Eddie Murphy, Ben Stiller and Brett Ratner on Tower Heist
Ben Stiller: Shaw is this billionaire who lives in the building. And Shaw turns out to be a pretty bad guy.
Brett Ratner (director): The employes invest their money, their life savings, their pension with the billionaire. And he does a Ponzi scheme and loses all their money.
Brian Grazer (producer): All these people have worked very hard to get where their at and this character just rips the rug right out from underneath them. But what they do is, they end up getting even with him.
Ben Stiller: They need somebody who's a ringer. Somebody who's an actual criminal.
Eddie Murphy: That theme is timeless. The workers being taken advantage of by the, you know, rich folks. And the workers turning the tables.
