Wall Street (1987)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Oliver Stone

Writers:

Stanley Weiser (written by) &
Oliver Stone (written by)

Release Date:

11 December 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Every dream has a price.

Plot:

A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider whom takes the youth under his wing.

Plot Keywords:

Greed | Wall Street | Stock | Corporate Raider | Business

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 6 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Charlie Sheen	...	Bud Fox
Tamara Tunie	...	Carolyn
Franklin Cover	...	Dan
Chuck Pfeiffer	...	Chuckie (as Chuck Pfeifer)
John C. McGinley	...	Marvin
Hal Holbrook	...	Lou Mannheim
James Karen	...	Lynch
Leslie Lyles	...	Natalie
Michael Douglas	...	Gordon Gekko
Faith Geer	...	Natalie's Assistant
Frank Adonis	...	Charlie
John Capodice	...	Dominick
Martin Sheen	...	Carl Fox
Suzen Murakoshi	...	Girl in Bed
Dani Klein	...	Receptionist
François Giroday	...	Alex
Josh Mostel	...	Ollie
Ann Talman	...	Susan
Lisa Zebro	...	Gina
Rocco Anacarola	...	Maitre'd at '21'
Martin Sherman	...	Banker at '21'
Monique van Vooren	...	Woman at '21'
Derek Keir	...	Busboy at '21'
Andrea Thompson	...	Hooker
Lauren Tom	...	Lady Broker
George Blumenthal	...	Broker in Locker Room
Terence Stamp	...	Sir Larry Wildman
George Vlachos	...	Maitre'd at 'Le Cirque'
Liliane Montevecchi	...	Woman at 'Le Cirque'
Ronald von Klaussen	...	Airline Mechanic (as Ronald Von Klaussen)
Michael O'Donoghue	...	Reporter
Pirie MacDonald	...	TV Business Analyst
Thomas Anderson	...	Butler
Sean Young	...	Kate Gekko
Cecilia Peck	...	Candice Rogers
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Stone Livingston
Annie McEnroe	...	Muffie Livingston
Daryl Hannah	...	Darien Taylor
Jack Pruett	...	Sam Ruspoli
Ronald Yamamoto	...	Houseboy
James Spader	...	Roger Barnes
Yanni Sfinias	...	Panos
Grant Shaud	...	Young Broker
Carol Schneider	...	Paralegal
Saul Rubinek	...	Harold Salt
Sean Stone	...	Rudy Gekko
Astrid De Richemonte	...	Nicole
Adelle Lutz	...	Janet
Sylvia Miles	...	Realtor
Christopher Burge	...	Auctioneer
Richard Feigen	...	Bidder at Auction
James Rosenquist	...	Artist at Auction
John Galateo	...	SEC Man
Richard Dysart	...	Cromwell
Marlena Bielinska	...	Woman in Plane
William G. Knight	...	Duncan Wilmore
Jean De Baer	...	Toni Carpenter
Bruce Diker	...	Young Lawyer
Jeff Beck	...	Investment Banker
Diego Del Vayo	...	Commercial Banker
Millie Perkins	...	Mrs. Fox
Pat Skipper	...	Postal Inspector
John Deyle	...	U.S. Attorney
Michael A. Raymond	...	Trader - New York Stock Exchange
Eugene Dumaresq	...	Trader - New York Stock Exchange
Lefty Lewis	...	Trader - New York Stock Exchange
Mike Rutigliano	...	Trader - New York Stock Exchange (as Michael Rutigliano)
Heather Evans	...	Trader - Office
Ken Lipper	...	Trader - Office
Donnie Kehr	...	Trader - Office (as Don Kehr)
Elise Richmond	...	Trader - Office
David Logan	...	Trader - Office
Paul Kawecki	...	Trader-Office
Dickson Shaw	...	Trader - Office
Patrick Weathers	...	Trader - Office
Jill Dalton	...	Trader - Office
Allan Salkin	...	Trader - Office
Oliver Stone	...	Trader - Office
Michael C. Mahon	...	Trader - Office
Jeff Rector	...	Trader - Office
Pamela Riley	...	Trader - Office
Jon Wool	...	Trader - Office
James Bulleit	...	Elevator Person
Alexandra Neil	...	Elevator Person
Sam Ingraffia	...	Elevator Person
Anna Levine	...	Elevator Person
Byron Utley	...	Elevator Person
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bruce Daniel Diker	...	(uncredited)
Chris Nelson Norris	...	Health Club Attendant (uncredited)
Bill Phillips	...	Chronicle Reporter (uncredited)
Helen Proimos	...	Race Fan (uncredited)

