All right.
So who peed in your Cheerios?
Goddamn fare wars are killing us!
Management's gonna lay off five of my men this week.
I'm sorry about that.
- So how much you need? - I don't need anything. I'm doing great.
New client, new ball game. Things are starting to happen.
Sure. Lots of guys at the track talk like that.
How do you know you'll have any dough next month? Jesus Christ, what is this?
It's a dividend.
I've borrowed at least five grand over the years.
Oh, stop it. Put this towards your school loan.
Forget the loans. Look, Dad, things are good and it's gonna stay that way.
- Buy yourself a new suit. - What do I need a suit for?
I don't hobnob with the jet set. I just fix their planes.
Then get a decent bowling jacket, so you don't look like the Roto-Rooter man.
Come on, what's money for? Enjoy yourself.
Money is a pain in the ass, if you ask me. But thanks, kid.
- How about dinner? - Sure. Any night this week.
OK. No, I'm sorry. This week's booked.
- I'll check with my girl. I'll get back to you. - You do that, Huckleberry.
I gotta run. You stop smoking, you hear?
I'll talk at ya.
Whoo! Oh!
(Darien shrieks)
(man) It's in both our interests to put a safe distance between you and us.
- You understand that, Mr Fox? - Sure.
This gives you limited power of attorney for Mr Gekko's account.
Every ticket you buy must be marked "power of attorney".
That means that you call the shots.
Mr Gekko has no official knowledge of what stocks you're buying. All right?
Just sign it at the end, twice.
I never knew how poor I was until I started making money.
Your transactions will be monitored by StockWatch.
If any trouble does arise, you are on your own out there.
The trail stops with you, understand?
Spread the buy orders over different accounts, you won't get burnt.
I have friends that won't mind making easy money.
- (child shrieks) - Rudy Gazoodi! How's my cutie?! Viens ici!
(man) We need more votes for the showdown, but don't wanna go public...
- Bonjour, Monsieur Buddy. - Bonjour, Monsieur Buddy.
Oh! He speaks French already.
Kid had the highest score in his lQ test.
It is so difficult to get into a good nursery school now.
They even go to your home to make sure you're acceptable.
That's it for you with the grown-ups.
- Nicole, would you take him for a nap now? - Viens, mon petit.
Give him a bath and put that cute little black suit on him.
This is a contact at one of our offshore banks.
On settlement day you'll open an account for Mr Gekko...
..under the name Geneva Roth Holding Corp.
Then you'll wire-transfer the money to this account in the Cayman lslands.
You're gonna make a lot of money, pal.
The stakes are going up. No mistakes.
Piece of cake, Gordon.
If I could have anything,...
..this would almost do.
Almost.
How'd your conference go with Gordon?
It went fine. We reached an agreement, and decided to split up the world between us.
(Darien laughs)
You have modest wants. I like that in a man.
- What do you want? - Let's see.
A Turner. A perfect canary diamond.
World peace.
The best of everything.
Well, why stop at that?
I don't.
My client wants to buy a large block of Teldar. He needs to spread it around.
I'll park some money in your account. If it hits, you get a big cut.
I"m telling you, this is the easiest money you"ve ever made.
All right, Bud.
Let's do it.
We go way back, Harry.
You know, l-l-I've put a lot of money into this firm over the years.
- I brought in a lot of business. - You've taken enough out, too.
- You should have something put aside. - With the divorces I haven't had a chance.
- The bridges are burned. - When you fire me I'm finished. On the street.
- How do you think I feel about this? - How do you think lfeel?
I've got responsibilities. I've got two kids...
What's going on?
Lynch is giving him the boot. Not pulling his quota.
We're all one trade away from humility.
New report on GM and a conference call in defence stock in my office, 7am tomorrow.
No RSVP reuired. Just be there.
Now, on a more inspiring note, the new office record...
..for a single month's gross commission from the wealthy individual accounts...
..goes to Bud Fox. Shows cold calling does work, fellas.
Way to go, Bud. Super job. Come on up here.
