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Chris Rock   Regina King  "Down to Earth"
Chazz Palminteri   Eugene Levy   Frankie Faison   Jennifer Coolidge   Wanda Sykes  
Produced by  Sean Daniel   James Jacks   Michael Rotenberg  Music by  Jamshied Sharifi
  Written by  Elaine May   Warren Beatty   Chris Rock   Lance Crouther   Ali LeRoi   Louis C.K.  Directed by  Chris Weitz   Paul Weitz


down-to-earth-2001-dvd Down to Earth


US $2.99
Auction Ends: Wednesday Jan-07-2009 18:14:48 PST


Down to Earth stars Chris Rock as a comedian, Lance, 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, a common theme in his comedy act..


Story

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 the angels, King and Keyes who can help Lance return to Earth.

He finds the body of Charles Wellington III, an old but an extremely rich man (15th richest in America). After being killed by his wife and assistant, he returns, but with the witty character of Lance Barton inside him. Only he and the angels can see himself as himself. Through many humorous moments and issues, he gets Sontee, a girl he saw when he was Lance, to fall in love with him.

All too soon, he is shot by a fellow business man, and returns as Joe Guy, a great comedian who died in a car accident. After performing at the Apollo, the angels King and Keyes tell him he will not remember them, Lance, or Sontee. After that, he remembers nothing. He still has the characteristics of Lance, and proceeds in getting Sontee to fall in love with him yet again, after meeting her in the theater for this first time as Joe Guy.



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