A lonely man (Steve Martin) meets a woman (Queen Latifah) on the internet, but gets the shock of his life when she appears at his doorstep. He discovers she is an escaped convict who proceeds to wreak havoc on his middle-class life. Co stars Eugene Levy.

Film Trivia

• Screenwriter Jason Filardi's original screenplay was titled Jailbabe.com. He had both Adam Sandler and Angelina Jolie in mind when he wrote it.
• Queen Latifah who stars as Charlene is also a hip-hop artist.
• Queen Latifah has said that Steve Martin was a pleasure to work with and that at any given moment he would whip out his banjo and start playing it.

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