Tower Heist
Brief Synopsis
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Queens native Josh Kovaks has managed one of the most luxurious and well-secured residences in New York City for more than a decade. Under his watchful eye, nothing goes undetected. In the swankiest unit atop Josh's building, Wall Street titan Arthur Shaw is under house arrest after being caught stealing two billion from his investors. The hardest hit among those he defrauded? The tower staffers whose pensions he was entrusted to manage. With only days before Arthur gets away with the perfect crime, Josh's crew turns to petty crook Slide to plan the nearly impossible...to steal what they are sure is hidden in Arthur's guarded condo. Though amateurs, these rookie thieves know the building better than anyone. Turns out they've been casing the place for years, they just didn't know it.
Cast & Crew
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Brett Ratner
Director
Ben Stiller
Eddie Murphy
Alan Alda
Casey Affleck
Matthew Broderick
Film Details
Also Known As
Aushilfsgangster, Cambriolage dans la tour, casse de Central Park
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Release Date
2011
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
New York, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
Synopsis
Queens native Josh Kovaks has managed one of the most luxurious and well-secured residences in New York City for more than a decade. Under his watchful eye, nothing goes undetected. In the swankiest unit atop Josh's building, Wall Street titan Arthur Shaw is under house arrest after being caught stealing two billion from his investors. The hardest hit among those he defrauded? The tower staffers whose pensions he was entrusted to manage. With only days before Arthur gets away with the perfect crime, Josh's crew turns to petty crook Slide to plan the nearly impossible...to steal what they are sure is hidden in Arthur's guarded condo. Though amateurs, these rookie thieves know the building better than anyone. Turns out they've been casing the place for years, they just didn't know it.
Director
Brett Ratner
Director
Cast
Ben Stiller
Eddie Murphy
Alan Alda
Casey Affleck
Matthew Broderick
Téa Leoni
Judd Hirsch
Max Russell Pratts
Veronika Korvin
Jessica Szohr
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Frank Pesce
Spencer Malnik
Annika Pergament
Paul R Hickert
Robert Clohessy
Jarod Malnik
Stephen Mckinley Henderson
Village Dumetz
Kevin Pariseau
Nina Arianda
Christopher Breslin
Ty Jones
Judianny Compres
Juan Hernandez
Madison Knopp
Dave Weinman
Lead Man
Edward Noone
Michael Peña
Christina Calph
Peter Van Wagner
Kate Upton
Gabourey Sidibe
Heavy D
Brian Distance
Dylan Ratigan
Lynne Rossetto Kasper
Robert Christian
Clem Cheung
Kelvin Davis
Johnny Tran
Leslie Papp
Bojun Wang
Julie T Pham
Robert Downey
Cynthia Patsos
Harry O'reilly
Craig Castaldo
Jan Owen
Ted Lochwyn
Mark Philip Patrick
Troy Hall
Allie Woods
Julie Vilanova
Marilyn Kim
Nathan Malnik
Juanita Howard
Michael Stratton
Heavy D.
Christopher Rivaro
Desmin Borges
Annie Park
Zeljko Ivanek
James Colby
Monika Plocienniczak
Omar Nicodemo
Crew
Pam Aaron
Costumer
Jason Acevedo
Craft Service
Damian Acosta
Costume Department
G. A. Aguilar
Stunt Player
G. A. Aguilar
Unit Director
Amjad Albasel
Song
Nancy Allen
Music Editor
Javier Ameijeiras
Assistant Art Director
Bill Anagnos
Stunt Player
Coll Anderson
Sound Recordist
Osvaldo Andreaus
Compositor
Cynthia Angel
Production Manager
Rand Angelicola
Scenic Artist
Gordon Antell
Visual Effects Editor
Giuseppe Ardizzone
Production Assistant
John Bair
Visual Effects Supervisor
Renuka Ballal
Visual Effects Producer
Randall Balsmeyer
Visual Effects Supervisor
Mara Barbierato
Post-Production Assistant
Chris Barnes
Stunt Player
Tanya Barringer
Coordinator
Noah Baumbach
Other
Leslie Bautsch
Post-Production Coordinator
Anne C Beagan
Technical Advisor
Christophe Beck
Music
Bobby Beckles
Stunt Player
Gavin J. Behrman
Production Accountant
Thomas Bell
Song
Hernst Bellevue
Song
Aubrey Bendix
Production Assistant
Rori Bergman
Casting Associate
Nitasha Bhambree
Stunt Player
Manuel Billeter
Camera Operator
Leo Birenberg
Music Scoring Mixer
Karen Bianca Bisignano
Visual Effects
Alicia Bissinger
Digital Artist
Kevin Black
Accounting Assistant
Christiana Blain
Stunt Player
Fernand Bos
Music Editor
Brian Bowles
Adr Editor
Euday L Bowman
Song
Myra Bown
Stunt Player
Steven Brennan
On-Set Dresser
Eddie Brigati
Song
Michael Broomberg
Foley Artist
Jill Brown
Stunt Player
Steven Edward Brown
Stunt Player
Wendy Brown
Set Decorator
John Bruno
Visual Effects Designer
Tim Buchanan
Stunt Player
Cara Buckley
Visual Effects
Robert Buckman
Transportation Co-Captain
Paul Bucossi
Stunt Player
Jared Burke
Stunt Player
Nathan J. Busch
Hair
Wilfred Caban
Special Effects Foreman
Eva Z. Cabrera
Script Supervisor
Danielle Cadorette
Tailor
John Caglione Jr.
Makeup
Stephen Caldwell
Scenic Artist
Alex Califano
Grip
Kevin Califano
Grip
Nicole Callender
Stunt Player
Sabrina Calley
Costumer
Carmen Campolo
Special Effects Technician
Vincent Camuto Jr.
