Oliver Stone opened fire on the greed decade of the 1980s with this morality tale set on Wall Street. The film stars Charlie Sheen as Bud Fox, an ambitious rookie stockbroker from a blue-collar background who is magnetised by Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), a Mephistophelean superbroker who specialises in corporate takeovers. .. Read more
| Starring | Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen, Daryl Hannah |
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| Director | Oliver Stone |
| Genres | Drama |
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Oliver Stone opened fire on the greed decade of the 1980s with this morality tale set on Wall Street. The film stars Charlie Sheen as Bud Fox, an ambitious rookie stockbroker from a blue-collar background who is magnetised by Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), a Mephistophelean superbroker who specialises in corporate takeovers. Despite his initial resistance to Bud's entreaties, Gekko finally takes on the eager beaver as his protege, schooling him in the kind of slash-and-burn maneuvers that have taken him to the top. This style is far more attractive to Bud than the more prosaic but principled approach to investing preached by veteran Lou Mannheim (Hal Holbrook). And, at first, it's impossible to dispute his preference; as Bud's life moves into the fast lane, he quickly acquires an upscale apartment and girlfiend, interior designer Darien (Darryl Hannah). But when Gekko demands that Bud not only break the law but directly undermine his union leader father, Carl (Martin Sheen), and jeopardise the jobs and lives of his friends and family, he realises that the cost of success might be more than he's willing to pay. WALL STREET is a riveting, testosterone-fueled tour of the Street's upper echelons, featuring standout performances by Douglas and Martin Sheen.
| Starring | Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen, Daryl Hannah, James Spader, Terence Stamp, James Karen, Sylvia Miles, Sean Young, Hal Holbrook, John C. McGinley |
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| Director | Oliver Stone |
| Studio | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs Blu-ray: 2 hrs 1 min |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | 100 Eighties Greats |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish |
| Released | Production year: 1987 To Rent: DVD: not available Blu-ray: 17 Mar 2008 |
Almost documentary in its detailed account of financial skulduggery but slipping ultimately into sentimentality, the film is marked by a brilliant performance from Michael Douglas as the scheming megalomaniac Gordon Gekko.
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Tremendous achievement
Oliver Stone breaks open the inside world of corporate America, to deliver a story that is truly unforgettable. Already a genuine classic, this film combines ... read more »
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Greed makes the world go around
I really enjoyed this film. It is not an edge of the seat sort of thing but it is very cleverly written and kept me watching until the end.
With some... read more »
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Well worth a watch
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It Used To Motivate Me
I watched this again after about 10 years and it had the same effect again. Ok I don't want to rip people off but after leaving college and starting in my ... read more »
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