1 00:00:58,822 --> 00:01:03,511 Sync for "Wall.Street.1987.BluRay.720P.DTS.x264-CHD" 2 00:01:03,512 --> 00:01:08,201 ::nlsinh@gmail.com:: 3 00:01:08,202 --> 00:01:13,579 WALLSTREET hddanang.com 4 00:02:20,570 --> 00:02:23,364 - (man) Easy! - (woman) Excuse me! 5 00:02:40,756 --> 00:02:42,049 Good morning. Jackson Steinem. 6 00:02:43,050 --> 00:02:45,469 - How you doing, Buddy? - Great, Carolyn. 7 00:02:45,553 --> 00:02:48,055 Doing any better would be a sin. 8 00:02:50,433 --> 00:02:52,518 Morning. 9 00:03:00,151 --> 00:03:02,403 Morning, Dan. What's looking good today? 10 00:03:02,486 --> 00:03:06,157 lf l knew, l wouldn't be in this business. Get out while you're young. 11 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:09,493 l came here one day, l sat down, and look at me now. 12 00:03:09,577 --> 00:03:11,662 Look at you now. 13 00:03:14,081 --> 00:03:15,708 Morning, Brian. 14 00:03:15,791 --> 00:03:19,587 - Chuckie! How's the woman slayer? - Looking for an 18-year-old wife. 15 00:03:19,670 --> 00:03:22,673 - How you doing, pal? - Well, if l had your looks, better. 16 00:03:22,757 --> 00:03:26,385 Takes years of genetics, a Yale education and the right tailor. 17 00:03:26,469 --> 00:03:28,971 Not that you learned anything, Chunk. 18 00:03:31,057 --> 00:03:35,061 Marv, l got a feeling that we are gonna make a killing today. 19 00:03:35,144 --> 00:03:36,812 Yeah? Where's your machine gun? 20 00:03:36,896 --> 00:03:38,898 You can't make a buck in this market. 21 00:03:38,981 --> 00:03:42,985 The country's going to hell faster than when Roosevelt was in charge! 22 00:03:43,069 --> 00:03:46,239 Too much cheap money sloshing around the world. 23 00:03:46,322 --> 00:03:50,284 Worst mistake we ever made was letting Nixon get off the gold standard. 24 00:03:50,368 --> 00:03:52,703 Putney Drug - you boys might wanna look at it. 25 00:03:52,787 --> 00:03:57,250 - No. They'll take five years to come around. - But they got a good new drug. 26 00:03:57,333 --> 00:04:01,337 Stick to the fundamentals. That's how lBM and Hilton were built. 27 00:04:01,420 --> 00:04:04,423 Good things sometimes take time. 28 00:04:04,507 --> 00:04:09,053 (PA) Look sharp, especially you rookies. Nikkei lndex closed up 90 points last night. 29 00:04:09,136 --> 00:04:11,764 We expect heavy Japanese buying on the opening. 30 00:04:11,848 --> 00:04:16,894 The firm has 200,000 steel for sale. A million Big Blue. 350,000 pork and beans. 31 00:04:16,978 --> 00:04:22,024 Get on the horn with your institutions. These utilities are our top priority today. 32 00:04:22,108 --> 00:04:26,404 - OK. Let's go to work. - And they're off and running! 33 00:04:26,487 --> 00:04:28,573 (bell rings) 34 00:04:42,086 --> 00:04:47,967 We cleared up to 60,000 XGC at 48 1/2. Yes, that's right. Right. 35 00:04:52,972 --> 00:04:55,892 - The marketjust doubled. - Brenner! 36 00:04:56,225 --> 00:04:59,020 Research has put thrifts on the recommended. 37 00:04:59,103 --> 00:05:01,814 What? Dump it for chrissake! 38 00:05:01,898 --> 00:05:06,527 30,000. Three-eight top. l go along at 23. You got it. 39 00:05:06,611 --> 00:05:09,697 Now you own it! Conwest Air? Let me check it. 40 00:05:15,786 --> 00:05:17,997 Circle 29,000 Niagaras for Templeton. 41 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:24,086 Mr Harrison, are you aware that we are in the biggest bull market of our generation? 42 00:05:24,170 --> 00:05:28,049 No, sir, it's not what you think. lf you take five minutes of your time... 43 00:05:28,549 --> 00:05:31,052 Dreyfus is looking for 50,000 Conair! 44 00:05:31,135 --> 00:05:33,679 September 50s? How about Decembers? 45 00:05:33,763 --> 00:05:36,432 Mr Zaros? Bud Fox, Jackson Steinem. 46 00:05:36,516 --> 00:05:37,975 Yes, sir, l am aware of that. 47 00:05:38,059 --> 00:05:42,355 But if l could have five minutes to explain the opportunities emerging... 48 00:05:42,438 --> 00:05:44,440 ..in the international debt market. 49 00:05:44,524 --> 00:05:45,400 No, no... 50 00:05:45,483 --> 00:05:47,318 Bud Fox, Jackson Steinem. 51 00:05:47,401 --> 00:05:53,324 Yes, l am aware of this. But if l could just explain the opportunities emerging... 52 00:05:53,407 --> 00:05:56,327 - ..in the international debt market... - (line disconnects) 53 00:05:56,410 --> 00:05:58,496 l'm sure that... 54 00:06:05,670 --> 00:06:10,424 Yesterday concerns my future. l need the info now, before the close. 55 00:06:10,508 --> 00:06:13,553 No, in ten minutes it's history. At four l'm a dinosaur! 56 00:06:13,636 --> 00:06:19,016 Howard, l thought you were a gentleman. Sure it's gone down. You got the tip. l didn't. 57 00:06:19,100 --> 00:06:22,061 - Why would l tell you to sell it? - Give it back! 58 00:06:22,144 --> 00:06:24,856 To who? l can't give it back - you own it! 59 00:06:24,939 --> 00:06:26,607 No, he's not here. 60 00:06:26,691 --> 00:06:29,986 - (whispers) That's what you told us to say. - Gimme that phone. 61 00:06:30,069 --> 00:06:32,071 - Hello? - Hello. 62 00:06:32,154 --> 00:06:35,741 - Who am l talking to? - The sales manager. What's the problem? 63 00:06:35,825 --> 00:06:40,413 What? Will you gimme a break? How was l supposed to know you were in surgery? 64 00:06:40,538 --> 00:06:42,915 What am l - Marvin the Mindreader?! 65 00:06:42,999 --> 00:06:47,962 Uh, no, sir. l'll discuss that with the account executive, and l'll get back to you. 66 00:06:48,045 --> 00:06:50,339 No, no, sir. You're welcome. 67 00:06:53,676 --> 00:06:57,305 l'm closing the account. lf he doesn't pay tomorrow, you pay. 68 00:06:57,513 --> 00:06:59,849 Mr Lynch, l swear to you, he's lying. 69 00:06:59,932 --> 00:07:02,268 We give you a rich man's account,... 70 00:07:02,351 --> 00:07:05,938 ..and you tell me he's gonna DK you for a lousy quarter point? 71 00:07:06,022 --> 00:07:10,401 You're being unfair, sir. You know he's got a history for bullshit. 72 00:07:10,484 --> 00:07:13,029 Somebody's got to pay. 73 00:07:13,112 --> 00:07:15,406 Ain't gonna be me. 74 00:07:17,825 --> 00:07:20,995 Buddy, Buddy. A little trouble, huh, today, Buddy? 75 00:07:21,078 --> 00:07:25,791 Howard the jerk reneged on me. l gotta cover his losses to the tune of seven grand. 76 00:07:25,875 --> 00:07:27,335 Yeah! l'm holding! 77 00:07:27,418 --> 00:07:30,922 l'm tapped out. American Express got a hit man looking for me. 78 00:07:31,339 --> 00:07:34,926 lt coulda been worse, right? Coulda been my money. 79 00:07:36,594 --> 00:07:41,057 Here, here, rookie, let me help you out. l got... a C-note. 80 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:46,395 - Thanks, Marv. l'll make it up to you. - Yes, l am still here! 81 00:07:47,271 --> 00:07:51,442 You know what my dream is? To one day be on the other end of that phone. 82 00:07:51,526 --> 00:07:54,779 Oh, you got it, baby. Where the real cheesecake is. 83 00:07:55,947 --> 00:07:58,449 Hey, Bud, you forgetting something? 84 00:07:58,533 --> 00:08:00,618 The Gekko phone call? 85 00:08:01,118 --> 00:08:05,915 When are you gonna realise it's the big game hunters who bag elephants, not guys like us. 86 00:08:05,998 --> 00:08:08,251 - Gordon Gekko, please. - Gekko's beautiful. 87 00:08:08,334 --> 00:08:12,171 30 seconds after the Challenger blew up, he's selling NASA stock short. 88 00:08:12,255 --> 00:08:16,342 Yeah, but... 47 million he made on the Melcore deal. 89 00:08:16,425 --> 00:08:19,345 23 on the lmperial deal before he was 40. 90 00:08:19,428 --> 00:08:24,559 The guy makes 20 times what Dave Winfield makes in a year, and he talks to everybody. 91 00:08:24,642 --> 00:08:27,103 And he had an ethical bypass at birth. 92 00:08:27,186 --> 00:08:29,397 - Hello, Natalie. Guess who? - Mr Fox. 93 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:35,945 Right. Every day l say to myself that today could be the day. So will you marry me? 94 00:08:36,028 --> 00:08:39,740 - l'll think about it. - Then can you get me through to Mr Gekko? 95 00:08:39,824 --> 00:08:43,786 - He's very busy. - Of course he is. Five minutes is all l ask. 96 00:08:43,911 --> 00:08:49,542 Mr Fox, l'm sure you're a good broker, but our traders deal with the brokers. 97 00:08:49,625 --> 00:08:51,919 Mr Gekko deals with investment bankers. 98 00:08:52,003 --> 00:08:56,299 - Tell him l called. There are big changes... - Yes, l'll give him your message. 99 00:08:56,382 --> 00:09:02,013 Leo, l understand, but you have to realise there'll be major subordinated debt involved. 100 00:09:16,694 --> 00:09:20,239 - Buddy, how ya doing? - Great, Charlie. Any better would be a sin. 101 00:09:20,323 --> 00:09:25,328 Jesus Christ! Listen, l hear all you guys on Wall Street are millionaires. 102 00:09:25,411 --> 00:09:29,457 - When you gonna make us all rich? - You need an account to win the lottery. 103 00:09:29,540 --> 00:09:33,920 - Give me 50 grand. l'll get you a condo. - Sure! We'll own the airline by then! 104 00:09:34,003 --> 00:09:38,549 Why don't he make himself rich, so he can pay off his school loans? 105 00:09:38,758 --> 00:09:42,762 Nice to see you're in such a good mood, Dad. Did Mom give you fish for dinner? 106 00:09:42,845 --> 00:09:46,349 You smoke too much. How often you gotta go to the hospital to realise? 107 00:09:46,432 --> 00:09:51,020 Leave me alone. lt's the only thing that makes me feel good. There, Frank. All set. 108 00:09:51,103 --> 00:09:54,774 Spaghetti! Your mother still makes lousy spaghetti. 109 00:09:54,857 --> 00:09:59,320 - lt's pasta now. Spaghetti's out of date. - So am l. You want a beer? 110 00:09:59,695 --> 00:10:02,532 Billie! Bring a Molson Lite for the kid! 111 00:10:03,741 --> 00:10:06,160 - Looking good, huh? - He looks terrific. 112 00:10:06,244 --> 00:10:09,372 Carl, we'll be at the bar. 113 00:10:09,956 --> 00:10:13,000 - l'll catch up with you. - All right, Charlie. 114 00:10:14,877 --> 00:10:16,754 So... 115 00:10:17,213 --> 00:10:21,509 You look like you've grown another inch, but you don't look so hot, Buddy. 116 00:10:21,592 --> 00:10:25,596 - You're gonna get bags under your eyes. - Yeah, l had a tough day. 117 00:10:25,680 --> 00:10:29,684 - Some jerk DK'd me. l gotta cover his loss. - Speak English. 118 00:10:29,767 --> 00:10:33,271 DK: Didn't Know who l was when the options he bought took a bath. 119 00:10:33,354 --> 00:10:36,899 - Bastard reneged on me! - l told you not to get into that racket. 120 00:10:36,983 --> 00:10:39,277 You coulda been a doctor or a lawyer. 121 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:45,241 lf you'd stayed at Bluestar, you coulda been a supervisor now, instead of being a salesman. 122 00:10:45,324 --> 00:10:49,745 Dad, how many times l gotta tell you l am not a salesman? l'm an account executive. 123 00:10:49,829 --> 00:10:52,331 Soon l'm moving into investment banking. 124 00:10:52,415 --> 00:10:55,626 You ask strangers for money - you're a salesman. 125 00:10:55,710 --> 00:10:59,005 Dad, it takes time. You gotta build a client list. 126 00:10:59,088 --> 00:11:02,967 l can make more money in one year as a broker than in five at this airline. 127 00:11:03,134 --> 00:11:05,136 Thank you, Billie. 128 00:11:05,219 --> 00:11:09,932 l don't get it, kid. You borrow money to go to NYU. First year out, you make 35 grand. 129 00:11:10,016 --> 00:11:13,936 You made 50 grand last year, and can't pay off your loans. Where does it go?! 130 00:11:14,020 --> 00:11:17,440 Dad, 50K does not get you to first base in the Big Apple. 131 00:11:17,523 --> 00:11:19,692 l got 40% in taxes, 15 grand for rent. 132 00:11:19,775 --> 00:11:24,530 l got school loans, car loans, food - that's three bills a month. l need suits... 133 00:11:24,614 --> 00:11:29,118 Come back home and live rent-free instead of that roach-infected place. 134 00:11:29,202 --> 00:11:32,872 $50,000! Jesus Christ! The whole world's off its rocker! 135 00:11:32,955 --> 00:11:36,792 l made $47,000 last year. That's before taxes. 136 00:11:36,876 --> 00:11:40,296 That's Queens, Dad! A 5% mortgage and you rent the top room. 137 00:11:40,379 --> 00:11:45,801 l gotta live in Manhattan to be a player. There is no nobility in poverty any more, Dad. 138 00:11:45,885 --> 00:11:48,596 One day you'll be proud of me. You'll see. 139 00:11:49,555 --> 00:11:53,476 lt's yourself you gotta be proud of, Huckleberry. 140 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:55,645 How much you need? 141 00:11:56,229 --> 00:11:59,941 Can you spare 300? l'll pay you back next month, l promise. 142 00:12:00,024 --> 00:12:03,694 - l don't know if l got that much on me. - Not in here. Please. 143 00:12:05,655 --> 00:12:08,991 lt adds up. 300 here, 200 there. Your brother... 144 00:12:09,492 --> 00:12:14,205 l always say money's something you need in case you don't die tomorrow. Right, Carl? 145 00:12:14,288 --> 00:12:16,165 How you doing? 146 00:12:16,249 --> 00:12:19,794 - How's work treating you? - Damn mandatory drug test. 147 00:12:19,877 --> 00:12:24,757 They're driving us crazy. l got flagged for my blood pressure pills. Can you believe that? 148 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:29,470 The good news is we had a meeting with the controller about some union business. 149 00:12:29,554 --> 00:12:32,974 Remember the accident last year and the investigation? 150 00:12:33,057 --> 00:12:38,729 The FAA is gonna rule it was a manufacturing error in the door-latch mechanism. l knew it. 151 00:12:38,813 --> 00:12:43,818 l kept telling 'em it wasn't maintenance. lt's the greedy manufacturers in Cincinnati. 152 00:12:43,901 --> 00:12:47,321 - That's great. - This gets us out from under suspension. 153 00:12:47,405 --> 00:12:52,952 We can go for those new routes to Pittsburgh and Boston. We'll compete with the big guys. 154 00:12:53,202 --> 00:12:58,040 To Bluestar. As your broker, all l can advise is you hold on to that stock. 155 00:12:58,124 --> 00:13:00,626 What stock? Are you kiddin'? 156 00:13:01,502 --> 00:13:04,213 - Are you sure about this thing? - What? 157 00:13:05,047 --> 00:13:07,884 - The FAA announcement. - Sure l'm sure. 158 00:13:09,677 --> 00:13:14,682 Look at me. You got that mischievous look in your eye, Buddy. 159 00:13:14,765 --> 00:13:17,894 You used to smile like that when you were a kid sleeping. 160 00:13:18,311 --> 00:13:20,771 lt's true. Just like that. 161 00:13:50,718 --> 00:13:53,262 (** computer plays "Happy Birthday") 162 00:14:01,854 --> 00:14:03,523 Morning, Gordon. 163 00:14:12,156 --> 00:14:16,244 Delivery for Mr Gekko. lt's a personal item. He needs you to sign for it. 164 00:14:16,327 --> 00:14:17,995 Send him in. 165 00:14:31,175 --> 00:14:36,472 Hello, Natalie. Recognise the voice? Here's a hint - you're thinking about marrying me. 166 00:14:36,556 --> 00:14:39,475 - Why are you here? - You're lovelier than l pictured. 167 00:14:39,559 --> 00:14:43,980 - Got a birthday present for Mr Gekko. - You can't come barging in here. 168 00:14:44,063 --> 00:14:48,901 - What makes you think it's his birthday? - Well, it's in the bible, see? 169 00:14:48,985 --> 00:14:51,153 You better go buy him a gift. 170 00:14:51,237 --> 00:14:56,868 Please, Natalie, let me give this to him. Cuban cigars. His favourite and tough to get. 171 00:14:58,828 --> 00:15:00,913 Please, Natalie? 172 00:15:03,124 --> 00:15:05,710 Stay here. l'll see what l can do. 173 00:15:24,562 --> 00:15:26,230 Wait outside. 174 00:15:28,482 --> 00:15:30,985 Yeah, l'll see you shortly, l hope. 175 00:15:43,664 --> 00:15:45,750 Five minutes. 