Brian Grazer, Brett Ratner and Eddie Murphy were in no rush, however, as they wanted to make sure that the project was tonally perfect. Naturally, everything that could possibly go wrong with their ill-conceived plans did."įrom inception to the first day of principal photography, it would take almost five years before the film would fire on all cylinders. His idea was that the story would follow a group of disgruntled employees in a building like the Trump Tower who seize their chance and plan a robbery. He wanted to create a movie with characters that were not the cool, slick guys. In 2005, he pitched an idea to Brett Ratner and me to develop a film with a number of comedians playing guys who were down on their luck, the genesis of Tower Heist. The producer shares how the project began: "Eddie Murphy and I have worked with one another since we filmed Boomerang in the early '90s. Oscar®-winning producer Brian Grazer is one of a handful of filmmakers with the intuitive ability to pair Brett Ratner, the action-savvy director with a string of box-office hits to his name, and a high-profile cast led by comedy superstars Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy to deliver Tower Heist, an action-comedy that scales new heights. Website: About the Production Plotting the Heist: The Project Begins Turns out they've been casing the place for years, they just didn't know it. Though amateurs, these rookie thieves know the building better than anyone. With only days before Arthur gets away with the perfect crime, Josh's crew turns to petty crook Slide (Murphy) to plan the nearly impossible…to steal what they are sure is hidden in Arthur's guarded condo. The hardest hit among those he defrauded? The tower staffers whose pensions he was entrusted to manage. In the swankiest unit atop Josh's building, Wall Street titan Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda) is under house arrest after being caught stealing two billion from his investors. Under his watchful eye, nothing goes undetected. Queens native Josh Kovacs (Stiller) has managed one of the most luxurious and well-secured residences in New York City for more than a decade. After the workers at a luxury Central Park condominium discover the penthouse billionaire has stolen their retirement, they plot the ultimate revenge: a heist to reclaim what he took from them. Synopsis: Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy lead an all-star cast in Tower Heist, a comedy caper about working stiffs who seek revenge on the Wall Street swindler who stiffed them. Tower Heist Cast: Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Matthew Broderick, Téa Leoni, Gabourey Sidibe, Casey Affleck, Alan Alda
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