Directed by
Oliver Stone

Writing credits
Stanley Weiser		(written by) &
Oliver Stone		(written by)

Produced by
Michael Flynn	....	associate producer
A. Kitman Ho	....	co-producer
Edward R. Pressman	....	producer

Original Music by
Stewart Copeland

Cinematography by
Robert Richardson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Claire Simpson

Casting by
Risa Bramon Garcia		(as Risa Bramon)
Billy Hopkins

Production Design by
Stephen Hendrickson

Art Direction by
John Jay Moore
Hilda Stark

Set Decoration by
Leslie Bloom
Susan Bode

Costume Design by
Ellen Mirojnick

Makeup Department
Fern Buchner	....	makeup artist
Anthony Cortino	....	hair stylist

Production Management
David Epstein	....	post-production supervisor
Judith Stevens	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vebe Borge	....	second second assistant director
Stephen Lim	....	first assistant director (as Steve Lim)
Michael Samson	....	dga trainee
Amy Sayres	....	second assistant director

Art Department
James Archer	....	set dresser (as Jim Archer)
Joe Archer	....	set dresser
Elisa Nevel Demarest	....	scenic artist (as Elisa Nevel)
Jack Finnerty	....	shop electrician
Jim Fredericks	....	set dresser
Paul Gaily	....	set dresser
Gilbert Gertsen	....	carpenter (as Gil Gertsen)
Thomas E. Halligan	....	construction grip (as Tom Halligan)
Clifford Klatt	....	set dresser (as Cliff Klatt)
Robert H. Klatt	....	set dresser (as Bob Klatt)
Steve Krieger	....	set dresser
Sancha Mandy	....	art department coordinator
Charles E. McCarry	....	art director: New York
Tom McDermott	....	props
William Meyerson	....	set dresser
Robert 'Pete' Miller	....	head construction grip
Billy Puzo	....	master scenic artist
James St. Clair	....	stand-by scenic
Bruce Swanson	....	set dresser
Dick Tice	....	lead set dresser
Lohr Wilson	....	scenic artist
Paul Wilson	....	set dresser
Thomas Wright	....	property master
Travis Wright	....	props
Anthony Zappia	....	chief carpenter
Manny Sanchez	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Arthur Bloom	....	sound recordist
Alice Clift	....	foley artist
Gordon Daniel	....	supervising sound editor
Greg Dillon	....	sound editor
Denis Dutton	....	sound editor (as Dennis Dutton)
John Fundus	....	boom operator
Charles Grenzbach	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Charles 'Bud' Grenzbach)
David Hawkins	....	sound editor
Dean G. Manly	....	assistant sound editor (as Dean Manly)
Christopher Newman	....	sound mixer (as Chris Newman)
Troy Porter	....	foley mixer
Richard D. Rogers	....	sound re-recording mixer
Edward L. Sandlin	....	sound editor (as Edward Sandlin)
John Wilkinson	....	sound re-recording mixer (as John 'Doc' Wilkinson)

