Question.4385 - Wall Street - MovieBelow is an excerpt from Wikipedia about the movie which speaks some of the topics in Chapter 18 we spoke about last week.Wall Street is a 1987 American crime drama filmLinks to an external site. directed and co-written by Oliver StoneLinks to an external site., which stars Michael DouglasLinks to an external site., Charlie SheenLinks to an external site., Daryl HannahLinks to an external site., and Martin SheenLinks to an external site.. The film tells the story of Bud Fox (C. Sheen), a young HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockbroker" \o "Stockbroker" \t "_blank" stockbrokerLinks to an external site. who becomes involved with Gordon GekkoLinks to an external site. (Douglas), a wealthy, unscrupulous corporate raiderLinks to an external site..Stone made the film as a tribute to his father, Lou Stone, a stockbroker during the Great DepressionLinks to an external site.. The character of Gekko is said to be a composite of several people, including Dennis LevineLinks to an external site., Ivan BoeskyLinks to an external site., Carl IcahnLinks to an external site., Asher EdelmanLinks to an external site., Michael MilkenLinks to an external site., and Stone himself. The character of Sir Lawrence Wildman, meanwhile, was modelled on British HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financier" \o "Financier" \t "_blank" financierLinks to an external site. and corporate raider Sir James GoldsmithLinks to an external site.. Originally, the studio wanted Warren BeattyLinks to an external site. to play Gekko, but he was not interested; Stone, meanwhile, wanted Richard GereLinks to an external site., but Gere passed on the role.The film was well received among major film critics. Douglas won the Academy Award for Best ActorLinks to an external site., and the film has come to be seen as the archetypal portrayal of 1980s excess, with Douglas' character declaring that "greed, for lack of a better word, is good." It has also proven influential in inspiring people to work on Wall Street, with Sheen, Douglas, and Stone commenting over the years how people still approach them and say that they became stockbrokers because of their respective characters in the film.1. Pick your favorite segment of the movie and describe the scene including which characters were in it and what they were doing in that scene and why it was your favorite. Be sure to include one quote from your favorite scene.2. In addition, choose one of the real life people that either Gordon Gekko's or Sir Lawrence Wildman's character was based on (Dennis LevineLinks to an external site., Ivan BoeskyLinks to an external site., Carl IcahnLinks to an external site., Asher EdelmanLinks to an external site., Michael MilkenLinks to an external site., and Stone himself. The character of Sir Lawrence Wildman, meanwhile, was modeled on British HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financier" \o "Financier" \t "_blank" financierLinks to an external site. and corporate raider Sir James Goldsmith)Links to an external site. and give a one paragraph summary of their real world roles in finance world. 3. Comment on at least one of your classmates posts.
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