176 00:15:51,839 --> 00:15:54,759 Well, life all comes down to a few moments. 177 00:15:55,384 --> 00:15:57,470 This is one of 'em. 178 00:15:59,805 --> 00:16:01,891 What the hell's going on? 179 00:16:01,974 --> 00:16:06,646 l'm looking at 200,000 shares move, pal. l wanna know if we're part of it. 180 00:16:06,729 --> 00:16:10,816 We'd better be, or l'm gonna come and eat your lunch for you. Back in two. 181 00:16:10,900 --> 00:16:15,279 Sorry, Jeff. Look, l loved it at 40. lt's an insult at 50. 182 00:16:15,404 --> 00:16:19,033 Their analysts don't know preferred stock from livestock. 183 00:16:19,116 --> 00:16:24,163 Wait till it heads south, then we raise the sperm count on the deal. Get back at ya. 184 00:16:25,706 --> 00:16:30,920 This is the kid. Calls me 59 days in a row. Wants to be a player. 185 00:16:31,003 --> 00:16:34,048 Oughta be in the dictionary under "persistence". 186 00:16:34,131 --> 00:16:38,636 Listen, Jerry, l'm looking for negative control. No more than 30, 35%. 187 00:16:38,719 --> 00:16:44,308 Just enough to block anybody else's merger plans, and find out if the books are cooked. 188 00:16:44,392 --> 00:16:48,062 lf it looks as good as on paper, we're in the kill zone, pal. 189 00:16:48,145 --> 00:16:52,149 Lunch? You kiddin'? Lunch is for wimps. OK, Billy. l'll talk at ya. 190 00:16:55,820 --> 00:16:58,614 How do you do, Mr Gekko? l'm Bud Fox. 191 00:16:58,698 --> 00:17:01,951 So you say. Nice to meet you. Hope you're intelligent. 192 00:17:02,034 --> 00:17:06,664 - Where'd you get these? - l got a connection at the airport. 193 00:17:06,747 --> 00:17:10,376 So what's on your mind, kemo sabe? Why am l listening to you? 194 00:17:10,459 --> 00:17:14,297 l gotta monitor my blood pressure, so don't upset me. 195 00:17:14,422 --> 00:17:15,882 No. No, sir. 196 00:17:15,965 --> 00:17:21,179 ln 45 seconds, the microprocessor computes your systolic and diastolic pressure. 197 00:17:21,262 --> 00:17:25,766 Got an LCD read-out, cost-effective... Less than one visit to a doctor. 198 00:17:28,186 --> 00:17:34,025 l just wanna let you know l've read all about you at NYU Business. l think you're a genius. 199 00:17:34,734 --> 00:17:38,988 l've always dreamed of one thing and that's to do business with a man like you. 200 00:17:39,071 --> 00:17:41,365 - What firm you with? - Jackson Steinem. 201 00:17:41,449 --> 00:17:44,243 They're going places. Good junk-bond department. 202 00:17:44,327 --> 00:17:47,246 You the financing on that Jansen investment? 203 00:17:47,330 --> 00:17:50,625 Yeah. l'm working on some other interesting stuff. 204 00:17:50,708 --> 00:17:53,294 Cosmetic company, by any chance? 205 00:17:53,377 --> 00:17:56,088 Are you twelfth man on the deal team? Last to know? 206 00:17:56,714 --> 00:18:00,551 - l can't tell you that, Mr Gekko. - So what you got for me, sport? 207 00:18:00,635 --> 00:18:03,346 Chart breakout on Whitewood-Young lndustries. 208 00:18:03,429 --> 00:18:08,142 Explosive earnings. A 30% discount from book. Great cash flow. Couple of 5% holders. 209 00:18:08,226 --> 00:18:10,102 - lt's a dog. - Strong management. 210 00:18:10,186 --> 00:18:14,899 lt's a dog, pal. What else you got besides connections at the airport? 211 00:18:14,982 --> 00:18:18,110 (secretary) Mr Stevenson in San Francisco. 212 00:18:21,489 --> 00:18:23,991 - He respond? - Lecturing on economics. 213 00:18:24,075 --> 00:18:26,160 - What?! - No, he's in Chicago. 214 00:18:26,244 --> 00:18:31,082 Why the hell is Cromwell giving a lecture tour when he's losing 60 million a quarter?! 215 00:18:31,165 --> 00:18:33,793 Guess he's giving lectures in how to lose money. 216 00:18:33,876 --> 00:18:39,090 lf this guy owned a funeral parlour, no one would die! This turkey is braindead! 217 00:18:39,841 --> 00:18:43,803 OK. All right, Christmas is over, and business is business. 218 00:18:43,886 --> 00:18:46,889 You keep on buying. Dilute the son of a bitch! 219 00:18:46,973 --> 00:18:50,726 Ollie, l want every orifice in his fuckin' body flowin' red! 220 00:18:50,810 --> 00:18:53,020 He's flowin', Gordo. Piece of cake. 221 00:18:53,104 --> 00:18:55,523 This guy's the best trader on the street. 222 00:18:55,606 --> 00:19:00,528 Susan, get me the LBO analysis on Teldar Paper. Bring it in here, please. 223 00:19:00,611 --> 00:19:03,739 - (intercom) Mr Gekko, your wife. - What else you got? 224 00:19:04,407 --> 00:19:09,996 Terafly. Analysts don't like it. l do. The break-up value is twice the market price. 225 00:19:10,079 --> 00:19:13,165 This deal finances itself. You sell off two divisions... 226 00:19:13,249 --> 00:19:16,669 Not bad for a quant, but that's a dog with different fleas. 227 00:19:17,295 --> 00:19:20,172 Come on, pal. Tell me something l don't know. 228 00:19:20,256 --> 00:19:22,508 lt's my birthday. 229 00:19:22,592 --> 00:19:24,677 Surprise me. 230 00:19:28,306 --> 00:19:30,391 - Bluestar. - What? 231 00:19:31,225 --> 00:19:34,812 - Bluestar Airlines. - Rings a bell somewhere. So what? 232 00:19:35,688 --> 00:19:40,067 lt's a comer. 80 medium-body jets. 300 pilots. 233 00:19:40,151 --> 00:19:44,697 Flies to Florida, Canada, uh, Northeast, the Caribbean. 234 00:19:44,780 --> 00:19:48,576 - Great slots in major cities. - l don't like airlines. Lousy unions. 235 00:19:48,659 --> 00:19:51,787 Well, there was a crash last year. 236 00:19:51,871 --> 00:19:54,749 They just got a favourable ruling on a lawsuit. 237 00:19:54,832 --> 00:19:57,668 Even the plaintiffs don't know about it. 238 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:00,671 Well, how do you know about it? 239 00:20:01,297 --> 00:20:03,216 l just know. 240 00:20:03,299 --> 00:20:06,761 The decision should clear the way for new planes and routes. 241 00:20:06,844 --> 00:20:10,848 There's only a small float. You should grab it. Good for a five-point pop. 242 00:20:10,932 --> 00:20:13,559 250,000 shares at 18 1/4 from Jansen. 243 00:20:13,643 --> 00:20:17,188 l can pull twice that at 18 1/2 from the California pensions. 244 00:20:17,271 --> 00:20:20,483 We got close to half a million shares in the bag. 245 00:20:20,566 --> 00:20:24,153 The Terminator! Blow 'em away, Ollie! 246 00:20:24,779 --> 00:20:28,449 We got the Beezer Brothers. l'm working on the Silverberg boys. 247 00:20:28,533 --> 00:20:33,120 Rip their fuckin' throats out! Stuff 'em in your garbage compactor! 248 00:20:33,204 --> 00:20:35,289 lnteresting. Got a card? 249 00:20:35,915 --> 00:20:38,000 Home number's on the back. 250 00:20:38,084 --> 00:20:41,921 Bud Fox, l look at a hundred deals a day. l choose one. 251 00:20:42,004 --> 00:20:45,550 - l hope to hear from you, sir. - Thanks for the cigars. 252 00:20:45,633 --> 00:20:48,761 Let's go, guys. Looks like we're going over 5% in Teldar. 253 00:20:48,845 --> 00:20:51,806 Start the lawyers on a tender offer and 13D. 254 00:20:51,889 --> 00:20:54,767 We buy everything in sight, but we don't pay over 22. 255 00:20:55,226 --> 00:20:58,896 They'll fight. They got Myers and Thromberg doing their legal. 256 00:21:00,481 --> 00:21:02,984 - Thanks, Natalie. - Have a nice day, Mr Fox. 257 00:21:03,067 --> 00:21:08,030 Mr Gekko, your conference call is ready. Mr Sugarman in Delaware, Mr Bernard in LA,... 258 00:21:08,114 --> 00:21:11,284 ..Mr Jackson and Ms Rosco in London. They're all on. 259 00:21:11,659 --> 00:21:14,745 Please, l'm begging you. l'm in a bind down here. 260 00:21:15,162 --> 00:21:20,293 We got all these damn new computers and young men that are edging me out here. 261 00:21:21,836 --> 00:21:24,338 Hey, Bud! Did he see you? 262 00:21:24,839 --> 00:21:26,966 Yeah, he saw right through me. 263 00:21:27,049 --> 00:21:30,678 Cheer up. You shook Gekko's hand and you still got all your fingers. 264 00:21:30,761 --> 00:21:34,140 Besides, he's not the only elephant in the jungle. 265 00:21:34,223 --> 00:21:37,852 Holy cow! Did you get something from him? Teldar Paper, huh? 266 00:21:37,935 --> 00:21:40,646 Nah. lt's a dog with fleas. 267 00:21:41,939 --> 00:21:46,569 Fox, where have you been for the last three hours, hm? 268 00:21:47,069 --> 00:21:50,656 lf l were you, and l thank my personal God l am not,... 269 00:21:50,740 --> 00:21:53,367 ..l wouldn't be sitting around chinwagging. 270 00:21:53,451 --> 00:21:58,039 Plenty of six-figure names in that zip-code pile to cold-call. 271 00:22:01,542 --> 00:22:06,672 Buddy, l got tickets for the Knick game tonight. Cruise some chicks afterwards. 272 00:22:06,756 --> 00:22:07,840 Whaddaya say? 273 00:22:07,924 --> 00:22:10,968 - No, l gotta read my charts. - Forget charts, will ya? 274 00:22:11,052 --> 00:22:13,846 We're not fund managers. Churn 'em and burn 'em! 275 00:22:13,930 --> 00:22:16,390 l am offering you the Knicks and chicks. 276 00:22:16,474 --> 00:22:20,895 God help you before you turn into poor Steeples over there. 277 00:22:22,396 --> 00:22:24,732 Preferably Lou Mannheim. 278 00:22:24,815 --> 00:22:30,696 Yeah, nice guy, but he's a loser. He lost all his equity when the firm went belly-up in '71. 279 00:22:31,030 --> 00:22:33,824 You wanna be in your sixties still pitching? 280 00:22:33,908 --> 00:22:38,412 Hey, Buddy, whatever happened to that cute analyst at Thudder and Wicks? 281 00:22:38,496 --> 00:22:42,416 Cindy. Having sex with her was like reading the Wall Street Journal. 282 00:22:42,500 --> 00:22:44,794 - She had a heartbeat. - You wanna bet? 283 00:22:45,086 --> 00:22:47,797 l gotta get to work. Zs today. 284 00:22:49,090 --> 00:22:51,259 Call for you, Buddy! Pick up two! 285 00:22:54,136 --> 00:22:56,931 - Bud Fox. - All right, Bud Fox. 286 00:22:57,014 --> 00:23:00,560 l want you to buy 20,000 shares of Bluestar... 287 00:23:01,269 --> 00:23:05,565 ..at fifteen and an eighth, three-eighths tops. 288 00:23:06,357 --> 00:23:08,860 And don't screw it up, sport. 289 00:23:09,151 --> 00:23:14,407 - Think you can handle that? - Yes, sir! Thank you. You won't regret this. 290 00:23:14,574 --> 00:23:17,702 Whoo! Marv, l just bagged the elephant! 291 00:23:20,037 --> 00:23:21,289 Gekko? 292 00:23:55,406 --> 00:23:58,492 - Hiya, sport. - Nice to see you again, Mr Gekko. 293 00:23:58,576 --> 00:24:02,121 Try the steak tartare. lt's off the menu. Louis'll make it for you. 294 00:24:02,205 --> 00:24:07,251 - (Louis) Of course, sir. Anything to drink? - Just an Evian, please. 295 00:24:07,335 --> 00:24:11,881 Hey, see this? Can you believe it? lt's got a two-inch screen. 296 00:24:11,964 --> 00:24:14,342 l can hardly see it. 297 00:24:14,425 --> 00:24:18,429 lt's for my kid - Rudy. Three years old, he's an electronics freak. 298 00:24:18,513 --> 00:24:21,432 We're going into a new age, pal. 299 00:24:22,225 --> 00:24:24,310 So how's business today? 300 00:24:24,393 --> 00:24:29,065 Great. Bluestar was at 17 1/4 when l left the office. Up from 15. 301 00:24:29,148 --> 00:24:31,234 Might spin up to 18 by the bell. 302 00:24:31,317 --> 00:24:34,904 Teldar's shooting up. Did you buy any for yourself? 303 00:24:34,987 --> 00:24:39,742 l bet you were on the phone two minutes after you got out of my office. 304 00:24:39,951 --> 00:24:43,162 No, sir, that wouldn't have been legal. 305 00:24:43,246 --> 00:24:47,833 Sure. Relax, pal. No one's gonna blow the whistle on you. 306 00:24:49,168 --> 00:24:53,089 ls that legal? Why don't you put that in my account? 307 00:24:53,172 --> 00:24:56,717 - Hey, Gordon! - Georgie! The cellular king! How you been? 308 00:24:56,801 --> 00:25:00,096 - Monique, nice to see you, my dear. - Hello, Gordon. 309 00:25:00,179 --> 00:25:04,016 - You look wonderful. - You're looking very well yourself. 310 00:25:04,100 --> 00:25:06,185 And Mr Davis... 311 00:25:07,103 --> 00:25:10,439 Can l get the check here, please? For chrissakes! 312 00:25:10,523 --> 00:25:15,862 Cover that Bluestar buy. Put 200 thou on one of those bow-wow stocks you mentioned. 313 00:25:15,945 --> 00:25:21,075 Pick the dog with the least fleas. Use a stop-loss, so your downside's 100 thou. 314 00:25:21,868 --> 00:25:25,872 And buy a decent suit. You can't come in here looking like this. 315 00:25:25,955 --> 00:25:28,165 Go to Morty Sills. Tell him l sent you. 316 00:25:28,249 --> 00:25:33,087 Yes, sir. Thank you, Mr Gekko. Thank you for the chance. You will not regret this. 317 00:25:33,170 --> 00:25:34,839 You're with a winner. 318 00:25:34,922 --> 00:25:36,841 Right... right... 319 00:25:37,842 --> 00:25:42,555 Put the rest of the money in a tax-free fund. l wanna see how you do before l invest it. 320 00:25:42,638 --> 00:25:45,349 And save the cheap salesman talk. lt's obvious. 321 00:25:45,433 --> 00:25:48,060 - Excuse me, sir? - You heard me. 322 00:25:48,644 --> 00:25:53,149 l don't like losses, sport. Nothing ruins my day more than losses. 323 00:25:53,232 --> 00:25:56,527 Now you do good... you get perks. 324 00:25:57,195 --> 00:25:59,280 Lots and lots of perks. 325 00:25:59,780 --> 00:26:03,326 - Louis, take care of my friend. - Thank you, sir. 326 00:26:03,409 --> 00:26:05,494 Have a good lunch, Buddy. 327 00:26:07,246 --> 00:26:09,332 Hi, Richard. 328 00:26:22,803 --> 00:26:24,889 (knock on door) 329 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:40,821 Hi, Bud. 330 00:26:40,905 --> 00:26:42,156 Hi. 331 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:45,451 l'm Lisa. A friend of Gordon's. 332 00:26:46,869 --> 00:26:50,623 Lisa? Gordon? Oh, oh, Mr Gekko. Sure. 333 00:26:51,916 --> 00:26:54,418 Uh, would you like to come in? 334 00:26:54,835 --> 00:26:56,629 Didn't he tell you? 335 00:26:56,712 --> 00:26:59,549 Oh, that's so like Gordon. 336 00:27:00,091 --> 00:27:03,970 Why don't you get dressed? We're going out. 337 00:27:04,554 --> 00:27:06,639 We are? 338 00:27:24,699 --> 00:27:27,076 So... where are we going? 339 00:27:27,159 --> 00:27:29,245 Wherever you like. 340 00:27:29,871 --> 00:27:33,541 Lutéce. 21. The River Café. 341 00:27:34,500 --> 00:27:36,794 Or maybe we could just... 342 00:27:37,670 --> 00:27:40,173 ..drive around for a while. 343 00:27:42,008 --> 00:27:44,510 Work up an appetite. 344 00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:49,765 Want some? 345 00:27:54,729 --> 00:27:57,857 Gordon tells me that you're a very talented broker. 346 00:27:59,692 --> 00:28:01,777 What do you like? 347 00:28:02,445 --> 00:28:04,780 Like? (clears throat) Well... 348 00:28:04,989 --> 00:28:08,784 l've got this guy who tells me to buy Hewlett-Packard,... 349 00:28:08,868 --> 00:28:11,370 ..but l've been burned on tips. 350 00:28:12,038 --> 00:28:16,500 Uh... Hewlett. Now, let's see. lt closed at 41 1/4. 351 00:28:17,001 --> 00:28:19,670 Up an eighth. Very attractive. 352 00:28:21,047 --> 00:28:23,549 About, uh... average yield. 353 00:28:24,258 --> 00:28:26,219 - Very attractive. - Mmm... 354 00:28:26,302 --> 00:28:28,596 - Rising profits. - Ooh! 355 00:28:28,679 --> 00:28:30,723 Strong balance sheet. 356 00:28:30,806 --> 00:28:32,683 You're hot on this stock. 357 00:28:32,767 --> 00:28:35,478 Uh... lt's ready to take off. 358 00:28:36,103 --> 00:28:38,814 l'd jump all over it if l were you. 359 00:28:41,150 --> 00:28:44,237 - Good morning, Carolyn. - Morning. You look happy. 360 00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:48,366 - Any better and l'd be guilty. - You were never innocent, sugar pie. 361 00:28:48,449 --> 00:28:51,160 How do you know? You wish! 362 00:30:07,486 --> 00:30:12,283 Goddamn! We sure went down the toilet on that ugly bitch! 