Down to Earth (2001)
| Tagline | A story of premature reincarnation. |
| Genre | Comedy, Romance, Fantasy |
| Country | USAAustraliaGermanyCanada |
| Filming Locations | New York City, New York, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Romantic Comedy, Heaven-Can-Wait Fantasies |
| Niche Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Mood | Fantastic Reality |
| Themes | Reincarnation, Supernatural Romance, Fish Out of Water, Class Differences |
| Tones | Fanciful, Goofy, Humorous, Upbeat, Bright, Irreverent |
| Tags | Activist, Afterlife, Death, Heaven, Love, Murder, Reincarnation, Wife |
Down to Earth is a 2001 comedy film directed by Chris and Paul Weitz, the team who directed and helped create American Pie. 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.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Greg Germann
Sklar
Bryetta Calloway
Gospel Singer
Martha Chaves
Rosa
Brian Rhodes
Charles Wellington, III
Herb Lovelle
Trashman
Kedar Brown
Heckler
Adam Dannheisser
Doorman
Malcolm Devine
Singer
Collette Wilson
Singer
Maiesha McQueen
Singer
Robin Montague
Woman in Balcony
Hollie Harper
Woman in Balcony
Scott Wickware
Bouncer
William Lynn
Elderly Man
David Huband
Maitre'd - Serge
Woodrow W. Asai
Asian Man
Dennis Pressey
M.C. at Comedy Shock
Arnold Pinnock
Joe Guy
David M. Rodriguez
Flower Delivery Man
Linda Maurel-Sithole
Protester
Gwen Stewart
Protester
Chris Ausnit
Protester
Mary Burton
Reporter outside Hospital
Jernard Burks
Man in Wheelchair
Clem Moorman
Patient
Hollis Granville
Sick Person
Mung-Ling Tsui
Reporter inside Hospital
Paulette Sinclair
Blanche
Reginald Footman
Dreadlock's Buddy
Michael Port
Mugger
Colin Fox
Director
Paul Hecht
Director
Jack Jessop
Director
Kenny Robinson
Club M.C.
Mary Kate Law
Fur Protester
Roger Kugler
Hit Man
Roma Torre
Herself
Harlin Kearsley
Mike Green
Dan Duran
Reporter
Jimmy DellaValle
Hot Dog Vendor
Brother Eden Douglas
Crutchey Crutch
Mandy Lee Jones
Teenager in Heaven
Mustafa Shakir
Doorman
Director
Writer
Producer
Barry M. Berg
executive producer
Sean Daniel
producer
James Jacks
producer
Priscilla Nedd-Friendly
associate producer
Michael Rotenberg
producer
Original Music
Jamshied Sharifi
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Cinematographer
Richard Crudo
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Editor
Priscilla Nedd-Friendly
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Casting Director
Joseph Middleton
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Production Designer
Paul Peters
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Art Director
Dennis Davenport
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John Kasarda
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Set Decorator
Beth Kushnick
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Gordon Sim
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Costume Designer
Debrae Little
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Makeup Department
Lisa Deveaux
makeup artist: Mr. Rock
Scott Julion
hair stylist: Mr. Rock
Michael Laudati
makeup artist: Mr. Palminteri, hair stylist: Mr. Palminteri
Marie Nardella
first assistant: makeup department head
Leslie Ann Sebert
key makeup artist
Allan Cooke
special makeup effects artist
Production Manager
Richard Baratta
unit production manager
Barry M. Berg
unit production manager
Blair Breard
unit production manager: NY reshoots
Mathew Hart
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph Aspromonti
assistant director: New York
Chris Baillie
assistant director: Toronto
Stephen Booth
second second assistant director
Darrin Brown
assistant director: Toronto
Conrod Fiddler
assistant director: Toronto
Edny V. Hendrickson
assistant director: Toronto
Siegfried Kopp
assistant director: Toronto
Mark Anthony Little
first assistant director
Grant Lucibello
second assistant director
Mike Manzato
assistant director: Toronto
Julie O'Neill
assistant director: Toronto
Chris Petrou
assistant director: Toronto
Douglas Plasse
assistant director: New York
Dominick Scarola
dga trainee
Chris Surgent
assistant director
Anthony Tedesco
assistant director: Toronto
Janet Zdyb
third assistant director
Art Department
Kirk Cheney
construction coordinator
Frank Didio
head carpenter
David G. Fremlin
first assistant art director
Beth Gilinsky
art department coordinator
Nora Kasarda
art department coordinator: reshoots
Elis Lam
set designer
Aleksandra Marinkovich
third assistant art director
Richard Vilas Montesanto
charge scenic
Ron Petagna
construction coordinator
Michael Saccio
property master
Aleta Shaffer
art department production assistant
Michael Shocrylas
set designer
Keith Sly
set decoration leadman
Alyson Wellins
art department coordinator: New York
Joan Winters
graphic designer
Sound Department
Justine Angus
sound editor
Matt Cluett
sound transferer
Tammy Fearing
adr editor
Christopher Flick
foley editor
Dana LeBlanc Frankley
adr assistant
Douglas Ganton
production sound mixer
Gary S. Gerlich
sound effects editor
William Hooper
sound effects editor
Gregory King
sound re-recording mixer
Andy Koyama
sound re-recording mixer
Susan Kurtz
sound editor, dialog editor
Richard LeGrand Jr.
