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Why did Steve Martin do this film?

posted 21 years ago by niquems
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I'll admit, I only saw the first hour of the film, but that's only because that's all I could take. Does anyone have an answer to this...... Here's an intelligent comedic man, author, movie star, A veteran of films and live comedy and has been around now for 30 years. What would make a man like this read the "Bringing Down The House" script and find it agreeable to do? This film is just bland unoriginal fluff we can all see in sitcoms. Bad or 70's sitcoms. Is he strapped into a contract? Is he in need of a certain amount of films to fulfill an obligation to a studio or something. I find it an impossibility that a man like Steve Martin would find this script funny and original. There's simply no way. If he's under some obligation, this is a hollywood shame. Any help would be great. Thanks.

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[–] eeax2 18 years ago

More like why did Queen Latifah make this movie. What a step backward for her.

[–] queenshan 14 years ago

My opinion - the funniest stuff happens in the last half of the film. You can't legitimately say you didn't like a film if you only watched half. Case and point - Fight Club.

[–] comicman117 13 years ago

Bringing Down the House was a huge hit for Martin. Ask yourself why Adam Sandler does the film he does.

[–] WandererFromYs (2406) 3 years ago

This whole topic reads like a parody. Steve Martin has No integrity in the roles he takes, and he has no real range as an actor. He does the same schtick in every movie, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. It’s funny to see people propping him up as some kind of comic genius, this is par for the course for him.