Cinematography:
Richard CrudoComposer:
Jamshied SharifiCast:
Chris Rock, Regina King, Chazz Palminteri, Eugene Levy, Frankie Faison, Mark Addy, Greg Germann, Jennifer Coolidge, John Cho, Laz Alonso, Wanda Sykes, Colin Fox (more)Plots(1)
Lance Barton (Rock) is a struggling comedian whose dream is to perform at New York City's legendary Apollo Theater before it closes its doors forever. One night, while riding his bike, Lance is crushed by an enormous truck. Before he can come to terms with what has happened, he is strolling through Heaven, talking to the smooth Mr. King (Chazz Palminteri) and the bumbling Keyes (Eugene Levy), the angel who prematurely snatched Lance away from Earth. Mr. King agrees to make up for this mistake by returning Lance to New York, only instead of being a black bike messenger, Lance is now Mr. Wellington, a powerful white businessman who just so happens to be the enemy of Sontee (Regina King), the woman he has become infatuated with. Wooing Sontee with a new commitment to using Mr. Wellington's money philanthropically, Lance embarks on a mission to perform at the Apollo, even if he doesn't seem to fit the mold. But just when everything begins to fall into place, Mr. King returns to throw another glitch into Lance's plans. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Chris Rock
USA
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Regina King
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Canada
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Frankie Faison
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Mark Addy
UK
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Greg Germann
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John Cho
South Korea
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Colin Fox
Canada
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Tisha Campbell-Martin
USA
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Paul Hecht
UK
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Bernard Cribbins
UK
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Mung-Ling Tsui
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David Huband
Canada
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Kedar Brown
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