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Down to Earth
Actors: Chris Rock, Regina King, Chazz Palminteri, Eugene Levy, Frankie Faison
Directors: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction & Fantasy

PG-13 2001 1hr 27min

When an African American stand up comedian prematurely dies, the angels in heaven supply him with the body of an eldery white tycoon, so that he can return to earth. — Genre: Feature Film-Comedy — Rating: PG13 — Release Date:... more »

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Actors: Chris Rock, Regina King, Chazz Palminteri, Eugene Levy, Frankie Faison
Directors: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
Creators: Chris Rock, Ali LeRoi, Elaine May, Lance Crouther, Louis C.K., Warren Beatty
Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Sub-Genres: Romantic Comedies, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Studio: Paramount
Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen,Anamorphic - Closed-captioned
DVD Release Date: 07/10/2001
Original Release Date: 02/16/2001
Theatrical Release Date: 02/16/2001
Release Year: 2001
Run Time: 1hr 27min
Screens: Color,Widescreen,Anamorphic
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 1
Members Wishing: 0
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Languages: English, French
Subtitles: English

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Member Movie Reviews

Victor L. from STANTON, CA
Reviewed on 11/14/2008...

This movie is hilarious. Chris Rock in the body of an old white guy. What else can you ask for? Not one of the best movies ever but its good for some laughs.

2 of 5 member(s) found this review helpful.

Movie Reviews

A romantic comedy

speed_on_wheelz | 05/23/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Comedian Lance Barton (Chris Rock) makes a fool of himself on stage one night and gets booed off. When biking home that night, he accidentally gets hit by a truck and is sent to heaven. In heaven, he gets the opportunity to go back `down to earth', only in someone else's body. To Lance, when he looks in the mirror, he sees himself, but when other people see him, he's Charles Wellington, the most richest man on earth, and the most unliked by everyone. Lance sees this and during his stay on earth, tries to make peace. One thing leads to another, and he gets the girl Sontee Jenkins (Regina King), who at the beginning was mad at Charles (Lance) for not caring about hospitals (or something along those lines). This film also stars Jennifer Coolidge as Charles Wellington's wife, and Wanda Sykes as the maid Wanda. Wanda was so funny in every scene she was in. So was Jennifer. Everything they did was so natural!"

Down To Earth

S. Scott | aussie land | 09/27/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Hilariously outrageous! One of Chris Rocks best! This movie sees him dying too early only to be brought back in an old white guys body! But here's the punch line, he's a comedian in the movie as well! I was in stitches, definately a must see if you like Chris Rock's dynamic style of comedy."

Out of Earth

Jason | PA | 02/14/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you want to pick one movie to see of 2001 It has got to be down to Earth! If you want to see Chris Rock do his best performance. If you want to laugh all day and night Its got to be this. this is one of the funniest movies since Big Daddy and Happy Gilmore. Please see this movie."

Very few new things in this film

derrotista | Cadiz, Spain | 11/02/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"It's clear this is the n-th version of "Heaven Can Wait". As a remake, not many new things could arise in this film.

There are some new things, of course. Some of them are quite reasonably different: the story in this case is about a black man living in the Bronx; the return to Earth is due to the chase of a girl and so this is sort of a (then again) romantic comedy.

But some other things make me feel really dazzed. Heaven is... Las Vegas? Gatekeepers seem to be... like gangsters? And the highest expectation of the main character is... to be a great comedy club man? (and of course not to be booed every time he is acting).

The romantic moments are given by Chase Rock, but the great comedy moments are for Chazz Palmintieri. At least, his appearance makes this film not to deserve a lower rating.

You can have a good afetrnoon at home with this film, but don't expect so much of it."

Chris Rock playing an old, white billionaire?

Kristin Dreyer Kramer | NightsAndWeekends.com | 07/08/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Once again, I've discovered that you can't go wrong with a Chris Rock movie. His style and character would make even Titanic hilarious. In this remake of the 1978 film, Heaven Can Wait, Rock plays Lance Barton, a determined young comedian who's accidentally dragged off to heaven forty years before his time. To make up for the mistake, he's allowed to go back to earth -- reincarnated as Charles Wellington, a fifty-year-old white billionaire. Wellington's family and colleagues are stunned to see the change in him as he becomes more charitable -- and much more attracted to rap music. To their surprise, he even buys a comedy club -- so he can practice his act. Down to Earth is definitely good for a few laughs. It's worth the rental price just to watch Wellington bustin' a move to Snoop Dogg. And there's even a sweet, romantic side to the movie -- but don't worry... it's easy to ignore."