![]() ![]() One morning Josh sees what appears to be a kidnapping of Tower tenant and wealthy businessman Arthur Shaw. Other: This movie glamorizes crime and defends law breaking by individuals who have been wronged.Josh Kovacs is the building manager of The Tower, a high-rise luxury apartment complex on Central Park West in New York City whose employees include concierge Charlie, his brother in law Enrique, an elevator operator Lester, the doorman nearing retirement Odessa, a maid and Miss Iovenko, who furtively studies for her bar exam at work. Two main characters (one of whom is an FBI agent) drink until intoxicated at a bar. Infrequent racial slurs are heard.Īlcohol / Drug Use: Wine is sipped in a quiet home setting. Language: Pervasive use of scatological slang, mild and moderate profanities, vulgar expressions and terms of Deity. An abstract painting of a naked woman is seen in the background. Men look at a pornographic magazine (no overt nudity shown). Sexual relationships (heterosexual and lesbian) are mentioned and crude discussions take place. Sexual slangs and anatomical terms for body parts are used. Sexual Content: Frequent sexual references and innuendo are heard. An investment broker is accused of fraud. A sleep-inducing drug is put into some food. A truck careens through the crowds during a parade. Characters are in peril of falling from heights. A man is knocked unconscious when a maintenance cart is rammed into him. Characters use and threaten others with a gun (one shot is accidentally fired). Why is Tower Heist rated PG-13? Tower Heist is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for language and sexual content. Starring Eddie Murphy, Ben Stiller, Casey Affleck, Matthew Broderick, Alan Alda. For many family viewers this objectionable content will tower over the actor’s funny performances and cast a shadow on the many humorous lines and slapstick antics. Although the violent depictions of gunplay and moments of peril are played for laughs, and some consequences for illegal behaviors are included, the majority of the script is loaded with mild and moderate profanity, crude terms and sexual dialogue. While none of these activities go perfectly, things don’t really go askew until the day comes to execute the plan. Preliminary training focuses on shoplifting, lock picking and safe cracking. The movie builds its comedy from these law-abiding novices attempting to become high-stakes thieves. Unfortunately, none of them have the skill set required for this type of work, so Josh also enlists the only criminal he knows-Slide, a petty thief from his neighborhood (played by Eddie Murphy). Fitzhugh (Matthew Broderick), a man evicted from the building for not meeting his rent payments. As accomplices he brings in Charlie (Casey Afflick) from concierge, Enrique (Michael Pena) the elevator operator, Odessa (Gabourey Sidibe) from housekeeping and Mr. ![]() Learning that Shaw has likely stashed some of his ill-gotten gains somewhere close to home, Josh determines to find the hiding spot, and like a modern-day Robin Hood, swipe the money back for all of the cheated employees. Even the FBI agent (Tea Leon) handling his case is certain the influential man will be able to pull enough strings to walk away from the charges. Yet getting the arrogant Shaw to acknowledge any responsibility for his alleged crimes or to sympathize with the victims proves impossible. But his loyalties switch when Lester (Stephen Henderson), the soon-to-retire doorman, decides to step in front of a subway train rather than face the loss of his life savings. Shaw, so the crew blames him for their present circumstances.Īt first Josh defends the sophisticated older gentleman, reminding the others that he has only been accused, not convicted. Worse yet, it was Josh’s idea to invest with Mr. However, their personal lives take center stage when Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda) from the penthouse suite is arrested for fraud, because the wealthy financial broker had been entrusted with the employees’ pension fund. And no one takes his job more seriously than Josh Kovacs (Ben Stiller), the general manager, who insists that all staff members keep their personal lives well out of sight of their affluent clientele. Here upscale tenants are waited upon and catered to by a team of workers diligently trained in the art of hospitality. The Tower is an apartment building situated in one of New York City’s most desirable neighborhoods. ![]()
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