Down to Earth
Brief Synopsis
A struggling comic finds himself stuck in the body of an elderly aristocrat and he suddenly wants to become a star on the stand up circuit.
Cast & Crew
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Chris Weitz
Director
Mark Addy
Jennifer Coolidge
Chris Rock
Regina King
Chazz Palminteri
Film Details
Also Known As
I Was Made To Love Her, Les Pieds sur terre, Pieds sur terre
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Ron Stermac
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 27m
Synopsis
Lance Barton is a struggling comedian with one mission on his mind: landing a slot at the final Amateur Night Contest at the famed Apollo Theatre. Lance has one little problem though - he ain't that funny. However, an inept emissary from heaven is about to hit him with a much bigger problem when he mistakenly plucks Lance from a traffic accident - before it takes place. Since, by heavenly rule, no man gets into heaven before his time, and the choice of returning to his own body on Earth is impossible, Lance reluctantly agrees to occupy the body of a wealthy old white mogul, Charles Wellington, until a more suitable body can be found. Living in the body of a callous old white man would be bizarre enough for Lance without falling in love with Sontee, the beautiful woman publicly battling Wellington's company, while having to defend himself against Wellington's cheating wife and her plot to have him killed.
Cast
Mark Addy
Jennifer Coolidge
Chris Rock
Regina King
Chazz Palminteri
Paul Hecht
Linda Sithole
Thomas A Mcdermott
Lead Person
Adam Dannheisser
Roma Torre
Herself
John Cho
Brian Rhodes
Kenny Robinson
Mary Burton
Dan Duran
Paulette Sinclair
Roger Kugler
Frankie Faison
Robin Montague
Leah Miller
Mung Ling Tsui
David M Rodriguez
Wanda Sykes
Jernard Burks
Colin Fox
Jack Newman
Ali Leroi
William Lynn
Arnold Pinnock
Gwen Stewart
Chris Ausnit
Scott Wickware
Bryetta Calloway
Mario Joyner
Michael Port
Dennis T Pressey
Harlin C Kearsley
Greg Germann
Eugene Levy
Herb Lovelle
Laz Alonso
David Huband
Clem Moorman
Hollis Granville
Woodrow Asai
Reginald William Footman
Martha Chaves
Jack Jessop
Keith Sly
Lead Person
Crew
Scotty Allan
Chief Lighting Technician
Kathy Altman
On-Set Dresser
Diana Alvarez
Photography
Roy T Anderson
Stunt Coordinator
Matiki Anoff
Makeup Artist
Dimitri Apletcheff
On-Set Dresser
Maria Arago
Assistant
Joseph M Aspromonti
Assistant Director
Chris Baillie
Assistant Director
Anthony K Baird
Electrician
Kelly Baker
Hair Stylist
John Bannister
Scenic Artist
Richard Baratta
Unit Production Manager
Kevin Barnes
Rigging Electrician
Bob Baron
Adr Mixer
Wesley Battle
Grip
Warren Beatty
Story By
Warren Beatty
From Story
Maureen Beitler
Medic
Jim Belletier
Photography
Sam Bender
Electrician
Barry Berg
Executive Producer
Barry Berg
Unit Production Manager
Dena Berman
Casting Assistant
Nicole Blanchard
Photography
Margot Boccia
Makeup
Samuel Bojin
Chief Lighting Technician
Paul Bolton
Electrician
Vincent Borg
Rigging Electrician
Bob Bornstein
Music
Ralph Brandofino
Photography
Bernie Branston
Rigging Electrician
Robert Braun
Scenic Artist
Blair Breard
Unit Production Manager
David Breeze
Electrician
J. C. Brotherhood
Special Effects Coordinator
Darrin Brown
Assistant Director
Lisa Brown
Makeup Artist
Craig Bulmer
Electrician
Milton Buras
Hair Stylist
Randy Burbidge
Rigging Grip
Michael J Burke
Chief Lighting Technician
Nathan J. Busch
Hair Stylist
Bob Bushfield
Electrician
Louis C.k.
