Down to Earth (2001 film)
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| Down to Earth | |
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 Movie poster for Down to Earth |
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| Directed by | Chris Weitz Paul Weitz |
| Produced by | Sean Daniel James Jacks Michael Rotenberg |
| Written by | Elaine May Warren Beatty (screenplay Heaven Can Wait) Chris Rock Lance Crouther Ali LeRoi Louis C.K. |
| Starring | Chris Rock Regina King Chazz Palminteri Eugene Levy Frankie Faison Jennifer Coolidge Wanda Sykes |
| Music by | Jamshied Sharifi |
| Cinematography | Richard Crudo |
| Editing by | Priscilla Nedd-Friendly |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | February 12, 2001 |
| Running time | 87 min. |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Preceded by | Heaven Can Wait |
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Down to Earth is a film starring Chris Rock and is about a comedian, Lance (Rock), who is killed before his time. He is given another chance in the body of a rich man. It is a remake of Heaven Can Wait (1978) which, in turn, was a remake of a 1941 film Here Comes Mr. Jordan, which was based on a stage play by Harry Segall also called Heaven Can Wait. This film is named after the 1947 sequel to Mr. Jordan but from a plot perspective is more closely related to the stage play and the 1941 movie.
One of the twists of this version is that Lance is African-American, yet given the body of a rich Caucasian man, thus allowing Rock to capitalize on social commentary, which is a common theme in his comedy act.
[edit] Plot
The film follows Lance Barton, a struggling comedian who constantly gets booed off stage. He has big dreams to land a gig in the final amateur night at the Apollo Theater, but his plans are cut short when a semi truck hits him and kills him. Lance is brought up to Heaven where he meets angels King (Chazz Palminteri) and Keyes (Eugene Levy) who can help Lance return to Earth.
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