# Down to Earth (2001)

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**Runtime**: 87 min
**Genres**: Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
**Directed by**: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
**Written by**: Chris Rock, Louis C.K., Lance Crouther
**Starring**: Chris Rock, Regina King, Chazz Palminteri, Eugene Levy, Frankie Faison, Mark Addy

> *A story of premature reincarnation.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A washed-up comic gets zapped to heaven for an ID check and is rerouted to Earth inside a 70-year-old tycoon. Lance’s rebirth becomes a crash course in both second chances and embarrassing physical decline. The comedy lands somewhere between a pratfall and a mid-life crisis.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful, uplifting

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