Bud, congrats. You just made my life twice as hard around here.
You're on a roll, kid. Enjoy it while it lasts, cos it never does.
Just kicking ass and taking names, Lou.
Come along with me, Bud.
This is yours now, Bud.
Credenza. Tree. Windows.
And, significantly more attractive, your private secretary Janet.
- Nice to meet you, Mr Fox. - Hello, Janet.
Well, I don't really know what to say. Thank you, Mr Lynch.
No, I thank you, Bud.
The minute I laid my eyes on you I knew that you had what it takes.
Now you can focus on the big-ticket retail.
Oh, this is very nice. This is very nice.
So what is it? Mr Cocksucker now?
Everybody hates the Upper East Side. They wanna live on the West Side.
But when it's resale time the East Side moves all the time.
What have you got on the West Side? Sean and Madonna?! Trust me.
Massage, sauna, Jacuzzi... tanning salon.
Best schools in the city.
A cute young boy like you gotta think of a future lady friend in your life...
..when you've finished wolfing around.
Course, I'm taken.
Oak strip floors.
My husband can get you a 10%%% mortgage.
I would do it myself, except I'm into four other deals right now.
So, I got a four o'clock and a five. One's an all-cash type. Monique something or other.
Look, maybe you'd like to see something cheaper that I got on First Avenue?
Honey, the meter's running. Anybody home?
All right. Offer 950.
I got something over on Sutton Place.
It's a million and a half, but now we're talking duplex.
No.
This is it. This is home.
(* ""This Must Be the Place"" by Talking Heads)
That's enough gold over there.
Like it?
I'm having House & Garden come up next week to photograph it before it gets lived in.
Do you mind?
Hey! Jerry! Come at me. Whaddaya got?
No, no. 37-1/2.
Convert the bonds and check the price in Tokyo at eight o'clock your time. Right.
I'm spilling everything.
(* aria from ""Rigoletto"" playing on stereo)
(Bud tries to sing along in mock ltalian)
Isn't it perfect?
It's too perfect.
Let's not even eat.
Let's just watch it... think about it.
Who am l?
Bud, come to bed.
One million six. Seven.
On my left now. Against you, 1,800,000.
1,900,000. New bidder this side. $2m here now.
Not yours. At $2,100,000. $2,100,000.
Fair warning, then. Selling for $2,100,000. All done.
For you, sir. $2,100,000.
Whaddaya say we get a suite at the Carlyle?
Champagne, caviar...? Celebrate just like old times?
Come on, Gordon. Those days are over.
Well, you can't blame me for trying.
You're as beautiful as that painting I just bought.
Sunshine, what's wrong? I think you got a bad case of puppy love.
I think I'm falling for Bud.
Don't fall too far. He hasn't been around the block yet. You have.
- Told him about us? - No! Are you crazy?
- I don't want him to ever know, understand? - Mum is the word.
You and I are the same, Darien.
We are smart enough not to buy into the oldest myth running - love.
Fiction created by people to keep them from jumping out of windows.
You know, sometimes I miss you, Gordon. You're really twisted.
For chrissake, Jack, it's easy!
On settlement day you endorse a cheque to Blue Horseshoe Trading Company.
Then I'll send you your cut.
What? No, that's the bottom line. Nobody gets hurt.
What the fuck is wrong with you?
It's so bad, even the liars are complaining. But not you. You're making big money.
- What's the bottom line? - Hey, look!
I am sick and tired of playing wet nurse to you!
- Will you do your own homework, Marv! - What an asshole, man!
That's a shame.
Yeah, Frank. Work 500,000 shares Teldar with a limit of 26. New account.
Don't fuck it up.
- How's Teldar doing? - Back again?
- I've got a real appetite. - Bring it five to a half. 2,000 up.
- I gotta buy stock. What's offered at a half? - What are we looking at?
- Make me an offer on 80. - 80,000 at a half.
I'll take it.
Your company, ladies and gentlemen, is under siege from Gordon Gekko.
Teldar Paper is now leveraged to the hilt, like some piss-poor South American country!
