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#TOWER HEIST ACTORS MOVIE#
Maybe someday, a filmmaker, who’s not Brett Ratner, will make a great Thanksgiving action movie - until then, there’s always Planes, Trains and Automobiles and/or ThanksKilling. An NYC condo manager (Ben Stiller) and his staff plot to rob the penthouse of a thieving Wall Street billionaire. Fans would be able to watch the movie in the comfort of their homes for the low price of… $59.99? Seriously? The plan drew “immediate objections from exhibitors,” and after being pressured by theater chains, some of which threatened to boycott the movie entirely, the studio’s so-called “experiment” was indefinitely delayed. Synopsis: Bored billionaire Thomas Crown (Pierce Brosnan) decides to entertain himself by stealing a Monet from a reputed museum. Originally, Universal planned on releasing Tower Heist in theaters, followed by release on “Comcast digital services in Atlanta and Portland, Ore.” just three weeks later, violating the typical window theatrical exclusivity. Critics Consensus: Sleek, stylish, and painlessly diverting, The Thomas Crown Affair is a remake of uncommon charm. If all that wasn’t enough, Tower Heist's planned release strategy was one of the most controversial in movie history. So, really, it’s no wonder why Tower Heist lost the top box office spot to Puss in Boots the following weekend. These incidents led to Ratner’s removal from a high-profile gig producing the Academy Awards - and just a day after the news of his exit hit, that year’s much-hyped host Eddie Murphy quit, seemingly in solidarity with the Tower Heist director. Matthew Broderick and Judd Hirsch are also joining the movie. A funny, if farfetched, revenge fantasy for folks bilked by. While the tower’s guards are distracted by giant inflatable Snoopys and Shreks, the would-be thieves are able to sneak in undetected. Casey Affleck has joined the bold-faced named of Universal and Imagine’s Tower Heist. This is the promising premise of Tower Heist, the latest buddy comedy directed by Brett Ratner.
After all, the central premise of Tower Heist is extremely Thanksgiving-y, with Stiller using the Macy’s parade as a key part of his strategy. His father was of Austrian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent, and his mother was of Irish Catholic descent (she converted to Judaism).
In some bizarro parallel universe where ketchup is green and Abraham Lincoln roundhouse-kicked John Wilkes Booth out of his theater box, perhaps Tower Heist is regularly celebrated as the movie that is to Thanksgiving what Die Hard is to Christmas. Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller was born on November 30, 1965, in New York City, New York, to legendary comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. Also along for the ride are Eddie Murphy, Matthew Broderick, Michael Peña and Casey “How Am I the Worse Affleck Brother” Affleck. Plus, Precious star Gabourey Sidibe as a safe-cracking housekeeper and Téa Leoni as an FBI agent. Why? To steal back millions in stolen funds that were swindled from the staff by one of the residents, a crooked Ponzi scheme mastermind played by Alan Alda. The film stars Ben Stiller as the fired manager of a luxury apartment tower, who hatches an elaborate plan to break into the building’s penthouse.
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