Bringing Down the House (Also Known As: Haus über Kopf - Betreten auf eigene Gefahr ) is a Comedy film directed by Adam Shankman and written by Jason Filardi . It released on 7 March 2003 (USA) . The film stars Steve Martin, Queen Latifah, Eugene Levy. When a lonely guy meets a woman on the internet who happens to be in prison, she breaks out to be with him, and proceeds to wreak havoc on his middle-class life.