Wall street
Douglas, Michael
Wall street videorecording 20th Century Fox ; written by Stanley Weiser and Oliver Stone ; produced by Edward R. Pressman ; directed by Oliver Stone. - Beverly Hills California Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment c2000 - 1 videodisc (126 min.) sd., col. 4 3/4 in. - Oliver Stone collection. .
Wall Street is a 1987 American drama film, directed and co-written by Oliver Stone, which stars Michael Douglas. In 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 boldness, 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. Gekko gives Bud some capital to manage, but the other stocks Bud selects - by honest research and advice from respected senior trader Lou Mannheim- lose money. Gekko offers Bud another chance, and tells him to spy on British Investor Sir Lawrence Wildman. They deduce that Wildman is making a bid for Anacott Steel. Gekko buys shares in Anacott, which Wildman is forced to buy at a higher price to complete his takeover. Bud becomes wealthy, enjoying Gekko's promised perks, including a penthouse on Manhattan's East Side. He also gains a girlfriend, Gekko’s art consultant and ex Darien, an interior decorator. Bud is promoted as a result of the large commission fees he is bringing in and is given an office with a view. He continues to maximize inside information and use friends as straw buyers to provide more income for him and Gekko. Unknown to Bud, several of his trades attract the attention of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Bud pitches a new idea to Gekko: buy Bluestar Airlines and expand the company, with Bud as president, using savings achieved by union concessions and the overfunded pension. Even though Bud is unable to persuade his father to support him and Gekko, he is able to get the unions to push for the deal. Soon afterward, Bud learns that Gekko plans to dissolve the company and sell off Bluestar's assets in order to access cash in the company's pension plan, leaving Carl and the entire Bluestar staff unemployed. Although this would leave Bud a very rich man, he is angered by Gekko's deceit and wracked with guilt of being an accessory to Bluestar's impending destruction, especially after his father suffers a heart attack. Bud resolves to disrupt Gekko's plans, and breaks up with Darien when she refuses to go against Gekko, her former lover.
DVD; widescreen, aspect ratio 1.85:1.
In English or French with optional English or Spanish subtitles.
Foreign Films, Stockbrokers -- Drama, Insider trading in securities -- Drama, Feature films Drama
791.4372 / WA
Wall street videorecording 20th Century Fox ; written by Stanley Weiser and Oliver Stone ; produced by Edward R. Pressman ; directed by Oliver Stone. - Beverly Hills California Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment c2000 - 1 videodisc (126 min.) sd., col. 4 3/4 in. - Oliver Stone collection. .
Wall Street is a 1987 American drama film, directed and co-written by Oliver Stone, which stars Michael Douglas. In 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 boldness, 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. Gekko gives Bud some capital to manage, but the other stocks Bud selects - by honest research and advice from respected senior trader Lou Mannheim- lose money. Gekko offers Bud another chance, and tells him to spy on British Investor Sir Lawrence Wildman. They deduce that Wildman is making a bid for Anacott Steel. Gekko buys shares in Anacott, which Wildman is forced to buy at a higher price to complete his takeover. Bud becomes wealthy, enjoying Gekko's promised perks, including a penthouse on Manhattan's East Side. He also gains a girlfriend, Gekko’s art consultant and ex Darien, an interior decorator. Bud is promoted as a result of the large commission fees he is bringing in and is given an office with a view. He continues to maximize inside information and use friends as straw buyers to provide more income for him and Gekko. Unknown to Bud, several of his trades attract the attention of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Bud pitches a new idea to Gekko: buy Bluestar Airlines and expand the company, with Bud as president, using savings achieved by union concessions and the overfunded pension. Even though Bud is unable to persuade his father to support him and Gekko, he is able to get the unions to push for the deal. Soon afterward, Bud learns that Gekko plans to dissolve the company and sell off Bluestar's assets in order to access cash in the company's pension plan, leaving Carl and the entire Bluestar staff unemployed. Although this would leave Bud a very rich man, he is angered by Gekko's deceit and wracked with guilt of being an accessory to Bluestar's impending destruction, especially after his father suffers a heart attack. Bud resolves to disrupt Gekko's plans, and breaks up with Darien when she refuses to go against Gekko, her former lover.
DVD; widescreen, aspect ratio 1.85:1.
In English or French with optional English or Spanish subtitles.
Foreign Films, Stockbrokers -- Drama, Insider trading in securities -- Drama, Feature films Drama
791.4372 / WA