Tower Heist is a 2011 crime comedy film directed by Brett Ratner and written by Ted Griffin and Jeff Nathanson, based on a story by Bill Collage, Adam Cooper, and Griffin. It was released on November 2, 2011, in the United Kingdom, with a United States release following two days later. Tower Heist follows Josh , Charlie , and Dev'reaux , employees of an exclusive apartment building who lose their pensions in the Ponzi scheme of Wall Street businessman Arthur Shaw . The group enlist the aid of criminal Slide , bankrupt businessman Mr. Fitzhugh , and another employee of the apartment building,... Odessa , to break into Shaw's apartment and steal back their money while avoiding the FBI agent in charge of his case, Claire Denham . Tower Heist began development as early as 2005, based on an idea by Murphy that would star himself and an all-black cast of comedians as a heist group who rob Trump Plaza. As the script developed and changed into an Ocean's Eleven–style caper, Murphy left the project.
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| Release date: | November 2, 2011 |
| Directed by: | Brett Ratner |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 104 Minutes |
| Producer: | Brian Grazer, Eddie Murphy |
| Editor: | Mark Helfrich |
| Music by: | Christophe Beck |
| Cinematography: | Dante Spinotti |
| Screenplay by: | Jeff Nathanson, Ted Griffin |
| Estimated budget: | $75,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy, Action |