Tower Heist
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Directed by | Brett Ratner |
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Cinematography | Dante Spinotti |
Edited by | Mark Helfrich |
Music by | Christophe Beck |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures[1] |
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Running time | 104 minutes[3] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $75–85 million[4][5] |
Box office | $152.9 million[4] |
Tower Heist is a 2011 American heist comedy film directed by Brett Ratner, written by Ted Griffin and Jeff Nathanson, based on a story by Bill Collage, Adam Cooper and Griffin and starring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy with Casey Affleck, Alan Alda, Matthew Broderick, Judd Hirsch, Téa Leoni, Michael Peña, and Gabourey Sidibe in supporting roles. The plot follows employees of an exclusive apartment building who lose their pensions in the Ponzi scheme of a Wall Street businessman and enlist the aid of a criminal, a bankrupt businessman, and an immigrant maid to break into his apartment and steal back their money while avoiding the FBI agents in charge of his case.
Tower Heist began development as early as 2005, based on an idea by Murphy that would star him and an all-black cast of comedians as a heist group who rob
The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise going to the cast, including Broderick, Leoni, and Stiller. Murphy's performance was repeatedly singled out, with critics feeling that he displayed a welcome return to the comedic style of his early career. Much of the criticism was focused on the plot, which was considered "formulaic",[6] "rushed",[7] "dull",[8] and "laborious".[9] The film was theatrically released on November 4, 2011, in the United States by Universal Pictures where it earned $152.9 million[4] worldwide on a budget of $75–85 million.[4][5]
Prior to release, the film was involved in a controversy over plans by Universal Pictures to release it for home viewing on video on demand to 500,000 Comcast customers, only three weeks after its cinematic debut. Concern over the implementation's harming ticket sales and inspiring further films to follow suit resulted in several theater chains' refusal to show the film at all if the plan went ahead, forcing Universal to abandon the idea.
The film is one of Heavy D's final roles before his death on November 8, 2011, four days after its theatrical release.[10][11]
Plot
Josh Kovaks is the
The FBI agent in charge of Shaw's case, Claire Denham, drunkenly suggests to Josh that Shaw has concealed $20 million as a reserve, and that he should steal it. Josh gets Charlie, Enrique, and evicted Tower tenant Mr. Fitzhugh to help him steal the money.
They supplement their inexperience by enlisting Josh's childhood friend Slide, a petty criminal, and the tower's
Slide attempts to betray the team by reaching the safe ahead of them and taking all of the money for himself, having tricked Odessa into giving him lessons. The team intercepts him at Shaw's apartment and break down a false wall, revealing Shaw's safe, which turns out to be empty. During the ensuing altercation, the group find gold underneath the paint of a Ferrari 250 GT Lusso which Shaw has displayed in his apartment, realizing that he invested his money in gold, turned it into car parts, and reassembled the car inside the apartment to hide the money in plain sight. The car is valued at approximately $45 million by Fitzhugh. They then decide to lower it to Fitzhugh's old apartment using a window-washing platform. Charlie rejoins the team after realizing their presence and saves Fitzhugh from falling to his death. They push the car on top of one of the elevators, and Josh finds a ledger of Shaw's illegal finances in the car's glove box.
Shaw and the FBI return, realizing the Thanksgiving Day court date to be part of Josh's plan. Denham notes the missing car and Shaw's hidden safe and forfeits his $10 million bail and remands him into federal custody until his real court date for not informing the FBI of the safe. The FBI arrests Josh's conspirators (except Slide, who somehow manages to slip away) while Denham catches up to Josh in Central Park. In the paddy wagon, Josh reveals to Shaw that he found the ledger. Shaw tries to negotiate a deal with them by giving them cash ten times the value of the gold car in exchange for their silence. They decline Shaw's bribe by reminding him "they don't accept tips at the Tower."
At FBI HQ, agent Denham mentions to Josh that they know about his friendship with Slide. Tower receptionist Miss Lovenko tells Director Mazin that she passed her bar exam three days before and will be Josh's attorney. She shows them Shaw's ledger with evidence that will put him back in jail, and tells them she will turn it over in exchange for everyone's freedom. Mazin accepts on the condition that Josh serve a minimal two-year sentence for masterminding the heist.
