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A stockbroker named Bud Fox (Sheen) wants to become top of the world. He becomes involved with his idol, Gordon Gekko (Douglas), a ruthless Wall Street player who has a conflict with Bud's father, Carl (Martin Sheen).
A sequel, ''Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps'' (also directed by Stone) starring Douglas and [[Shia
Not to be confused with ''the actual'' Wall Street. ...there is no such article on that here yet.
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* [[Alliterative Name]]: Gordon Gekko.
* [[Anachronism Stew]]: A trader mentions the [[wikipedia:Challenger space shuttle disaster|Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' Disaster]] which happened in 1986, however the film takes place in 1985.
* [[Better Than Sex]]: Gordon Gekko relates that when he made an $800,000 profit on his first business real-estate purchase, he thought making all that money was "better than sex," but years later, he only sees it as a day's pay.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]:
** {{spoiler|Subverted. The sequel reveals that Bud ''did'' serve prison time but after he served, he was released and then took over the airline. Through his leadership, the company became one of the wealthiest airlines in America. He then sold it and now he spends his days as a retired millionaire}}.
* [[Broken Pedestal]]: Bud's attitude to Gekko after he
* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: Gordon.
* [[Cynical Mentor]]: Gekko to Bud.
* [[Deal
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: Due to taking place a couple years before it was filmed, some of the supposed crimes that Gekko committed during the movie were not illegal when the movie takes place, but were illegal when the movie was filmed.
** A character makes reference to the 1986 Challenger disaster, despite the movie being set in '85.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: If you were to go by the earlier scenes in the movie, you would think that none of Bud's coworkers have any semblance of morality. {{spoiler|However, towards the end of the movie, when they all find out about Bud's involvement in fraud, almost everyone in the office is giving him a cold stare.}}
* [[Greed]]
* [[Ham
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* [[Ironic Echo]]: Early in the movie, Gordon advises against getting emotional about stock. Later in the movie, Bud repeats this back to Gordon.
* [[Lonely
* [[The Man Is Sticking It to
** Actually, [[Word of God]] states that the film is neither pro- nor anti- Wall Street. It was made to paint a picture of that world (the director's father was a stock broker himself), and leave viewers to form their own opinions. Given the many, many different views of the film, he's succeeded. There is probably a very high correlation between one's opinion of the film and one's economic views.
* [[Naive Newcomer]]: At first, Gordon Gekko dismisses Bud Fox as naive about the stock exchange.
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* [[The Oner]]: A great piece of acting by Sheen, as {{spoiler|Bud is arrested for the insider trading he did during his time with Gekko, and slowly breaks down as he's handcuffed and led out of the office.}}
* [[Pop Star Composer]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjhEcOIZWzs&fmt=18 Stewart Copeland.]
* [[Shallow Love Interest]]: Darien Taylor. The role earned Daryl Hannah that year's [[Golden Raspberry Award]].
** Oliver Stone even said he considered trading her with Sean Young, who plays Gekko's wife.
* [[Smug Snake]]: Gordon Gekko is clearly in love with himself, but also remembers to [[Pet the Dog]].
* [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story]]: Gordon is inspired by several corporate raiders during the 1980s, and in fact the famous speech was based on one given by [[wikipedia:Ivan Boesky|Ivan Boesky]] who like Gordon, got arrested for his financial activities.
* [[Villain Protagonist]]: Gordon.
** Maybe not an outright protagonist, but certainly what most people remember about the movie.
*** Nor even, perhaps, an outright ''villain.''
* [[You Fail Economics Forever]]: Apparently, Gordon's entire motivation stems from a childhood experience where he watches his mother cut up a pie into slices and he is told he has to get
** [[Fridge Brilliance|The pie-cutting was his inspiration, but he got into corporate raiding as a means to an end- if you grow the pie, people won't care that you take a big slice for yourself, as long as what's left is bigger than what they had before.]]
*** [[Real Life]]: There's a reason there was a depression - and history proves that every 30 years or so, businessmen think they can "game" the system.
=== Tropes included in the sequel: ===
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Gordon morphs into this the sequel.
* [[As Himself]]: The movie features not only famous person lookalikes, but also several people playing themselves, including Warren Buffet.
* [[Batman Gambit]]: Gorgon Gekko's plans.
* [[
* [[Dead Guy, Junior]]: Happy Birthday, {{spoiler|Louie!}}
* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: Gordon spent over 11 years in prison for a "victimless" crime. That's twice as long as what most ''rapists'' get!
** This is questionable, given the far-reaching consequences of white collar crime. Yes, its punished as a light offense, but in the real world the implications can be staggering.
* [[Driven to Suicide]]:
* [[Enemy Mine]]: Gordon Gekko and Jake Moore team up against Bretton James, a [[Complete Monster|thoroughly despicable]] stock gambler who has wronged them both.
* [[Expy]]: Churchill Schwartz is a very, very obvious [[Expy]] of Goldman Sachs, right down to the article Jake Moore writes about them, the excerpt of which we see is literally taken word-for-word from Matt Taibbi's ''Rolling Stone'' now-classic [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-great-american-bubble-machine-20100405 article] about Goldman Sachs with only the names changed. Bretton James is also pretty obviously heavily influenced by JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, although going so far as to call him an Expy is probably stretching it.
* [[For the Evulz]]: For some viewers, half of Gordon Gekko's motivation. Another interpretation is that he simply holds 'the game' up as a moral imperative. See [[True Neutral]] above.
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* [[Heel Face Revolving Door]]: Gekko goes 360 degrees in his hero-or-villain status.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Gordon Gekko, who else?
* [[Notable Commercial Campaigns]]: During the original airing of the pilot of ''[[Shit My Dad Says]]'' (Written as "$#*! My Dad Says"), special ads for ''Money Never Sleeps'' - which would open the next day - were headlined "$#*! Gordon Gekko Says". ▼
* [[Never a Self-Made Woman]]: One of the more extreme examples, where neither Jake nor Gekko take any of Winnie's values or opinions into consideration - her only purpose it to serve as a leverage for their "trading".
▲* [[Notable Commercial Campaigns]]: During the original airing of the pilot of ''[[Shit My Dad Says]]'' (Written as "$#*! My Dad Says"), special ads for ''Money Never Sleeps'' - which would open the next day - were headlined "$#*! Gordon Gekko Says".
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: Charlee Sheen's cameo as Bud Fox. Also, Eli Wallach as "Julie", the <s>nonagenarian</s> centennial banker.
* [[Shout-Out]]: The subplot with the Cracker Jack ring references ''[[Breakfast
* [[Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Trailer]]: Josh Brolin. [[Never Trust a Trailer|The trailers give off the impression]] that Gordon is once again the [[Big Bad]], rather than the [[Anti-Villain]] he has become.
** Susan Sarandon plays Jake's mother, with a subplot devoted to Jake bailing out her failing real estate business.
* [[Smug Snake]]: Bretton James, who gives even a guy called Gordon Gekko [[
▲* [[Shout-Out]]: The subplot with the Cracker Jack ring references ''[[Breakfast At Tiffany's]]''.
* [[The Social Darwinist]]: Gordon Gekko.
▲* [[Smug Snake]]: Bretton James, who gives even a guy called Gordon Gekko [[Pun|a run for his money]].
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