Jack Jessop

Down to Earth -- Struggling black comic Lance Barton (Rock) knows what it's like to die on stage. But when his life takes an unexpected turn--straight to heaven--Lance is sure there's been a mistake. Miraculously, he's right! An angel tells Lance he was taken prematurely but assures him he can be returned to Earth--in the aged body of a ruthless white billionaire.

Loser -- Jason Biggs (American Pie) and Mena Suvari (American Beauty) are two unlucky-in-love college misfits who find each other in this winning romantic comedy directed by Amy Heckerling (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Clueless).

Critically acclaimed at film festivals worldwide, LOSER in the vein of Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs," reinvents independent cinema with an edgy combination of dark humor, raw emotion, violence and a hip sense of dread. Twenty-three year old James Dean Ray (Kirk Harris, Chamaco) is a small time drug dealer bent on self destruction. The product of a broken home, Jimmy refuses help from the people around him and spends his final hours hanging out and selling drugs, with, of course, an occasional robbery. Oblivious and indifferent to his pending doom, James Dean Ray is on cruise control to nowhere with the only form of redemption being the way in which he eventually and inevitably crashes.

Acclaimed as "the funniest man in America," Chris Rock delivers a first-rate performance in this romantic comedy about a man who gets a second chance at life and love. Struggling black comic Lance Barton (Rock) knows what it's like to die on stage. But when his life takes an unexpected turn - straight to heaven - Lance is sure there's been a mistake. Miraculously, he's right! An angel tells Lance he was taken prematurely but assures him he can be returned to Earth - in the aged body of a ruthless white billionaire. In this improbable reincarnation, Lance begins a hilarious quest to realize his showbiz dream...and, along the way, discovers the person he never imagined he could be. Co-starring Regina King and based on the hit film Heaven Can Wait, Down To Earth is a "bold and brilliant comedy."** *Shawn Edwards, FOX-TV **Kimberly C. Roberts, The Philadelphia Tribune