The Thomas Crown Affair (1999 film) to the original 1968 version of the film. The most obvious is the casting of Faye Dunaway as Crown's psychiatrist; Dunaway portrayed insurance investigator Vicki Anderson in the original. In the remake, "The Windmills of Your Mind" plays during the ballroom scene, as background music in a couple other scenes, and during the credits at the end; the song earned an Oscar for the original film. Both films share a nearly identical scene with Crown playing high-stakes golf, and in both films Crown pilots a glider for recreation. Filming took place in several parts of New York City, including Central
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999 film) the robbers, billionaire Thomas Crown (Pierce Brosnan) steals the painting of "San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk" by Monet. The insurers of the $100 million artwork send investigator Catherine Banning (Rene Russo) to assist NYPD Detective Michael McCann (Denis Leary) in solving the crime. Although McCann is attracted to Banning, he is annoyed that she is a civilian and asks his second in command to do a background check. Det. Paretti discovers that Banning is the daughter of a formidable bail bondsman in Ohio, famous for using a chain to forcibly return those who've skipped bail. McCann and Paretti realize that