363 00:30:12,408 --> 00:30:18,331 Oh, Buddy! Mr Gekko's office is looking for you. Be at the Wyatt Club courts at six. 364 00:30:29,759 --> 00:30:32,386 Come on, sport. You gotta try harder. 365 00:30:33,304 --> 00:30:35,932 l need some exercise, for chrissakes. 366 00:30:37,517 --> 00:30:42,230 - l don't think l can go on, Mr Gekko. - Push yourself. Finish out the game. 367 00:30:43,606 --> 00:30:45,942 lt's a very nice club, Mr Gekko. 368 00:30:46,025 --> 00:30:47,777 Yeah. 369 00:30:47,860 --> 00:30:50,363 Not bad for a City College boy. 370 00:30:51,697 --> 00:30:56,619 Bought my way in. Now all these lvy League schmucks are sucking my kneecaps. 371 00:30:57,995 --> 00:31:00,915 l just got on the board of the Bronx Zoo. 372 00:31:01,249 --> 00:31:03,543 lt cost me a mil. 373 00:31:04,460 --> 00:31:07,296 That's the thing you gotta remember about WASPs. 374 00:31:07,463 --> 00:31:10,591 They love animals, but they can't stand people. 375 00:31:12,885 --> 00:31:15,054 Uh, Mr Gekko,... 376 00:31:15,638 --> 00:31:18,140 ..we took a little loss today. 377 00:31:18,766 --> 00:31:22,812 We got stopped out on Terafly. About a hundred grand. 378 00:31:27,733 --> 00:31:32,697 Well, l guess your dad's not a union representative of that company, huh? 379 00:31:32,780 --> 00:31:35,366 How do you know about my father? 380 00:31:35,658 --> 00:31:39,787 The most valuable commodity l know of is information. 381 00:31:40,413 --> 00:31:42,498 Wouldn't you agree? 382 00:31:42,999 --> 00:31:44,876 Yeah. 383 00:31:50,590 --> 00:31:54,135 The public's out there throwing darts at a board, sport. 384 00:31:55,845 --> 00:32:00,558 l don't throw darts at a board. l bet on sure things. 385 00:32:01,767 --> 00:32:04,562 Read Sun Tzu, The Art of War. 386 00:32:04,645 --> 00:32:08,816 "Every battle is won before it's ever fought." 387 00:32:09,525 --> 00:32:11,652 Think about it. 388 00:32:11,736 --> 00:32:14,280 You're not as smart as l thought you were. 389 00:32:14,530 --> 00:32:18,492 You ever wonder why fund managers can't beat the S&P 500? 390 00:32:18,576 --> 00:32:21,913 Cos they're sheep. And sheep get slaughtered. 391 00:32:23,831 --> 00:32:26,834 l've been in this business since '69. 392 00:32:26,918 --> 00:32:30,505 Most of these Harvard MBA types don't add up to dogshit. 393 00:32:30,588 --> 00:32:35,176 You need guys that are poor, smart and hungry. And no feelings. 394 00:32:35,426 --> 00:32:39,597 You win a few, you lose a few, but you keep on fighting. 395 00:32:40,139 --> 00:32:44,894 And if you need a friend, get a dog. lt's trench warfare out there, pal. 396 00:32:44,977 --> 00:32:47,063 - Hey, Georgie. - Hey, Gordon. 397 00:32:47,146 --> 00:32:51,275 - How's Larchmont treating you? - Fine. How's the Praxar deal going? 398 00:32:51,359 --> 00:32:54,070 - You should know, pal. - Asshole! 399 00:32:55,696 --> 00:32:57,782 And inside here, too. 400 00:32:59,283 --> 00:33:03,829 l got 20 other brokers analysing charts, pal. l don't need another one. 401 00:33:04,580 --> 00:33:07,124 See you around, Buddy. 402 00:33:07,208 --> 00:33:12,630 l am notjust another broker, Mr Gekko. lf you give me another chance, l'll prove it. 403 00:33:12,713 --> 00:33:16,634 l'll go the extra yard for you. Just one more chance, Mr Gekko. Please! 404 00:33:16,717 --> 00:33:22,890 Want another chance? Then stop sending me information, and start getting me some. 405 00:33:23,933 --> 00:33:26,644 Get dressed. l'll show you my charts. 406 00:33:30,481 --> 00:33:34,360 - You know the name? - Larry Wildman, one of the first raiders. 407 00:33:34,443 --> 00:33:39,574 Sir Larry Wildman. Like all Brits, thinks he was born with a better pot to piss in. 408 00:33:39,657 --> 00:33:42,451 Bribed an old secretary of mine to open her mouth. 409 00:33:42,535 --> 00:33:45,955 Stole RDL Pharmaceuticals right from under me. 410 00:33:46,038 --> 00:33:48,124 Wildman, the "White Knight". 411 00:33:48,207 --> 00:33:51,586 l remember that deal. You were involved, Mr Gekko? 412 00:33:51,669 --> 00:33:53,713 Payback time, sport. 413 00:33:53,796 --> 00:33:59,302 See that building? l bought that building ten years ago. My first real-estate deal. 414 00:33:59,385 --> 00:34:03,556 Sold it two years later. Made an $800,000 profit. 415 00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:07,143 lt was better than sex. 416 00:34:07,226 --> 00:34:12,565 At the time l thought that was all the money in the world. Now it's a day's pay. 417 00:34:13,316 --> 00:34:16,819 Anyway, l had a mole in Wildman's operation. 418 00:34:16,903 --> 00:34:21,324 - He gave me half the picture, then got fired. - l don't think l follow you. 419 00:34:21,407 --> 00:34:25,703 Wildman's in town. He just became an American citizen. 420 00:34:25,786 --> 00:34:28,331 Something big is going down, OK? 421 00:34:28,414 --> 00:34:34,045 l wanna know where he goes, what he sees. l want you, pal, to fill out the missing picture. 422 00:34:36,881 --> 00:34:40,635 Mr Gekko, it's not exactly what l do. l could lose my licence. 423 00:34:40,718 --> 00:34:46,766 lf the SEC found out, l could go to jail. That's inside information, isn't it? 424 00:34:46,849 --> 00:34:51,229 Like when a father tells his son about a court ruling on an airline? 425 00:34:51,312 --> 00:34:55,566 Or someone overhears l'm buying Teldar, and decides he's gonna buy some? 426 00:34:55,650 --> 00:35:00,613 Or the chairman of the board of XYZ decides it's time to blow out XYZ? 427 00:35:00,696 --> 00:35:02,782 ls that what you mean? 428 00:35:05,701 --> 00:35:10,456 Unless your father's on the board of directors of another company,... 429 00:35:10,540 --> 00:35:14,669 ..you and l are gonna have a very tough time doing business together. 430 00:35:14,752 --> 00:35:18,047 - What about hard work? - What about it? You work hard? 431 00:35:18,130 --> 00:35:22,385 Bet you stayed up analysing that stock you gave me. Where'd it get you? 432 00:35:22,468 --> 00:35:27,557 My father worked like an elephant till he dropped dead at 49 with a heart attack. 433 00:35:27,640 --> 00:35:29,767 Wake up, will ya, pal? 434 00:35:29,851 --> 00:35:33,145 lf you're not inside, you are outside, OK? 435 00:35:33,229 --> 00:35:36,858 l'm not talking about some $400,000-a-year Wall Street stiff,... 436 00:35:36,941 --> 00:35:41,571 ..flying first class and being comfortable. l'm talking about liquid. 437 00:35:41,654 --> 00:35:44,574 Rich enough to have your own jet. 438 00:35:44,657 --> 00:35:47,577 Rich enough not to waste time. 439 00:35:47,660 --> 00:35:50,580 Fifty, a hundred million dollars, Buddy. 440 00:35:51,539 --> 00:35:53,624 A player,... 441 00:35:53,708 --> 00:35:55,793 ..or nothing. 442 00:35:57,336 --> 00:36:00,798 Now you had what it took to get into my office. 443 00:36:00,882 --> 00:36:04,844 The real question is whether you got what it takes to stay. 444 00:36:08,723 --> 00:36:10,183 Look at that. 445 00:36:10,266 --> 00:36:15,021 You're gonna tell me the difference between this guy and that guy is luck? 446 00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:19,066 Mohammed, pull over. 447 00:36:19,150 --> 00:36:22,570 lf you don't mind, l'm gonna drop you off here. l'm late. 448 00:36:22,653 --> 00:36:25,615 Buddy, it's been nice meeting you, OK? 449 00:36:41,047 --> 00:36:43,132 (Buddy taps on window) 450 00:36:48,304 --> 00:36:50,389 All right, Mr Gekko. 451 00:36:51,641 --> 00:36:53,726 You got me. 452 00:37:55,037 --> 00:37:56,914 Excuse me, please. 453 00:37:56,998 --> 00:37:58,666 Excuse me. 454 00:38:13,806 --> 00:38:16,058 l'm sorry, sir. Do you have a reservation? 455 00:38:16,142 --> 00:38:20,313 - Uh, table for one. - Reservations only. We're booked for a week. 456 00:38:20,396 --> 00:38:22,106 All right. Don't touch. 457 00:38:49,717 --> 00:38:51,802 Everything ready, sir. 458 00:39:07,610 --> 00:39:11,405 Excuse me! ls Mr Wildman on board that plane? 459 00:39:11,489 --> 00:39:15,535 Shit! My boss is gonna kill me! l'm supposed to give him this. 460 00:39:15,618 --> 00:39:18,871 - You know where that plane is going? - Erie, Pennsylvania. 461 00:39:18,955 --> 00:39:21,040 Thank you. 462 00:39:22,041 --> 00:39:27,713 After spending the morning at Kahn Seidelman in the junk-bond department,... 463 00:39:27,797 --> 00:39:32,969 ..he had lunch at that restaurant, Le Circus, with some well-dressed bean counters. 464 00:39:33,344 --> 00:39:37,723 He later stopped off at Morgan. l'd say from all the smiling and palm-pressing... 465 00:39:37,849 --> 00:39:40,601 ..Larry got himself some nice fat financing, GG. 466 00:39:40,685 --> 00:39:45,231 Bright, but not bright enough, Sherlock. Roll the dice and play Monopoly. 467 00:39:45,314 --> 00:39:48,734 What box is Sir Larry gonna land on in Erie, Pennsylvania? 468 00:39:50,736 --> 00:39:54,156 Jesus Christ! He's buying Anacott Steel. 469 00:39:54,240 --> 00:40:00,913 OK. When the market opens tomorrow, l want you to buy 1500 July 50 calls. 470 00:40:01,706 --> 00:40:03,374 - You hear me? - Yes, sir. 471 00:40:03,457 --> 00:40:08,379 And start buying 1,000-share blocks and take it up to $50. 472 00:40:08,713 --> 00:40:12,800 When it reaches 50, give out a little taste to your friends. 473 00:40:12,884 --> 00:40:18,055 Then l want you to call the Wall Street Chronicle, extension 1605. 474 00:40:18,931 --> 00:40:23,394 You tell the man "Blue Horseshoe loves Anacott Steel". 475 00:40:23,477 --> 00:40:25,980 - You got that? - The Wall Street Chronicle. 476 00:40:26,063 --> 00:40:30,443 Congratulations, Buddy. You scored. l'll talk at ya. 477 00:40:33,446 --> 00:40:36,699 Start buying Anacott Steel across the board. 478 00:40:36,782 --> 00:40:39,285 Use the offshore accounts. 479 00:40:40,077 --> 00:40:42,496 And keep it quiet. 480 00:40:49,837 --> 00:40:54,008 Frank, 10,000 ANC at 46. Let me know how the options are opening, OK? 481 00:40:54,091 --> 00:40:55,760 Thank you. 482 00:40:59,555 --> 00:41:01,474 Jackson Steinem! 483 00:41:04,727 --> 00:41:08,147 - How is Anacott Steel? - 5 3/4, 6. 2,000 up. 484 00:41:08,231 --> 00:41:10,942 - Six at 10,000. - l'll sell you 2,000. 485 00:41:11,025 --> 00:41:13,945 That's not what l said. l said 20,000 shares. 486 00:41:22,662 --> 00:41:25,164 (trader) Anacott trades at six. 487 00:41:25,915 --> 00:41:29,043 - 8,000 at a quarter? - l'll take 8,000. 488 00:41:29,126 --> 00:41:31,420 Make it six to a half, 2,000 up. 489 00:41:32,505 --> 00:41:35,842 (Marvin) l know what time it is, and this is what l'm saying. 490 00:41:35,925 --> 00:41:42,056 We have important financial news, Mr Erlich, that just happens to concern your future. 491 00:41:42,139 --> 00:41:47,979 - You could benefit... What's going on? - Anacott Steel. Put your best customers in it. 492 00:41:51,399 --> 00:41:53,693 Lou, l got a sure thing. 493 00:41:54,110 --> 00:41:55,987 Anacott Steel. 494 00:41:56,070 --> 00:42:01,701 No such thing, except death and taxes. Not a good company any more. No fundamentals. 495 00:42:02,660 --> 00:42:04,745 What's goin' on, Bud? 496 00:42:06,789 --> 00:42:08,875 You know something? 497 00:42:09,876 --> 00:42:13,004 Remember, there are no short cuts, son. 498 00:42:13,546 --> 00:42:16,883 Quick-buck artists come and go with every bull market. 499 00:42:16,966 --> 00:42:19,927 The steady players make it through the bear markets. 500 00:42:20,011 --> 00:42:22,054 You're a part of something here, Bud. 501 00:42:22,138 --> 00:42:26,934 The money you make for people creates science and research jobs. Don't sell that out. 502 00:42:27,018 --> 00:42:31,647 You're right, but you gotta get to the big time first, then you can do good things. 503 00:42:31,731 --> 00:42:36,861 - You can't get a little bit pregnant, son. - Lou, trust me. lt's a winner. Buy it. 504 00:42:38,613 --> 00:42:42,325 We'll kamikaze over to Nell's, chase some cotton underwear. 505 00:42:42,408 --> 00:42:46,704 l know this 18-year-old bimbette that's gorgeous. Hold on. 506 00:42:46,787 --> 00:42:52,376 - Play tennis Saturday? - Can't. Fly-fishing in Canada. Real big client. 507 00:42:52,460 --> 00:42:55,296 - Take Anacott? - Light snack, but good. Thanks, pal. 508 00:42:55,379 --> 00:42:58,257 You're sharking your way up. 509 00:42:59,050 --> 00:43:01,552 No, no, my dear, you've got to diversify. 510 00:43:01,636 --> 00:43:04,555 l got a sure thing. Anacott Steel. 511 00:43:04,639 --> 00:43:07,391 l've just heard the most lovely two words. 512 00:43:09,352 --> 00:43:11,771 Blue Horseshoe loves Anacott Steel. 513 00:43:11,854 --> 00:43:13,272 Anacott Steel. 514 00:43:27,537 --> 00:43:32,124 Looks like Anacott Steel's in play. Check the ARBs. 515 00:43:34,126 --> 00:43:37,129 Looks like it's being accumulated. 516 00:43:37,213 --> 00:43:42,343 Lou? Anacott. l buy. Yeah. Take it and bid it. 517 00:43:42,552 --> 00:43:45,179 Quarters won't matter. Keep taking Anacott. 518 00:43:45,346 --> 00:43:48,015 This is special. Anacott. Paint the tape. 519 00:43:48,099 --> 00:43:50,351 - Bet the ranch. - Buy 100,000 shares. 520 00:43:50,434 --> 00:43:53,354 - Wildman is sniffing around. - lt's on automatic pilot to the moon. 521 00:43:53,437 --> 00:43:56,607 - lf it hits 75, we'll clean 24 mil. - (Gekko) Relax, pal. 522 00:43:56,983 --> 00:44:00,820 Don't get emotional about stock. lt clouds the judgment. 523 00:44:00,903 --> 00:44:06,117 Which closed at 5 1/8, up 5 1/8 from yesterday's close on heavy trading. 524 00:44:21,674 --> 00:44:23,384 Can l help you? 525 00:44:23,467 --> 00:44:26,596 Yes, l'm Bud Fox. l have some papers for Mr Gekko to sign. 526 00:44:26,721 --> 00:44:29,140 - Come in. - Thank you. 527 00:44:31,392 --> 00:44:35,021 - l'm sorry about this, Mr Gekko. - lt's all right. lt's OK. 528 00:44:36,272 --> 00:44:38,524 You wanna wait here? 529 00:44:38,608 --> 00:44:39,859 Problems? 530 00:44:39,942 --> 00:44:42,570 No problem. This is Bud Fox. My wife, Kate. 531 00:44:42,653 --> 00:44:45,907 - Hello. You came out from the city? - Yes, ma'am. 532 00:44:45,990 --> 00:44:49,160 Ah, long drive. You want a drink? 533 00:44:49,243 --> 00:44:51,454 Yeah, you want a drink? Um... sure. 534 00:44:51,537 --> 00:44:54,373 - lf you'd rather not. - No, come on. Have a drink. 535 00:44:54,457 --> 00:44:58,461 Get to meet all the people. lt's a good idea. 536 00:44:58,544 --> 00:45:03,174 We got Sam Ruspoli, Carmen Winters, Stone Livingston. This is Bud Fox. 537 00:45:03,925 --> 00:45:06,302 His illustrious wife, Muffie. 538 00:45:06,385 --> 00:45:10,973 Candice Rogers, Dick Brady. Darien Taylor. All old friends. 539 00:45:11,057 --> 00:45:12,308 Hi. 540 00:45:16,896 --> 00:45:22,860 Great idea, Gordon. l know good help is hard to find, but can it create a dry vodka martini? 541 00:45:22,985 --> 00:45:25,571 lt doesn't talk back or steal the silverware. 542 00:45:25,655 --> 00:45:29,242 And Dick here is gonna get me an exemption, aren't you? 543 00:45:29,325 --> 00:45:35,081 l'm in St Kitts with this new Kamali leopard-skin V-cut bikini,... 544 00:45:35,164 --> 00:45:39,877 ..which is gonna turn back the clock on my marriage five years. Know what l mean? 545 00:45:40,127 --> 00:45:43,840 Call for you, sir. Sir Lawrence Wildman. He says it's important. 546 00:45:43,923 --> 00:45:45,591 Thank you, Nyung. 