A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty crook Slide to steal the $20 million they’re sure is hidden in the penthouse.
Acting
Murphy's unhinged Slide steals every scene he's in
Production
The actual Trump International was the stand-in tower
Practical Effects
That car hanging over the edge? Mostly real.
Director
Brett Ratner
Ben Stiller
Josh Kovacs
Eddie Murphy
Slide
Casey Affleck
Charlie Gibbs
Alan Alda
Arthur Shaw
Matthew Broderick
Mr. Fitzhugh
Stephen McKinley Henderson
Lester
Judd Hirsch
Mr. Simon
Téa Leoni
Special Agent Claire Denham
Michael Peña
Enrique Dev’Reaux
Gabourey Sidibe
Odessa Montero
Nina Arianda
Miss Iovenko
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Rose
Juan Carlos Hernández
Manuel
Harry O'Reilly
Special Agent Danszk
James Colby
Special Agent Huggins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released right as Occupy Wall Street peaked, this accidentally became the most timely blockbuster of 2011.
Eddie Murphy improvised most of Slide's dialogue; the 'white people' bit was entirely him.
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