Things are going well for Eddie Murphy these days. He hosting the 2012 Oscars and he’s also in a movie that people are excited to see. Brett Ratner’s TOWER HEIST is bound to be a big hit. Not only does it have a big, popular cast consisting of Ben Stiller, Murphy, Matthew Broderick, Gabourey Sidibe and Casey Affleck but it seems to be capitalizing on the prominent anti-bailout, anti-corporate mood permeating throughout America. Add a coveted release date to the mix and you’ve got all the elements for a smash.
The new trailer for TOWER HEIST just debuted and it’s heavy on the jokes and action. The humor seems pretty pedestrian and safe but that doesn’t mean it won’t be a huge success. Hell, even I would like to see Eddie Murphy in another funny film before I die. TOWER HEIST might not be as good as BEVERLY HILLS COP or TRADING PLACES but it might be a fun couple of hours.
Check out the trailer below and decide if you’ll be giving TOWER HEIST your hard-earned cash on November 4th. Head over to Apple to see the trailer in HD.
Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy lead an all-star cast in Tower Heist, a comedy caper about working stiffs who seek revenge on the Wall Street swindler who stiffed them. After the workers at a luxury Central Park condominium discover the penthouse billionaire has stolen their retirement, they plot the ultimate revenge: a heist to reclaim what he took from them. Queens native Josh Kovacs (Stiller) has managed one of the most luxurious and well-secured residences in New York City for more than a decade. Under his watchful eye, nothing goes undetected. In the swankiest unit atop Josh’s building, Wall Street titan Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda) is under house arrest after being caught stealing two billion from his investors. The hardest hit among those he defrauded? The tower staffers whose pensions he was entrusted to manage. With only days before Arthur gets away with the perfect crime, Josh’s crew turns to petty crook Slide (Murphy) to plan the nearly impossible…to steal what they are sure is hidden in Arthur’s guarded condo. Though amateurs, these rookie thieves know the building better than anyone. Turns out they’ve been casing the place for years, they just didn’t know it.
