Tower Heist Page #2

Synopsis: Josh Kovaks is the manager of a high-rise condominium in New York. He is close to all the tenants, especially financier Arthur Shaw. One day Shaw is arrested by the FBI for fraud. Josh thinks it's a misunderstanding that can be resolved, but later he learns that the employees' pension fund - which he asked Shaw to handle - is gone. When one of the employees tries to kill himself, Josh's views of Shaw change. He goes to see him and loses his temper, and his job. The FBI agent in charge tells him that Shaw might walk, and recovering the pension fund is unlikely. She tells him that it's been rumored that Shaw has $20 million lying around if he needs it in a hurry. Josh thinks he knows where it is, so with two other fired employees and an evicted tenant, they set out to get into Shaw's penthouse to get the money. But they realize they need the assistance of someone who knows how to steal, so Josh asks an old acquaintance named Slide who he knows is a thief to help them.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Director(s): Brett Ratner
Production: Universal Pictures
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
59
Rotten Tomatoes:
67%
PG-13
Year:
2011
104 min
$78,009,155
Website
2,194 Views


that's my hip-hop name.

JOSH:
Morning, Judge Ramos.

How did you do?

I ran the Reservoir, 15 flat.

Nice.

Where's Charlie?

I need my cigars.

I think he took Mrs. Cronan

to physical therapy.

I'll bring them up

the second he gets here.

Thank you.

BOY:
Hey, Lester.

GIRL:
Good morning, Lester.

ALL:
Hi, Lester.

What's invisible

and smells like worms?

ALL:
Bird farts.

We've heard that one before.

Have a great day at school.

Morning,

Mr. Hightower.

Ma'am.

Sir, that package you ordered from

Cairo arrived three days early.

Hmm.

Yeah.

It's on its way from

the airport right now.

Josh, can you

have the chauffeur

pick us up at the back, please?

Already done.

Thank you.

Darling, let's go.

That guy's daughter

looks like a prostitute.

We're all about discretion

here, Mr. Dev'Reaux.

Right, right.

How do you guys split up the tips?

We don't. We never

take tips at The Tower.

No, I don't really want to

talk about it right now.

Charlie.

CHARLIE:
Sasha!

Your brother's coming, I'm at

work and I can't talk right now.

You're 20 minutes late!

Where are Judge Ramos' cigars?

Right here.

Josh, I'm freaking out.

Can I help you?

Go.

What?

We just went to the OB/GYN, the

baby is in the third trimester,

its head is six inches wide,

your sister has a tiny vagina.

Everyone tells me to stop worrying.

I said, "Stop worrying?"

In labor its head is

going to get crushed

or it's going to blow

out your sister's vagina.

(WHISPERING) Don't say the

"V" word in the lobby.

I called your Uncle Marty.

He said all the women in your

family have teeny tiny vaginae.

I've been covering

your ass all week.

Simon is

breathing down my neck.

What are you doing?

(SIGHS) I'm worried.

Did you hear what I was saying?

Simon is going to fire you.

Simon is not going to fire me today.

I got the red flowers.

Red flowers?

Yeah, it's Chinese New Year.

Mrs. Jin will be

down here any second.

It's crucial the first thing she

hears be something positive.

Her entire year depends on it.

Mrs. Jin.

(SPEAKING MANDARIN)

Happy New Year.

(CHUCKLES)

Did you see that smile?

JOSH:
Wanted to see me?

SIMON:
Yeah.

Fitzhugh is refusing to leave.

We've never had a forced

eviction at The Tower.

If they drag Mr. Fitzhugh and

his family into the street,

it's bad for all of us.

Why don't you talk to him?

This is your

responsibility, Josh.

The bank comes in the morning.

Get him out.

(KNOCKING)

Mr. Fitzhugh,

it's Josh Kovaks, sir.

(HEAVY OBJECT BEING MOVED)

(FITZHUGH GRUNTING)

Good morning, Josh.

Are you alone?

Yeah.

Hey, did you see what

the market did today?

Went up 106 points.

Ask me why it did that?

Why?

I don't know,

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Ted Griffin

Ted Griffin is an American screenwriter whose credits include Ravenous, Matchstick Men, and Ocean's Eleven. Born in Pasadena, California, Griffin graduated from Colgate University in 1993. more…

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