScenna, Linda, production designer.
Touchstone Pictures, presenter.
Mandeville Films, production company.
Hyde Park Entertainment (Firm), production company.
Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher.
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm), distributor.
Language:
English
French
Subjects (All):
Legal drama.
African American women--Drama.
African American women.
Suburban life--Drama.
Suburban life.
Genre:
Feature films.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition:
Full screen.
Distribution:
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
Place of Publication:
[Burbank, CA] : Touchstone Home Entertainment, [2003]
Language Note:
English or dubbed French dialogue; optional English subtitles.
System Details:
DVD, NTSC, Region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; dual layer; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.
digital optical surround Dolby digital 5.1
video file DVD video
Summary:
A divorced L.A. lawyer, Peter, thinks he has met the girl of his dreams online, until she shows up at his door and is a sassy, African American ex-con. She moves in and really begins to shake up his boring suburban lifestyle.
Participant:
Steve Martin, Queen Latifah, Eugene Levy, Jean Smart, Missi Pyle, Kimberly J. Brown, Steve Harris, Angus T. Jones, Michael Rosenbaum, Betty White, Joan Plowright.
Credits:
Director of photography, Julio Macat ; editor, Jerry Greenberg ; music, Lalo Schifrin ; costume designer, Pamela Withers-Chilton ; production designer, Linda DeScenna.
Notes:
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
Full screen 1.33:1.
Special features: deleted scenes; gag reel; "Breakin' down "Bringing down the house'" behind-the-scenes featurette; "The godfather of hop" featurette - a close-up look at Eugene Levy with tongue planted firmly in check; "Da' commentary" with director Adam Shankman, writer Jason Filardi and Queen Latifah; Queen Latifah music video "Better than the rest."
For private home use only.
ISBN:
078884296X
9780788842962
OCLC:
52220430
Publisher Number:
786936208009
29125 Touchstone Home Entertainment

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