![]() You (yes, you) should follow JM on Twitter (if it still exists by the time you’re reading this). ![]() 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. 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. 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. Ben Stiller stars in this hilarious comedy caper about a luxury condo manager who leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler (Alan.A4. 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. ![]() Stiller as Josh Kovaks manages an exclusive apartment building, The Tower (like Trump Towers). Its a caper movie, and its a light and fun one. 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. When the building manager (Ben Stiller) of a high rent tower in NYC realizes that their richest resident (Alan Alda) is being arrested for securities fraud. Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck, Alan Alda, Matthew Broderick, Judd Hirsch, Tea Leoni, Stephen Henderson, and Gabourey Sidibe star in 'Tower Heist' from 2011. While the tower’s guards are distracted by giant inflatable Snoopys and Shreks, the would-be thieves are able to sneak in undetected. 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. 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. 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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