547 00:45:45,675 --> 00:45:50,012 Would you fix Mr Livingston another martini? Stick around. This could be fun. 548 00:45:50,096 --> 00:45:55,101 lt's all because this Ukrainian bitch botched the job on my wax on my bikini line. 549 00:45:55,184 --> 00:45:57,061 How ghastly! Sue her. 550 00:45:57,478 --> 00:46:00,565 - Larry, what a surprise! - l want to see you, Gordon. 551 00:46:00,648 --> 00:46:03,109 Can it wait till tomorrow? l got people here. 552 00:46:03,192 --> 00:46:08,531 - No, this can't wait. lt's important. - OK. lf you feel that way, come on over. 553 00:46:10,408 --> 00:46:13,619 Ah! There you are! Can l steal him for a minute? 554 00:46:13,703 --> 00:46:16,289 - Of course. - l want your opinion. 555 00:46:24,255 --> 00:46:26,340 So what do you see in this? 556 00:46:31,262 --> 00:46:33,973 Purity. lnnocence. 557 00:46:35,349 --> 00:46:38,936 A few thousand dollars down the tubes, if you ask me. 558 00:46:39,020 --> 00:46:40,897 Really? 559 00:46:40,980 --> 00:46:44,317 You can kiss your career as an art appraiser goodbye. 560 00:46:44,400 --> 00:46:48,446 We paid over 400,000 for it at the contemporary picture sale last June. 561 00:46:48,529 --> 00:46:51,782 Jesus, you could've had a whole beach house for that! 562 00:46:51,866 --> 00:46:55,203 Sure you could. ln Wildwood, New Jersey. 563 00:46:56,787 --> 00:47:00,374 lf you sold this one, you could have a nice penthouse on Fifth. 564 00:47:01,834 --> 00:47:04,545 You wouldn't have much left over for decoration. 565 00:47:04,629 --> 00:47:06,839 lt's nice, if you're on mushrooms. 566 00:47:06,923 --> 00:47:11,719 l thought Gordon was a tough businessman. He sure has taken a bath on that. 567 00:47:11,886 --> 00:47:17,725 A bath? l'd say Gordon is one of the most astute collectors around. 568 00:47:17,892 --> 00:47:21,521 He has a great eye, and he only buys the best. 569 00:47:21,604 --> 00:47:26,943 Like this rug, for instance. A Bokhara. lt's the finest of its kind. 570 00:47:27,026 --> 00:47:31,030 After he bought it, a dealer representing the Saudi royal family... 571 00:47:31,113 --> 00:47:35,618 ..offered him twice what he paid. lt absolutely makes the room. 572 00:47:36,077 --> 00:47:40,373 See how this bit of celadon in the border is picked up by these cushions? 573 00:47:40,456 --> 00:47:44,585 Although it's a sacrilege having that Etruscan vase on the table. 574 00:47:44,669 --> 00:47:47,171 Some dope might use it as an ashtray. 575 00:47:48,047 --> 00:47:51,259 - l guess you're a decorator? - You got it. 576 00:47:51,342 --> 00:47:54,053 A great spender of other people's money. 577 00:47:54,136 --> 00:47:57,640 lf you're that good, l'm sure you can do wonders with my place. 578 00:47:57,723 --> 00:48:00,685 - Where would that be? - Upper West Side. 579 00:48:00,768 --> 00:48:05,857 Really? Home of the exposed brick wall and the houseplant? 580 00:48:05,940 --> 00:48:11,529 lt's just a rental. l'll be moving to the East Side soon. Some deals brewing with Gordon. 581 00:48:11,612 --> 00:48:14,657 But that's just conversation. What about real things? 582 00:48:14,782 --> 00:48:20,246 Like dinner? The two of us... next Friday? Café Santo Domingo. 583 00:48:20,955 --> 00:48:23,499 What if l have a previous engagement? 584 00:48:23,666 --> 00:48:25,751 You break it. 585 00:48:25,835 --> 00:48:30,047 There you go again, Darien. Talking with strange men. 586 00:48:30,131 --> 00:48:34,594 Hello. Sam, do you know Bud Fox? Sam is in banking. 587 00:48:34,677 --> 00:48:38,222 - Works for Gordon. - Nice meeting you. 588 00:48:38,306 --> 00:48:41,851 - Are you staying for dinner? - No, l have work to do. 589 00:48:41,934 --> 00:48:44,020 - (doorbell) - Ah. The bell. 590 00:48:46,898 --> 00:48:48,566 Excuse me. 591 00:48:49,692 --> 00:48:52,820 Call me next week. l'll give you an estimate. 592 00:48:56,699 --> 00:49:00,369 - Larry, how have you been? - Fine. Travelling, actually. 593 00:49:00,453 --> 00:49:02,747 - Can l get you a drink? - No, thank you. 594 00:49:02,830 --> 00:49:06,250 Larry! Excuse me. Sir Larry. 595 00:49:07,376 --> 00:49:10,713 How are ya? Goddamn, you look great! 596 00:49:10,796 --> 00:49:14,008 - Gordon. - So you wanna talk. 597 00:49:14,091 --> 00:49:18,095 - l'll be heading back now, Mr Gekko. - Stick around. 598 00:49:18,179 --> 00:49:21,098 This is one of my gang. Bud Fox. 599 00:49:22,934 --> 00:49:25,019 Shall we go upstairs? 600 00:49:25,102 --> 00:49:26,562 Yeah. 601 00:49:37,198 --> 00:49:39,742 The rarest pistol in the world, Larry. 602 00:49:39,825 --> 00:49:42,203 A .45 Luger. 603 00:49:42,286 --> 00:49:45,248 Only six of 'em were ever manufactured. 604 00:49:46,582 --> 00:49:48,668 Congratulations. 605 00:49:49,627 --> 00:49:52,630 Rarer still is your interest in Anacott Steel. 606 00:49:52,713 --> 00:49:58,302 My interest is the same as yours. Money. Thought it'd be a good investment for my kid. 607 00:49:58,386 --> 00:50:03,349 No, this time l'm in for the long term. lt's not a liquidation. l'm gonna turn it around. 608 00:50:03,432 --> 00:50:06,561 You're getting a free ride on my tail, mate. 609 00:50:07,186 --> 00:50:11,691 With the dollars you're costing me to buy back stock, l could modernise the plant. 610 00:50:11,774 --> 00:50:14,694 l'm not the only one who pays here, Gordon. 611 00:50:14,777 --> 00:50:19,115 We're talking about lives and jobs. Four generations of steelworkers... 612 00:50:19,198 --> 00:50:25,496 Correct me if l'm wrong, but when you got CNX Electronics, you laid off 6,000 workers. 613 00:50:25,580 --> 00:50:29,125 Jemson Fruit, 4,000. That airline you bought, um... 614 00:50:29,208 --> 00:50:33,212 l could break you, mate. ln two pieces over my knees. 615 00:50:33,713 --> 00:50:35,798 You know it. l know it. 616 00:50:35,882 --> 00:50:38,634 l could buy you six times over. 617 00:50:38,718 --> 00:50:41,429 l could dump the stockjust to burn your arse! 618 00:50:42,513 --> 00:50:46,642 But l happen to want the company, and l want your block of shares. 619 00:50:47,476 --> 00:50:50,938 l'm announcing a tender offer at 65 tomorrow. 620 00:50:51,397 --> 00:50:53,900 l'm expecting your commitment. 621 00:50:55,443 --> 00:51:00,406 Showdowns bore me, Larry. Nobody wins. You can have the company. 622 00:51:00,489 --> 00:51:05,786 ln fact, it'll be fun watching you and your giant ego trying to make a horse race of it. 623 00:51:06,579 --> 00:51:09,624 Buddy, what's a fair price for that stock? 624 00:51:09,707 --> 00:51:12,960 The break-up value is higher. lt's worth 80. 625 00:51:13,044 --> 00:51:18,090 Well, we don't want to be greedy. So what do you say to 72? 626 00:51:20,343 --> 00:51:23,846 You're a two-bit pirate and greenmailer. Nothing more,... 627 00:51:24,514 --> 00:51:26,182 ..Gekko. 628 00:51:27,558 --> 00:51:32,438 Not only would you sell your mother to make a deal, you'd send her COD. 629 00:51:32,730 --> 00:51:36,526 My mail is the same colour as yours is, pal. 630 00:51:36,609 --> 00:51:40,488 Or at least it was until the Queen started calling you "Sir". 631 00:51:41,822 --> 00:51:44,325 Excuse me before l lose my temper. 632 00:51:44,408 --> 00:51:46,077 71? 633 00:51:53,417 --> 00:51:56,504 Considering you brought my mother into it,... 634 00:51:56,587 --> 00:51:58,256 ..71.50. 635 00:52:02,844 --> 00:52:04,929 Done. 636 00:52:05,012 --> 00:52:08,641 You'll hear from my lawyers tomorrow, 8am. Good night. 637 00:52:15,231 --> 00:52:18,860 He's right, l had to sell. The key to the game is capital reserves. 638 00:52:18,943 --> 00:52:23,739 lf you don't have enough, you can't piss in the tall weeds with the big dogs. 639 00:52:23,823 --> 00:52:27,034 "All warfare is based on deception." Sun Tzu. 640 00:52:27,535 --> 00:52:30,746 "lf your enemy is superior, evade him." 641 00:52:30,830 --> 00:52:33,249 "lf angry, irritate him." 642 00:52:33,332 --> 00:52:38,754 "lf equally matched, fight. And if not, split. Re-evaluate." 643 00:52:39,630 --> 00:52:41,382 He's learning, huh? Buddy's learning! 644 00:52:43,176 --> 00:52:44,385 (phone ringing) 645 00:52:53,436 --> 00:52:56,564 - Yeah? - (Gekko) Money never sleeps, pal. 646 00:52:56,856 --> 00:53:00,401 Just made 800,000 in Hong Kong gold. lt's been wired to you. 647 00:53:01,068 --> 00:53:05,907 Play with it. You done good, but you gotta keep doing good. 648 00:53:05,990 --> 00:53:09,243 l showed you how the game works. Now school's out. 649 00:53:09,827 --> 00:53:12,455 Mr Gekko, l'm there for you 110%. 650 00:53:12,538 --> 00:53:17,168 No, no, no, no. You don't understand. l wanna be surprised. 651 00:53:18,461 --> 00:53:23,716 Astonish me, pal. New info. l don't care where or how you get it. 652 00:53:24,217 --> 00:53:26,302 Just get it. 653 00:53:27,970 --> 00:53:31,516 My wife tells me you made a move on Darien. 654 00:53:32,600 --> 00:53:34,685 Here's some inside info for you. 655 00:53:34,769 --> 00:53:38,147 That GQ type she's going out with got big bucks,... 656 00:53:38,231 --> 00:53:40,858 ..but he's putting her feet to sleep. 657 00:53:40,942 --> 00:53:43,653 Exit visas are imminent. 658 00:53:43,736 --> 00:53:46,864 l don't want you losing your place in line. 659 00:53:48,616 --> 00:53:50,701 Ah, Jesus! 660 00:53:50,993 --> 00:53:53,287 l wish you could see this. 661 00:53:53,996 --> 00:53:56,499 The light's coming up. 662 00:54:00,044 --> 00:54:04,173 l've never seen a painting that captures the beauty of the ocean... 663 00:54:04,257 --> 00:54:06,551 ..at a moment like this. 664 00:54:08,261 --> 00:54:10,972 l'm gonna make you rich, Bud Fox. 665 00:54:11,806 --> 00:54:16,018 Yeah. Rich enough that you can afford a girl like Darien. 666 00:54:16,227 --> 00:54:18,729 This is your wake-up call, pal. 667 00:54:19,897 --> 00:54:21,983 Go to work. 668 00:54:37,415 --> 00:54:39,917 - Fox! - Mr Barnes. 669 00:54:41,502 --> 00:54:45,923 Buddy D, is this déjâ vu? What's it been? A year, year and a half? 670 00:54:46,007 --> 00:54:48,676 So, l hear you're moving up in the world. 671 00:54:48,759 --> 00:54:52,972 A senior associate. Not bad. Not bad. How's Margie? 672 00:54:53,055 --> 00:54:56,475 l can't complain. l got a house in Oyster Bay, you know. 673 00:54:56,559 --> 00:54:58,811 Market treating you good? 674 00:54:58,895 --> 00:55:03,858 - Still seeing that sexy French chick? - No. No. She asked the wrong question. 675 00:55:03,941 --> 00:55:07,028 - What was that? - "What are you thinking?" 676 00:55:10,239 --> 00:55:14,577 The hours are hell, but the cash is starting to tumble in. 677 00:55:14,660 --> 00:55:19,457 l know this guy who has an ironclad way of making money. l can't lose or get hurt. 678 00:55:19,540 --> 00:55:24,295 Can't get hurt. So does this guy have a tip for an honest lawyer? 679 00:55:24,754 --> 00:55:28,299 Maybe. Check out Teldar Paper,... 680 00:55:28,758 --> 00:55:30,635 ..but don't quote me. 681 00:55:31,636 --> 00:55:37,433 And you? l hear you're handling the Fairchild Foods merger, and it may not go through. 682 00:55:37,517 --> 00:55:41,187 Any surprises l haven't read about in the Wall Street Journal? 683 00:55:41,270 --> 00:55:44,982 Come on, that's illegal. You wouldn't wanna get me disbarred. 684 00:55:45,066 --> 00:55:49,445 Who's listening? Just one college buddy talking to another. 685 00:55:50,404 --> 00:55:54,200 - Yeah, right. - Oh, relax, Roger. 686 00:55:54,283 --> 00:55:56,577 Everybody's doing it now. 687 00:55:57,078 --> 00:56:00,832 But, if you don't know, then... you don't know. 688 00:56:06,504 --> 00:56:08,798 And if l did... 689 00:56:08,881 --> 00:56:11,092 ..what's in it for moi? 690 00:56:12,593 --> 00:56:15,346 More money than you ever dreamed of. 691 00:56:16,264 --> 00:56:18,349 Nobody gets hurt. 692 00:56:19,976 --> 00:56:22,061 You think about it. 693 00:56:23,521 --> 00:56:28,860 - Let's grab a beer. What do you say? - Uh... too much to do. But l'll walk you out. 694 00:56:30,820 --> 00:56:32,947 The file's on the desk, Marie. 695 00:56:33,030 --> 00:56:36,784 Get inside my uncle's door and the secrets of the world are yours. 696 00:56:36,868 --> 00:56:38,661 Lifeblood of companies... 697 00:56:38,744 --> 00:56:42,582 Of course, you gotta go to law school first, but... 698 00:56:59,390 --> 00:57:02,518 Mr Panos, l've been charting the growth of office space. 699 00:57:02,602 --> 00:57:05,438 You're in the right business at the right time. 700 00:57:05,521 --> 00:57:07,648 Thank you for tell me what l already know. 701 00:57:07,732 --> 00:57:11,652 Look, l'm very impressed with your work, and l could use a tax break. 702 00:57:11,736 --> 00:57:15,656 Let me ask, what would you say to some working capital and a partner? 703 00:57:15,740 --> 00:57:17,617 Why do l need a partner? 704 00:57:17,700 --> 00:57:22,163 Look, you need more vans. 42 employees can't cover the buildings you got,... 705 00:57:22,246 --> 00:57:24,874 ..not to mention the clients we'd have together. 706 00:57:24,957 --> 00:57:29,629 l am an expert at identifying undervalued assets such as this business. 707 00:58:18,553 --> 00:58:21,556 The good news, Gordon, is Rorker Electronics. 708 00:58:21,639 --> 00:58:24,809 That's right. l see it happening in the next two months. 709 00:58:25,017 --> 00:58:27,645 Come on, their quarterlies are for shit. 710 00:58:28,229 --> 00:58:30,439 l got a little gift for you. 711 00:58:31,524 --> 00:58:35,194 Gordon will be very pleased. What else have you got? 712 00:58:39,991 --> 00:58:41,868 You know Marty Weidman? 713 00:58:41,951 --> 00:58:45,705 He netted 650G off of that merger. 26 years old, the guy's Rambo. 714 00:58:45,788 --> 00:58:47,915 - He's an asshole! - He is Rambo! 715 00:58:47,999 --> 00:58:51,002 He's got a Porsche Turbo Cabriolet, about 75 thou. 716 00:58:51,085 --> 00:58:55,882 l think if l can make a bundle of cash before l'm 30 and get out of this racket,... 717 00:58:55,965 --> 00:58:59,218 ..l'll be able to ride my motorcycle across China. 718 00:59:00,052 --> 00:59:04,015 l'd like to do for furniture what Laura Ashley did for interior fabrics. 719 00:59:04,098 --> 00:59:07,393 Produce a line of high-quality antiques at a low price. 720 00:59:07,476 --> 00:59:09,645 Sounds great. l'll take you public. 721 00:59:09,729 --> 00:59:11,606 You will? 722 00:59:35,505 --> 00:59:38,007 Can l help you? 723 00:59:39,300 --> 00:59:41,802 Oh. Excuse me. ls this Bill Bates' office? 724 00:59:41,886 --> 00:59:43,179 No. 725 00:59:43,262 --> 00:59:45,223 l'm sorry. 726 00:59:55,650 --> 00:59:57,777 Hiya, Dad. 727 00:59:57,860 --> 01:00:01,447 - What brings you out here? - Client's got a private jet at Butler. 728 01:00:01,531 --> 01:00:04,158 - Hey, Buddy. How ya doing? - Mr Wall Street! 729 01:00:04,242 --> 01:00:06,369 The bozos that keep us in the air! 730 01:00:06,452 --> 01:00:08,996 - Give us a hand. - Do an honest day's work. 731 01:00:09,080 --> 01:00:12,416 All right. Change the oil, fill the tyres and park it out back. 732 01:00:12,500 --> 01:00:14,627 This kid wanna buy the plane? 733 01:00:14,710 --> 01:00:18,589 - You always light up when you see me. - Don't start, all right? 734 01:00:18,673 --> 01:00:20,341 All right. 735 01:00:20,424 --> 01:00:22,677 So who peed in your Cheerios? 736 01:00:23,177 --> 01:00:25,596 Goddamn fare wars are killing us! 737 01:00:25,680 --> 01:00:28,933 Management's gonna lay off five of my men this week. 738 01:00:29,016 --> 01:00:30,893 l'm sorry about that. 739 01:00:30,977 --> 01:00:34,981 - So how much you need? - l don't need anything. l'm doing great. 740 01:00:35,064 --> 01:00:38,317 New client, new ball game. Things are starting to happen. 