Continuity mistake: Peter picks up Georgey, who is holding his Gameboy, spins him around and sits Georgey on the kitchen counter. In the next shot, the Gameboy is gone. It's not on the counter or in his pocket. (00:21:35)
Bringing Down the House (2003)
Plot summary
Directed by: Adam Shankman
Starring: Steve Martin, Eugene Levy, Queen Latifah, Joan Plowright
Genres: Comedy
Tax attorney Peter Sanderson meets a woman online by the name of Charlene. He expects to meet a blonde haired, blue eyed attorney. What he gets is an African-American woman on the lam from prison. Charlene comes to Peter to ask his help in trying to find out who was responsible for framing her for armed robbery. In the meantime she turns his life upside down by introducing him to a side of himself that is much different from his uptight self.
More mistakes in Bringing Down the House
Howie Rottman: I'd like to dip you in Cheez Wiz and spread you all over a Ritz cracker, if I'm not being too subtle.
Charlene Morton: Boy, you some kinda freaky.
Howie Rottman: Oh, you have no idea. You got me straight trippin', boo.
Trivia: Just after Steve Martin finds out that Queen Latifah is a convict you see a picture of her where she is holding up her jail sign. Her name is Charlene Morton. Morton is the last name of Queen Latifah's character in Chicago.
Question: What is the song playing at the beginning of the movie when the characters are talking online to each other?
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