I strongly recommend you to see through Mr Gekko's shameless intention here...
..to strip this company, and severely penalise the stockholders.
I strongly recommend you to reject his tender...
..by voting for management's restructuring of the stock.
Well, I appreciate the opportunity you're giving me, Mr Cromwell,...
..as the single largest shareholder in Teldar Paper, to speak.
(laughter)
We are not here to indulge in fantasy, but in political and economic reality.
America... America has become a second-rate power.
Its trade deficit and its fiscal deficit are at nightmare proportions.
In the days of the free market, when our country was a top industrial power,...
..there was accountability to the stockholder.
The Carnegies, the Mellons, the men that built this great empire, made sure of it...
..because it was their money at stake.
Today, management has no stake in the company!
All together, these men sitting up here own less than 3%%% of the company.
And where does Mr Cromwell put his $1,000,000 salary?
Not in Teldar stock. He owns less than 1%%%.
You own the company. That's right, you, the stockholder.
And you are all being royally screwed over by these bureaucrats,...
..with their steak lunches, their fishing trips, their corporate jets and golden parachutes.
This is an outrage! You're out of line, Gekko!
Teldar Paper, Mr Cromwell, has 33 different vice presidents,...
..each earning over $200,000 a year.
Now, I have spent the last two months analysing what all these guys do.
- And I still can't figure it out. - (laughter)
One thing I do know is that our paper company lost $110m last year.
And I'll bet half of that was spent in all the paperwork between all these vice presidents!
The new law of evolution in corporate America...
..seems to be... survival of the unfittest.
Well, in my book you either do it right, or you get eliminated.
In the last seven deals that I have been involved with there were 2.5m stockholders...
..who have made a pre-tax profit of $12 billion.
(applause)
Thank you.
I am not a destroyer of companies.
I am a liberator of them!
The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that greed, for lack of a better word,...
..is good.
Greed is right. Greed works.
Greed clarifies, cuts through and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.
Greed, in all of its forms - greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge -
..has marked the upward surge of mankind.
And greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper,...
..but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA.
Thank you very much.
* Fly me to the moon
* Let me play among the stars
Buy me 20 June eurodollar CDs,...
..20 March gold and sell 10 September Deutschmarks. Right. Talk at ya, babe.
Ah, Buddy, Buddy, I hate to tell you this, but you are a genius!
Darien! Lightning has struck.
The light bulb has been invented. Bluestar Airlines.
Edison, da Vinci, Einstein. They're all watching me.
Ever hear of the 60-hour work week?
You've gotta go to work soon. I'm getting psychotic from a lack of REM sleep.
I'm not gonna broker the rest of my life.
I am gonna be a giant, an entrepreneur in the ltalian 16th-century sense of the word.
A mover, a shaker. I'm shooting for the stars, Darien.
You're coming along for the ride.
Bluestar is an unpolished gem, Gordon.
A half-assed management being decimated by a price war they cannot win.
But the gates at La Guardia alone can bail us out.
If it's worth a dime, it's worth 10 bucks a share. They're ripe to fall!
Mixed emotions, Buddy.
Like Larry Wildman going off a cliff... in my new Maserati!
Guys like me have had their asses hung in a sling with the airlines!
- Fuel could go up. Unions are killers. - Yeah, but aren't you forgetting one thing?
Capital reserves. This company has 75 million cash in an overfunded pension.
That buys us a lot of credibility.
And the beauty is, you already own close to 2%%% of this sucker.
The insurance people are balking on the logging trucks. What do you want to do?
Tell those assholes we'll self-insure if they don't write it.
I can't believe we can fire half the management and nothing changes!
(deep sigh)
Gordon, what I want, and I've never asked you for anything,...
..is to be your copilot on this one.
I wanna take this airline, turn it around and make it work. It's gonna make us a fortune.
I got a stockbroker who wants an airline. It'll take two years to turn Teldar Paper around.
What do I need a dink airline for? I'm up to my ass in more nuts than a fruitcake!