741 01:00:38,401 --> 01:00:41,195 Sure. Lots of guys at the track talk like that. 742 01:00:41,279 --> 01:00:46,117 How do you know you'll have any dough next month? Jesus Christ, what is this? 743 01:00:46,200 --> 01:00:48,077 lt's a dividend. 744 01:00:48,161 --> 01:00:51,122 l've borrowed at least five grand over the years. 745 01:00:51,205 --> 01:00:54,667 Oh, stop it. Put this towards your school loan. 746 01:00:54,750 --> 01:00:59,589 Forget the loans. Look, Dad, things are good and it's gonna stay that way. 747 01:00:59,672 --> 01:01:02,550 - Buy yourself a new suit. - What do l need a suit for? 748 01:01:02,633 --> 01:01:05,928 l don't hobnob with the jet set. l just fix their planes. 749 01:01:06,012 --> 01:01:11,225 Then get a decent bowling jacket, so you don't look like the Roto-Rooter man. 750 01:01:11,309 --> 01:01:13,728 Come on, what's money for? Enjoy yourself. 751 01:01:13,811 --> 01:01:16,981 Money is a pain in the ass, if you ask me. But thanks, kid. 752 01:01:17,064 --> 01:01:19,734 - How about dinner? - Sure. Any night this week. 753 01:01:19,817 --> 01:01:22,153 OK. No, l'm sorry. This week's booked. 754 01:01:22,236 --> 01:01:26,574 - l'll check with my girl. l'll get back to you. - You do that, Huckleberry. 755 01:01:26,657 --> 01:01:29,368 l gotta run. You stop smoking, you hear? 756 01:01:29,452 --> 01:01:31,329 l'll talk at ya. 757 01:01:34,332 --> 01:01:36,000 Whoo! Oh! 758 01:01:39,921 --> 01:01:42,006 (Darien shrieks) 759 01:01:46,135 --> 01:01:50,181 (man) lt's in both our interests to put a safe distance between you and us. 760 01:01:50,264 --> 01:01:52,683 - You understand that, Mr Fox? - Sure. 761 01:01:53,518 --> 01:01:57,480 This gives you limited power of attorney for Mr Gekko's account. 762 01:01:57,563 --> 01:02:01,442 Every ticket you buy must be marked "power of attorney". 763 01:02:01,526 --> 01:02:03,778 That means that you call the shots. 764 01:02:03,861 --> 01:02:08,491 Mr Gekko has no official knowledge of what stocks you're buying. All right? 765 01:02:08,574 --> 01:02:11,285 Just sign it at the end, twice. 766 01:02:12,370 --> 01:02:15,623 l never knew how poor l was until l started making money. 767 01:02:15,706 --> 01:02:18,626 Your transactions will be monitored by StockWatch. 768 01:02:19,126 --> 01:02:22,463 lf any trouble does arise, you are on your own out there. 769 01:02:22,547 --> 01:02:24,841 The trail stops with you, understand? 770 01:02:25,174 --> 01:02:28,928 Spread the buy orders over different accounts, you won't get burnt. 771 01:02:29,011 --> 01:02:31,681 l have friends that won't mind making easy money. 772 01:02:31,764 --> 01:02:37,728 - (child shrieks) - Rudy Gazoodi! How's my cutie?! Viens ici! 773 01:02:37,812 --> 01:02:41,983 (man) We need more votes for the showdown, but don't wanna go public... 774 01:02:42,066 --> 01:02:45,319 - Bonjour, Monsieur Buddy. - Bonjour, Monsieur Buddy. 775 01:02:45,403 --> 01:02:48,739 Oh! He speaks French already. 776 01:02:48,823 --> 01:02:51,492 Kid had the highest score in his lQ test. 777 01:02:51,576 --> 01:02:55,329 lt is so difficult to get into a good nursery school now. 778 01:02:57,874 --> 01:03:01,127 They even go to your home to make sure you're acceptable. 779 01:03:01,210 --> 01:03:03,880 That's it for you with the grown-ups. 780 01:03:03,963 --> 01:03:07,300 - Nicole, would you take him for a nap now? - Viens, mon petit. 781 01:03:07,383 --> 01:03:10,803 Give him a bath and put that cute little black suit on him. 782 01:03:10,887 --> 01:03:14,015 This is a contact at one of our offshore banks. 783 01:03:14,807 --> 01:03:17,768 On settlement day you'll open an account for Mr Gekko... 784 01:03:17,852 --> 01:03:20,438 ..under the name Geneva Roth Holding Corp. 785 01:03:20,521 --> 01:03:25,526 Then you'll wire-transfer the money to this account in the Cayman lslands. 786 01:03:25,610 --> 01:03:28,196 You're gonna make a lot of money, pal. 787 01:03:28,988 --> 01:03:32,074 The stakes are going up. No mistakes. 788 01:03:33,409 --> 01:03:35,495 Piece of cake, Gordon. 789 01:03:50,843 --> 01:03:53,221 lf l could have anything,... 790 01:03:53,304 --> 01:03:55,806 ..this would almost do. 791 01:03:56,432 --> 01:03:58,309 Almost. 792 01:03:59,477 --> 01:04:02,146 How'd your conference go with Gordon? 793 01:04:02,230 --> 01:04:07,193 lt went fine. We reached an agreement, and decided to split up the world between us. 794 01:04:07,276 --> 01:04:08,611 (Darien laughs) 795 01:04:08,694 --> 01:04:12,406 You have modest wants. l like that in a man. 796 01:04:12,490 --> 01:04:15,952 - What do you want? - Let's see. 797 01:04:16,035 --> 01:04:20,414 A Turner. A perfect canary diamond. 798 01:04:20,498 --> 01:04:22,375 World peace. 799 01:04:22,458 --> 01:04:24,335 The best of everything. 800 01:04:24,418 --> 01:04:26,254 Well, why stop at that? 801 01:04:26,337 --> 01:04:28,005 l don't. 802 01:04:43,604 --> 01:04:48,276 My client wants to buy a large block of Teldar. He needs to spread it around. 803 01:04:48,359 --> 01:04:51,821 l'll park some money in your account. lf it hits, you get a big cut. 804 01:04:51,904 --> 01:04:55,783 l'm telling you, this is the easiest money you've ever made. 805 01:04:56,284 --> 01:04:58,327 All right, Bud. 806 01:04:58,411 --> 01:05:00,496 Let's do it. 807 01:05:00,872 --> 01:05:02,957 We go way back, Harry. 808 01:05:03,040 --> 01:05:07,378 You know, l-l-l've put a lot of money into this firm over the years. 809 01:05:07,461 --> 01:05:10,923 - l brought in a lot of business. - You've taken enough out, too. 810 01:05:11,007 --> 01:05:16,345 - You should have something put aside. - With the divorces l haven't had a chance. 811 01:05:16,429 --> 01:05:20,933 - The bridges are burned. - When you fire me l'm finished. On the street. 812 01:05:21,017 --> 01:05:24,353 - How do you think l feel about this? - How do you think l feel? 813 01:05:24,437 --> 01:05:27,315 l've got responsibilities. l've got two kids... 814 01:05:27,398 --> 01:05:29,483 What's going on? 815 01:05:29,567 --> 01:05:33,321 Lynch is giving him the boot. Not pulling his quota. 816 01:05:34,822 --> 01:05:37,325 We're all one trade away from humility. 817 01:05:37,408 --> 01:05:42,038 New report on GM and a conference call in defence stock in my office, 7 am tomorrow. 818 01:05:42,121 --> 01:05:44,790 No RSVP required. Just be there. 819 01:05:45,416 --> 01:05:49,587 Now, on a more inspiring note, the new office record... 820 01:05:49,670 --> 01:05:54,675 ..for a single month's gross commission from the wealthy individual accounts... 821 01:05:54,759 --> 01:05:58,721 ..goes to Bud Fox. Shows cold calling does work, fellas. 822 01:05:58,846 --> 01:06:01,724 Way to go, Bud. Superjob. Come on up here. 823 01:06:01,807 --> 01:06:06,562 Bud, congrats. You just made my life twice as hard around here. 824 01:06:10,691 --> 01:06:16,447 You're on a roll, kid. Enjoy it while it lasts, cos it never does. 825 01:06:16,531 --> 01:06:19,242 Just kicking ass and taking names, Lou. 826 01:06:33,881 --> 01:06:36,384 Come along with me, Bud. 827 01:06:41,472 --> 01:06:43,558 This is yours now, Bud. 828 01:06:43,641 --> 01:06:46,185 Credenza. Tree. Windows. 829 01:06:46,269 --> 01:06:50,523 And, significantly more attractive, your private secretary Janet. 830 01:06:50,606 --> 01:06:53,317 - Nice to meet you, Mr Fox. - Hello, Janet. 831 01:06:54,485 --> 01:06:58,364 Well, l don't really know what to say. Thank you, Mr Lynch. 832 01:06:58,447 --> 01:07:00,116 No, l thank you, Bud. 833 01:07:00,199 --> 01:07:04,328 The minute l laid my eyes on you l knew that you had what it takes. 834 01:07:04,537 --> 01:07:07,456 Now you can focus on the big-ticket retail. 835 01:07:08,207 --> 01:07:11,335 Oh, this is very nice. This is very nice. 836 01:07:11,669 --> 01:07:14,755 So what is it? Mr Cocksucker now? 837 01:07:16,966 --> 01:07:20,469 Everybody hates the Upper East Side. They wanna live on the West Side. 838 01:07:20,553 --> 01:07:25,016 But when it's resale time the East Side moves all the time. 839 01:07:25,099 --> 01:07:28,644 What have you got on the West Side? Sean and Madonna?! Trust me. 840 01:07:28,978 --> 01:07:33,733 Massage, sauna, Jacuzzi... tanning salon. 841 01:07:35,276 --> 01:07:37,904 Best schools in the city. 842 01:07:37,987 --> 01:07:42,700 A cute young boy like you gotta think of a future lady friend in your life... 843 01:07:42,783 --> 01:07:45,369 ..when you've finished wolfing around. 844 01:07:45,453 --> 01:07:47,538 Course, l'm taken. 845 01:07:47,622 --> 01:07:49,707 Oak strip floors. 846 01:07:49,790 --> 01:07:52,001 My husband can get you a 10% mortgage. 847 01:07:52,084 --> 01:07:56,005 l would do it myself, except l'm into four other deals right now. 848 01:07:56,547 --> 01:08:02,011 So, l got a four o'clock and a five. One's an all-cash type. Monique something or other. 849 01:08:02,762 --> 01:08:07,600 Look, maybe you'd like to see something cheaper that l got on First Avenue? 850 01:08:07,683 --> 01:08:11,229 Honey, the meter's running. Anybody home? 851 01:08:12,688 --> 01:08:15,483 All right. Offer 950. 852 01:08:18,653 --> 01:08:21,113 l got something over on Sutton Place. 853 01:08:21,197 --> 01:08:24,909 lt's a million and a half, but now we're talking duplex. 854 01:08:24,992 --> 01:08:26,536 No. 855 01:08:26,744 --> 01:08:29,455 This is it. This is home. 856 01:08:30,957 --> 01:08:34,544 (** "This Must Be the Place" by Talking Heads) 857 01:08:58,776 --> 01:09:01,362 That's enough gold over there. 858 01:09:22,633 --> 01:09:24,719 Like it? 859 01:09:26,387 --> 01:09:31,976 l'm having House & Garden come up next week to photograph it before it gets lived in. 860 01:09:32,059 --> 01:09:33,060 Do you mind? 861 01:09:34,437 --> 01:09:37,356 Hey! Jerry! Come at me. Whaddaya got? 862 01:09:37,440 --> 01:09:39,984 No, no. 37 1/2. 863 01:09:40,067 --> 01:09:44,989 Convert the bonds and check the price in Tokyo at eight o'clock your time. Right. 864 01:10:07,762 --> 01:10:10,056 l'm spilling everything. 865 01:10:13,768 --> 01:10:16,270 (** aria from "Rigoletto"playing on stereo) 866 01:10:29,367 --> 01:10:31,994 (Bud tries to sing along in mock ltalian) 867 01:10:41,337 --> 01:10:43,422 lsn't it perfect? 868 01:10:44,090 --> 01:10:46,175 lt's too perfect. 869 01:10:46,509 --> 01:10:48,511 Let's not even eat. 870 01:10:48,594 --> 01:10:51,389 Let's just watch it... think about it. 871 01:11:39,061 --> 01:11:41,147 Who am l? 872 01:11:51,240 --> 01:11:53,326 Bud, come to bed. 873 01:11:58,456 --> 01:12:00,291 One million six. Seven. 874 01:12:00,374 --> 01:12:04,670 On my left now. Against you, 1,800,000. 875 01:12:04,754 --> 01:12:08,549 1,900,000. New bidder this side. $2m here now. 876 01:12:08,633 --> 01:12:12,386 Not yours. At $2,100,000. $2,100,000. 877 01:12:12,470 --> 01:12:15,848 Fair warning, then. Selling for $2,100,000. All done. 878 01:12:15,932 --> 01:12:18,392 For you, sir. $2,100,000. 879 01:12:19,310 --> 01:12:21,938 Whaddaya say we get a suite at the Carlyle? 880 01:12:22,021 --> 01:12:25,900 Champagne, caviar...? Celebrate just like old times? 881 01:12:25,983 --> 01:12:28,861 Come on, Gordon. Those days are over. 882 01:12:28,945 --> 01:12:31,906 Well, you can't blame me for trying. 883 01:12:31,989 --> 01:12:35,326 You're as beautiful as that painting l just bought. 884 01:12:36,202 --> 01:12:41,165 Sunshine, what's wrong? l think you got a bad case of puppy love. 885 01:12:41,249 --> 01:12:43,668 l think l'm falling for Bud. 886 01:12:44,168 --> 01:12:47,880 Don't fall too far. He hasn't been around the block yet. You have. 887 01:12:49,173 --> 01:12:53,219 - Told him about us? - No! Are you crazy? 888 01:12:53,302 --> 01:12:57,515 - l don't want him to ever know, understand? - Mum is the word. 889 01:12:59,684 --> 01:13:01,853 You and l are the same, Darien. 890 01:13:01,936 --> 01:13:06,566 We are smart enough not to buy into the oldest myth running - love. 891 01:13:07,191 --> 01:13:11,696 Fiction created by people to keep them from jumping out of windows. 892 01:13:11,779 --> 01:13:16,659 You know, sometimes l miss you, Gordon. You're really twisted. 893 01:13:19,245 --> 01:13:21,330 For chrissake, Jack, it's easy! 894 01:13:21,414 --> 01:13:25,585 On settlement day you endorse a cheque to Blue Horseshoe Trading Company. 895 01:13:25,668 --> 01:13:27,753 Then l'll send you your cut. 896 01:13:28,588 --> 01:13:32,341 What? No, that's the bottom line. Nobody gets hurt. 897 01:13:32,925 --> 01:13:35,011 What the fuck is wrong with you? 898 01:13:35,094 --> 01:13:39,557 lt's so bad, even the liars are complaining. But not you. You're making big money. 899 01:13:39,640 --> 01:13:41,893 - What's the bottom line? - Hey, look! 900 01:13:41,976 --> 01:13:46,063 l am sick and tired of playing wet nurse to you! 901 01:13:46,147 --> 01:13:51,152 - Will you do your own homework, Marv! - What an asshole, man! 902 01:13:51,736 --> 01:13:53,821 That's a shame. 903 01:13:56,616 --> 01:14:01,787 Yeah, Frank. Work 500,000 shares Teldar with a limit of 26. New account. 904 01:14:01,871 --> 01:14:03,956 Don't fuck it up. 905 01:14:05,625 --> 01:14:07,793 - How's Teldar doing? - Back again? 906 01:14:07,877 --> 01:14:11,797 - l've got a real appetite. - Bring it five to a half. 2,000 up. 907 01:14:11,881 --> 01:14:16,010 - l gotta buy stock. What's offered at a half? - What are we looking at? 908 01:14:16,093 --> 01:14:18,554 - Make me an offer on 80. - 80,000 at a half. 909 01:14:18,638 --> 01:14:20,306 l'll take it. 910 01:14:46,165 --> 01:14:50,127 Your company, ladies and gentlemen, is under siege from Gordon Gekko. 911 01:14:50,211 --> 01:14:55,508 Teldar Paper is now leveraged to the hilt, like some piss-poor South American country! 912 01:14:55,758 --> 01:15:01,389 l strongly recommend you to see through Mr Gekko's shameless intention here... 913 01:15:01,472 --> 01:15:06,227 ..to strip this company, and severely penalise the stockholders. 914 01:15:06,310 --> 01:15:09,438 l strongly recommend you to reject his tender... 915 01:15:09,730 --> 01:15:14,861 ..by voting for management's restructuring of the stock. 916 01:15:23,786 --> 01:15:27,707 Well, l appreciate the opportunity you're giving me, Mr Cromwell,... 917 01:15:27,790 --> 01:15:31,919 ..as the single largest shareholder in Teldar Paper, to speak. 918 01:15:32,003 --> 01:15:33,880 (laughter) 919 01:15:33,963 --> 01:15:40,219 We are not here to indulge in fantasy, but in political and economic reality. 920 01:15:41,220 --> 01:15:46,767 America... America has become a second-rate power. 921 01:15:48,186 --> 01:15:53,691 lts trade deficit and its fiscal deficit are at nightmare proportions. 922 01:15:54,942 --> 01:15:59,322 ln the days of the free market, when our country was a top industrial power,... 923 01:15:59,489 --> 01:16:02,825 ..there was accountability to the stockholder. 924 01:16:03,409 --> 01:16:08,998 The Carnegies, the Mellons, the men that built this great empire, made sure of it... 925 01:16:09,081 --> 01:16:11,709 ..because it was their money at stake. 926 01:16:11,918 --> 01:16:15,963 Today, management has no stake in the company! 927 01:16:17,298 --> 01:16:22,470 All together, these men sitting up here own less than 3% of the company. 928 01:16:22,553 --> 01:16:26,474 And where does Mr Cromwell put his $1,000,000 salary? 929 01:16:26,557 --> 01:16:30,311 Not in Teldar stock. He owns less than 1%. 930 01:16:30,394 --> 01:16:34,482 You own the company. That's right, you, the stockholder. 