Bringing Down the House Page #8

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 won a billion dollar client.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Adam Shankman
Production: Touchstone Pictures
  4 wins & 13 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.6
Metacritic:
39
Rotten Tomatoes:
34%
PG-13
Year:
2003
105 min
Website
3,043 Views


"Sister"?

Why don't you go back|to Sanderson,

and the "Jungle Fever" thing|the two of you got goin' on,

before I call the cops?

That's it, pretty boy.

You ever met the big hurt?

The who?

I wouldn't do that|if I were you!

And why not?

You'll be instantly returned|to prison, where you belong.

All right. That's it.

- How dare you!

To hell|with what I just said.

You obviously|one of them hard learners.

Howie?

This is my house! I will not|be told to do what I...

William.

I'm Kate Sanderson.|Have you seen my kids?

- Over there.|- Oh!

Hey!

Oh, God!

What is going on?

It's just the FBI, Mom.

Yeah, they're just doing|a, like, search.

For what?

Well, for Charlene.|But she's not...

The FBI is looking|for your nanny?

Man, take your hands off me!

I said, back off me, punk!

That's what I mean.|You know what I'm sayin'?

You don't want|none of this, now.

Excuse me...

Homeboys...

Say, yo.|You got a bathroom in there?

Say, yo, what's the dealio?

Mmm. Who's your daddy?

Back that booty up|and put it on the glass.

Anybody here|dig what I'm sayin'?

So...

your nanny was doing time...

for armed robbery.

And then she broke out|of prison...

...and then she came here.

But she's innocent...

and now your dad|has gone off to...

help her.

SARAH:
Sounds crazy, right?

He's not the same guy anymore.

Yeah, he's really cool.

Say, any of you homies|holdin' extra Jimmy High?

'Cause I'm all about crunchin'|some of that boofanny tonight.

If you harm one hair|on that dog's head...

Yeah, "Harm a hair on the head."|You got me all nervous.

- Hello?

- Sarah?|- Oh, hey, Charlene.

Put your daddy on the phone.

No, he's not here.|He went out to find you.

He went to find me?!

All right.

Howie, flip a "U."|We headed downtown.

Downtown's where I live,|precious.

- No! No!

What's on your mind, player?

What's with you? You been|drinkin' some "Hatorade"?

What's up, Flavor?|Where you from?

From the 'hood|and misunderstood.

- How's your pimp hand, dog?|- Strong, baby, strong.

Can you swerve, snowman?

Do I got "honky"|spray-painted on my forehead?

Of course I can.|I'm tryin' to peep a bowwow.

If you so at home, man,|then dance with the woman.

I can't. I got b'ness.

Go on out there|and get your groove on.

No, I can't. I got important|b'ness to take care of.

I tell you, but...

You'll get a life sentence|for this.

You're a kidnapper|and a whore!

Hey.|Keep talkin', tea bag.

Ooh?! Tea bag!

Yeah, you'll be gummin'|your bubbles.

Yeah, oh! Terrible.

Damn, boy, you lookin'|all kind of stupid.

Really?

'Cause I got this outfit|from your mama.

Yo, Eminem,|cut the wigger sh*t.

I don't think you know|how much trouble you in.

Fine, fine, fine.

I'm here to talk business...

private business.

What fresh air is this?

I don't see him anywhere.

I think he's in that back room|over there.

What do we do|with Her Majesty?

Sit down.

What?

Sit it on down.

Now, look, if you move,

your little Willy|gonna be bridged down.

- You dig?|- Dig.

All right. Come on.

Is that real?

Uh, Seven and Seven, double.

How you doin'?

What?!

I said, "How you doin'?"

Oh, fantastic.

You either the dumbest cracker|I ever met or you straight up...

Hold that thought.|I love this song.

Turn that off.

- Get everybody up out of here.

I'm telling you,|he is definitely in there.

Okay, all right,|so he's in there,

and then you go in,|and then what happens?

Three seconds.

- Why you here?

