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Man on a Ledge

Year:

2012

Duration:

102 min

Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.6

Director:

Asger Leth

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2012-01-27

Filming Locations: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Earnings

Budget: $42,000,000

Opening Weekend: $8,001,932 (USA) (29 January 2012)

Gross: $18,600,911 (USA) (26 February 2012)

Cast

Actor

Character

Elizabeth Banks

Man on a Ledge

Genesis Rodriguez

Man on a Ledge

Liz Holtan

Sam Worthington

Nick Cassidy

Mandy Gonzalez

Manager

William Sadler

Valet

Barbara Marineau

Screaming Woman

J. Smith-Cameron

Psychiatrist

Anthony Mackie

Mike Ackerman

Patrick Collins

Father Leo

Jamie Bell

Joey Cassidy

Afton Williamson

Janice Ackerman

Robert Clohessy

Prison Guard

Joe Lisi

Desk Sergeant

Candice McKoy

Cop - Bullhorn

Edward Burns

Jack Dougherty (as Ed Burns)

Johnny Solo

Cop - Room (as John Solo)

Titus Welliver

Dante Marcus

James Yaegashi

Police Technician

Daniel Sauli

Police Technician

Kyra Sedgwick

Suzie Morales

Frank Pando

Cameraman

Jason Kolotouros

ESU

Michael Lee Laurence

Bearded Guy

Don Castro

CSI Tech

Ed Harris

David Englander

Pooja Kumar

Englander's Assistant

John Dossett

Ted Henry

Sylvia Kauders

Angry Traffic Woman

Felix Solis

Nestor

Jabari Gray

Brooklyn Cop

James Andrew O'Connor

Brooklyn Cop

Ann Arvia

Investor

Jonathan Walker

Investor

Jason Furlani

Cop

Terry Serpico

Lutz

Erin Quill

Cop – File

Arthur J. Nascarella

Construction Worker (as Arthur Nasacarella)

Jimmy Palumbo

Detective

J. Bernard Calloway

Detective

Gerry Vichi

Older Orthodox Man

Geoffrey Cantor

Gordon Evans

Brett G. Smith

Tactical Leader (as Brett Smith)

John Comer

Correction Officer

James Thomas Bligh

Seargent (uncredited)

Justin Chauncey

Construction Worker (uncredited)

Jeff Grossman

Brooklyn Cop (uncredited)

Jeremy McLain

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Mario Moise Fontaine

Photographer (uncredited)

Rick Pantera

New York Police Officer (uncredited)

Brian James Pepe

Inmate (uncredited)

Bill Walters

Sing Sing Background (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Amy Adams was considered for the role of Lydia.

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The signs the three women on the neighboring rooftop are holding up: "JUMP IN TO MY ARMS", "WE ARE WITH YOU!" and "Single?".

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The scruffy looking man who ultimately allows Nick Cassidy to prove his innocence is shown briefly in the scene when Mike Ackerman enters the police station and first learns there is a man on a ledge.

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Goofs

The building used in the outside shots clearly was the Roosevelt Hotel, but the Roosevelt (and all outside shots of the building in the movie verify this) has only 18 floors, and the movie premise is a hotel of at least 24 floors.

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When Joey finishes cutting into the wall with an electric concrete saw during the diamond heist, the blade is spinning in the opposite direction (away from him); Blades actually work by spinning toward the operator, not away.

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When Lydia Mercer is talking to Ackerman in the hotel room, she's holding an orange coffeecup. In some shots you see the front side of that cup with a logo. In other shots you see the back with a barcode.

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Quotes

Psychiatrist: Nick, have you ever considered hurting yourself?

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Jack Dougherty: [to disarmed SWAT guy at gunpoint] Hey buddy, she's had a pretty rough day. I'd do what she says.

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Dante Marcus: 240 bucks for breakfast?

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Faq

Why did Sam Worthington choose this role?

Sam Worthington helped kick start Man on a Ledge into production when he expressed early interest in the script. Worthington partially admits to being intrigued by the role because of his fear of heights, and the majority of the scenes on the ledge were set to be shot on the real ledge of the Roosevelt Hotel, over 200 feet above 45th Street in midtown Manhattan.

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