Stunts
Jim Lovelett	....	stunt coordinator
Harry Madsen	....	stunt coordinator
Gene Harrison	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ricki-Ellen Brooke	....	second assistant camera
Sandy Brooke	....	first assistant camera
Christopher Dolan	....	electrician (as Chris Dolan)
James P. Dolan	....	best boy electric
James 'Packy' Dolan	....	gaffer
Richard Dolan	....	electrician (as Rich Dolan)
Ronald Dolan	....	electrician (as Ron Dolan)
Chris Hayes	....	camera operator
Thomas Jirgal	....	grip (as Thomas 'Casey' Jirgal)
Robert McGavin	....	electrician (as Bob McGavin)
Mike Miller	....	key grip (as Michael Miller)
James Pollard	....	best boy grip
Paul Postelnicu	....	camera trainee
Andrew D. Schwartz	....	still photographer
Robert Sciretta	....	electrician (as Bob Sciretta)
Newton Thomas Sigel	....	director of photography: second unit (as Tom Sigel)
Rick Whitfield	....	video technician
Mik Cribben	....	camera operator: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Judie Fixler	....	additional casting
Heidi Levitt	....	principal casting assistant
Victoria Thomas	....	casting consultant
Katherine Venti	....	principal casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bill Christians	....	wardrobe supervisor
Judy L. Ruskin	....	assistant costume designer (as Judy Wong)
Ursula Schrader	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Ursula 'Kiki' Schrader)

Editorial Department
Donah Bassett	....	additional negative cutter
David Brenner	....	additional film editor (as David S. Brenner)
Elizabeth Carr	....	post-production assistant
Bob Hagans	....	color timer: De Luxe
Joe Hutshing	....	associate editor: Los Angeles
Mark Livolsi	....	apprentice editor: New York
Julie Monroe	....	assistant editor
Tom San Martin	....	negative cutter
Pietro Scalia	....	assistant editor
Anthony Sherin	....	apprentice editor
Arnold Shuster	....	negative cutter (as Arnold Schuster)
Judy Silberstein	....	associate editor: New York
Francine Taylor	....	post-production coordinator
Amy Urena	....	post-production assistant
Bob Wolfrum	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Budd Carr	....	music supervisor
Michael Dittrick	....	music editor
Niki Freegard	....	music coordinator
Kenneth Hall	....	supervising music editor
Antonio Carlos Jobim	....	composer: party music
Jeff Seitz	....	music co-producer
Jeff Seitz	....	music engineer

Transportation Department
John Leonidas	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Jeff Beck	....	technical advisor
Marion Billings	....	publicity consultant (as Marion S. Billings)
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Celia D. Costas	....	location manager (as Celia Costas)
Peter DePalma	....	assistant: Mr. Douglas
Elon Dershowitz	....	executive assistant
Bruce Devan	....	executive assistant
Liz Dixon	....	dialogue consultant
Richard Dooley	....	assistant location manager
Lenard Dorfman	....	location staff
David Dreyfuss	....	video segment producer (as David H. Dreyfuss)
Cilista Eberle	....	accounting assistant
Heather Evans	....	technical advisor
Josh Gotbaum	....	technical advisor
Robert Grindrod	....	accounting assistant
Ken Haber	....	location manager (as Kenneth Haber)
Fred Havens	....	technical consultant
Nancy Huang	....	technical advisor: Daryl Hannah
Andrea Jaffe	....	publicity consultant
Laura Keegan	....	craft service
Don Lee	....	production staff
Ken Lipper	....	chief technical advisor
Kathy Lorelli	....	production staff
Charles M. Lum	....	location staff (as Charles Lum)
Deborah Lupard	....	production staff
George Wild Markham	....	production staff
Paige Martinez	....	production staff
Jackie Martin	....	production coordinator
Joe McDougall	....	production staff
Owen Morrissey	....	technical advisor
Eric Myers	....	publicist
Dan Perri	....	main and end title sequences
Dan Perri	....	montage creator
Martha Pinson	....	script supervisor
Anthony Sabatini Jr.	....	computer image designer
Sandra Maltz Saccio	....	assistant: Mr. Pressman (as Sandra Maltz)
David Satin	....	engineer: computer display
Elisabeth Seldes	....	assistant: Mr. Stone (as Elisabeth H. Seldes)
Barbara-Ann Stein	....	production accountant
Neri Kyle Tannenbaum	....	production office assistant
Neal Thompson	....	assistant: Dan Perri
Joseph Trammell	....	chief video coordinator (as Joe Trammell)
Suzannah Troy	....	craft service
Joe Violante	....	dailies advisor: Technicolor
Susan Weiser-Finley	....	technical consultant
Neal Weisman	....	publicity coordinator
Sandy Wexler	....	technical advisor
Steve White	....	art handler
Kate Yatsko	....	production staff
Burton Sharp	....	adr group coordinator (uncredited)
Tim Tyler	....	location assistant: Cones (uncredited)