I got a feeling you're sitting|on a hefty sum of stolen cash.

You want to hide it,|you need a lawyer.

What's with the phone?

I'm calling in the cavalry.

You'll go back to prison.

So you wanna help me|launder my money?

I can hide it|in an untraceable account

in the Cayman Islands.

All I want is $100,000.

We both walk out of here|wealthier men.

And I tell you where|Charlene is... that simple.

You wearin' a wire?

Me?

No. Are you?

Then...|then they kidnapped me.

And they took my dog,|William.

That's a damn shame.

Oh, you don't care.

You smokin', Grandma?

Why not?

- To hell with your proposition.

Hold it. Charlene is ready|to roll over on you.

She knows|who your accomplice was.

- Oh, that's pretty funny.|- I'm not kidding.

They're out in the parking lot|waiting for my signal and...

and... and...|and the signal is...

if I don't come back,|they call the FBI.

There was no accomplice, fool.

There was a girl in the photo.

No, there was somebody|in a wig and a dress.

You...

You left her clothes,|the gun, and the money.

See?

You just too damn smart|for your own good.

Look, we can't wait no more.

Wait, wait. Charlene!

Open up.|Widow wanna see me.

Says who?

Says Lene.

Pete.

Well, ain't this|a psychic moment?

I was just comin' to see you.

Come on, Widow.|This is between me and you.

Let him go.

No problem.

Oh, sh*t.

What... come on, now.|What are you doin'?

Ugh!

I got it.

- Aim it, aim it, Howie!|- Yeah!

Uh-huh!|Who got the gun now, huh?

Who got that gun now?|Homie, that's right.

Get y'all asses|on the ground!

Asses on the ground|where I can see 'em, huh?

Take him out!

Ugh!

Pussies.

Ooh!

- Ugh!|- Ooh.

Ugh!

Wasn't that fun?

I'm just gonna roll up|on out of here.

Thank you.

- Aah!|- FBI!

Everybody, freeze!

Charlene! Charlene!|Oh, baby!

Oh, oh, baby.

Charlene.

Son of a...

Drop it!

Oh, Charlene.

What?

Damn, dog.

Hey, Howie, she's all right.

Charlene...

I...

Do me a favor, precious.

Don't ever scare me|like that again,

or I'm gonna have to give you|a nasty spanking,

if I'm not being too subtle.

He's such a damn freak.

Are you Sanderson?

Yeah.

Wait, wait.|She's innocent.

Save it.

I can prove it.

Mr. Sanderson...|that was pretty ballsy.

You'd make a hell of an agent.

Oh, thank you very much,|but I don't think I did anything

- an ordinary man wouldn't do...|- Thanks again.

Mr. Sanderson...

There you are.

You have behaved abonidably.

Aboni...

Abomidably.

- Abodi...|- Abominably.

I know.

- Shakespeare.|- Shakespeare.

No, wait.|This is serious.

And I'll have you dis...

disboweled.

Oh!

Uh, disballed.

Dis...

Disbarred?

Disbarred.

Oh, to hell with it.

I do believe I'm stoned.

Just don't tell anybody|you ever saw me like this.

Mrs. Arness...

William.

Oh, God,|you are an ugly dog...

and heavy.

Here, I got him.

Thank you.

Is there a 24-hour diner|around here?

I know where one is.|I'll take you there.

I'm dreadfully hungry.

You guys okay?

What do you think?

Yo, be cool, G-mo.

Yo, out back, G-mo.

Full cheesy, homey.

Well,|that's not good enough.

You'll just have to keep|trying, won't you?

I called Arness four times.|She'll only talk to Peter.

Well, we're just gonna|have to keep him around.

Oh, hey, guys.

Peter.

Did I mention|I'm going out on my own?

You don't have the resources.

Well, I have one|multibillion-dollar client.

It's a start.

And a partner.

I'm all over it, G.

Let's go.

Excuse me.

Peter,|we can talk about this.

Ed, you can|kiss my natural black ass.

Peter...

Ashley,|who are you doing here?

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