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A wealthy Wall Street swindler gets his just desserts at the hands of the employees he stiffed in “Tower Heist,” coming to Blu-ray Combo-Pack with UltraVioletTM, as well as DVD, Digital Download and On Demand Feb. 21 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy lead an all-star comedy cast in this hilarious tale of sweet, sweet revenge.

The film’s ensemble cast includes Casey Affleck, Alan Alda, Matthew Broderick, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Judd Hirsch, Téa Leoni, Michael Peña and Gabourey Sidibe. The film is produced by Academy Award-winning-producer Brian Grazer. The “Tower Heist,” Blu-ray Combo Pack features more than an hour of bonus features, including two alternate endings, deleted scenes, a gag reel and exclusive behind-the-scenes features on the making of the film.

BONUS FEATURES

Bonus features that appear on the both the Blu-ray and DVD versions include:
Two Alternate Endings – not seen in theatres
Deleted & Alternate Scenes
Gag Reel
Plotting Tower Heist—Following the structure of a classic caper movie in three acts, director Brett Ratner, producer Brian Grazer and the entire cast bring this heist film to a whole new level. Viewers will learn how the project started, as well as meet the screenwriters and cast. This exclusive feature reveals the secrets of the set design, special effects and more, including what it took to create the iconic sequence involving Steve McQueen’s car
Feature Commentary with director Brett Ratner, editor Mark Helfrich and co-writers Ted Griffin & Jeff Nathanson

The following features are exclusive to Blu-ray:
• Tower Heist Video Diary – Director Brett Ratner takes fans through the filmmaking process with these personal video production diaries from the set.
• Picture-in-Picture – Featuring pre-visualization and storyboard comparisons of some the film’s most exciting scenes.
• The Music of Tower Heist
• Advanced Remote Control: A sleek, elegant new way to operate your Blu-ray player. Users can navigate through menus, playback and BD-Live functions with ease.
• Video Timeline: Users can easily bring up the video timeline, allowing them to instantly access any point in the film.
• Mobile-To-Go: Users can unlock a selection of bonus content with their Blu-ray discs to save to their device or to stream from anywhere there is a Wi-Fi network, enabling them to enjoy content on the go, anytime, anywhere.
• Browse Titles: Users will have access to a complete list of pocket BLU-enabled titles available and coming to Blu-ray. They can view free previews and see what additional content is available to unlock on their device.
• Keyboard: Entering data is fast and easy with your device’s intuitive keyboard.
• And with UNIVERSAL’S SECOND SCREEN, viewers can enjoy an innovative and interactive viewing experience, that allows them to control, interact and explore Tower Heist with groundbreaking new features right on a networked tablet or computer, in synchronization with the movie on the television screen! While the movie plays, experience features such as:
• Flick View: Interact with the movie; move content from the Tablet to the TV screen; and compare storyboards, animatics and other executing content by “Flicking” them from on their tablet to their TV screen, simply by gesturing their fingers upwards on their tablets.
• Behind the Scenes w/Flick View: Viewers get an all access look at the making of the film featuring interviews with cast and crew.
• Storyboards w/Flick View: Viewers will be able to take a closer look at the storyboards created for some of the amazing sequences in the film.
• The Music of Tower Heist—Songs from the Tower Heist soundtrack are highlighted with the option to add to a playlist and purchase.
BD-LIVE – Access the BD-Live Center through your Internet-connected player to access the latest trailers, exclusive content, and more.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

BLU-RAY
Copyright: 2012 Universal Studios
Selection Number: 2014928
Running Time: 1 hour, 45 minutes
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Rating: PG-13
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1/DVS Dolby Digital 2.02, French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (Canadian) and Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

DVD
Copyright: 2012 Universal Studios
Selection Number:
Running Time: 1 hour, 45 minutes
Layers: DVD-9
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Rating: PG-13
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French
Sound: English, French and Spanish 5.1

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