The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
Coming Out at 6 August 1999 in theaters.
Crime, Romance, Thriller
The Thomas Crown Affair is heist film directed by John McTiernan and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was written by Leslie Dixon and Kurt Wimmer and is a remake of the 1968 film of the same name. Its story follows Thomas Crown, a multi-millionaire who steals a painting from an art gallery. This causes an attractive insurance investigator to pursue him for the crime and before long the two fall in love. It stars Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo and Denis Leary.
The film was produced by United Artists and Irish DreamTime and was released on August 6, 1999. It grossed $14.6 million during its opening weekend and $124.3 million worldwide, against a budget of $48 million. It received positive reviews and has a 78% approval rating based on 32 votes on Rotten Tomatoes.
Thieves infiltrate the Metropolitan Museum of Art inside an actual Trojan horse, preparing to steal an entire gallery of paintings, but are apprehended. In the confusion, billionaire Thomas Crown – the crime’s secret mastermind – steals Monet’s painting of San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk. NYPD Detective Michael McCann heads the investigation into the theft of the $100 million artwork, with the unwelcome assistance of insurance investigator Catherine Banning.
Crown donates a Pissarro to fill the Monet’s space in the museum and falls under Banning’s suspicion. She convinces McCann to begin surveillance of Crown, deducing that the wealthy playboy is motivated not by money but the sheer thrill of the crime. Banning accepts Crown’s invitation to dinner. Before the date, Crown’s therapist correctly guesses that he has found “a worthy adversary” in Banning.
Director: John McTiernan
Writers: Alan Trustman, Leslie Dixon, Kurt Wimmer
Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, Denis Leary, Ben Gazzara, Frankie Faison, Fritz Weaver, Charles Keating
Cast:
| Pierce Brosnan | … | Thomas Crown |
| Rene Russo | … | Catherine Banning |
| Denis Leary | … | Michael McCann |
| Ben Gazzara | … | Andrew Wallace |
| Frankie Faison | … | Detective Paretti |
| Fritz Weaver | … | John Reynolds |
| Charles Keating | … | Friedrich Golchan |
| Mark Margolis | … | Heinrich Knutzhorn |
| Faye Dunaway | … | The Psychiatrist |
| Michael Lombard | … | Bobby McKinley |
| Bill Ambrozy | … | Proctor |
| Michael Bahr | … | Proctor |
| Robert D. Novak | … | Proctor |
| Joe H. Lamb | … | Proctor |
| James Saito | … | Paul Cheng |
| Esther Cañadas | … | Anna Knudsen |
| Mischa Hausserman | … | Jimmy |
| Daniel Oreskes | … | Petru |
| Dominic Chianese Jr. | … | Dimetri |
| Ritchie Coster | … | Janos |
| Gregg Bello | … | Iggy |
| John P. McCann | … | Senior Detective |
| Gino Lucci | … | Freight Truck Driver |
| George Christy | … | Senior Museum Guard |
| Mike Danner | … | Forklift Operator |
| James J. Archer | … | J.J. the Security Guard |
| John Elsen | … | New York City Cop |
| Robert Spillane | … | Crown Acquisitions Security Officer |
| Daniel Jamal Gibson | … | Sam |
| Cynthia Darlow | … | Daria, Crown’s Secretary |
| Sherry Koftan | … | Crown Acquistions Employee |
| Jane DeNoble | … | Crown Acquisitions Employee |
| Gene Bozzi | … | Crown Acquisitions Employee |
| Ryan Hecht | … | Crown Acquisitions Employee |
| Paul Simon | … | Crown Acquisitions Employee |
| Tom Tammi | … | Businessman |
| Mark Zeisler | … | Bulldog |
| Mark Zimmerman | … | Bulldog |
| Daniel Southern | … | Crown Acquisitions Executive |
| James Yaegashi | … | Crown Acquisitions Executive |
| Ira Wheeler | … | Old Man |
| David Adkins | … | Son |
| John McKay | … | Company Lawyer |
| Melissa Maxwell | … | Teacher |
| Colleen Hamm | … | Schoolgirl |
| Timothy Wheeler | … | Museum Security Technician |
| John Thrall Bush | … | Museum Security Guard |
| Dominic Marcus | … | Museum Security Guard |
| Robert Lewis Stephenson | … | Museum Security Guard |
| David Toney | … | Museum Security Guard |
| Phillip Douglas | … | Museum Security Guard |
| Jeffrey Dreisbach | … | Junior Proctor |
| R.J. Remo | … | Smoking Kid |
| Caleb Archer | … | Smoking Kid |
| Dennis Creaghan | … | Museum Director Jim Lenox |
| Randy Phillips | … | National Art Club Guest |
| Gloria Barnes | … | National Art Club Guest |
| Mimi Weddell | … | National Art Club Guest |
| Pat Friedlander | … | National Art Club Guest |
| Gary L. Catus | … | National Art Club Guest |
| Jeremy Nagel | … | Tommy, Crown’s Caddy |
| John C. Havens | … | Museum Operating Technician |
| Annie Rose Murray | … | Woman Spectator |
| Bill Tatum | … | Gentleman Yachtsman |
| Teddy Coluca | … | Detective in Restaurant |
| Michael Charles | … | Detective in Restaurant |
| Orlando Carafa | … | Cipriani Waiter |
| Ben Epps | … | Male Associate |
| Kim D. Cannon | … | Cleaning Man |
| Douglas Kahelemauna Nam | … | Cleaning Man |
| Richard Russell Ramos | … | Dr. Cornelius |
| John Seidman | … | Forensics Expert George French |
| Robert Ian Mackenzie | … | Jeweler |
| Yusef Bulos | … | Second Jeweler |
| Ray Virta | … | Museum Detective |
| Thomas Michael Sullivan | … | Museum Special Police |
| J. Paul Boehmer | … | Museum Detective |
| Tony Cucci | … | Watching Cop |
| Paul Geoffrey | … | Another Cop |
| R.E. Rodgers | … | Uniform Cop |
| Tom Bloom | … | Crown Imposter |
| Kim Craven | … | Ticket Agent |
| Marion McCorry | … | Stewardess |
| Sean Haberle | … | Ramp Manager |
| Mikel Sarah Lambert | … | Wealthy Woman |
| Angelo Fraboni | … | Featured Dancer |
| Melanie LaPatin | … | Featured Dancer |
| Jodi Ellen Melnick | … | Featured Dancer |
| Tony Meredith | … | Featured Dancer |
| Michael Terrace | … | Featured Dancer |
| Chico O’Farrill’s Afro-Cuban Orchestra | … | Band |
| Courtney Bennett | … | Bit Part |
| Diana Berry | … | Museum Patron |
| Steve Bilich | … | Taxi Driver |
| Kimberly Evan | … | Model |
| Charles Gemmill | … | Detective |
| Simon Jones | … | The Accountant |
| Vivian Kalinov | … | Ballroom Dancer |
| Timothy Klein | … | Officer Klein |
| Stan Klimecko | … | Bowler Hat Decoy |
| Mark Langston | … | Thief |
| Steven E. Lawler | … | Uniform Cop |
| Andy Redmond | … | Precinct Detective |
| Victoria Rong | … | Model #2 |
| Eliot Sash | … | Dancer (Black & White Ball) |
| Norman Steiner | … | Detective |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia
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