supervising sound editor
Bill Meadows
dubbing recordist
Ron Meredith
assistant sound editor
Ronnie Morgan
assistant sound editor
Kelly Neese
boom operator: New York
Vince Nicastro
foley artist
James J. Sabat Jr.
sound recordist
Peter Schneider
additional sound mixer: New York
Randy Singer
foley mixer
Frank Smathers
dialogue editor
Ron Stermac
cable person
Samuel Webb
assistant sound editor
Kerry Dean Williams
supervising adr editor
Joe DeAngelis
sound recordist
David Yonson
adr recordist
Visual Effects
Mario Antognetti
visual effects coordinator
Randall Balsmeyer
visual effects
Don Canfield
motion control operator
John Gajdecki
visual effects supervisor
Daniel Leung
digital artist
Sarah Norton
digital compositor: GVFX
Linda Tremblay
digital compositor
Robert Waterworth
digital effects artist
Martin Wilk
visual effects
Stunts
Roy T. Anderson
stunt coordinator: New York
Lynna' Davis
stunt double
Amanda Foster
stunt double
Howard Green
stunt performer
Jalil Jay Lynch
stunt double: Chris Rock
Paul Marini
stunt driver
John Patrick McLaughlin
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Stuart Abramson
key grip
Nicole Blanchard
second assistant camera
Sam Bojin
best boy lighting
Craig Bulmer
electrician
Michael Burke
gaffer: New York
Bob Bushfield
electrician
Sergei Franklin
Steadicam operator
Candide Franklyn
Steadicam operator, camera operator: "a" camera
Tom Houghton
additional photographer: New York City
Jacqui Howell
assistant camera
Davidson Tate
rigging gaffer: Toronto
William Trautvetter
cinematographer: second unit, New York City
Casting Department
Dena Berman
casting assistant
Robin D. Cook
casting: Canada
Aric Dupere
extras casting assistant
Donna Dupere
extras casting
Sylvia Fay
extras casting: New York
Brad Gerstl
extras casting representative
Andrea Kool
casting assistant: Canada
Ali Merhi
extras casting assistant
Michelle Morris
casting associate
Richard Whobrey
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patricia Cowmeadow
assistant set costume supervisor
Careen Fowles
wardrobe supervisor
Ann Henshaw
costume supervisor
Mirena Rada
costume illustrator
Amanda Sanders
costumer: Mr. Rock
Mia Sturup
assistant costume designer
Whitney Kyles
costume design assistant
Editorial Department
John Cameron
first assistant editor
Gregg London
associate editor
Danny Miller
first assistant editor
Jim Passon
color timer
Lee Michael Searles
print editor
Music Department
Bob Bornstein
music preparation
Charles Martin Inouye
supervising music editor
Stephen Krause
scoring mixer
Ken Kushnick
executive music producer
Bill Stephney
executive music producer
Matt Walden
executive music producer
Transportation Department
Ron Annabelle
driver
Dave Staples
transportation coordinator
Mitchel Stewart
driver captain
George Andrews
unit driver
Other Crew
Maria Arago
assistant: Mr. Palminteri
Adam Carroll
production assistant
Donald Colafranceschi
production assistant
Christopher Comrie
payroll accountant
Jan Cosby
third assistant accountant, second assistant accountant
Judi Embden
stand-in
Rich Fellegara
set medic
Aron Giannini
assistant: Mr. Rotenberg
Lori Greenberg
production coordinator
Melissa Hall
assistant production coordinator
Una Hill
assistant production coordinator
Dianne Irving
production secretary: Toronto, production secretary
Fred Kamping
location manager
Scott Kordish
production coordinator
Kevin Landry
production accountant
Kendra Levenberg
craft service
Rose Lister
first assistant accountant
Kali Londono
executive assistant: Mr. Rock
David Ray Martin
assistant location manager
Andrew Miano
production executive: Weitz Brothers Productions
Louise Muskala
assistant: Mr. Hardesty
Greg Outcalt
production secretary
Chris Palmer
assistant: Sean Daniel
James Paul
accounting clerk
Karen Pidgurski
unit publicist
Jeffery Pong
assistant location manager
Devjani Raha
assistant: Mr. Berg
Patrick Riviere
stand-in
David M. Rodriguez
production accountant
Jonathan Roumie
location assistant
Andrew Saxe
location scout
Andrew Sehler
assistant accountant
Sharon Seto
epk director
Michael Stricks
location manager
William Chad Strug
production assistant
Rose Viggiano
location manager
Michael L. Walker
production assistant
Ty Warren
production executive: Alphaville
Elizabeth Zagrany
first assistant accountant: second unit
Daniel Villagomez
credits administrator
Production Company
3 Art Entertainment
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Alphaville Films
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CHS Productions
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Made To Love Productions
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Munich Film Partners & Company (MFP) GHS Productions
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NPV Entertainment
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Paramount Pictures
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Village Roadshow Pictures
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Distributor
Paramount Pictures
United International Pictures (UIP)
Argentina Video Home
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Finnkino Oy
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Paramount Home Entertainment
Paramount Home Video
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Paramount Home Video
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP) GmbH
United International Pictures
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
Special Effects
Gajdecki Visual Effects (GVFX)
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Miscellaneous
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera dollies
Sylvia FayLee Genick & Associates Casting
extras casting
Toronto Film Studios
movie studio
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