The Thomas Crown Affair

How do you get the man who has everything?
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
Timing: 1:53 (113 min)

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$48 000 000
Box office
$124 305 181
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Director
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Producer
Pierce Brosnan, Beau St. Clair, Roger Paradiso, Bruce Moriarty, Michael Tadross
Camera operator
Tom Priestley Jr.
Composer
Bill Conti
Artist
Bruno Rubeo, Paul D. Kelly, Jay Durrwachter
Editing

Short description

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

What's left behind the scenes

  • When viewers first see Thomas Crown's bedroom on screen, a black and white autographed photograph of the famous supermodel Cindy Crawford can be seen on the dresser with a mirror.
  • The film suggests that insurance agents photograph the edges of paintings hidden behind the frames to prevent forgery. This explanation is quite far from the truth. No reputable museum would ever hide even the smallest piece of such famous paintings from visitors.
  • This film is the first of two remakes by John McTiernan based on the original films by director Norman Jewison. The second film was "Rollerball" (2002).
  • Faye Dunaway, who plays the psychologist in the film, played the role of a detective in the original 1968 film.
  • One of the clauses in Pierce Brosnan's contract for the role of James Bond stipulated that the actor was not allowed to wear a tuxedo while filming any movies not related to the Bond franchise. In 'The Heist,' Brosnan's character dances at a ball. However, upon closer inspection, we can see that the top button of his shirt is undone and his white bow tie is not tied. This was done specifically to avoid a huge penalty. Formally, this appearance is not formal wear, and therefore, technically, Pierce's character is not wearing a tuxedo.
  • One of the last scenes (with a countless number of men in helmets with briefcases) is very similar to a scene from the painting “The Looting” (1989), in which Pierce Brosnan also participated. However, in that painting, the men were dressed in Hawaiian shirts and wore straw hats.
  • Rene Russo performed in a nude scene for the first time in her acting career.
  • The fire safety system shown in the film differs significantly from the systems actually used in real art museums.

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