I've worked at Bluestar. I know my way around. I have friends there, inside.
What do you mean?
The three unions. It's 43%%% of Bluestar's operating budget.
The hourly cost of a flight crew is 850 an hour. That's the real hidden value, GG.
If you can negotiate that out, get a crew down to 350, 400 an hour,...
..this airline'll be the hottest thing since Texas Air.
- What makes you think you can? - I can talk to these people. They trust me.
My father can be a big help in getting cuts.
All right. Susan, get Buckingham on the phone. Tell him to look into it.
So the falcon's heard the falconer, huh?
- Hi, Dad. - Sorry I'm late.
That's OK. Overdressed as usual.
Come on in. Everybody's here. I couldn't start the show without you.
Well, I'll be a lousy Republican!
I decorate for Democrats, too. Lots of them. I'm Darien Taylor.
- Bud's told me all about you. - Don't believe a word.
I never beat him or locked him in a closet.
- I forgot about the closet. - He turned out OK.
Bud's a born liar, otherwise he's a good kid.
I hope you come here more often, under less formal circumstances.
Thank you.
- Dad, you know Duncan Wilmore. - Sure. How are ya?
Pilots' union. Toni Carpenter, flight attendants'.
I'd like you to meet Mr Gekko.
Mr Fox, pleasure to meet you.
His attorney, Mr Salt.
I'd be proud to have a son like Buddy. Got a hell of a career in front of him.
I'm glad you think so. I thought this was informal. What's your attorney doing here?
Harold, you don't mind walking around the block, do you?
- Of course. - I'll take that.
No offence.
None taken.
That's OK, Gordon. Bud does it all the time.
(Gekko) Look, I got no illusions about winning a popularity contest with any of you.
I got roasted the other night.
A friend asked "Why are we honouring this man? Did we run out of human beings?"
It's not always the most popular guy who gets the job done.
You've got losses of $20-30 million, dividends cut to zero,...
..and you're being squeezed to death by the majors.
The management may not be the worst scum, but they put you on this kamikaze course,...
..and pretty soon everybody is gonna be scrambling for parachutes.
Only there's not enough to go around.
Management has them. You don't.
If they throw Bluestar to Chapter 11, which I think they will,...
..they'll use the bankruptcy laws to break your unions, and throw you off the property.
Oh, come on! With all due respect, what's to prevent you from doing the same thing?
Cos I got a way around all this,...
..where we can all make money and make the airline profitable.
So what do you say we cut to the chase?
I'm asking for a modest 20%%% across-the-board wage cut, and seven more hours a month.
What kind of time frame?
A year. If we're still losing money, the reduction stands.
If we're in the black, I'll return part of the givebacks, pay goes back to current levels,...
..and we initiate an employee profit-sharing programme with stock.
- You'll own part of the airline. - Will you put it in writing?
I'll have a letter of agreement drafted up in two days.
What's your marketing strategy? How will you return us to profitability?
Why don't I give Buddy an opportunity to answer that? Buddy?
Thank you, Gordon.
First, I want you all to know that my door will always be open,...
..because I know from my dad it's you guys that keep Bluestar flying.
What I've come up with here is a basic three-point plan.
One: we modernise. Our computer software is dogshit. We update it.
We squeeze every dollar out of each mile flown.
Don't sell a seat to a guy for 79 bucks when he's willing to pay 379.
Effective inventory management will increase our load factor by 5-20%%%.
That translates to approximately $50-200 million in revenues.
The point being, we can beat the majors at a price war.
Two: advertising. More, and aggressive. We attack the majors.
Three: expansion. We expand our hubs to Atlanta, North Carolina and St Louis.
And we reorganise all of our feeder schedules.
We gotta think big, guys. We're going after the majors.
Well, cards on the table, guys. What do you say?
Well, if you mean what you say, I think we're probably in the ballpark.
- I guess I can take it to my people. - Good.
You've sketched broad strokes. I'd like to see the fine print.
But I like what I hear so far.
(Carl laughs)
I guess if a man lives long enough he gets to see everything, and I do mean everything.
