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appalachiablue

(42,903 posts)
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 09:01 AM Oct 10

'Wall Street' Movie Scene, The End (1987)


Wall Street is a 1987 American crime drama film, directed and co-written by Oliver Stone, which stars Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, Daryl Hannah, and Martin Sheen. The film tells the story of Bud Fox (C. Sheen), a young stockbroker who becomes involved with Gordon Gekko (Douglas), a wealthy, unscrupulous corporate raider.

1985, Bud Fox is a junior stockbroker at Jackson Steinem & Co. in New York City. He wants to work with his hero, Gordon Gekko, a legendary Wall Street player. After calling Gekko's office 59 days in a row trying to land an appointment, Bud visits Gekko on his birthday with a box of Gekko's favorite, contraband Cuban cigars. Impressed at his persistence, Gekko grants Bud an interview. Bud pitches him stocks, but Gekko is unimpressed.

Desperate, Bud provides him some inside information about Bluestar Airlines, which he has learned in a casual conversation with his father, Carl, leader of the company's maintenance workers' union. Intrigued, Gekko tells Bud he will think about it. A dejected Bud returns to his office. However, Gekko places an order for Bluestar stock and becomes one of Bud's clients...
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'Wall Street' Movie Scene, The End (1987) (Original Post) appalachiablue Oct 10 OP
A great movie in the day bucolic_frolic Oct 10 #1
Good summation. That era seems mild in comparison to today's mess. appalachiablue Oct 10 #2

bucolic_frolic

(46,970 posts)
1. A great movie in the day
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 09:03 AM
Oct 10

But the plot seems simple corruption compared to today, and the technology of course simple. We wuz sold a bill of goods back ithen too, but the consequences weren't immediate, tangible, or obvious. It was the root of vulture capitalism.

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