It's 1985. Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) is a lowly grunt on Wall Street grinding out trades with unreliable clients. Every day, he calls the office of Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) hoping to hook the big fish. His father (Martin Sheen) casually passes on some important information about his work. Bud sees an in with Gekko if he could parlay the inside info into something more.
Oliver Stone has made one of the first great Wall Street film. It is a clarion vision of Gekko's greed which is the fuel to the market. It has one of the most iconic line in history. In a few sentences, Gekko would encapsulate the driving force of his world. There are some parts that aren't as compelling. Some of it feels more dated than it should, and I'm not talking about the brick phone. But it made finance actually understandable, and watchable. IMO it's the first one to do so successfully.
Oliver Stone has made one of the first great Wall Street film. It is a clarion vision of Gekko's greed which is the fuel to the market. It has one of the most iconic line in history. In a few sentences, Gekko would encapsulate the driving force of his world. There are some parts that aren't as compelling. Some of it feels more dated than it should, and I'm not talking about the brick phone. But it made finance actually understandable, and watchable. IMO it's the first one to do so successfully.