931 01:16:34,565 --> 01:16:38,945 And you are all being royally screwed over by these bureaucrats,... 932 01:16:39,028 --> 01:16:45,034 ..with their steak lunches, their fishing trips, their corporate jets and golden parachutes. 933 01:16:45,117 --> 01:16:47,662 This is an outrage! You're out of line, Gekko! 934 01:16:47,745 --> 01:16:53,668 Teldar Paper, Mr Cromwell, has 33 different vice presidents,... 935 01:16:54,001 --> 01:16:58,172 ..each earning over $200,000 a year. 936 01:16:59,632 --> 01:17:05,054 Now, l have spent the last two months analysing what all these guys do. 937 01:17:05,680 --> 01:17:08,432 - And l still can't figure it out. - (laughter) 938 01:17:08,516 --> 01:17:14,480 One thing l do know is that our paper company lost $110m last year. 939 01:17:14,564 --> 01:17:20,319 And l'll bet half of that was spent in all the paperwork between all these vice presidents! 940 01:17:22,405 --> 01:17:25,950 The new law of evolution in corporate America... 941 01:17:26,033 --> 01:17:29,996 ..seems to be... survival of the unfittest. 942 01:17:31,247 --> 01:17:35,459 Well, in my book you either do it right, or you get eliminated. 943 01:17:37,837 --> 01:17:43,134 ln the last seven deals that l have been involved with there were 2.5m stockholders... 944 01:17:43,217 --> 01:17:47,722 ..who have made a pre-tax profit of $12 billion. 945 01:17:47,805 --> 01:17:48,890 (applause) 946 01:17:48,973 --> 01:17:50,183 Thank you. 947 01:17:52,310 --> 01:17:55,563 l am not a destroyer of companies. 948 01:17:55,646 --> 01:17:58,149 l am a liberator of them! 949 01:18:00,693 --> 01:18:06,824 The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that greed, for lack of a better word,... 950 01:18:06,908 --> 01:18:08,784 ..is good. 951 01:18:08,868 --> 01:18:12,121 Greed is right. Greed works. 952 01:18:13,080 --> 01:18:19,837 Greed clarifies, cuts through and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. 953 01:18:19,921 --> 01:18:27,011 Greed, in all of its forms - greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge - 954 01:18:27,094 --> 01:18:29,889 ..has marked the upward surge of mankind. 955 01:18:29,972 --> 01:18:36,604 And greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper,... 956 01:18:36,687 --> 01:18:40,817 ..but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA. 957 01:18:40,900 --> 01:18:43,194 Thank you very much. 958 01:18:50,618 --> 01:18:53,329 ** Fly me to the moon 959 01:18:53,412 --> 01:18:58,167 ** Let me play among the stars 960 01:18:58,709 --> 01:19:00,962 Buy me 20 June eurodollar CDs,... 961 01:19:01,045 --> 01:19:06,050 ..20 March gold and sell 10 September Deutschmarks. Right. Talk at ya, babe. 962 01:19:07,468 --> 01:19:13,057 Ah, Buddy, Buddy, l hate to tell you this, but you are a genius! 963 01:19:13,558 --> 01:19:15,893 Darien! Lightning has struck. 964 01:19:15,977 --> 01:19:19,522 The light bulb has been invented. Bluestar Airlines. 965 01:19:19,605 --> 01:19:22,775 Edison, da Vinci, Einstein. They're all watching me. 966 01:19:22,859 --> 01:19:25,027 Ever hear of the 60-hour work week? 967 01:19:25,111 --> 01:19:29,282 You've gotta go to work soon. l'm getting psychotic from a lack of REM sleep. 968 01:19:29,365 --> 01:19:31,742 l'm not gonna broker the rest of my life. 969 01:19:31,826 --> 01:19:37,039 l am gonna be a giant, an entrepreneur in the ltalian 16th-century sense of the word. 970 01:19:37,123 --> 01:19:41,043 A mover, a shaker. l'm shooting for the stars, Darien. 971 01:19:41,127 --> 01:19:43,713 You're coming along for the ride. 972 01:19:46,007 --> 01:19:49,093 Bluestar is an unpolished gem, Gordon. 973 01:19:49,343 --> 01:19:53,472 A half-assed management being decimated by a price war they cannot win. 974 01:19:53,556 --> 01:19:56,767 But the gates at La Guardia alone can bail us out. 975 01:19:56,851 --> 01:20:01,063 lf it's worth a dime, it's worth 10 bucks a share. They're ripe to fall! 976 01:20:01,147 --> 01:20:03,065 Mixed emotions, Buddy. 977 01:20:03,149 --> 01:20:08,154 Like Larry Wildman going off a cliff... in my new Maserati! 978 01:20:09,739 --> 01:20:13,284 Guys like me have had their asses hung in a sling with the airlines! 979 01:20:13,367 --> 01:20:18,122 - Fuel could go up. Unions are killers. - Yeah, but aren't you forgetting one thing? 980 01:20:18,206 --> 01:20:23,419 Capital reserves. This company has 75 million cash in an overfunded pension. 981 01:20:23,503 --> 01:20:25,755 That buys us a lot of credibility. 982 01:20:25,838 --> 01:20:29,217 And the beauty is, you already own close to 2% of this sucker. 983 01:20:29,300 --> 01:20:34,180 The insurance people are balking on the logging trucks. What do you want to do? 984 01:20:34,263 --> 01:20:38,100 Tell those assholes we'll self-insure if they don't write it. 985 01:20:38,184 --> 01:20:42,480 l can't believe we can fire half the management and nothing changes! 986 01:20:42,563 --> 01:20:44,440 (deep sigh) 987 01:20:45,316 --> 01:20:49,946 Gordon, what l want, and l've never asked you for anything,... 988 01:20:50,029 --> 01:20:52,740 ..is to be your copilot on this one. 989 01:20:53,366 --> 01:20:58,454 l wanna take this airline, turn it around and make it work. lt's gonna make us a fortune. 990 01:21:01,123 --> 01:21:06,546 l got a stockbroker who wants an airline. lt'll take two years to turn Teldar Paper around. 991 01:21:06,629 --> 01:21:10,925 What do l need a dink airline for? l'm up to my ass in more nuts than a fruitcake! 992 01:21:11,175 --> 01:21:15,429 l've worked at Bluestar. l know my way around. l have friends there, inside. 993 01:21:16,055 --> 01:21:18,140 What do you mean? 994 01:21:18,224 --> 01:21:22,770 The three unions. lt's 43% of Bluestar's operating budget. 995 01:21:22,854 --> 01:21:27,984 The hourly cost of a flight crew is 850 an hour. That's the real hidden value, GG. 996 01:21:28,067 --> 01:21:32,446 lf you can negotiate that out, get a crew down to 350, 400 an hour,... 997 01:21:32,530 --> 01:21:35,700 ..this airline'll be the hottest thing since Texas Air. 998 01:21:35,825 --> 01:21:40,621 - What makes you think you can? - l can talk to these people. They trust me. 999 01:21:40,705 --> 01:21:43,624 My father can be a big help in getting cuts. 1000 01:21:50,131 --> 01:21:54,468 All right. Susan, get Buckingham on the phone. Tell him to look into it. 1001 01:21:55,178 --> 01:21:57,805 So the falcon's heard the falconer, huh? 1002 01:22:13,154 --> 01:22:15,031 - Hi, Dad. - Sorry l'm late. 1003 01:22:15,114 --> 01:22:17,700 That's OK. Overdressed as usual. 1004 01:22:19,410 --> 01:22:23,789 Come on in. Everybody's here. l couldn't start the show without you. 1005 01:22:25,208 --> 01:22:27,418 Well, l'll be a lousy Republican! 1006 01:22:27,502 --> 01:22:31,714 l decorate for Democrats, too. Lots of them. l'm Darien Taylor. 1007 01:22:31,797 --> 01:22:34,759 - Bud's told me all about you. - Don't believe a word. 1008 01:22:34,842 --> 01:22:37,303 l never beat him or locked him in a closet. 1009 01:22:37,386 --> 01:22:40,014 - l forgot about the closet. - He turned out OK. 1010 01:22:40,097 --> 01:22:43,100 Bud's a born liar, otherwise he's a good kid. 1011 01:22:43,184 --> 01:22:47,021 l hope you come here more often, under less formal circumstances. 1012 01:22:47,104 --> 01:22:48,648 Thank you. 1013 01:22:48,731 --> 01:22:51,734 - Dad, you know Duncan Wilmore. - Sure. How are ya? 1014 01:22:51,818 --> 01:22:55,363 Pilots' union. Toni Carpenter, flight attendants'. 1015 01:22:55,446 --> 01:22:57,532 l'd like you to meet Mr Gekko. 1016 01:22:57,615 --> 01:22:59,826 Mr Fox, pleasure to meet you. 1017 01:23:00,076 --> 01:23:02,119 His attorney, Mr Salt. 1018 01:23:02,203 --> 01:23:05,665 l'd be proud to have a son like Buddy. Got a hell of a career in front of him. 1019 01:23:05,748 --> 01:23:10,628 l'm glad you think so. l thought this was informal. What's your attorney doing here? 1020 01:23:10,711 --> 01:23:14,215 Harold, you don't mind walking around the block, do you? 1021 01:23:14,298 --> 01:23:16,884 - Of course. - l'll take that. 1022 01:23:16,968 --> 01:23:18,678 No offence. 1023 01:23:18,761 --> 01:23:20,847 None taken. 1024 01:23:25,643 --> 01:23:28,437 That's OK, Gordon. Bud does it all the time. 1025 01:23:30,106 --> 01:23:35,778 (Gekko) Look, l got no illusions about winning a popularity contest with any of you. 1026 01:23:36,445 --> 01:23:38,364 l got roasted the other night. 1027 01:23:38,447 --> 01:23:43,661 A friend asked "Why are we honouring this man? Did we run out of human beings?" 1028 01:23:44,412 --> 01:23:48,541 lt's not always the most popular guy who gets the job done. 1029 01:23:51,752 --> 01:23:55,423 You've got losses of $20-30 million, dividends cut to zero,... 1030 01:23:55,506 --> 01:23:58,467 ..and you're being squeezed to death by the majors. 1031 01:23:58,551 --> 01:24:04,515 The management may not be the worst scum, but they put you on this kamikaze course,... 1032 01:24:04,599 --> 01:24:09,145 ..and pretty soon everybody is gonna be scrambling for parachutes. 1033 01:24:09,228 --> 01:24:11,772 Only there's not enough to go around. 1034 01:24:11,856 --> 01:24:14,775 Management has them. You don't. 1035 01:24:16,736 --> 01:24:20,323 lf they throw Bluestar to Chapter 11, which l think they will,... 1036 01:24:20,406 --> 01:24:26,037 ..they'll use the bankruptcy laws to break your unions, and throw you off the property. 1037 01:24:26,120 --> 01:24:31,125 Oh, come on! With all due respect, what's to prevent you from doing the same thing? 1038 01:24:31,209 --> 01:24:33,503 Cos l got a way around all this,... 1039 01:24:33,586 --> 01:24:38,090 ..where we can all make money and make the airline profitable. 1040 01:24:38,466 --> 01:24:41,177 So what do you say we cut to the chase? 1041 01:24:42,470 --> 01:24:49,143 l'm asking for a modest 20% across-the-board wage cut, and seven more hours a month. 1042 01:24:50,436 --> 01:24:52,772 What kind of time frame? 1043 01:24:52,855 --> 01:24:56,234 A year. lf we're still losing money, the reduction stands. 1044 01:24:56,317 --> 01:25:01,197 lf we're in the black, l'll return part of the givebacks, pay goes back to current levels,... 1045 01:25:01,280 --> 01:25:07,245 ..and we initiate an employee profit-sharing programme with stock. 1046 01:25:07,328 --> 01:25:11,040 - You'll own part of the airline. - Will you put it in writing? 1047 01:25:11,123 --> 01:25:14,502 l'll have a letter of agreement drafted up in two days. 1048 01:25:14,585 --> 01:25:18,840 What's your marketing strategy? How will you return us to profitability? 1049 01:25:18,923 --> 01:25:22,301 Why don't l give Buddy an opportunity to answer that? Buddy? 1050 01:25:22,385 --> 01:25:24,512 Thank you, Gordon. 1051 01:25:24,595 --> 01:25:28,266 First, l want you all to know that my door will always be open,... 1052 01:25:28,349 --> 01:25:32,478 ..because l know from my dad it's you guys that keep Bluestar flying. 1053 01:25:32,562 --> 01:25:36,399 What l've come up with here is a basic three-point plan. 1054 01:25:36,482 --> 01:25:41,070 One: we modernise. Our computer software is dogshit. We update it. 1055 01:25:41,154 --> 01:25:43,948 We squeeze every dollar out of each mile flown. 1056 01:25:44,031 --> 01:25:47,785 Don't sell a seat to a guy for 79 bucks when he's willing to pay 379. 1057 01:25:47,869 --> 01:25:54,125 Effective inventory management will increase our load factor by 5-20%. 1058 01:25:54,208 --> 01:25:58,462 That translates to approximately $50-200 million in revenues. 1059 01:25:58,754 --> 01:26:02,008 The point being, we can beat the majors at a price war. 1060 01:26:02,091 --> 01:26:06,387 Two: advertising. More, and aggressive. We attack the majors. 1061 01:26:06,470 --> 01:26:10,933 Three: expansion. We expand our hubs to Atlanta, North Carolina and St Louis. 1062 01:26:11,017 --> 01:26:14,061 And we reorganise all of our feeder schedules. 1063 01:26:14,145 --> 01:26:17,982 We gotta think big, guys. We're going after the majors. 1064 01:26:19,901 --> 01:26:23,446 Well, cards on the table, guys. What do you say? 1065 01:26:23,529 --> 01:26:28,075 Well, if you mean what you say, l think we're probably in the ballpark. 1066 01:26:28,159 --> 01:26:31,496 - l guess l can take it to my people. - Good. 1067 01:26:31,579 --> 01:26:35,291 You've sketched broad strokes. l'd like to see the fine print. 1068 01:26:35,374 --> 01:26:37,502 But l like what l hear so far. 1069 01:26:37,585 --> 01:26:39,879 (Carl laughs) 1070 01:26:42,423 --> 01:26:48,304 l guess if a man lives long enough he gets to see everything, and l do mean everything. 1071 01:26:48,387 --> 01:26:52,058 What else you got in your bag of tricks, Mr Gekko? 1072 01:26:53,267 --> 01:26:59,357 Frankly, Carl, l can't see giving much more, but, if you have any suggestions, l'll listen. 1073 01:26:59,440 --> 01:27:02,527 "There came into Egypt a Pharaoh who did not know." 1074 01:27:02,610 --> 01:27:06,531 - l beg your pardon. ls that a proverb? - No, a prophecy. 1075 01:27:06,614 --> 01:27:09,700 The rich have been doing it to the poor since time began. 1076 01:27:09,784 --> 01:27:13,913 The only difference is the Egyptians didn't allow unions. 1077 01:27:13,996 --> 01:27:16,457 l know what this guy's all about - greed. 1078 01:27:16,541 --> 01:27:21,504 He don't care about Bluestar or the unions. He's in for the buck. He don't take prisoners. 1079 01:27:21,879 --> 01:27:23,214 Wait a minute, Dad. 1080 01:27:23,297 --> 01:27:27,301 Sure. What's worth doing is worth doing for money. 1081 01:27:27,385 --> 01:27:32,390 lt's a bad bargain if nobody gains. And if we do this deal, everybody gains. 1082 01:27:32,473 --> 01:27:37,186 Course, my son worked as a baggage handler and freight loader for three summers. 1083 01:27:37,270 --> 01:27:40,565 With those qualifications, he can run an airline! 1084 01:27:40,815 --> 01:27:43,359 Fine. Stay with the present management... 1085 01:27:43,442 --> 01:27:47,113 ..dedicated to running you and your airline into the ground. 1086 01:27:47,405 --> 01:27:52,910 That "scum" built the company up with one plane and made something out of nothing. 1087 01:27:52,994 --> 01:27:58,833 lf that's a scum, l'll take it over a rat any day. You know where l stand. Good night, all. 1088 01:28:05,089 --> 01:28:07,175 Excuse me. 1089 01:28:10,219 --> 01:28:15,433 Congratulations, Dad! You did a greatjob embarrassing me, not to mention yourself! 1090 01:28:15,725 --> 01:28:19,479 Save the "workers unite" speech. l heard it too much growing up! 1091 01:28:19,562 --> 01:28:22,815 - Oh, yeah? - You'll get axed. No two ways about it. 1092 01:28:22,899 --> 01:28:26,486 You and the whole shitty airline are going down the tubes! 1093 01:28:26,569 --> 01:28:30,072 And if it isn't Gekko, it's gonna be some other killer! 1094 01:28:35,328 --> 01:28:40,625 He's using you, kid. He's got your prick in his pocket, but you're too blind to see it. 1095 01:28:40,708 --> 01:28:43,252 No. l see ajealous old machinist... 1096 01:28:43,336 --> 01:28:47,215 ..who can't stand the fact that his son's more successful than he is! 1097 01:28:47,298 --> 01:28:52,887 What you see is a guy who never measured a man's success by the size of his wallet! 1098 01:28:52,970 --> 01:28:58,518 That's because you never had the guts to go out into the world and stake your own claim! 1099 01:29:07,276 --> 01:29:12,281 Boy, if that's the way you feel, l must've done a really lousy job as a father. 