A news report states that Shaw will enter a
Cast
- Ben Stiller as Josh Kovaks, the Tower's building manager.
- Eddie Murphy as Darnell "Slide" Davis, a petty crook and Josh's childhood friend whom Josh turns to for help.
- Casey Affleck as Charlie Gibbs, the Tower's concierge and Josh's brother-in-law.
- Alan Alda as Arthur Shaw, a Wall Street billionaire living at the Tower who was placed under house arrest for embezzling $2 billion and trying to flee the city with help from some men.
- Matthew Broderick as Mr. Fitzhugh, a bankrupt former Wall Street investor who aids Josh.
- Judd Hirsch as M. Simon, the Tower's general manager.[12]
- Téa Leoni as Claire Denham, an FBI special agent assigned to Shaw's case.
- Michael Peña as Enrique Dev'reaux, the elevator operator and the newest employee of the Tower's staff.
- Gabourey Sidibe as Odessa Montero, a Jamaican-born maid at the Tower threatened with deportation by Shaw's theft.
- Stephen McKinley Henderson as Lester, the Tower's retiring doorman.
- Nina Arianda as Miss Iovenko, a receptionist at the Tower and lawyer-in-training.
- Marcia Jean Kurtz as Rose D'Amato, the personal assistant to Kovacs and Simon at the Tower.
- Juan Carlos Hernandez as Manuel, the Tower's head of security.
- Harry O'Reilly as FBI Special Agent Dansk, an FBI agent working alongside Denham.
- James Colby as FBI Special Agent Huggins, an FBI agent working alongside Denham.
- Peter Van Wagner as Marty Klein, Shaw's attorney.
- Željko Ivanek as FBI Director Mazin, the head of the FBI's New York field office and Denham's boss.
- Robert Downey Sr. as Judge Ramos, a judge who resides in the Tower.
- Jessica Szohr as Sasha Kovaks-Gibbs, Charlie's pregnant wife and Josh's sister.
- Heavy D as a courthouse guard
Production
Development
The idea for Tower Heist began development as early as 2005, when Murphy pitched a concept to producer
Rewrites of the script gradually moved away from the ensemble of comedians and began to focus on two central characters, at which point Murphy left the project. The modified script reminded Ratner of the
Writing
Feeling the original concept was too close to Ocean's Eleven,
To help develop the script, the filmmakers and writers spoke with the resident managers of several high-profile New York hotels to learn of their experiences interacting with their clientele. This research gave Griffin the idea for Shaw's possessing a vehicle in his apartment, which Grazer and Ratner eventually decided would be a rare 1963 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso which once belonged to Steve McQueen.[24] On his research, Nathanson said "It was informative, to say the least, to speak with the people who work in these buildings. I interviewed everyone from doormen to housekeepers to building managers. There's a whole underworld to the New York building scene that exists in the basements that most people are unaware of. They make it all possible, and you just never see it. It's fascinating."[25]
Filming
Filming began in November 2010, taking place entirely in New York City
Donald Trump allowed the production to use several of his own properties to portray the luxurious locales with the
For Shaw's Ferrari, it was decided that purchasing an actual model – of which only 350 exist and would cost at least $1 million – would be too expensive and the vehicle would be unsuitable for filming purposes. Instead, two replicas were commissioned, a process which took three months under the supervision of prop master Peter Gelfman. The replicas then received additional reinforcement for filming purposes from Steve Kirshoff and the special effects crew. After running camera tests on several authentic Ferrari colors, it was decided to paint the replicas bright red in order to create a lasting impression instead of using the actual metallic brown muted-coloring of McQueen's vehicle.
