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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

Cast Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko Charlie Sheen as Bud Fox Daryl Hannah as Darien Taylor Martin Sheen as Carl Fox Terence Stamp as Sir Larry Wildman Sean Young as Kate Gekko Sylvia Miles as Realtor James Spader as Roger Barnes Hal Holbrook as Lou Mannheim John C. McGinley as Marvin Saul Rubinek as Harold Salt Franklin Cover as Dan James Karen as Lynch Richard Dysart as Cromwell Josh Mostel as Ollie Millie Perkins as Mrs. Fox Annie McEnroe as Muffie Livingston Monique Van Vooren as Woman at "21"

Crew Hilda Stark - Art Director John J. Moore - Art Director Michael Flynn - Associate Producer Billy Hopkins - Casting Risa Bramon - Casting A. Kitman Ho - Co-producer Ellen Mirojnick - Costume Designer Oliver Stone - Director Claire Simpson - Editor Stewart Copeland - Composer (Music Score) Hilda Stark - Production Designer Stephen Hendrickson - Production Designer John J. Moore - Production Designer Judith Stevens - Production Designer Robert Richardson - Cinematographer Edward R. Pressman - Producer Susan Bode-Tyson - Set Designer Les Bloom - Set Designer Chris Newman - Sound/Sound Designer Oliver Stone - Screenwriter Stanley G. Weiser - Screenwriter

Wall Street
More a criticism of the Reagan years than an homage (consistent with Oliver Stone's politics), Wall Street will nonetheless be remembered as synonymous with the 1980s and their skewed priorities. The film introduced a mass audience to the underhanded dealings and pressure cooker environment of the financial world, netting Michael Douglas an Oscar for his portrayal of the larger-than-life Gordon Gekko, a character who entered the zeitgeist as a symbol of sheer amoral greed, even to those who hadn't seen the film. It's also one of Stone's least fussy films, and by focusing on the plot more than his usual cinematic gimmickry, Stone makes it easy for the layman to navigate stock market lingo and follow the esoteric dramas that unfold in the daily lives of brokers. With almost every character tainted by the lust for wealth, Martin Sheen emerges as the only antidote to the contagious disease of corruption, in the role of a blue-collar machinist and father to the story's central character, Charlie Sheen's Bud Fox. It may be a rather obvious animal metaphor, but if Fox is, indeed, sly, he's at least a prouder, more redeemable creature than Gekko, a slithering lizard who will do anything to prosper. Daryl Hannah, who has made a career of playing oddball misfits, is miscast as a snobbish gold digger, but the rest of the cast effectively personalizes a world full of false loyalty, nervous trust, and merciless usury. A satisfying morality play, Wall Street is one of Stone's most popular films. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide
 

Michael Douglas: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Actor (winner) Michael Douglas: Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Com (winner) Michael Douglas: National Board of Review, Best Actor (winner)

National Board of Review, Best Picture (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: English, Spanish Sound Processing: 5.1: 5 full-range channels. Includes 3 for the front speakers, 2 surround channels for rear speakers, & 1 low-frequency effects (LFE) channel to carry deep bass effects 1: PCM mono Additional Features: Commentary by Oliver Stone All-new making-of documentary Theatrical trailers TV spots DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 126 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 0. Scene Selection 1. Main Titles [4:03] 2. Let's Go to Work! [5:00] 3. A Father's Son [4:20] 4. Gekko's Birthday [:46] 5. Bagging the Elephant [6:59] 6. One of Gordon's Friends [5:08] 7. Geko's New Mole [3:59] 8. Anacott Steel [3:07] 9. School's Out [5:54] 10. The High Life [4:51] 11. Just Like Old Times [8:31] 12. Greed Is Good [6:59] 13. The Blue Star Buyout [:03] 14. The Garage Sale [12:07] 15. Without Gordon's Money... [2:47] 16. To Save Blue Star... [4:27] 17. Into the Abyss [11:14] 18. The Right Thing [2:28] 19. The Price [6:02] 20. End Titles [6:24]