What else you got in your bag of tricks, Mr Gekko?
Frankly, Carl, I can't see giving much more, but, if you have any suggestions, I'll listen.
"There came into Egypt a Pharaoh who did not know."
- I beg your pardon. Is that a proverb? - No, a prophecy.
The rich have been doing it to the poor since time began.
The only difference is the Egyptians didn't allow unions.
I know what this guy's all about - greed.
He don't care about Bluestar or the unions. He's in for the buck. He don't take prisoners.
Wait a minute, Dad.
Sure. What's worth doing is worth doing for money.
It's a bad bargain if nobody gains. And if we do this deal, everybody gains.
Course, my son worked as a baggage handler and freight loader for three summers.
With those qualifications, he can run an airline!
Fine. Stay with the present management...
..dedicated to running you and your airline into the ground.
That "scum" built the company up with one plane and made something out of nothing.
If that's a scum, I'll take it over a rat any day. You know where I stand. Good night, all.
Excuse me.
Congratulations, Dad! You did a great job embarrassing me, not to mention yourself!
Save the "workers unite" speech. I heard it too much growing up!
- Oh, yeah? - You'll get axed. No two ways about it.
You and the whole shitty airline are going down the tubes!
And if it isn't Gekko, it's gonna be some other killer!
He's using you, kid. He's got your prick in his pocket, but you're too blind to see it.
No. I see a jealous old machinist...
..who can't stand the fact that his son's more successful than he is!
What you see is a guy who never measured a man's success by the size of his wallet!
That's because you never had the guts to go out into the world and stake your own claim!
Boy, if that's the way you feel, I must've done a really lousy job as a father.
As far as being axed, I'm still around,...
..and I have a responsibility to the union membership I represent.
Your responsibility is to present the facts, not opinions, to your men.
You'll destroy their lives. Let them decide for themselves.
My men will want to know what's going on, and I won't lie to them!
Oh, yeah, your men! Your fuckin' men!
All my life your men have been able to count on you!
Why have you never been there for me?!
What if you're wrong?
What if one day the sun didn't rise in the east, and for once your compass was off?
Would you be willing to wreck your men"s future? Myfuture?
Dad, think for a change. Be practical. I'm asking you. I'm fuckin' begging you!
I don't go to sleep with no whore and I don't wake up with no whore.
That's how I live with myself. I don't know how you do it.
I hope I'm wrong about this guy... but I'll let the men decide for themselves.
That much I promise you.
You should look at this, Chief. A guy at Jackson Steinem...
..buying large chunks of Teldar Paper for an offshore account.
(knock at door)
So, what's the problema?
- Do you know what the fuck the problem is? - What?
- You don't know? - I don't know.
I get a strange call from the SEC. They asked to see my records.
- This is heavy, Bud. - Hey, hey, hey, relax! Relax, Roger.
You're 82M in the account numbers and I'm the invisible man.
Well, that's good for you, Bud.
They're always looking for red flags. Gekko's always getting checked by 'em.
They never come up with anything, Rog.
Hey... we're invulnerable on this one.
I just wanna slow down, Bud.
All right?
No more lunches, no calls, all right? We suspend our business, all right?
Whatever you want, Rog. It's cool.
Excuse me. Hey, Rog, can you come back in? Bring the cost report.
We're starting again.
Gekko's asked us into the Bluestar deal. We're reviewing timetables.
- You wanna come? - He didn't tell me about that.
You're only the president of the company. What the hell do you know anyway, right?
Guys, new chief of Bluestar - Bud Fox.
- Hi. - Hello, Bud.
Guys, what's the problem? It's time to kill.
Gekko's got 12%%% of the stock and climbing. Plus he's got the unions in his back pocket.
Everybody knows the stock's in play. By next week the street will own Bluestar.
Is the bank financing in place?
Or are we gonna sit around and have more of these ridiculous meetings?
Our firm committed weeks ago 25%%% of the total long-term debt structure.
Unless you guys sign this piece of paper right now,...