Screenplay
Joseph A Campayno
Makeup Artist
Tim Campbell
Scenic Artist
Patrick Capone
Camera Operator
Evelyn Carr
Makeup Artist
Kirk Cheney
Construction Coordinator
Tracey Christensen
Assistant Costume Designer
Rhosael Ciandre
Hair Stylist
David B Cohn
Dialogue Editor
Donald Colafranceschi
Production Assistant
Kelly Conners
Rigging Electrician
Kenneth R Conners
Rigging Electrician
Robert G Connors
Rigging Electrician
Mary Cook
Hair Stylist
Robin D. Cook
Casting
Allan Cooke
Prosthetic Makeup
H. H. Cooper
Assistant Director
Janette C. Cosby
Auditor
Lance Crouther
Screenplay
Richard Crudo
Other
Richard Crudo
Director Of Photography
Charles C Crutchfield
Costumer
Scott Curtis
Foley Editor
Sean Daniel
Producer
Dennis Davenport
Art Director
Aaron Dawley
Grip
Sandy De Crescent
Original Music
Guido Decurtis
On-Set Dresser
Michael Derbyshire
Video Assist/Playback
Lisa Deveaux
Makeup Artist
Anthony Dhandari
Production Assistant
Cesare Digiulio
Rigging Grip
Norm Dlugatch
Music Engineer
John Dodgin
Electrician
Nigel Draper
Rigging Electrician
Roy Elliston
Rigging Grip
Russ Engels
Electrician
Kris Enos
Photography
David Evans
On-Set Dresser
Sylvia Fay
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Tammy Fearing
Adr Editor
Kathy Fellagara
Medic
Richard Fellegara
Medic
Conrod Fiddler
Assistant Director
Brian Fitzsimons
Grip
Christopher Flick
Foley Editor
Robert Forbes
Rigging Grip
Rosalyn Forch
Costumer
Amrita-diane Ford
Makeup Artist
C Romania Ford
Makeup Artist
Raymond Fortune
Rigging Electrician
Careen Fowles
Costume Supervisor
Natalie Fowles
Costumer
Dana Le Blanc Frankley
Adr Editor
Sergei Franklin
Steadicam Operator
Candide Franklyn
Camera Operator
David Franzoni
Electrician
Ian Fraser
Carpenter
David Fremlin
Assistant Art Director
John Gajdecki
Visual Effects
Anthony Gamiello
Grip
Dennis Gamiello
Grip
Douglas Ganton
Sound Mixer
Roland Gauvin
Rigging Grip
Nick Gazda
Assistant Art Director
Claudia Gedge
Makeup Artist
Errol Gee
Stunts
Lee Genick
Extras Casting Assistant
Sheila Gentile
Costumer
Gary S. Gerlich
Sound Effects Editor
Aron Giannini
Assistant
Luke Gibson
Scenic Artist
Beth Gilinsky
Art Department Coordinator
Danielle Goldschlager
Hair Stylist
Dominic Gonzales
Music
Ginger Gonzalez
Production Assistant
Glen Goodchild
Grip
Wayne Goodchild
Grip
Greg Grainger
Rigging Grip
Jill Graves
Costumer
Howard Green
Stunts
Mary-lou Green-benvenuti
Hair Stylist
Lori Greenberg
Production Coordinator
Marni Grossman
Photography
Vincent Guarriello
Foreman
Carlos Guerra
Photography
Joel Guthro
Camera Operator
Melissa Hall
Assistant Production Coordinator
Michael Hall
Camera Operator
Kevin Hardesty
Associate Producer
Lisa Renay Harrell
Hair Stylist
Douglas C Hart
Photography
Mathew Hart
Unit Production Manager
Debra Hawkes
Hair Stylist
Christopher Hebel
Charge Scenic Painter
V Edney Hendrickson
Assistant Director
Ann Henshaw
Wardrobe Supervisor
Ron Hewitt
Assistant Property Master
Una Hill
Assistant Production Coordinator
Tracey Hinds
Assistant Director
William Hooper
Sound Effects Editor
Tom Houghton
Camera
Donna Hunt
Hair Stylist
Michael Hyde
Transportation Captain
Charles Martin Inouye
Music Editor
Jim Jacks
Producer
Fred Johanns
Electrician
Bruce Jordan
Grip
Scott Julion
Hair Stylist
Zsolt Kadar
Photography
Fred Kamping
Location Manager
Mandy Kane
Production Assistant
John Kasarda
Art Director
Dave Kellner
Rigging Electrician
Gregory King
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Siegfried Kopp
Assistant Director
Scott Kordish
Production Coordinator
Andy Koyama
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jim Krauter
Dolly Grip
Peter Kunz
Special Effects
Susan Kurtz
Dialogue Editor
Beth Kushnick
Set Decorator
Cathleen Kushnick
Music
Ken Kushnick
Music Producer
Bernie Lalonde
Rigging Grip
Elis Lam
Set Designer
Kevin Landry
Production Auditor
Michael Laudati
Makeup Artist
Michael Laudati
Makeup
Michael Laudati
Hair Stylist
Richard Le Grand
Sound Editor
David Lee
Photography
Ali Leroi
Screenplay
Ali Leroi
Associate Producer
Adriane Little
Makeup Artist
Debrae Little
Costume Designer
Mark Anthony Little
Assistant Director
Gregg London
Editing
Kali Londono
Assistant
Kevin Louis
Stunts
Edward W Lowry
Dolly Grip
Grant Lucibello
Assistant Director
Peter Luxford
Camera Operator
Jalil Lynch
Stunts
Martin Malivoire
Special Effects Supervisor
Michael Manzato
Assistant Director
Paul Michael Marini
Stunts
Aleks Marinkovich
Assistant Art Director
Dana L. Marker
Negative Cutter
David Ray Martin
Assistant Location Manager
Elaine May
From Story
Elaine May
Story By
Larry Mcconkey
Steadicam Operator
William Mcgavin
Rigging Electrician
Winsome G. Mckoy
Costume Supervisor
Jane Meade
Makeup Artist
Film Details
Also Known As
I Was Made To Love Her, Les Pieds sur terre, Pieds sur terre
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Ron Stermac
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 27m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video July 10, 2001
Released in United States Winter February 16, 2001
Remake of "Here Comes Mr. Jordan" (USA/1941), directed by Alexander Hall and starring Robert Montgomery and Claude Rains. Film was previously remade in 1978 as "Heaven Can Wait," directed by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry and starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie and James Mason.
Began shooting February 14, 2000.
Released in United States Winter February 16, 2001
Released in United States on Video July 10, 2001
Completed shooting late April 2000.
