Tower Heist (2011)
This is a solid movie.
The car in the film is a 1963 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso. Téa Leoni worked with FBI technical advisor Anne C. Beagan to prepare for her role. To perform her character's Jamaican accent, Gabourey Sidibe had three dialect coaches help her prepare and practiced with a friend of Jamaican heritage. Additionally, she worked with an actual safecracker. While the actress was born in Brooklyn, New York, her father came from Senegal. 20-year-old model Kate Upton has a cameo appearance inside the hotel. The filmmakers and writers spoke with the managers of several high-profile New York hotels to learn of their experiences interacting with their clientele.
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