Down to Earth(2001)- Production Details

Poster of Down to Earth

Synopsis

Lance Barton is a struggling comedian with one mission on his mind: landing a slot at the final Amateur Night Contest at the famed Apollo Theatre. Lance has one little problem though - he ain't that funny. However, an inept emissary from heaven is about to hit him with a much bigger problem when he mistakenly plucks Lance from a traffic accident - before it takes place. Since, by heavenly rule, no man gets into heaven before his time, and the choice of returning to his own body on Earth is impossible, Lance reluctantly agrees to occupy the body of a wealthy old white mogul, Charles Wellington, until a more suitable body can be found. Living in the body of a callous old white man would be bizarre enough for Lance without falling in love with Sontee, the beautiful woman publicly battling Wellington's company, while having to defend himself against Wellington's cheating wife and her plot to have him killed.

Production Details

In Theaters

  • February 16, 2001

MPAA Rating

PG 13 (for language / sexual humor / drug references)

Genres

Adaptation, Remake, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Comedy

Run Time

1 hour 27 minutes

Distributors

Paramount Pictures

Box Office

$64,172,252

Also Known As

  • Les Pieds sur terre
  • I Was Made To Love Her

Production Status

Released

Filming Locations

  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Produced In

Australia

Director

Chris Weitz

Director

Paul Weitz

Director

CAST

Chris Rock

Lance Barton

Chazz Palminteri

Mister King

Regina King

Sontee Jenkins

Eugene Levy

Mister Keyes

Frankie Faison

Whitney Daniels

Mark Addy

Cisco