Down to Earth Page #4

Synopsis: It seems everyone is trying to get into heaven; at least those whose time is up. For Lance Barton, a struggling comedian and bicycle messenger, it's the last thing on his mind. His due date upstairs is 50 years away. In the meantime, he's got big dreams to pursue on Earth, such as landing a slot at the final Amateur Night Contest at the famed Apollo Theatre. Lance's has one little problem though - he ain't that funny. Thanks to an over-cautious emissary from heaven, Mr. Keyes, he's going to get hit (literally) with a much bigger problem. Showing that even God has difficulty finding good help these days, the inept minion mistakenly plucks Lance from a traffic accident - before it takes place. Transporting him to the Pearly Gates, or more accurately, the velvet roped-lines of the hottest club around, the error is finally addressed by Mr. King, the streetwise, no-nonsense head angel who manages the place from his plush windowed office. Since returning to his own body on Earth is impossibl
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Director(s): Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
Production: Paramount Pictures
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.4
Metacritic:
32
Rotten Tomatoes:
20%
PG-13
Year:
2001
87 min
$63,095,559
Website
441 Views


- Where's the nearest subway? | - You wanna take the car?

What's up, Snoop?

With so much drama | in the L-B-C

It's kinda hard | bein' Snoop D-O-double-G, but I

Keep comin' up with funky-ass | sh*t like every single day

- Rollin' down the street | - What's up, museum?

Sippin' on gin and juice | Laid back

With my mind on my money | and my money on my mind

- Rollin' down the street | - Hello. Yeah!

- Sippin' on gin and juice | - Here it comes!

With my mind on my money | and my money on my mind

- Rollin' down the street | - Put up your "W."

Sippin' on gin and juice | Laidback

With my mind on my money | And my money on my mind

Now that I got me | Some Seagram's gin

Everybody got they cups | but they ain't chipped in

Now, this types of sh*t | Happens all the time

You've gotta get yours | But, fool, I gotta get mine

Everything is fine | When you're listenin' to the D-O-G

I got the cultivatin' music | that be captivatin' he who listens

Are you ready for more comedy?

Our next act-you've seen him on TV. | You've read about him in the paper.

He just won a spot on | the last night of the Apollo.

Give it up for Joe Guy!

What's up, brother? Whoo!

Look at this place. | It lookin' fine, boy!

Got some fine-lookin' sisters | in the h-h-house. Except for you, girl.

You sure this is such a great idea?

This place does seem a little-

A little what?

It's a little dark in here.

Relax.

These are my people.

And there is no more America. | There's no more little towns.

No, no, no. | You know what all it is?

Malls. | The whole country is malls.

And every town's got two malls. | Every town's got two malls.

That's right. | They got the white mall...

and the mall white people | used to go to.

That's right. 'Cause there | ain't nothin' in the black mall.

They don't got nothin' in the black mall | but sneakers and baby clothes.

I guess that's all we doin'- | runnin' and screwin'.

And white people will abandon a mall. | That's right.

White people like their black | the same way they like their seasoning-

just a dash.

You go to a white mall, | it's all nice.

Everything. The stores are all nice. | You got personal shoppers.

You go to a black mall and people say, | "Can I help you with the cheap sh*t?"

White people get some money, | keep it. Stay rich.

Kids get rich. | Black people get some money,

it's the countdown to | "When this brother gonna go broke?"

That's right.

White people die and leave a will. | Brother die and leave a bill.

I'm fine. I'm fine. Fine.

Hi, it's Sontee.

Leave me a message. | I'll call you back.

Hey, Sontee. | Charles Wellington here.

The bastard. | Remember me? Anyway,

it was cool havin' you | break into my house the other day,

and I was just wonderin' if we can | get together and get somethin' to eat.

You know, catch a movie or somethin'.

Hey, Sontee. Charles Wellington here.

Hope you like the flowers.

Allright. Give me a call.

Hey, Sontee. Charles Wellington again.

You haven't called me. | I was just wonderin'...

if we can get together and catch | a movie, maybe a play, somethin'.

Are you there?

Are you screening this call?

Okay, I guess you're not there.

Hey, Sontee.

Charles Wellington. | Are you there?

I know you're there!

Pick up the phone! | I know you're there!

Hey, just playin'. | Just playin'.

All right. | Give me a call, okay?

Good mornin'. Did you know | your answering machine is broken?

No, it's not broken, | but it is full.

- What are you doin' here? | - I was just in the neighborhood.

Oh, you were in Brooklyn.

What were you doin', | shuttin' down some old folks home?

Don't be so mean. | I thought maybe we could...

get in the Rolls | and go by the Four Seasons,

have a little brunch, | discuss this whole hospital thing.

Oh, so you're trying to impress me | with the car and the money.

You think I'm some video ho?

Look, I really don't care | what you have, okay?

Ifyou want to impress me, | do it at the board meeting on Monday.

I thought maybe we could | spend some time together.

Why don't you spend a little time and do | something positive with your money?

That was brutal.

You got a nice touch | with the ladies.

I can't get a girl in this body, | and I definitely can't get any laughs.

- Have you found me anything yet? | - I'm workin' on it.

I was just in Havana. | You want one?

No, I don't want one. What I want | from you is a body that works.

I want a body, | and I want it now!

What, are you gettin' tough with me? | I'm a friggin' angel.

You don't want to be in heaven, | you don't like it here.

- There is a third option, you know. | - I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. | I just need a body.

You know what? There's a big | rap concert in the Bronx tonight.

Somebody's gonna die.

Hey, don't forget about me.

Go to the rap concert.

It's over between you and me.

- I can't do this anymore. | - Let's just get out of here.

We could take the plane. We could | go someplace he'll never find us.

Chechnya, East Timor. | It'll be fun.

No, I can't.

I mean, after all, | he is my husband,

and I love him.

And I'm gonna do whatever | I can to get him back.

That's sweet, Winston,

but it's too late.

We cannot allow Wellco to take over!

I just think | this is an extremely bad time...

to be making | a personal appearance.

I've been lookin' into | this hospital thing,

and I think | Sontee Jenkins had a point-

Let's just handle this | the usual way, okay?

You do the strong, silent thing. | I'll field all the questions.

I'm the velvet glove. You're | the iron fist. I won't let you down.

- We can't have that. | - No!

There's one man that's responsible | for all this- Charles Wellington.

You're a bad man!

Get outta here!

Leave our hospital alone!

- Scumbag! | - White oppressor!

Mr. Wellington, now that you own | Brooklyn Community Hospital,

are you gonna be sending those | without health insurance...

to public facilities | outside their own community?

- Yeah, a**hole! | - Mr. Wellington doesn't have time...

to answer any questions | right now.

Let me address that. | I don't care what you got.

Cancer, rickets, polio, | swine flu, the clap, dandruff-

- What else you got? | - Lyme disease.

Lyme disease, lemon disease. | It don't matter. We'll take you.

Liar!

- Won't take you. | - Mr. Wellington, is the-

Thank you. Thank you all.

Well, here they are, | Mr. Wellington,

the faces that you were | too much of a coward to confront.

So what do you | have to say to them?

Hey, what's up, Wheelie?

Crutchie Crutch, | how you doin', man?

Hey, Big I.V. Save me a sip. | I want a sip, now.

I know what's wrong with you.

Your breath is destroying | the environment.

Why don't you tell them that | you don't care about them?

While you're at it, how come you locked | the staff and press out of this meeting?

You know what? | I must've been out of my mind.

Was I takin' ecstasy that day?

We goin' in there. | Sklar, grab a stretcher.

- We're goin' in. Everybody. | - Allright!

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