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The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) 6.7
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Reviews: 407 user | 144 critic | 23 from Metacritic.com A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective. Director:John McTiernan |
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Cast
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| Pierce Brosnan | ... | ||
| Rene Russo | ... | ||
| Denis Leary | ... | ||
| Ben Gazzara | ... |
Andrew Wallace
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| Frankie Faison | ... | ||
| Fritz Weaver | ... |
John Reynolds
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| Charles Keating | ... |
Friedrich Golchan
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| Mark Margolis | ... |
Heinrich Knutzhorn
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| Faye Dunaway | ... | ||
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Michael Lombard | ... | |
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Bill Ambrozy | ... | |
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Michael Bahr | ... |
Proctor
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Robert D. Novak | ... |
Proctor
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Joe H. Lamb | ... |
Proctor
(as Joe Lamb)
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| James Saito | ... |
Paul Cheng
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Plot Synopsis
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Self-made billionaire Thomas Crown is bored of being able to buy everything he desires. Being irresistible to women, he also does not feel any challenge in that area. But there are a few things even he can't get, therefore Thomas Crown has a seldom hobby: He steals priceless masterpieces of Art. After the theft of a famous painting from Claude Monet, the only person suspecting Thomas Crown is Catherine Banning. Her job is to get the picture back, no matter how she accomplishes her mission. Unfortunately, Catherine gets involved too deeply with Thomas to keep a professional distance to the case. Fortunately, Thomas seems to fall for her, too. Written by Julian Reischl <julianreischl@mac.com>
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Country:
USARelease Date:
6 August 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Thomas Crown-ügy See more »Box Office
Budget:
$48,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£916,452 (UK) (20 August 1999)Gross:
$69,304,264 (USA) (11 February 2000)Company Credits
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Written by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht
from the Threepenny Opera - Original Broadway Cast
Music Conducted by Samuel Matlovsky (as Samuel Matlowsky)
Courtesy of Polydor Records
Under license from Universal Music Special Markets
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Trivia
Thomas Crown's suite of offices was actually the corporate headquarters of Lucent Technologies, and one of the boats in the race is identified as Lucent. See more »Goofs
On the day of the original art museum theft, they say it is a very hot day. Yet they then show the streets of New York where several people are wearing overcoats. See more »Crazy Credits
During the opening credits, the letters in the names of principal cast and crew switch same-letters (i.e., the "R's" in "Pierce Brosnan", the "E's" in "Dennis Leary"). See more »Soundtracks
"TANGO BALLAD"Written by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht
from the Threepenny Opera - Original Broadway Cast
Music Conducted by Samuel Matlovsky (as Samuel Matlowsky)
Courtesy of Polydor Records
Under license from Universal Music Special Markets
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This DVD was an impulse buy, pure and simple. My wife and I like Pierce Brosnan, and I have enjoyed Renee Russo's other works, so what did I have to lose? Only my mind! This film was positively one of the most enjoyable, nail-biting, suspenseful romantic capers ever made.
A remake of the steamy 1968 Steve McQueen flick updated to the sleek and self-referential 90s, "Thomas Crown" features Brosnan as the title character
- a bored billionaire businessman in the business of "acquisitions". For a
thrill, he heists an extremely valuable Monet from the New York Museum right under the noses of security guards, cops, and about a thousand unsuspecting museum-goers. Renee Russo is the very sexy, very worldly Catherine Banning, whose insurance company underwrites the painting - and she is determined to get it back at any cost... But the cost just may be her soul as she woos, and then falls under the spell of the enigmatic Crown. Will Russo discover the location of the Monet? Will she rat out Thomas Crown? Or is Crown manipulating her affections like Bobby Fisher manipulates the pieces on a chess board?What we have here is a high-speed chase film whose vehicle is clever dialog, rich and exotic direction, and more than a little sexual tension! Brosnan, as Crown, is ever the cool Brit charmer whose every word and action are as calculated as the movements of a Rolex. Russo smoulders every time she appears on screen. And when the two of them get together, the chemical reaction is pure dynamite.
Dennis Leary has a nice bit as a streetwise NYPD detective on the case, who dispenses advice to Russo's Banning, and watches her begin to spiral out of control. His role here most likely resulted in the deserved attempt at a television series on ABC ("The Job").
The action in the film moves exotically from caper to cover-up and back with dizzying speed... All the while, we are kept guessing about the motivations of the two lead, and find ourselves eagerly anticipating their next move. When the final checkmate comes, we are left totally bewildered, befuddled, and baffled... which is most-likely the director's intention!
On all levels, "The Thomas Crown Affair" will steal the hearts of men and women alike... but for different reasons - Men can enjoy the action and thrill of the chase, and Crown's ability to win over the most beautiful women and his attempt to get away with the ultimate heist... Ladies can marvel at the suave Brosnan and his life of extreme wealth, and all-the-while wonder if he will betray her, or if she will betray him...
I will not betray you... I ain't saying!