Tower Heist Page #4

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
2,225 Views


It never happened.

I was waiting to tell you.

This is going to be my last year at The Tower.

What?

In a few months,

I'm headed to San Diego

to spend a little

time with Lorraine.

I might even cruise around the world

with all the other old farts.

Wow.

That's great. That's really great.

I'm going to miss you.

I'll be thinking

about you, Josh.

Here's your bus.

Be thinking about how

you danced on that bar.

Yeah!

I got it all up here.

I don't know

where you got that.

Circle of life, Josh.

Circle of life!

(LAUGHS)

(ALARM BEEPING)

(SIGHS)

FEMALE RADIO HOST: Not many of you

kill your own Thanksgiving turkey,

but you might

want to consider it.

SLIDE:
Sh*t, Rita,

get your ass back in here!

I ain't going to be

chasing you all around.

Goodbye, Slide!

Hey, hey, Rita, come on now,

it's 5:
30 in the morning.

Not little sh*t like this.

Come on now.

I told you, I don't even

know nobody named Maria.

Yeah, well, she sure as

sh*t knows you, Slide!

It was a wrong number.

Then why did she ask

for you, stupid? Why?

It was a wrong number!

I just...

(RITA SPEAKING

RAPID SPANISH)

I don't know what

you are saying, b*tch!

Lester, it's 9:
15.

Why is Mr. Shaw's car still here?

Maybe he's sick.

JOSH:
That black sedan has been

parked there for two days.

Why no boot or ticket?

I called the cops twice.

Do you remember

that morning robbery

at the International last year?

I want you to slowly lock the

door and clear the lobby.

Stay calm.

Lock it down.

Code Black on all doors and elevators.

Repeat, Code Black.

What's Code Black?

Are you serious? We talked about

it at the meeting last month.

Let me see the outside

of the building.

I think we're

about to be robbed.

There were four guys

out there with guns.

Where did they go?

Let me see the garage.

Why is Stillman here?

Laundry pick-up was yesterday.

Mr. Shaw asked us

to call him.

Someone spilled wine

on his tablecloth.

He's bringing it

down right now.

Wait a second.

Those are not the Stillman brothers.

Oh, my God,

they're taking Shaw.

This isn't a robbery,

it's a kidnapping.

It's a kidnapping!

Call 911!

Yes, sir.

Code Black, Manuel!

Code Black!

What's Code Black?

Hey! Whoa!

Whoa!

Hey! Stop!

Shoot at the tires!

I only have my Taser!

(TIRES SCREECHING)

(HORNS HONKING)

JOSH:
Hey, stop!

MAN:
Watch out!

MALE FBI AGENT 1: Move in!

Move in! Move in!

Don't move.

MALE FBI AGENT 2: Get

your hands in the air!

(SIRENS BLARING)

FBI, show me your hands.

MALE FBI AGENT 2: Let's go.

ARTHUR:
Okay, all right.

MALE FBI AGENT 2:

Put them behind your back!

ARTHUR:
Take it easy.

No, get off him!

He's the victim!

That's Arthur Shaw!

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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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