1100 01:29:16,994 --> 01:29:19,288 As far as being axed, l'm still around,... 1101 01:29:19,372 --> 01:29:22,959 ..and l have a responsibility to the union membership l represent. 1102 01:29:23,042 --> 01:29:27,129 Your responsibility is to present the facts, not opinions, to your men. 1103 01:29:27,213 --> 01:29:30,424 You'll destroy their lives. Let them decide for themselves. 1104 01:29:30,508 --> 01:29:34,887 My men will want to know what's going on, and l won't lie to them! 1105 01:29:34,971 --> 01:29:37,807 Oh, yeah, your men! Your fuckin' men! 1106 01:29:37,890 --> 01:29:41,185 All my life your men have been able to count on you! 1107 01:29:41,269 --> 01:29:43,938 Why have you never been there for me?! 1108 01:29:44,772 --> 01:29:46,649 What if you're wrong? 1109 01:29:46,732 --> 01:29:52,613 What if one day the sun didn't rise in the east, and for once your compass was off? 1110 01:29:52,697 --> 01:29:56,284 Would you be willing to wreck your men's future? My future? 1111 01:29:56,367 --> 01:30:01,747 Dad, think for a change. Be practical. l'm asking you. l'm fuckin' begging you! 1112 01:30:02,999 --> 01:30:06,419 l don't go to sleep with no whore and l don't wake up with no whore. 1113 01:30:06,502 --> 01:30:10,339 That's how l live with myself. l don't know how you do it. 1114 01:30:10,423 --> 01:30:15,469 l hope l'm wrong about this guy... but l'll let the men decide for themselves. 1115 01:30:15,553 --> 01:30:17,847 That much l promise you. 1116 01:30:43,915 --> 01:30:48,127 You should look at this, Chief. A guy at Jackson Steinem... 1117 01:30:48,211 --> 01:30:52,924 ..buying large chunks of Teldar Paper for an offshore account. 1118 01:30:53,049 --> 01:30:54,926 (knock at door) 1119 01:30:57,929 --> 01:31:00,097 So, what's the problema? 1120 01:31:00,181 --> 01:31:03,309 - Do you know what the fuck the problem is? - What? 1121 01:31:03,976 --> 01:31:06,521 - You don't know? - l don't know. 1122 01:31:06,604 --> 01:31:10,441 l get a strange call from the SEC. They asked to see my records. 1123 01:31:10,525 --> 01:31:14,278 - This is heavy, Bud. - Hey, hey, hey, relax! Relax, Roger. 1124 01:31:15,488 --> 01:31:18,616 You're 82M in the account numbers and l'm the invisible man. 1125 01:31:18,699 --> 01:31:20,993 Well, that's good for you, Bud. 1126 01:31:21,077 --> 01:31:25,790 They're always looking for red flags. Gekko's always getting checked by 'em. 1127 01:31:25,873 --> 01:31:28,584 They never come up with anything, Rog. 1128 01:31:30,461 --> 01:31:33,881 Hey... we're invulnerable on this one. 1129 01:31:34,757 --> 01:31:37,510 l just wanna slow down, Bud. 1130 01:31:37,593 --> 01:31:39,095 All right? 1131 01:31:39,178 --> 01:31:44,308 No more lunches, no calls, all right? We suspend our business, all right? 1132 01:31:44,392 --> 01:31:47,103 Whatever you want, Rog. lt's cool. 1133 01:31:47,436 --> 01:31:50,940 Excuse me. Hey, Rog, can you come back in? Bring the cost report. 1134 01:31:51,023 --> 01:31:53,109 We're starting again. 1135 01:31:55,194 --> 01:31:59,323 Gekko's asked us into the Bluestar deal. We're reviewing timetables. 1136 01:31:59,407 --> 01:32:03,202 - You wanna come? - He didn't tell me about that. 1137 01:32:03,286 --> 01:32:08,916 You're only the president of the company. What the hell do you know anyway, right? 1138 01:32:18,885 --> 01:32:21,721 Guys, new chief of Bluestar - Bud Fox. 1139 01:32:21,804 --> 01:32:23,681 - Hi. - Hello, Bud. 1140 01:32:23,764 --> 01:32:26,726 Guys, what's the problem? lt's time to kill. 1141 01:32:27,602 --> 01:32:32,356 Gekko's got 12% of the stock and climbing. Plus he's got the unions in his back pocket. 1142 01:32:32,440 --> 01:32:37,069 Everybody knows the stock's in play. By next week the street will own Bluestar. 1143 01:32:37,153 --> 01:32:39,238 ls the bank financing in place? 1144 01:32:39,447 --> 01:32:44,160 Or are we gonna sit around and have more of these ridiculous meetings? 1145 01:32:44,243 --> 01:32:49,499 Our firm committed weeks ago 25% of the total long-term debt structure. 1146 01:32:49,665 --> 01:32:53,377 Unless you guys sign this piece of paper right now,... 1147 01:32:53,461 --> 01:32:56,839 ..l'm gonna pull and go to another bank for the 75. 1148 01:32:57,465 --> 01:33:03,721 Look, we've got 30 banks ready to participate in a four-year revolving credit line. 1149 01:33:03,846 --> 01:33:10,770 We must have your assurance you will pay back most of the loan in the first 12 months. 1150 01:33:11,312 --> 01:33:16,776 The only way we can see this happening is liquidating the hangars and the planes. 1151 01:33:16,859 --> 01:33:20,738 Can you people guarantee the liquidation of Bluestar? 1152 01:33:20,822 --> 01:33:22,949 Guarantee? No sweat! 1153 01:33:23,032 --> 01:33:26,911 We got the Bleezburgs lined up to build condos where the hangars are. 1154 01:33:26,994 --> 01:33:30,957 We lay the airplanes off to the Mexicans, who are dumb enough to buy 'em! 1155 01:33:31,040 --> 01:33:35,211 And l got the Texas boys drooling at my kneecaps for the routes and slots. 1156 01:33:35,294 --> 01:33:37,839 What's your problem? lt's done! 1157 01:33:37,922 --> 01:33:41,717 Here's the price tags on the 737s, gates, hangars, routes. 1158 01:33:41,801 --> 01:33:45,012 We got it nailed right down to the typewriters. 1159 01:33:45,096 --> 01:33:48,140 The beauty of this deal is the overfunded pension. 1160 01:33:48,224 --> 01:33:51,602 Gekko makes $75m there. 1161 01:33:51,978 --> 01:33:56,399 50 million buys him the minimum annuities for 6,000 employees,... 1162 01:33:56,482 --> 01:34:03,698 ..and he walks away with the rest. l figure he'll make... He'll clear $60-70m. 1163 01:34:03,781 --> 01:34:06,284 Not bad for a month's work. 1164 01:34:07,535 --> 01:34:10,246 Your boy really did his homework, Fox. 1165 01:34:10,329 --> 01:34:15,626 And you'll have the shortest executive career since that Pope that got poisoned. 1166 01:34:15,710 --> 01:34:20,006 Now he'll really start believing he's Gekko the Great. 1167 01:34:21,382 --> 01:34:24,385 - He'd like to change that appointment. - Hold this. 1168 01:34:24,468 --> 01:34:26,846 Bud, you can't go in! He's in a meeting! 1169 01:34:26,929 --> 01:34:30,474 Alex has come up with an ingenious way for us to... 1170 01:34:32,101 --> 01:34:34,812 l didn't know we had a meeting today, sport. 1171 01:34:34,896 --> 01:34:38,065 l didn't, either. l think we should talk, Gordon. 1172 01:34:39,275 --> 01:34:44,322 - Would you excuse us for a second? - Won't you come this way, gentlemen? 1173 01:34:44,405 --> 01:34:46,491 Thank you, Alex. 1174 01:34:48,618 --> 01:34:50,119 What do you want? 1175 01:34:50,203 --> 01:34:53,372 l just found out about the garage sale at Bluestar. 1176 01:34:53,456 --> 01:34:57,335 Why?! 1177 01:34:57,418 --> 01:35:01,130 Last night l was reading Rudy Winnie-the-Pooh and the Honey Pot. 1178 01:35:01,214 --> 01:35:07,053 You know what happened? He stuck his nose in the pot once too often, and he got stuck. 1179 01:35:07,762 --> 01:35:10,181 Maybe you oughta read him Pinocchio. 1180 01:35:10,264 --> 01:35:14,685 l thought you were gonna turn Bluestar around, not upside down! 1181 01:35:14,769 --> 01:35:19,023 - You fuckin' used me! - You're walking around blind without a cane. 1182 01:35:19,106 --> 01:35:21,901 A fool and his money are lucky to even meet. 1183 01:35:21,984 --> 01:35:26,864 - Why do you need to wreck this company? - Because it's wreckable, all right?! 1184 01:35:26,948 --> 01:35:29,826 l took another look. l changed my mind. 1185 01:35:29,909 --> 01:35:32,870 lf they lose theirjobs, they got nowhere to go! 1186 01:35:32,954 --> 01:35:36,666 My father has worked there for 24 years! l gave him my word! 1187 01:35:36,749 --> 01:35:39,252 lt's all about bucks, kid. 1188 01:35:39,794 --> 01:35:42,296 The rest is conversation. 1189 01:35:42,380 --> 01:35:44,674 Buddy, you'll still be president. 1190 01:35:44,757 --> 01:35:48,052 When the time comes, you'll parachute out a rich man. 1191 01:35:48,135 --> 01:35:52,181 With the money you'll make, your dad's never got to work again. 1192 01:35:53,015 --> 01:35:56,394 So tell me, Gordon, when does it all end, huh? 1193 01:35:56,477 --> 01:35:59,897 How many yachts can you water-ski behind? How much is enough? 1194 01:35:59,981 --> 01:36:03,526 lt's not a question of enough, pal. lt's a zero-sum game. 1195 01:36:03,609 --> 01:36:06,487 Somebody wins, somebody loses. 1196 01:36:06,571 --> 01:36:10,533 Money itself isn't lost or made, it's simply transferred... 1197 01:36:10,616 --> 01:36:14,162 ..from one perception to another, like magic. 1198 01:36:15,121 --> 01:36:19,041 This painting here. l bought it ten years ago for $60,000. 1199 01:36:19,125 --> 01:36:23,629 l could sell it today for six hundred. The illusion has become real. 1200 01:36:23,713 --> 01:36:27,967 And the more real it becomes, the more desperate they want it. 1201 01:36:29,010 --> 01:36:31,512 Capitalism at its finest. 1202 01:36:32,013 --> 01:36:34,515 How much is enough, Gordon? 1203 01:36:37,018 --> 01:36:43,399 The richest 1% of this country owns half our country's wealth. Five trillion dollars. 1204 01:36:43,483 --> 01:36:47,487 One third comes from hard work, two thirds from inheritance,... 1205 01:36:47,570 --> 01:36:51,240 ..interest on interest accumulating to widows and idiot sons,... 1206 01:36:51,324 --> 01:36:54,869 ..and what l do: stock and real-estate speculation. 1207 01:36:55,536 --> 01:36:57,205 lt's bullshit. 1208 01:36:57,288 --> 01:37:01,584 You got 90% of the American public with little or no net worth. 1209 01:37:01,667 --> 01:37:03,753 l create nothing. 1210 01:37:04,712 --> 01:37:06,797 l own. 1211 01:37:07,507 --> 01:37:09,425 We make the rules, pal. 1212 01:37:09,509 --> 01:37:14,347 The news, war, peace, famine, upheaval, the price of a paperclip. 1213 01:37:14,430 --> 01:37:19,477 We pick that rabbit out of the hat while everybody wonders how the hell we did it. 1214 01:37:20,436 --> 01:37:25,316 You're not naive enough to think we're living in a democracy, are you, Buddy? 1215 01:37:25,399 --> 01:37:29,278 lt's the free market, and you're part of it. 1216 01:37:30,363 --> 01:37:33,324 Yeah. You got that killer instinct. 1217 01:37:35,409 --> 01:37:38,329 Stick around, pal. l still got a lot to teach you. 1218 01:37:38,412 --> 01:37:40,248 Obviously. 1219 01:37:40,331 --> 01:37:43,459 Oh, Buddy, come on. l was gonna tell you about it. 1220 01:37:43,543 --> 01:37:47,046 Calm down, all right? We'll have dinner tonight. Bring Darien. 1221 01:37:47,129 --> 01:37:48,965 No, l can't make it tonight. 1222 01:37:49,048 --> 01:37:51,300 Hey, Buddy. 1223 01:37:51,384 --> 01:37:53,886 Are you with me? 1224 01:37:54,595 --> 01:37:57,515 l need to know if you're with me. 1225 01:37:58,850 --> 01:38:01,144 l'm with you, Gordon. 1226 01:38:05,064 --> 01:38:08,192 - Natalie, l'll be right there. - Yes, Mr Gekko. 1227 01:38:16,159 --> 01:38:18,661 - Yeah? - Yeah, Ollie. 1228 01:38:18,744 --> 01:38:22,248 Tell them l want ziplocked mouths on the Bluestar deal,... 1229 01:38:22,331 --> 01:38:25,918 ..or l'll come down there and rip out their fuckin' throats. 1230 01:39:08,669 --> 01:39:10,546 Bud? 1231 01:39:12,798 --> 01:39:14,884 What's going on? 1232 01:39:19,764 --> 01:39:24,560 l've been played like a grand piano by the master, Gekko the Great. 1233 01:39:25,895 --> 01:39:28,397 Today was the big crash,... 1234 01:39:29,065 --> 01:39:31,609 ..the liquidation sale. 1235 01:39:31,692 --> 01:39:36,572 He's gonna carve Bluestar into little pieces and sell it all off. 1236 01:39:36,656 --> 01:39:38,866 Bastard! 1237 01:39:38,950 --> 01:39:41,035 l'm sorry. 1238 01:39:41,494 --> 01:39:44,497 l was afraid something like this could happen. 1239 01:39:44,580 --> 01:39:48,125 l handed it to him on a silver platter. l told my father... 1240 01:39:48,209 --> 01:39:51,462 Bud! Bud, it's not your fault. 1241 01:39:51,546 --> 01:39:53,923 And it's not your decision. 1242 01:39:54,006 --> 01:39:56,968 l'm not gonna let it happen. 1243 01:39:57,051 --> 01:39:59,971 Don't cross Gordon. He'll crush you. 1244 01:40:01,305 --> 01:40:06,936 lf Gordon doesn't buy Bluestar, someone else will. Who's to say they won't do the same? 1245 01:40:07,562 --> 01:40:10,523 At least l won't be pulling the trigger. 1246 01:40:12,066 --> 01:40:17,655 Why are you doing this? You've worked hard to get where you are. 1247 01:40:17,738 --> 01:40:21,409 We're so close. You don't wanna throw it all away. 1248 01:40:22,076 --> 01:40:25,413 Look, l can stay with the firm, and you're doing fine. 1249 01:40:25,496 --> 01:40:28,416 We can survive without Gordon Gekko. 1250 01:40:36,257 --> 01:40:39,260 l'm not looking to just survive. 1251 01:40:39,343 --> 01:40:42,221 l've been doing that all my life. 1252 01:40:42,305 --> 01:40:45,266 Cut this self-pity crap, Bud! 1253 01:40:45,349 --> 01:40:48,311 What the hell's that supposed to mean? 1254 01:40:49,562 --> 01:40:55,401 lt means if you make an enemy of Gordon Gekko, l can't be there to stand by you. 1255 01:40:56,736 --> 01:40:59,739 Oh, yeah? Do you really mean that? 1256 01:41:00,948 --> 01:41:04,160 What did he promise you? To take you public? 1257 01:41:05,453 --> 01:41:11,167 Without his money and seal of approval l'm not such a hot investment any more. 1258 01:41:11,250 --> 01:41:15,963 - You're just the best money can buy, Darien. - You're not exactly pure, Bud. 1259 01:41:16,464 --> 01:41:20,510 You went after Gekko and me with the same vengeance. Look in the mirror. 1260 01:41:20,593 --> 01:41:23,930 l'm looking, and l sure don't like what l see. 1261 01:41:25,932 --> 01:41:29,852 Fair enough. But it's not that simple, Bud. 1262 01:41:31,270 --> 01:41:34,857 When l was down and had nothing, it was Gordon who helped me. 1263 01:41:34,941 --> 01:41:40,905 He got me all my clients - you among them - and he can take them away from me like that. 1264 01:41:41,948 --> 01:41:45,368 You may find out that when you've had money and lost it,... 1265 01:41:45,451 --> 01:41:48,913 - ..it's worse than never having had it at all. - Oh, yeah? 1266 01:41:48,996 --> 01:41:51,082 That is bullshit! 1267 01:41:53,376 --> 01:41:55,461 Hey! Hey! 1268 01:41:55,920 --> 01:41:59,507 You step out that door and l am changing the locks! 1269 01:42:02,927 --> 01:42:07,723 You may not believe this, Bud, but l really do care for you. 1270 01:42:08,808 --> 01:42:11,727 We would've made a good team. 1271 01:42:11,811 --> 01:42:14,105 l'm sorry. 1272 01:42:14,647 --> 01:42:17,024 Get the fuck outta here! 1273 01:42:31,873 --> 01:42:35,793 The market is dead right now. Even the rich are bitching. 1274 01:42:35,877 --> 01:42:40,173 The only thing moving is the termites and cockroaches, and my commission... 1275 01:42:40,256 --> 01:42:44,302 Look, save the rap, all right? Just sell the fucker, fast! 1276 01:42:52,226 --> 01:42:54,729 There he is. Where you been the last two days? 1277 01:42:54,812 --> 01:42:59,984 - Janet, get my father on the phone and... - Your mom's been calling. Your father's... 1278 01:43:00,067 --> 01:43:03,237 - What happened? - He had a heart attack, but he's OK. 1279 01:43:03,321 --> 01:43:06,324 - He's at St John's. - Oh, Christ! 1280 01:43:12,747 --> 01:43:14,832 Mom? How is he? 1281 01:43:15,541 --> 01:43:18,169 He was complaining about chest pains at work. 1282 01:43:18,252 --> 01:43:21,964 The next thing l know he's collapsed. You gotta talk to him. 1283 01:43:22,048 --> 01:43:25,760 Don't worry, he's a tough old nut. He's got another 20 years. 