The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

Director:

John McTiernan

Writers (WGA):

Alan Trustman (story)
Leslie Dixon (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

6 August 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

How do you get the man who has everything?

Plot:

A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.

Plot Keywords:

Apple | Sex On Stairs | Photo | Ford Mustang | Art Theft

Awards:

3 wins & 2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. May 25

2:00 PM

AETV

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 (as Michael S. Bahr)
Robert D. Novak	...	Proctor (as Robert Novak)
Joe H. Lamb	...	Proctor (as Joe Lamb)
James Saito	...	Paul Cheng

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexuality and language.

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

Polish | English | German | French

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | South Africa:PG | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Iceland:L | Denmark:7 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Brazil:16 | Netherlands:MG6 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:18 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:PG (cut) | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

18 East 68th Street, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

United Artists

Trivia:

In the elevator after the boardroom meeting, Thomas Crown and his subordinates quote from the 'Leonard Cohen' song "The Stranger Song": "Ah, you hate to see another tired man lay down his hand like he was giving up the holy game of poker."

Goofs:

Continuity: After Thomas Crown ducks under the descending barriers to steal the Monet, as he is running towards the painting he pulls out a single white latex glove from his pocket and puts it on his hand. He uses this hand to touch the frame which he leaves behind. Once he has put the painting in the briefcase the glove has disappeared without him taking it off.

Quotes:

Catherine Banning: You really think there's "happy ever after" for people like us?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Veronica Mars: Ain't No Magic Mountain High Enough (#2.13)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

THE COMPLICATED MAN

Men make women messy.

I usually hate remakes, but this is the exception that proves the rule.

Pierce Brosnan is so much more classy that Steve McQueen. He is utterly convincing as a rich playboy and an entrepreneur. While Faye Dunaway did a marvelous job in the original and I have no criticism of her performance, I am enchanted with the performance of Rene Russo.

Brosnan and Russo were a pair that were perfectly matched. The soundtrack was fantastic, even including "The Windmills of Your Mind" from the original. Adding Dunaway as a Psychiatrist was a masterful touch.

This is much more of a caper film as you actually saw some beautiful work her. The "other woman" was beefed up and really added to the plot. The ending was much more satisfying, and, unlike the previous version which had to be rated "R" because the bad guy won, this actually earned the rating with some magnificent scenes.