Wall Street Movie

80s Film Summary for Wall Street

Summary

Directed by Oliver Stone, this 80’s movie depicts the cold and cruel side of the world of stockbrokers.

Wall Street DVD

Plot

Wall Street begins with Bud Fox, a man who wants to reach high in his life. For that reason, he goes to New York in order to become a stockbroker. There, he will try to reach his hero, Gordon Gekko.

Gekko is a very wealthy and successful man in Wall Street. He will find in Fox something that reminds him when he was younger. That’s how both men will begin to work together in order to get richer. However, things get complicated when Fox has to choose between his family and his boss.

Cast

Bud Fox - Charlie Sheen
Carolyn - Tamara Tunie
Dan - Franklin Cover
Chuckie - Chuck Pfeiffer
Marvin - John C. McGinley

Trivia

Tom Cruise wanted to play the main role in Wall Street.

The production title of Wall Street was “Greed.”

Academy Awards:

Michael Douglas won for Best Actor In A Leading Role for the role of Gordon Gekko in Wall Street.

80's Film Facts:

The Movie Wall Street was released to theatres on 12/11/1987 by 20th Century Fox, and grossed $43,848,100 at the box office in the US on a budget of $15,000,000 .