Music
Tower Heist (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||||
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Producer | Jake Monaco | |||
Christophe Beck film scores chronology | ||||
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The film's soundtrack album and musical score was composed by
All tracks are written by Christophe Beck
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Theme From Tower Heist" | 3:30 |
2. | "Code Black" | 2:52 |
3. | "Shawnfrontation" | 2:07 |
4. | "The Germ" | 1:55 |
5. | "Lester's Loss" | 0:58 |
6. | "My Little Bitch" | 1:28 |
7. | "Macy's Day" | 2:45 |
8. | "The Marshall Swindle" | 1:09 |
9. | "Right at Rikers" | 0:44 |
10. | "Fifty Dollar Thrift Lift" | 1:55 |
11. | "The Charlie Deception" | 0:55 |
12. | "We Go On Snoopy" | 3:00 |
13. | "Courthouse Con" | 1:50 |
14. | "Grand Theft Auto" | 3:22 |
15. | "Gonna Call Ralph" | 1:06 |
16. | "Strong Box Situation" | 0:58 |
17. | "Shaft Fail" | 0:48 |
18. | "Odessa's Cake" | 1:39 |
19. | "Arrested" | 0:53 |
20. | "Shawstafari" | 2:42 |
21. | "Gold Rush" | 2:09 |
22. | "End Titles" | 1:29 |
Total length: | 40:00 |
Release
The world premiere of Tower Heist took place on October 24, 2011, at the Ziegfeld Theatre[2] in New York City.[36] The film was theatrically released on November 4, 2011, in the United States by Universal Pictures and Relativity Media.
Video on demand boycott
On October 5, 2011, Universal Pictures announced that Tower Heist would be made available for home viewing via parent company Comcast's video on demand system three weeks after its theatrical debut at the rental cost of $59.99. The move was announced as a test case, to be conducted only in Atlanta and Portland.[37] The move met with criticism from cinema chains over concern that the test and any further future implementation would impact ticket sales.[38] The following day, Cinemark Theatres – the third largest cinema chain in the United States[39] – threatened to not show the film at all if Universal proceeded with the test.[38] On October 11, 2011, several independent theater chains, including Galaxy Theatres, Regency Theatres and Emagine Theatres, and small cinema houses representing approximately 50 screens across the country, also threatened not to play Tower Heist.[40] The following day the chains were joined by 950-screen National Amusements theater chain.[41] In response, Universal Pictures released a statement saying that they would no longer pursue the proposed test.[42][43]
Box office
Tower Heist earned $78 million in the United States and Canada, and $74.9 million in other territories, for a worldwide gross of $152.9 million.[4] Pre-release audience tracking in the United States indicated that the film had strong awareness among males of all ages, followed by older women. Universal Pictures projected opening takings of $25–30 million during the opening weekend – aiming below expectations due to a slow marketplace – with rival studios claiming that the film would need to make at least $30 million to be a success.[44][45] In the United States and Canada, Tower Heist opened in 3,367 theaters.[46] The film took $85,000 from midnight screenings and a total of $8.5 million opening Friday, becoming the number one grossing film for the day.[46] Although the film had been expected to be the number one film for the weekend,[46][47] it took $10.5 million on the opening Saturday, falling behind the animated film Puss in Boots ($15.3 million). Tower Heist became the number two film for the weekend with $24 million, behind Puss in Boots ($34 million),[46][48] with 70% of the audience being over the age of 25—the largest segment, 27%, being over 50[34]—and 56% male.[49][50] The opening audience was ethnically diverse consisting of 48% Caucasian, 21% African American, and 21% Hispanic.[50] Tower Heist was released on November 2, 2011, in the United Kingdom and opened in a total of 23 countries, including Germany, Spain, Hong Kong, and India,[44] by November 4, 2011, at a total of 1,948 theaters.[49][51] The opening weekend saw the film gross $9.5 million – an average of $5,000 per theater – with the largest earnings coming from the United Kingdom ($2.3 million at 416 theaters) where it was the number three film for the weekend, and Spain ($1.6 million at 300 theaters) where it was the number two film.[51]
Home media
Tower Heist was released on
Reception
Critical response
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On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 68% based on reviews from 200 critics, with an average rating of 6.20/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Tower Heist is a true Brett Ratner joint: little brains to this caper, but it's fun fluff, exciting to watch, and showcases a welcome return to form for Eddie Murphy."[54] Metacritic gave the film a weighted average score of 59 out of 100, based on reviews from 39 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[55] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.[46][47]