..I'm gonna pull and go to another bank for the 75.
Look, we've got 30 banks ready to participate in a four-year revolving credit line.
We must have your assurance you will pay back most of the loan in the first 12 months.
The only way we can see this happening is liquidating the hangars and the planes.
Can you people guarantee the liquidation of Bluestar?
Guarantee? No sweat!
We got the Bleezburgs lined up to build condos where the hangars are.
We lay the airplanes off to the Mexicans, who are dumb enough to buy 'em!
And I got the Texas boys drooling at my kneecaps for the routes and slots.
What's your problem? It's done!
Here's the price tags on the 737s, gates, hangars, routes.
We got it nailed right down to the typewriters.
The beauty of this deal is the overfunded pension.
Gekko makes $75m there.
50 million buys him the minimum annuities for 6,000 employees,...
..and he walks away with the rest. I figure he'll make... He'll clear $60-70m.
Not bad for a month's work.
Your boy really did his homework, Fox.
And you'll have the shortest executive career since that Pope that got poisoned.
Now he'll really start believing he's Gekko the Great.
- He'd like to change that appointment. - Hold this.
Bud, you can't go in! He's in a meeting!
Alex has come up with an ingenious way for us to...
I didn't know we had a meeting today, sport.
I didn't, either. I think we should talk, Gordon.
- Would you excuse us for a second? - Won't you come this way, gentlemen?
Thank you, Alex.
What do you want?
I just found out about the garage sale at Bluestar.
Why?!
Last night I was reading Rudy Winnie-the-Pooh and the Honey Pot.
You know what happened? He stuck his nose in the pot once too often, and he got stuck.
Maybe you oughta read him Pinocchio.
I thought you were gonna turn Bluestar around, not upside down!
- You fuckin' used me! - You're walking around blind without a cane.
A fool and his money are lucky to even meet.
- Why do you need to wreck this company? - Because it's wreckable, all right?!
I took another look. I changed my mind.
If they lose their jobs, they got nowhere to go!
My father has worked there for 24 years! I gave him my word!
It's all about bucks, kid.
The rest is conversation.
Buddy, you'll still be president.
When the time comes, you'll parachute out a rich man.
With the money you'll make, your dad's never got to work again.
So tell me, Gordon, when does it all end, huh?
How many yachts can you water-ski behind? How much is enough?
It's not a question of enough, pal. It's a zero-sum game.
Somebody wins, somebody loses.
Money itself isn't lost or made, it's simply transferred...
..from one perception to another, like magic.
This painting here. I bought it ten years ago for $60,000.
I could sell it today for six hundred. The illusion has become real.
And the more real it becomes, the more desperate they want it.
Capitalism at its finest.
How much is enough, Gordon?
The richest 1%%% of this country owns half our country's wealth. Five trillion dollars.
One third comes from hard work, two thirds from inheritance,...
..interest on interest accumulating to widows and idiot sons,...
..and what I do: stock and real-estate speculation.
It's bullshit.
You got 90%%% of the American public with little or no net worth.
I create nothing.
I own.
We make the rules, pal.
The news, war, peace, famine, upheaval, the price of a paperclip.
We pick that rabbit out of the hat while everybody wonders how the hell we did it.
You're not naive enough to think we're living in a democracy, are you, Buddy?
It's the free market, and you're part of it.
Yeah. You got that killer instinct.
Stick around, pal. I still got a lot to teach you.
Obviously.
Oh, Buddy, come on. I was gonna tell you about it.
Calm down, all right? We'll have dinner tonight. Bring Darien.
No, I can't make it tonight.
Hey, Buddy.
Are you with me?
I need to know if you're with me.
I'm with you, Gordon.
- Natalie, I'll be right there. - Yes, Mr Gekko.
- Yeah? - Yeah, Ollie.
Tell them I want ziplocked mouths on the Bluestar deal,...
..or I'll come down there and rip out their fuckin' throats.
Bud?
What's going on?
I've been played like a grand piano by the master, Gekko the Great.
Today was the big crash,...
