Summary
A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider whom takes the youth under his wing.
Cast
Charlie Sheen
Bud Fox
Michael Douglas
Gordon Gekko
Martin Sheen
Carl Fox
Daryl Hannah
Darien Taylor
John C. McGinley
Marvin
Hal Holbrook
Lou Mannheim
Sean Young
Kate Gekko
Terence Stamp
Sir Larry Wildman
James Spader
Roger Barnes
Chuck Pfeiffer
Chuckie
Lauren Tom
Lady Broker
Tamara Tunie
Carolyn
Franklin Cover
Dan
James Karen
Lynch
Saul Rubinek
Harry Salt
Leslie Lyles
Natalie
Faith Geer
Natalie's Assistant
Frank Adonis
Charlie
John Capodice
Dominick
Suzen Murakoshi
Girl in Bed
Dani Klein
Receptionist
François Giroday
Alex
Paul Guilfoyle
Stone Livingston
Monique van Vooren
Woman at '21'
Sylvia Miles
Dolores the Realtor
Annie McEnroe
Muffie Livingston
Josh Mostel
Ollie
Ann Talman
Susan
Lisa Zebro
Gina
Rocco Ancarola
Maitre'd '21'
Martin Sherman
Banker at '21'
Derek Keir
Busboy at '21'
Andrea Thompson
Hooker
George Blumenthal
Broker in Locker Room
George Vlachos
Maitre'd 'Le Cirque'
Liliane Montevecchi
Woman at 'Le Cirque'
Ronald von Klaussen
Airline Mechanic
Michael O'Donoghue
Reporter
Pirie MacDonald
TV Business Analyst
Thomas Anderson
Butler
Cecilia Peck
Candice Rogers
Jack Pruett
Sam Ruspoli
Ronald Yamamoto
Houseboy
Yanni Sfinias
Panos
Grant Shaud
Young Broker
Carol Schneider
Paralegal
Sean Stone
Rudy Gekko
Astrid De Richemonte
Nicole
Adelle Lutz
Janet
Christopher Burge
Auctioneer
Richard Feigen
Bidder at Auction
James Rosenquist
Artist at Auction
John Galateo
SEC Man
Richard Dysart
Cromwell
Marlena Bielinska
Woman in Plane
William G. Knight
Duncan Wilmore
Jean De Baer
Toni Carpenter
Bruce Daniel Diker
Young Lawyer
Jeff Beck
Investment Banker
Diego Del Vayo
Commercial Banker
Millie Perkins
Mrs. Fox
Pat Skipper
Postal Inspector
John Deyle
U.S. Attorney
Michael A. Raymond
Trader - New York Stock Exchange
Eugene Dumaresq
Trader - New York Stock Exchange
Lefty Lewis
Trader - New York Stock Exchange
Mike Rutigliano
Trader - New York Stock Exchange
Heather Evans
Trader - Office
Ken Lipper
Trader - Office
Donnie Kehr
Trader - Office
Elise Richmond
Trader - Office
David Logan
Trader - Office
Paul Kawecki
Trader - Office
Dickson Shaw
Trader - Office
Patrick Weathers
Trader - Office
Jill Dalton
Trader - Office
Allan Salkin
Trader - Office
Oliver Stone
Trader - Office
Michael C. Mahon
Trader - Office
Jeff Rector
Trader - Office
Pamela Riley
Trader - Office
Jon Wool
Trader - Office
James Bulleit
Elevator Person
Alexandra Neil
Elevator Person
Sam Ingraffia
Elevator Person
Anna Thomson
Elevator Person
Byron Utley
Elevator Person
J. Adam Glover
Evan Morrissey (uncredited)
David Hummel
Stock Broker (uncredited)
Erville Light
Herself (uncredited)
Kevin Michael Moran
Business Man (uncredited)
Chris Nelson Norris
Health Club Attendant (uncredited)
Bill Phillips
Chronicle Reporter (uncredited)
Helen Proimos
Race Fan (uncredited)
Ron Turek
Stock Broker (uncredited)
Eric Kramer
Trader - Office (uncredited)
Crew
Director, Writer
Oliver Stone
Writer
Stanley Weiser
Reviews
Geronimo1967
May 31, 2022
7
If there were ever to be a film to demonstrate to youngsters the toxic effects of greed on someone then you'd struggle to find a more apt one than this. Made at the height of the stock market boom, it tells the tale of the naive but ambitious "Bud Fox" (Charlie Sheen) who devises a get-rich-quick scheme that attracts the attention of his super-venal boss "Gekko" (a superb Michael Douglas) who treats scruples like something unpleasant he had just trodden on. What now ensues is a break-neck course in how avarice; manipulation; a certain degree of luck and loads of sheer brass neck take him from being a bit of an home boy, to living in a fancy loft apartment, bathing in champagne and alienating both his erstwhile colleagues and his working class father "Carl" (Martin Sheen). It is only when a scheme that involves that latter man's airline employer is front and centre on planet "Gekko" that the young man starts to realise what's happening and with the help of Briton "Sir Larry Wildman" (a rather too plausible Terence Stamp) changes course a little. It has a very effective supporting cast; the writing and direction from Oliver Stone is quickly paced and well focussed and the story itself shows the rat race in as true a cinematic rendition as I have ever seen. Sure, the shoulder pads and costumes have dated since 1987, but the principles of a dog-eat-dog world are just as worthy of exposure now as they were then.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$15,000,000.00
Revenue:
$43,900,000.00
Keywords
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