Wall Street [videorecording] / Twentieth Century Fox presents an Edward R. Pressman production, an Oliver Stone film ; produced by Edward R. Pressman ; written by Stanley Weiser & Oliver Stone ; directed by Oliver Stone.
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FilmPublisher number: 2267034 | 20th Century FoxLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: English, Spanish Publication details: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox, [2010].Edition: Insider trading edDescription: 2 videodiscs (126 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inUniform titles: - Wall Street (Motion picture : 1987).
- Original music, Stewart Copeland ; director of photography, Robert Richardson.
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | DRAMA Wall Str | Available | 33111006605659 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"Greed is Good." This is the credo of the aptly named Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), the antihero of Oliver Stone's Wall Street. Gekko, a high-rolling corporate raider, is idolized by young-and-hungry broker Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen). Inveigling himself into Gekko's inner circle, Fox quickly learns to rape, murder and bury his sense of ethics. Only when Gekko's wheeling and dealing causes a near-tragedy on a personal level does Fox "reform"-though his means of destroying Gekko are every bit as underhanded as his previous activities on the trading floor. Director Stone, who cowrote Wall Street with Stanley Weiser, has claimed that the film was prompted by the callous treatment afforded his stockbroker father after 50 years in the business; this may be why the film's most compelling scenes are those between Bud Fox and his airline mechanic father (played by Charlie Sheen's real-life dad Martin). Ironically, Wall Street was released just before the October, 1987 stock market crash. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987.
Special features: Wall street with optional commentary ; fact exchanger: full length trivia track ; money never sleeps-- a conversation ; Fox legacy with Tom Rothman.
Original music, Stewart Copeland ; director of photography, Robert Richardson.
Charlie Sheen, Daryl Hannah, Martin Sheen, Michael Douglas, Terence Stamp, Hal Holbrook.
In this riveting, behind-the-scenes look at big business in the 1980s, an ambitious young broker is lured into the illegal, lucrative world of corporate espionage when he is seduced by the power, status, and financial wizardry of Wall Street legend Gordon Gekko. But he soon discovers that the pursuit of overnight riches comes at a price that's too high to pay.
MPAA rating: R.
DVD; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 4.0 surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital mono, dual-layer, NTSC.
English, French or Spanish dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; closed-captioned.