Wall Street (1987)

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Synopsis of Wall Street

"Greed is Good." This is the credo of the aptly named Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), the antihero of Oliver Stone's Wall Street. Gekko, a high-rolling corporate raider, is idolized by young-and-hungry broker Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen). Inveigling himself into Gekko's inner circle, Fox quickly learns to rape, murder and bury his sense of ethics. Only when Gekko's wheeling and dealing causes a near-tragedy on a personal level does Fox "reform"-though his means of destroying Gekko are every bit as underhanded as his previous activities on the trading floor. Director Stone, who cowrote Wall Street with Stanley Weiser, has claimed that the film was prompted by the callous treatment afforded his stockbroker father after 50 years in the business; this may be why the film's most compelling scenes are those between Bud Fox and his airline mechanic father (played by Charlie Sheen's real-life dad Martin). Ironically, Wall Street was released just before the October, 1987 stock market crash. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Theatrical Feature Running Time:

126 mins

Complete Cast of Wall Street

Director(s):

Oliver Stone

Writer(s):

Stanley G. Weiser, Oliver Stone

Producer(s):

Edward R. Pressman

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

R(Adult Situations, Profanity, Nudity, Not For Children, Violence)

Categories:

Drama

• 1987 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
• 1987 - National Board of Review - Best Actor

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