Video Assist/Playback
Brian Cantaldi
Accountant
Bill Carraro
Unit Production Manager
Bill Carraro
Executive Producer
Nick Carraro
Production Assistant
Matt Carter
Music
Virgil E Carter
Stunt Double
Felix Cavaliere
Song
Christopher Cenatiempo
Stunt Player
John Cenatiempo
Stunt Player
Junior Cepeda
Song
Al Cerullo
Helicopter Pilot
Darren Cerullo
Stunt Player
Victor Chan
Stunt Player
Duane Chan-shue
Electrician
Anita S. Chang
Assistant
Yongxi Chen
Scenic Artist
Kathleen Chopin
Casting
Luann Claps
Makeup Artist
Jaren Clark
Music Scoring Mixer
Roy Clark
Music Scoring Mixer
Kyle Cody
Compositor
Cathy Colby-grauer
Scenic Artist
Cy Coleman
Song
Doug Coleman
Special Effects Technician
Bill Collage
Story By
Chris Colombo
Stunt Player
George Colucci
Stunt Player
Vivian Connolly
Visual Effects Producer
Richard Connors
Location Scout
Tracy Connors
Electrician
David Cooney
Storyboard Artist
Adam Cooper
Story By
Blaise Corrigan
Stunt Player
Harry Corrigan
Stunt Player
Danny Coss
Location Scout
Celia Cruz
Song Performer
Sean Curran
Cgi Artist
Robert Dauphinais
Digital Artist
Tim Davies
Music
Colin Davis
Film Lab
Kyle Davis
Post-Production Assistant
Miguel Dejesus
Scenic Artist
Julian Delacruz
Camera Assistant
Brandon Dexter
Compositor
Luciano Digeronimo
Compositor
Robert Digrigoli
Craft Service
Brian Dinoto
Cgi Artist
Aleksandar Djordjevic
Digital Artist
Neimah Djourabchi
Stunt Player
Tom Dolan
Rigging Gaffer
Liza Donatelli
Props
Naomi Donne
Makeup Artist
Natalie N. Dorset
Assistant Property Master
Richard Bryan Douglas
Carpenter
Norman Douglass
Stunt Player
Derek Drymon
Song
Heather Benna Eastburn
Assistant
Kate Edwards
Costume Supervisor
Sarah Edwards
Costume Designer
Peggy Eghbalian
Assistant Editor
Zviah Eldar
Visual Effects Producer
Sunday Englis
Makeup Artist
Kate English
Production Assistant
Peter Epstein
Stunt Player
Liza D Espinas
Visual Effects Editor
Monica Estrada
Assistant
Sarah Fairchild
Production Assistant
Leon Fearon
Stunt Player
Erin Feeley
Script Supervisor
Ryan Ferguson
Assistant Location Manager
Michael Feuser
Assistant Sound Editor
Mark Fichera
Stunt Player
Sandi Figueroa
Costumer
Henry Fillmore
Song
Katherine Filtranti
Rotoscope Artist
Dann Fink
Adr
Michael L. Fink
Visual Effects
Tony Finno
Music
Stephanie Finochio
Stunt Player
David Fiol
Stunt Player
Brendan Fitzgerald
Visual Effects
Greg Fitzpatrick
Stunt Double
Michelle Flevotomas
Dga Trainee
Jason Forster
Digital Artist
Jay Fortune
Gaffer
Aja Frary
Stunt Player
Jamie Freitag
Assistant Director
Bradley Friedman
Visual Effects
Mark Friedman
Compositor
Tawni Fritz-mcalpine
Accounting Assistant
Vanessa Frost
Construction
Edward Gabree
Stunt Player
Larry Gagosian
Consultant
Ariana Gallo
Costume Department
Johannes Gamble
Main Title Design
Christopher Gamiello
Dolly Grip
Peter Gelfman
Property Master
Russell Gewirtz
Other
Jeffrey Lee Gibson
Stunt Player
Kevin Gilligan
Grip
Rick Gioia
Camera Assistant
Dan Giraldo
Cgi Artist
Mariusz Glabinski
Sound Effects Editor
Rebecca Glew
Accounting Assistant
Kyle Gorjanc
Production Assistant
Mick Gormaley
Music Editor
Jonathan Graham
Grip
Mark Graham
Music
Brian Grazer
Producer
Christopher B Green
Camera Assistant
Leighton Greer
Visual Effects Producer
Ted Griffin
Screenplay
Ted Griffin
Story By
John Grimolizzi
Craft Service
Tony Guida
Stunt Player
Jemal Guillory
Assistant
Kimmie Guiragossian
Key Costumer
Emily Gunshor
Assistant Costume Designer
Edith Hagigi
Assistant
Erin Hallbauer
Location Coordinator
Andy Hamilton
Loader
Kevin Harrigan
Driver
Gene Harrison
Stunt Player
Mark Harrison
Song
Gary Hecker
Foley Artist
Joe Heffernan
Special Effects Technician
Mark Helfrich
Editor
Robert Henry
Digital Artist
Arthur Herman
Video Assist/Playback
Cort Hessler Iii
Stunt Player
Don Hewitt
Stunt Player
Don J Hewitt
Stunt Player
Jery Hewitt
Stunt Coordinator
Charisse M Hewitt-webster
Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
Aushilfsgangster, Cambriolage dans la tour, casse de Central Park
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Release Date
2011
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
New York, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Wide Release in United States Fall November 4, 2011
Released in United States on Video February 21, 2012
Chris Rock was previously mentioned to star
The original story idea came about from a meeting between Eddie Murphy and Brian Grazer.
Released in United States on Video February 21, 2012
Wide Release in United States Fall November 4, 2011