Thanks
Alan Flusser	....	special thanks
Louis Stone	....	dedicatee
Ermenegildo Zegna	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (as Twentieth Century Fox) (presents)
• American Entertainment Partners L.P. (produced in association with)
• Amercent Films

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1987) (USA) (theatrical)
• Fox Film (1988) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (1988) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (1988) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (1988) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (1988) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (1988) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (198?) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (VHS)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD) (20th anniversary edition)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• CBS/Fox Video (1988) (Belgium) (VHS)
• CBS/Fox (19??) (Argentina) (VHS)
• CBS/Fox (1988) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• CBS/Fox (USA) (DVD)
• Fox Network (1990) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Fox Video (19??) (Germany) (VHS)
• Fox Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2001) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2008) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Burbank Studios, The  24 frame equipment
• Charivari  special thanks
• Clein & Feldman Associates  publicity consultant
• Quotron Systems  special thanks
• Robert Stock  special thanks
• Ryder Sound Services  sound
• SMA Video  computer display engineering
• Salvatore Ferragamo  special thanks
• Sylvia Fay Casting  extras casting
• Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras
• Telerate  special thanks
• Todd Thaler Casting  additional casting
• Transcontinental Film Corporation  special thanks

Runtime:

126 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:16 | Brazil:14 | New Zealand:M | Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-10 | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Canada:14A

Filming Locations:

21 Club - 21 West 52nd Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Tom Cruise wanted the part of Bud Fox, but Oliver Stone had already agreed to Charlie Sheen. Stone later promised Cruise a role in another picture, Born on the Fourth of July (1989).

Goofs:

Continuity: Bud is arrested on a federal offence, yet walks into the NY State Supreme Court at the end of the film, not the Federal Court, which is next door.

Quotes:

Bud Fox: You know what my dream is? It's to one day be on the other end of that phone.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-06-26)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

RIGOLETTO

Taut, sharply written thriller

I mainly purchased the DVD, because of two reasons: Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen. I'm quite an admirer of both actors. I have virtually no knowledge about the stock market, or about stocks themselves. Those who are in the market or have vast knowledge about stocks will probably enjoy the film much more. However, I still enjoyed the film. When a movie's really good, it doesn't matter whether or not the audience member is interested in the topic. Besides, the film boils down to basic universal themes, like selling your soul to the devil and money being the root of all evil.

The characters are interesting and richly developed, with the exception of Darryl Hannah's underwritten character. I can see why she didn't like playing that role. Douglas is always a joy to watch, and makes a suave yet slimy villain. I wouldn't necessarily say he deserved an Oscar, but he did a fine job nonetheless. So did Charlie Sheen, who is actually the star of the film despite the fact that most people remember "Wall Street" for Douglas as Gordon Gecko. Sheen gives a fine multi-dimensional performance. I love the scenes between him and his father Martin Sheen, who plays his father in the film. Oliver Stone made a great choice casting the father-and-son team, since the tension in their scenes feels very authentic.

There are some predictable plot turns and character arcs, but altogether Stone keeps the excitement going. I like how the climactic scene between Douglas and Sheen is shot without cuts, with the camera moving from person to person, keeping the tension going. If I knew at least an inkling about the stock market, I wouldn't be completely lost during certain scenes, but what can you do? I still think it's a fine film with solid performances.

My score: 7 (out of 10)