The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron (2003)
- Starring:
- Brian Dennehy, Shannon Elizabeth, (more)
- Director(s):
- Penelope Spheeris
- Category:
- Television, Drama
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Based on Brian Cruver's first-person book, Anatomy of Greed, this strident TV movie chronicles the rise and fall of the notorious Houston-based Enron Corporation in the early years of the 21st century. The film is related from the perspective of Cruver himself (played by Christian Kane), here depicted as a brilliant but naïve young trader who, after being hired by Enron, was dazzled and seduced by the company's "get rich quick by whatever means necessary" credo. The obscenely extravagant "Enron Culture" (represented by endless office parties and nubile young ladies) was built upon the backs of the company's stockholders and lower-echelon employees -- and, when everything inevitably crashed and burned in the spring of 2002, it was the "little people" who suffered the most. Although several real-life personalities are portrayed in the film, among them Enron CEO Ken Lay (played Mike Farrell), executive Jeff Skilling (Jon Ted Wynne), and conscience-stricken whistleblower Sherron Watkins (Jan Skene), many of the characters are composites, chief among them the mysterious, sinister Enron higher-up "Mister Blue" (Brian Dennehy), whose primary function is to spout blatantly mercenary exposition. Due to budget restraints, The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron was filmed not in Houston but in Canada; and thanks to copyright restrictions, the company's famous "slanted E" logo is considerably altered onscreen. The film made its CBS debut on January 5, 2003. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 84 mins
Complete Cast:
- Brian Dennehy - Mr. Blue
- Christian Kane - Brian Kruver
- Nancy Sakovich - Liz Perry
- Jonas Chernick - Bernie Bickers
- Jan Skene - Sherron Watkins
- Larissa Gomes - Anna-Marie
- Rick Skene - Ranch Foreman
- Shannon Elizabeth - Courtney Cruver
- Cameron Bancroft - Jim Duffy
- Mike Farrell - Ken Lay
- Jon Ted Wynne - Jeff Skilling
- Paul Christie - Andrew Tillman
- Aleks Paunovic - Lazarri
- Edgar Governo - Enron Employee
- Director(s):
- Penelope Spheeris
- Producer(s):
- Robert F. Phillips
- Categories:
- Television, Drama
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