The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

Timing: 1:53 (113 min)

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Release date

1999-08-06

Country

Ireland, United States

Production

United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Irish Dreamtime

Genre

Drama, Crime, Romance

Budget

$48 000 000

Revenue

$124 305 181

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Director

John McTiernan

Actors

Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, Denis Leary, Frankie Faison, Faye Dunaway, Esther Cañadas, James Saito, Michael Lombard, Fritz Weaver, Charles Keating
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Scenario

Producer

Pierce Brosnan, Beau St. Clair, Roger Paradiso, Bruce Moriarty, Michael Tadross

Operator

Tom Priestley Jr.

Composer

Bill Conti

Artist

Paul D. Kelly, Jay Durrwachter, Hugh Landwehr

Audition

Patricia McCorkle

Editing

John Wright, Eddy Collyns
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• Faye Dunaway, who plays the psychologist in the film, played the role of a detective in the 1968 original.
• Rene Russo filmed a nude scene for the first time in her acting career.
• 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.
• 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 final scenes (with a countless number of men in bowlers carrying briefcases) is very similar to a scene from the film 'The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover' (1989), in which Pierce Brosnan also participated. However, in that film, the men were wearing Hawaiian shirts and straw hats.
• The fire safety system shown in the film differs significantly from the systems actually used in real art museums.
• Faye Dunaway, who plays the psychologist in the film, played the role of a detective in the original 1968 film.
• Rene Russo performed in a nude scene for the first time in her acting career.
• 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).
• 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.