Review of Tower Heist (2011) by Gary T — 31 Aug 2014

Wow....ummm just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch.....it is not half as bad as I thought it was going to be......its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie.....i think that matthew broderick, alan alda, casey affleck, eddie murphy, ben stiller, play good roles/parts throughout this movie.....i think that the director of this drama/art house/comedy/adventure/action movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie.....its got a good soundtrack throughout this movie......i think that eddie murphy was great throughout this movie.....i think that this is such a really funny movie 2 watch, its got some good comedy scenes throughout this movie.....man this is such an enjoyable comedy movie 2 watch......i think that tea leoni was great throughout this movie......its got good car chases throughout this movie.....

Sidibe and Murphy performed the only improvised scene, in which they are cracking a safe together.Test screenings did not result in any scenes being cut from the film, with Ratner claiming that the theatrical version is his "director's cut".However, he did remove scenes which he felt "didn't fit", or did not match the PG-13 rating the filmmakers were targeting.

In post-production, Universal decided to film a new scene for the ending that would feature a reunion between Stiller and Murphy's characters. Murphy, however, refused to return unless he were paid a further $500,000 on top of his $7.5 million salary. The studio declined to pay the additional money and the scene was not shot.

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.

Home media.

Tower Heist was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in the United States on February 21, 2012. The DVD and Blu-ray disc versions contain two alternate endings to the film, deleted and alternate scenes, a gag reel of mistakes made during filming, commentary on the film by Ratner, Griffin, Nathanson, and editor Mark Helfrich, and a behind the scenes film that details the development process of the film. The Blu-ray edition additionally contains film storyboards, three videos about the filmmaking process led by Ratner, and musical tracks from the film.

Judd Hirsch plays Mr. Simon, the building General Manager, and Stephen Henderson plays Lester, the tower's retiring doorman. Henderson was cast after the filmmakers saw his performance in August Wilson's Fences on Broadway. The cast is rounded out by Nina Arianda as Miss Iovenko, attorney-in-training, Juan Carlos Hernandez as Manuel the security guard, Harry O'Reilly as FBI Agent Dansk, Marcia Jean Kurtz as Rose, Peter Van Wagner as attorney Marty Klein, and eljko Ivanek as FBI Director Mazin. Jessica Szohr plays Sasha Gibbs, Charlie's wife and Josh's sister. Heavy D has a cameo appearance as a guard at a courthouse. Model Kate Upton cameos as the mistress of a Tower resident.Robert Downey Sr. has a cameo as Judge Ramos.

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