1284 01:43:25,843 --> 01:43:28,804 - He's gonna be fine, Buddy. - ls he conscious? 1285 01:43:45,947 --> 01:43:48,032 Hiya, Dad. 1286 01:43:48,783 --> 01:43:51,994 You're looking younger every day. 1287 01:43:53,204 --> 01:43:56,541 Didn't l tell you never to lift a 747 by yourself? 1288 01:44:00,419 --> 01:44:02,505 You even got me smoking now. 1289 01:44:06,217 --> 01:44:08,970 lt's your second heart attack, Dad. 1290 01:44:10,054 --> 01:44:12,932 You're pushing your luck. l hope you know that. 1291 01:44:14,433 --> 01:44:16,727 l guess l never told you,... 1292 01:44:17,270 --> 01:44:19,564 ..but l love you, Dad. 1293 01:44:23,151 --> 01:44:25,444 l love you so much! 1294 01:44:28,072 --> 01:44:31,200 l'm sorry... about the things l said. 1295 01:44:34,120 --> 01:44:36,956 You're the only honest man l know. 1296 01:44:37,039 --> 01:44:39,125 The best. 1297 01:44:40,877 --> 01:44:43,337 l got a plan, Dad. l can save the airline. 1298 01:44:43,462 --> 01:44:48,134 l know you got no reason to believe me, but you have to trust me, OK? 1299 01:44:48,926 --> 01:44:51,596 l need to speak to the union members. 1300 01:44:53,014 --> 01:44:54,891 Can l speak for you? 1301 01:44:56,517 --> 01:44:59,020 Your words, not mine. 1302 01:45:02,023 --> 01:45:04,108 OK. 1303 01:45:12,408 --> 01:45:14,494 l gotta go. 1304 01:45:15,244 --> 01:45:17,747 l'm proud of you. 1305 01:45:26,881 --> 01:45:29,383 The stock's at 19 1/4, and it's going up. 1306 01:45:29,467 --> 01:45:33,012 Gekko figures, by breaking up Bluestar, it's 30 bucks a share. 1307 01:45:33,095 --> 01:45:36,557 He'll buy up to 24 and still think he's making money. 1308 01:45:36,641 --> 01:45:38,726 How do you know it'll go up? 1309 01:45:39,393 --> 01:45:43,606 You don't wanna know, Duncan. Let's just say l have some friends. 1310 01:45:43,689 --> 01:45:46,734 OK. What happens now? 1311 01:45:46,818 --> 01:45:49,695 When it hits 23, you go to Gekko and lower the boom. 1312 01:45:49,779 --> 01:45:53,533 When he learns he has no union concessions, he'll jump ship. 1313 01:45:53,616 --> 01:45:58,704 Yeah, but who'll buy then, and what's to prevent some other shark devouring us? 1314 01:46:01,874 --> 01:46:04,377 We have an appointment to see Mr Wildman. 1315 01:46:05,044 --> 01:46:08,130 Sir Lawrence, or can l call you Larry? 1316 01:46:08,673 --> 01:46:13,261 What would you say to owning Bluestar Airlines, with union concessions,... 1317 01:46:13,344 --> 01:46:15,179 ..at $18 a share,... 1318 01:46:15,263 --> 01:46:19,851 ..and, in the process, hanging Gordon Gekko out in the wind to twist? 1319 01:46:19,934 --> 01:46:23,062 l might be very interested. Why you, mate? 1320 01:46:23,646 --> 01:46:27,733 What's a bloke like you doing mixed up with Gekko? 1321 01:46:27,817 --> 01:46:32,989 Let's just say that me and Mr Gekko have a serious conflict of interest. 1322 01:46:33,823 --> 01:46:36,659 But we all wanna see this airline work. 1323 01:46:36,742 --> 01:46:39,370 These figures show that it can. 1324 01:46:40,913 --> 01:46:44,417 You're prepared to take these large salary cuts? 1325 01:46:44,500 --> 01:46:48,880 We are, but we want a contract agreement that's ironclad. 1326 01:46:48,963 --> 01:46:52,049 So if you buy it, you can't break it up. 1327 01:46:54,927 --> 01:46:57,013 l'm still listening. 1328 01:47:01,809 --> 01:47:03,060 Hi. 1329 01:47:03,144 --> 01:47:06,856 Oh, hi. Say, why don't you get the hell out of my office? 1330 01:47:07,064 --> 01:47:10,193 l know l've been a schmuck lately. l want to apologise. 1331 01:47:10,443 --> 01:47:14,906 You've been a real schmuck lately. So go thou and sin no more. 1332 01:47:14,989 --> 01:47:17,074 l wanna make it up to you. 1333 01:47:18,951 --> 01:47:22,038 Bluestar. Put all your clients in it. 1334 01:47:27,668 --> 01:47:29,795 OK, Buddy-Buddy. 1335 01:47:29,879 --> 01:47:33,049 We are back in business on Bluestar. 1336 01:47:37,094 --> 01:47:41,474 Bluestar, Mr Mannheim. Put all your clients in it. lt's gonna move. 1337 01:47:41,557 --> 01:47:45,978 l don't know where you get your information, son, but l don't like it. 1338 01:47:46,771 --> 01:47:51,818 The main thing about money, Bud... it makes you do things you don't wanna do. 1339 01:47:56,030 --> 01:48:02,245 Marty, a favour. 200,000 shares Bluestar at 19 1/2. Can you position it in an equity fund? 1340 01:48:02,328 --> 01:48:05,414 - The Chronicle is on seven. - Hold, Marty. 1341 01:48:06,040 --> 01:48:10,878 Listen, Blue Horseshoe loves Bluestar Airlines. Got it? 1342 01:48:10,962 --> 01:48:13,589 - Got it. - Right. Marty, you still there? 1343 01:48:14,173 --> 01:48:17,093 Bluestar's in play. Let's check it out. 1344 01:48:20,263 --> 01:48:22,348 (traders shouting) 1345 01:48:25,852 --> 01:48:29,522 - 19 1/4, 3 1/2. 5,000. - 3 1/2 at 10,000. 1346 01:48:31,899 --> 01:48:34,235 l do love it so. 1347 01:48:35,736 --> 01:48:38,739 Gordon, l see it at 215 1/2. l don't know what to make of it. 1348 01:48:39,240 --> 01:48:44,078 The word is out, pal! Your union buddies are talking. 1349 01:48:44,162 --> 01:48:47,373 You get me in at a 45-degree angle. All the way in. 1350 01:48:47,456 --> 01:48:51,878 You slash and burn, you buy everything in sight up to 22, then call me. 1351 01:48:53,171 --> 01:48:58,467 When l get hold of whoever leaked this, l'll tear his eyes out and suck his fuckin' skull! 1352 01:49:07,477 --> 01:49:09,479 - Stock's going to Pluto. - Start unloading. 1353 01:49:09,562 --> 01:49:12,398 - What? Sell? - Dump it! Now! Dump it all! 1354 01:49:12,482 --> 01:49:15,067 - Where's Lou? - Right over there. 1355 01:49:16,027 --> 01:49:18,571 Ken? Marvin. Jackson Steinem. 1356 01:49:18,654 --> 01:49:22,033 Dump this baby. Take the money and run. We're getting out. 1357 01:49:22,825 --> 01:49:24,494 lt's gotta be a big hitter. 1358 01:49:24,744 --> 01:49:28,080 There's some people from Bluestar demanding to see you. 1359 01:49:28,164 --> 01:49:31,459 - What the hell do they want? - l'd be happy to tell you. 1360 01:49:31,542 --> 01:49:36,547 We know what you're up to, Gekko, and you can go straight to hell! 1361 01:49:36,631 --> 01:49:38,966 No way you're gonna break up our airline. 1362 01:49:39,050 --> 01:49:43,763 - lf that's my plan, it's the first l've heard of it. - Would you put that in writing? 1363 01:49:43,846 --> 01:49:47,642 We have an agreement, which l expect you to honour. 1364 01:49:47,725 --> 01:49:52,855 - Then you better have a pilot's licence. - Don't worry, the engines won't fall out. 1365 01:49:52,939 --> 01:49:56,734 But those reservations can get screwed up if we don't pay attention. 1366 01:49:56,818 --> 01:50:00,196 Baggage for St Petersburg could wind up in Pittsburgh. 1367 01:50:00,279 --> 01:50:03,241 Look, somebody else wants to buy your airline. 1368 01:50:03,324 --> 01:50:07,703 You wanna be gobbled up by Attila the Hun, you be my guest! 1369 01:50:07,787 --> 01:50:09,872 We'll take our chances. 1370 01:50:10,289 --> 01:50:12,792 Nice to see you, Gekko! 1371 01:50:16,629 --> 01:50:20,633 Fox says Bluestarjust hit 23. What do you want him to do? 1372 01:50:22,718 --> 01:50:24,804 Sell it all. 1373 01:50:25,930 --> 01:50:30,101 - What the hell. So we only make 10 million. - Sell it. Yes, all of it. 1374 01:50:31,853 --> 01:50:33,938 10,000 at 7 1/2! 1375 01:50:34,021 --> 01:50:35,606 At 7 1/2, sold! 1376 01:50:36,566 --> 01:50:39,235 Frank, Frank, Frank, Frank, for chrissake! 1377 01:50:39,318 --> 01:50:41,028 Goddamn connection! 1378 01:50:41,112 --> 01:50:45,116 Bob, we're in big trouble on BST. You gotta get out now. 1379 01:50:45,741 --> 01:50:46,868 Another 30,000. Out! 1380 01:50:46,951 --> 01:50:50,621 Gekko's selling. There's not many takers. The stock is plummeting. 1381 01:50:51,038 --> 01:50:54,792 l guess l'll have to carry him a few rounds before he drops. 1382 01:50:56,544 --> 01:51:03,217 Don't make a big deal of it. Buy it lightly on the way down. When it hits 18, buy it all. 1383 01:51:03,467 --> 01:51:05,136 Piece of cake, Larry. 1384 01:51:05,219 --> 01:51:07,305 (traders shouting) 1385 01:51:10,057 --> 01:51:12,143 8,000 at 18. 1386 01:51:13,644 --> 01:51:15,730 What is offered at 18? 1387 01:51:16,689 --> 01:51:19,275 300,000... 300,000 at 18! 1388 01:51:19,400 --> 01:51:21,068 18 for 500,000! 1389 01:51:21,152 --> 01:51:23,154 (traders) Sold! 1390 01:51:25,239 --> 01:51:27,366 - l'll sell you 50! - l'll take it! 1391 01:51:34,540 --> 01:51:38,252 - There's gotta be a way outta this. - Sure. Why don't you dial 911? 1392 01:51:38,336 --> 01:51:40,421 Fox is on four. 1393 01:51:40,505 --> 01:51:46,511 Where the hell are you? l am losing millions. You sure as hell better get me out of this,... 1394 01:51:46,594 --> 01:51:50,765 ..or the only job you'll have on this street is sweeping it! 1395 01:51:51,682 --> 01:51:55,978 You once told me, don't get emotional about stock, Gordon. Don't. 1396 01:51:56,062 --> 01:52:01,192 The bid is 16 1/2 and going down. As your broker, l advise you to take it. 1397 01:52:01,317 --> 01:52:06,030 Yeah? Well, you take it! Right in the ass, you fuckin' scumbag cocksucker! 1398 01:52:07,240 --> 01:52:11,452 lt's two minutes to close, Gordon. What do you wanna do? Decide. 1399 01:52:16,290 --> 01:52:18,376 Dump it. 1400 01:52:24,090 --> 01:52:28,094 The big Wall Street story today was Bluestar Airlines. 1401 01:52:28,594 --> 01:52:33,558 Fuelled by takeover rumours, the stock soared to an all-time high of 24 1/8. 1402 01:52:33,641 --> 01:52:37,770 When rumours later surfaced that the takeover was unfounded,... 1403 01:52:37,854 --> 01:52:44,735 ..buyers ran for cover and the stock plummeted to 16 1/2 before closing at 17. 1404 01:52:45,153 --> 01:52:49,365 Then, amidst all the scuttlebutt, another rumble shook the street. 1405 01:52:49,448 --> 01:52:55,079 Raider Sir Lawrence Wildman has stepped in and bought a substantial block of Bluestar,... 1406 01:52:55,163 --> 01:52:59,500 ..and will announce a deal tomorrow that includes the support of the unions. 1407 01:52:59,584 --> 01:53:02,879 We talked with a leading stock market analyst,... 1408 01:53:02,962 --> 01:53:06,174 ..in order to understand the ramifications... 1409 01:53:06,257 --> 01:53:07,508 Son of a bitch! 1410 01:53:18,644 --> 01:53:21,689 Smile, Carolyn. There's justice in the world. 1411 01:53:36,287 --> 01:53:38,372 Good morning, folks. 1412 01:53:51,093 --> 01:53:53,179 Did somebody die? 1413 01:53:54,639 --> 01:53:56,724 Yeah. 1414 01:54:02,480 --> 01:54:04,357 Morning, Chuckie. Morning, Lou. 1415 01:54:04,440 --> 01:54:06,108 Bud... 1416 01:54:08,194 --> 01:54:10,279 Bud, l like you. 1417 01:54:11,197 --> 01:54:13,282 Just remember something. 1418 01:54:19,080 --> 01:54:21,582 Man looks in the abyss. 1419 01:54:21,666 --> 01:54:24,168 There's nothing staring back at him. 1420 01:54:24,252 --> 01:54:27,505 At that moment, man finds his character. 1421 01:54:27,588 --> 01:54:31,050 And that is what keeps him out of the abyss. 1422 01:54:33,177 --> 01:54:35,263 l think l understand. 1423 01:54:46,357 --> 01:54:48,943 Janet, get my father, will you? 1424 01:54:51,612 --> 01:54:54,323 He just came in. l'll call you back. 1425 01:54:59,162 --> 01:55:01,497 l guess you're not here to open an lRA. 1426 01:55:01,581 --> 01:55:07,461 Henry Patterson, Postal lnspection Service. Mr Ebenhopper, US Attorney's office. 1427 01:55:07,545 --> 01:55:10,923 Evan Morrissey, Securities and Exchange Enforcement office. 1428 01:55:11,007 --> 01:55:14,385 You're under arrest for conspiracy to commit securities fraud,... 1429 01:55:14,469 --> 01:55:17,972 ..and for violating the lnsider Traders Sanction Act. 1430 01:55:18,055 --> 01:55:21,559 The minute l laid eyes on you, l knew you were no good. 1431 01:55:21,642 --> 01:55:25,396 You have the right to remain silent and refuse to answer questions. 1432 01:55:25,480 --> 01:55:28,024 Anything you do say may be used against you. 1433 01:55:28,107 --> 01:55:30,693 You have the right to consult an attorney... 1434 01:55:30,776 --> 01:55:34,530 ..and to have an attorney present during any questioning. 1435 01:56:02,934 --> 01:56:05,019 So long, Carolyn. 1436 01:56:17,907 --> 01:56:19,450 Hiya, Buddy. 1437 01:56:19,534 --> 01:56:21,244 Gordon. 1438 01:56:21,327 --> 01:56:23,913 Sandbagged me on Bluestar, huh? 1439 01:56:24,872 --> 01:56:30,253 l guess you think you taught the teacher a lesson, that the tail can wag the dog, huh? 1440 01:56:33,589 --> 01:56:35,633 Well, let me clue you in, pal. 1441 01:56:35,716 --> 01:56:39,345 The ice is melting right underneath your feet. 1442 01:56:42,598 --> 01:56:47,019 You think you could have gotten this far this fast with anybody else? 1443 01:56:47,103 --> 01:56:49,105 And dickin' someone like Darien? 1444 01:56:49,188 --> 01:56:55,278 No. You'd be cold-calling widows and dentists to buy fuckin' dogshit stock! 1445 01:56:55,361 --> 01:56:57,155 l took you in! 1446 01:56:57,446 --> 01:56:59,323 A nobody! 1447 01:56:59,949 --> 01:57:01,909 l opened doors for you. 1448 01:57:01,993 --> 01:57:06,747 l showed you how the system works, the value of information, how to get it! 1449 01:57:06,831 --> 01:57:09,917 Fulham Oil, Brant Resources, Geodynamics! 1450 01:57:10,001 --> 01:57:12,712 And this is how you fuckin' pay me back, you cockroach! 1451 01:57:15,256 --> 01:57:17,341 l gave you Darien! 1452 01:57:17,675 --> 01:57:21,345 l gave you your manhood! l gave you everything! 1453 01:57:33,524 --> 01:57:36,360 You coulda been one of the great ones, Buddy. 1454 01:57:37,945 --> 01:57:41,199 l look at you... and l see myself. 1455 01:57:43,117 --> 01:57:45,203 Why? 1456 01:57:46,579 --> 01:57:48,664 l don't know. 1457 01:57:50,333 --> 01:57:52,585 l guess l realised that... 1458 01:57:52,877 --> 01:57:55,171 ..l'm just Bud Fox. 1459 01:57:57,089 --> 01:58:00,009 As much as l wanted to be Gordon Gekko... 1460 01:58:00,635 --> 01:58:03,054 ..l'll always be Bud Fox. 1461 01:58:49,350 --> 01:58:53,437 (tape) l showed you how the system works, the value of information, how to get it! 1462 01:58:53,521 --> 01:58:55,606 Fulham Oil, Brant Resources... 1463 01:58:59,026 --> 01:59:01,529 You did the right thing, Bud. 1464 01:59:09,120 --> 01:59:11,330 (Carl) You told the truth and gave the money back. 1465 01:59:11,497 --> 01:59:15,418 All things considered in this cockamamie world, you're shooting par. 1466 01:59:15,501 --> 01:59:19,046 You helped save the airline, and they'll remember you for it. 1467 01:59:19,130 --> 01:59:23,468 That's right. Think about the job at Bluestar that Wildman offered you. 1468 01:59:23,551 --> 01:59:26,012 Dad, l'm going to jail and you know it. 1469 01:59:26,262 --> 01:59:29,807 Yeah, well... maybe that's the price, son. 1470 01:59:29,932 --> 01:59:32,018 lt's gonna be hard on you,... 1471 01:59:32,101 --> 01:59:37,148 ..but maybe in a kind of screwed-up way it's the best thing that coulda happened to you. 1472 01:59:37,231 --> 01:59:40,985 Stop going for the easy buck and produce something with your life. 1473 01:59:41,068 --> 01:59:45,198 Create, instead of living off the buying and selling of others. 1474 01:59:50,661 --> 01:59:53,122 We'll park the car and catch up with you. 1475 01:59:53,206 --> 01:59:54,874 All right. 1476 02:00:52,276 --> 02:00:57,467 Sync for "Wall.Street.1987.BluRay.720P.DTS.x264-CHD" 1477 02:00:57,468 --> 02:01:02,659 ::nlsinh@gmail.com::