Down to Earth Page #5

Synopsis: It seems everyone is trying to get into heaven; at least those whose time is up. For Lance Barton, a struggling comedian and bicycle messenger, it's the last thing on his mind. His due date upstairs is 50 years away. In the meantime, he's got big dreams to pursue on Earth, such as landing a slot at the final Amateur Night Contest at the famed Apollo Theatre. Lance's has one little problem though - he ain't that funny. Thanks to an over-cautious emissary from heaven, Mr. Keyes, he's going to get hit (literally) with a much bigger problem. Showing that even God has difficulty finding good help these days, the inept minion mistakenly plucks Lance from a traffic accident - before it takes place. Transporting him to the Pearly Gates, or more accurately, the velvet roped-lines of the hottest club around, the error is finally addressed by Mr. King, the streetwise, no-nonsense head angel who manages the place from his plush windowed office. Since returning to his own body on Earth is impossibl
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Director(s): Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
Production: Paramount Pictures
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.4
Metacritic:
32
Rotten Tomatoes:
20%
PG-13
Year:
2001
87 min
$63,095,559
Website
423 Views


So you do all the butlerin' | around here.

Yes, indeed, sir.

Whose butler are you?

Your butler, sir.

You're my butler.

Don't cheat on me, now.

If I see you butlerin' for | somebody else, I'm gonna kill him.

And who am I?

You- You, sir?

You Mr. Wellington?

- Who am I? | - Mr. Wellington.

You're damn right I'm Wellington. | Yes! I got a body!

I got a body! | I got a body!

You certainly have. | Would you care to get dressed now, sir?

Go ahead, Lance, | take that corpse for a spin.

So where does he keep- | Where do I keep my clothes?

In the closet, sir.

I'm goin' to the closet. | I got a body!

I got a body! | Let's go to the closet!

Let's do this! | Peace out!

Yeah, I'm Wellington!

I'm Wellington

I'm Wellington

Yeah. You better recognize.

I know who you are, | you cheap bastard.

Tiger Woods, y'all. | Tiger Woods, y'all.

Tiger, Tiger, Tiger, | Tiger, Tiger Woods, y'all.

Hey, Tiger Woods, y'all.

- Hi, darling. | - I'll deal with you two later.

How ya doin'? | I'm Charles Wellington,

the 15th richest man in America.

I know who you are.

Would you guys | give us some privacy?

Yeah. Yeah.

That looks uncomfortable. | Could I help you out?

No, I don't need your help. | You have been avoiding me for weeks,

and you're gonna listen to | exactly what I have to say.

- Me? | - I am talking about people's lives here.

Sick people, poor people. The kind | of people you care nothing about.

These people are going to be | in desperate trouble...

ifyou sell them out from the only place | they can go when they need help.

See you later, Lance. I'll get Keyes | workin' on a new body. Good luck.

- Hey, but- | - But nothing!

Do you know that we are the only county | hospital in that part of Brooklyn?

And you chose there | of all places...

to privatize and kick sick, broke | people out on their behinds.

- What kind of man are you? | - It sounds like I'm an a**hole.

- You think this is a joke? | - No, I do not think this is a joke.

This is a joke. | A prostitute and a card dealer go-

- Forget it. | - You know what?

I know all about your board | of directors meeting on Monday.

Really?

- The one that's closed to the public. | - I'm glad you told me.

Now I gotta get a haircut | and maybe buy some Gators.

You better get real serious by then, | 'cause I'm gonna be there.

And I'm gonna bring | every television camera,

every news reporter, | every microphone I can find.

Fine. We'll make a party of it. I bring | some friends, you bring some friends.

We'll get some chips | and dip, a deejay.

And we- You know, | we get on this hospital thing.

This meeting is over, | Mr. Wellington. Good-bye.

Hey, I'm serious. I'm- | I'm not jokin'. I'm- I'm- I-

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Christopher Julius Rock is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer and director. After working as a stand-up comedian and appearing in supporting film roles, Rock came to wider prominence as a cast member of Saturday Night Live in the early 1990s. more…

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