..the liquidation sale.
He's gonna carve Bluestar into little pieces and sell it all off.
Bastard!
I'm sorry.
I was afraid something like this could happen.
I handed it to him on a silver platter. I told my father...
Bud! Bud, it's not your fault.
And it's not your decision.
I'm not gonna let it happen.
Don't cross Gordon. He'll crush you.
If Gordon doesn't buy Bluestar, someone else will. Who's to say they won't do the same?
At least I won't be pulling the trigger.
Why are you doing this? You've worked hard to get where you are.
We're so close. You don't wanna throw it all away.
Look, I can stay with the firm, and you're doing fine.
We can survive without Gordon Gekko.
I'm not looking to just survive.
I've been doing that all my life.
Cut this self-pity crap, Bud!
What the hell's that supposed to mean?
It means if you make an enemy of Gordon Gekko, I can't be there to stand by you.
Oh, yeah? Do you really mean that?
What did he promise you? To take you public?
Without his money and seal of approval I'm not such a hot investment any more.
- You're just the best money can buy, Darien. - You're not exactly pure, Bud.
You went after Gekko and me with the same vengeance. Look in the mirror.
I'm looking, and I sure don't like what I see.
Fair enough. But it's not that simple, Bud.
When I was down and had nothing, it was Gordon who helped me.
He got me all my clients - you among them - and he can take them away from me like that.
You may find out that when you've had money and lost it,...
-..it's worse than never having had it at all. - Oh, yeah?
That is bullshit!
Hey! Hey!
You step out that door and I am changing the locks!
You may not believe this, Bud, but I really do care for you.
We would've made a good team.
I'm sorry.
Get the fuck outta here!
The market is dead right now. Even the rich are bitching.
The only thing moving is the termites and cockroaches, and my commission...
Look, save the rap, all right? Just sell the fucker, fast!
There he is. Where you been the last two days?
- Janet, get my father on the phone and... - Your mom's been calling. Your father's...
- What happened? - He had a heart attack, but he's OK.
- He's at St John's. - Oh, Christ!
Mom? How is he?
He was complaining about chest pains at work.
The next thing I know he's collapsed. You gotta talk to him.
Don't worry, he's a tough old nut. He's got another 20 years.
- He's gonna be fine, Buddy. - Is he conscious?
Hiya, Dad.
You're looking younger every day.
Didn't I tell you never to lift a 747 by yourself?
You even got me smoking now.
It's your second heart attack, Dad.
You're pushing your luck. I hope you know that.
I guess I never told you,...
..but I love you, Dad.
I love you so much!
I'm sorry... about the things I said.
You're the only honest man I know.
The best.
I got a plan, Dad. I can save the airline.
I know you got no reason to believe me, but you have to trust me, OK?
I need to speak to the union members.
Can I speak for you?
Your words, not mine.
OK.
I gotta go.
I'm proud of you.
The stock's at 19-1/44, and it's going up.
Gekko figures, by breaking up Bluestar, it's 30 bucks a share.
He'll buy up to 24 and still think he's making money.
How do you know it'll go up?
You don't wanna know, Duncan. Let's just say I have some friends.
OK. What happens now?
When it hits 23, you go to Gekko and lower the boom.
When he learns he has no union concessions, he'll jump ship.
Yeah, but who'll buy then, and what's to prevent some other shark devouring us?
We have an appointment to see Mr Wildman.
Sir Lawrence, or can I call you Larry?
What would you say to owning Bluestar Airlines, with union concessions,...
..at $18 a share,...
..and, in the process, hanging Gordon Gekko out in the wind to twist?
I might be very interested. Why you, mate?
What's a bloke like you doing mixed up with Gekko?
Let's just say that me and Mr Gekko have a serious conflict of interest.
But we all wanna see this airline work.
These figures show that it can.
You're prepared to take these large salary cuts?
We are, but we want a contract agreement that's ironclad.
So if you buy it, you can't break it up.
I'm still listening.
Hi.
Oh, hi. Say, why don't you get the hell out of my office?
