Down to Earth

2001

Down to Earth

Critics Consensus

A toned down Chris Rock fails to bring a limp script to life as the movie moves from one gag to the next.

20%

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Total Count: 96

40%

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User Ratings: 62,502
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Movie Info

Comic Chris Rock co-scripted and stars in this remake of 1941's Here Comes Mr. Jordan, which was also remade with Warren Beatty in 1978 as Heaven Can Wait. Comedian Lance Barton (Rock) is struggling to get his career off the ground when he dies in an untimely bus accident; arriving at the Pearly Gates, he discovers that he's not supposed to have passed on for another 50 years. Barton is not happy with this turn of events, and eventually the Powers That Be send his spirit back to Earth, but for the time being he has to make do with the body of a middle-aged, closed-minded millionaire, Charles Wellington. Lance falls in love with a young community activist (Regina King), but he soon finds he has bigger problems at home: the millionaire's wife and her lover are both trying to kill him. The supporting cast includes Mark Addy as an actor passing himself off as an English manservant, Chazz Palminteri as Mr. King, Heaven's no-nonsense manager, and Eugene Levy as Mr. Keyes, the angel who accidentally ends Barton's life. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Cast

Chris Rock
as Lance Barton
Regina King
as Sontee
Chazz Palminteri
as King
Eugene Levy
as Keyes
Frankie Faison
as Whitney Daniels
Mark Addy
as Cisco
Greg Germann
as Sklar
Mario Joyner
as Apollo MC
Wanda Sykes
as Wanda
Jennifer Coolidge
as Mrs. Wellington
James Gandolfini
John Cho
as Phil Quon
Bryetta Calloway
as Gospel Singer
Martha Chaves
as Rosa
Brian Rhodes
as Charles Wellington
Herb Lovelle
as Trashman
Kedar Brown
as Heckler
Adam Dannheiser
as Doorman
Malcolm Devine
as Singer
Colette Wilson
as Singer
Maiesha McQueen
as Singer
Robin Montague
as Woman in Balcony
Hollie Harper
as Woman in Balcony
Scott Wickware
as Bouncer
Jack Newman
as Middle Aged Guy/Bob Krantz
William Lynn
as Elderly Man
Leah Miller
as Party Girl/Tina Lovette
David Hubbard
as Maitre d' Serge
Woodrow W. Asai
as Asian Man
Laz Alonso
as BET Announcer
Dennis Pressey
as MC at Comedy Shock
Arnold Pinnock
as Joe Guy
David M. Rodriguez
as Flower Delivery Man
Linda Sithole
as Protester
Gwen Stewart
as Protester
Chris Ausnit
as Protester
Mary Burton
as Reporter Outside Hospital
Jernard Burks
as Man in Wheelchair
Clement Moorman
as Patient
Hollis Granville
as Sick Person
Mung Ling Tsui
as Reporter Inside Hospital
Paulette Sinclair
as Blanche
Ali LeRoi
as Crazy Hostile Dreadlock Guy
Reginald "Barshem" Footman
as Dreadlock's Buddy
Michael Port
as Mugger
Colin Fox
as Director
Paul Hecht
as Director
Jack Jessop
as Director
Kenny Robinson
as Club MC
Mary Kate Law
as Fur Protester
Roger Kugler
as Hit Man
Roma Torre
as Herself
Harlin C. Kearsley
as Mike Green
Dan Duran
as Reporter
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Audience Reviews for Down to Earth

  • Sep 06, 2011
    Chris Rock almost felt like a sell out with this one.
    Nay Nay B Super Reviewer
  • Aug 24, 2010
    Remake of a remake. "Every town has 2 kinds of malls, the mall that white people go to and the mall that white people USED to go to!" Hilarious.
    Sean G Super Reviewer
  • Jan 16, 2010
    Chris Rock movies really do drop the ball.
    Lenny M Super Reviewer
  • Dec 20, 2008
    This is a film inwhich you forget over the years, but when you remeber it, you remember why i you liked it in the first place.
    Joseph E Super Reviewer
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