Tower Heist Movie 2011

Movie Information

Directed by:Brett Ratner

Produced by:Brian Grazer,Eddie Murphy,Kim Roth.

Screenplay by:Ted Griffin,Jeff Nathanson.

Story by:Bill Collage,Adam Cooper,Ted Griffin.

Starring:Ben Stiller,Eddie Murphy,Casey Affleck,Alan Alda,Matthew Broderick,Téa Leoni,Michael Peña,Gabourey Sidibe.

Music by:Christophe Beck

Cinematography:Dante Spinotti

Editing by:Mark Helfrich

Studio:Imagine Entertainment,Relativity Media.

Distributed by:Universal Pictures

Release Date:2 November 2011 (2011-11-02) (United Kingdom)
November 4, 2011 (2011-11-04) (United States)

Running time:104 minutes

Country:United States

Language:English

Budget:$85 million Box office $38 million

Plot: Josh Kovacs is the building manager of a high-rise luxury apartment complex called The Tower in Columbus Circle. The most noteworthy tenant is wealthy businessman Arthur Shaw, who has a strong rapport with Josh and the building staff. One day, Shaw is caught by Josh and FBI agent Claire Denham trying to flee the city, and it is revealed that Shaw is being accused of a Ponzi scheme. Josh had offered Shaw his and the other building employees' pensions for an investment opportunity and are therefore lost as a result. Shaw is sentenced to house arrest in his penthouse apartment until his guilt or innocence can be proved. Lester, the building's retiring doorman, attempts to commit suicide by jumping in front of a subway, but is saved at the last minute and taken to a hospital. Lester reveals that he not only lost his pension in Shaw's scheme, but his other sources of capital as well. Josh goes to Shaw's apartment with Charlie Gibbs, the concierge and Josh's brother-in-law, and Enrique Dev'reaux, the bellhop and newest tower employee. When Josh mentions Lester's suicide attempt, Shaw appears insincere, suggesting his guilt, and Josh responds by destroying the windows of Shaw's prized Ferrari 250. Josh, Charlie, and Enrique are fired by Mr. Simon, their boss, as a result. Looking at the security cameras, Claire notices Lester using Slide's stolen truck supposedly trying to escape with the car. She and other agents catch up to him, but find the truck empty. Claire arrests him and the other accomplices except Slide, and secretly congratulates Josh for what he did. In the police van with Shaw, Josh tells him he has the ledger and that Shaw will spend the rest of his life in prison. Shaw offers to make a deal, but they refuse, stating he deserves to go to prison. During Josh's questioning with Claire and FBI Director Mazin, Miss Iovenko, a Tower employee who recently passed the Bar Exam, arrives posing as Josh's attorney and gives Claire and Mazin Shaw's ledger. She requests that Josh and his team go free in exchange for the Ledger. Mazin agrees to let the others go, but Josh, being the primary conspirator to the robbery, must serve a 2 year sentence, to which they agree.

The rest of the team, minus Charlie, meet with Slide at Shaw's rooftop pool where the car is hidden. They then send the various parts of the car to Tower employees to compensate for their lost pensions. Shaw begins his long term prison sentence and the final shot is of Josh beginning his 2 year sentence; a satisfied grin slowly forms on his face.