Tim Robey of The Daily Telegraph called the film "a tolerably enjoyable Brett Ratner movie", labeling it "brash, forgettable fun". He criticized Ratner for having the mostly white characters require the aid of a black character for the heist, saying "it's a little embarrassing that they can't conceive of doing this without bailing a black criminal out of jail but cultural sensitivity has never been Ratner's strong suit."[56] The Hollywood Reporter's Todd McCarthy said that the film is "snappy, well cast and streetwise" but felt that it ignored the "contemporary economic issues at its core". McCarthy said that Murphy's performance was a return to form as "the rude, confrontational, wiseass Murphy audiences have nearly forgotten after all the silly kid comedies and heavy-makeup outings of recent years", and said that with his introduction "the film's energy and amusement level kick up a few notches", but that the enjoyment ebbs during the actual break-in, in which "Murphy becomes neutered ... and the logistics of the heist become too far-fetched and laborious."[9]
New York's David Edelstein called it "a shameless but exuberantly well-done caper comedy", and praised the performances of Stiller, Murphy and Leoni, saying "Ben Stiller ... and Eddie Murphy ... show off two of the best fastballs in comedy, and Téa Leoni's best scene as an FBI agent – drunk, both sloppy and blunt – makes you wish she had more."[53] Emanuel Levy called Tower Heist a "formulaic, haphazardly plotted action comedy ... whose best asset is its strong ensemble." Levy said "What makes the picture ... work is not its plot, which is overly familiar and utterly implausible, but the socio-psychological dynamics that prevail among the [characters]." Levy singled out Stiller as "well cast" and Sidibe as having "some of the picture's best lines", but gave individual praise to Murphy, saying that he "dominates the second half of the picture", rendering "a joyous performance that recalls his witty, charming, streetwise roles of the 1980s".[6]
Empire's Nick de Semlyen awarded the film three out of five stars, calling it "fun if uneven stuff from Ratner", with a "fairly dull" opening act. Semlyen said it was "a welcome return to form for Eddie Murphy", but was critical that he is "sorely underused". Semlyen praised Alda, saying that it is his "smarm offensive that turns out to be the primary pleasure".[8] The Village Voice's Nick Pinkteron said that the film "deserves credit as a clean, well-turned job, fleet and funny and inconsequential", and appreciated the cast, praising Leoni as the "best thing going", and Murphy's "inspired" contributions. Pinkerton was critical of the script, describing it as "amateur as its crooks: the audience isn't even fully aware of who's in on the job when it kicks off, while other threads are left dangling."[57]
The New Yorker's Anthony Lane criticized the plot, saying "toss everything you can find, starting with roughly diced plots, into the blender: such appears to be the method behind Tower Heist." Lane called the characters "unlikable people" but offered praise to Broderick, saying he "underplays [the character] so well". Lane lamented that "the notion of a theft from the thieves – from those who are lapped in lofty, screw you wealth – is a tempting one right now, but Tower Heist passes the buck."[62] Variety's Peter Debruge was also critical, saying the film "goes wonky on the way to the bank, due to its lackluster pacing and shortage of the qualities that typically earn stars Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy their paychecks – namely, laughs." Debruge felt that the opening 40 minutes were "a dull blue-collar drama populated entirely by stereotypes", and while the film "picks up some much-needed momentum" with the actual heist, the "resolution feels rushed". Debruge echoed praise for Murphy, calling his performance "a welcome return to the comic's irreverent, '80s-era persona", and lamenting his limited screen-time.[7]
Accolades
Tower Heist received two
Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
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2012 | Movies for Grownups Award | Best Comedy | Tower Heist | Nominated |
NAACP Image Award[63] | Outstanding Motion Picture | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Eddie Murphy | Nominated |
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External links
- Tower Heist at IMDb
- Tower Heist at Box Office Mojo
- Tower Heist at Rotten Tomatoes