Not only did the villain (played by Alan Alda) seem more evil at the time of Tower Heist???s 2011 release than any bad guy with loads of guns, but the 99 percent who hatches a plan to break into his penthouse was well-represented by a cast that still included Murphy, along with a multi-ethnic array of actors such as Ben Stiller, Michael Pena, Matthew Broderick and Precious star Gabourey Sidibe.