I know I've been a schmuck lately. I want to apologise.
You've been a real schmuck lately. So go thou and sin no more.
I wanna make it up to you.
Bluestar. Put all your clients in it.
OK, Buddy-Buddy.
We are back in business on Bluestar.
Bluestar, Mr Mannheim. Put all your clients in it. It's gonna move.
I don't know where you get your information, son, but I don't like it.
The main thing about money, Bud... it makes you do things you don't wanna do.
Marty, a favour. 200,000 shares Bluestar at 19-1/2. Can you position it in an equity fund?
- The Chronicle is on seven. - Hold, Marty.
Listen, Blue Horseshoe loves Bluestar Airlines. Got it?
- Got it. - Right. Marty, you still there?
Bluestar's in play. Let's check it out.
(traders shouting)
- 19-1/44, -3/8. 5,000. - -3/8 at 10,000.
I do love it so.
Gordon, I see it at 21-5/8. I don't know what to make of it.
The word is out, pal! Your union buddies are talking.
You get me in at a 45-degree angle. All the way in.
You slash and burn, you buy everything in sight up to 22, then call me.
When I get hold of whoever leaked this, I'll tear his eyes out and suck his fuckin' skull!
- Stock's going to Pluto. - Start unloading.
- What? Sell? - Dump it! Now! Dump it all!
- Where's Lou? - Right over there.
Ken? Marvin. Jackson Steinem.
Dump this baby. Take the money and run. We're getting out.
It's gotta be a big hitter.
There's some people from Bluestar demanding to see you.
- What the hell do they want? - I'd be happy to tell you.
We know what you're up to, Gekko, and you can go straight to hell!
No way you're gonna break up our airline.
- If that's my plan, it's the first I've heard of it. - Would you put that in writing?
We have an agreement, which I expect you to honour.
- Then you better have a pilot's licence. - Don't worry, the engines won't fall out.
But those reservations can get screwed up if we don't pay attention.
Baggage for St Petersburg could wind up in Pittsburgh.
Look, somebody else wants to buy your airline.
You wanna be gobbled up by Attila the Hun, you be my guest!
We'll take our chances.
Nice to see you, Gekko!
Fox says Bluestar just hit 23. What do you want him to do?
Sell it all.
- What the hell. So we only make 10 million. - Sell it. Yes, all of it.
10,000 at -7/8!
At -7/8, sold!
Frank, Frank, Frank, Frank, for chrissake!
Goddamn connection!
Bob, we're in big trouble on BST. You gotta get out now.
Another 30,000. Out!
Gekko's selling. There's not many takers. The stock is plummeting.
I guess I'll have to carry him a few rounds before he drops.
Don't make a big deal of it. Buy it lightly on the way down. When it hits 18, buy it all.
Piece of cake, Larry.
(traders shouting)
8,000 at 18.
What is offered at 18?
300,000... 300,000 at 18!
18 for 500,000!
(traders) Sold!
- I'll sell you 50! - I'll take it!
- There's gotta be a way outta this. - Sure. Why don't you dial 911?
Fox is on four.
Where the hell are you? I am losing millions. You sure as hell better get me out of this,...
..or the only job you'll have on this street is sweeping it!
You once told me, don't get emotional about stock, Gordon. Don't.
The bid is 16-1/2 and going down. As your broker, I advise you to take it.
Yeah? Well, you take it! Right in the ass, you fuckin' scumbag cocksucker!
It's two minutes to close, Gordon. What do you wanna do? Decide.
Dump it.
The big Wall Street story today was Bluestar Airlines.
Fuelled by takeover rumours, the stock soared to an all-time high of 24-1/8.
When rumours later surfaced that the takeover was unfounded,...
..buyers ran for cover and the stock plummeted to 16-1/2 before closing at 17.
Then, amidst all the scuttlebutt, another rumble shook the street.
Raider Sir Lawrence Wildman has stepped in and bought a substantial block of Bluestar,...
..and will announce a deal tomorrow that includes the support of the unions.
We talked with a leading stock market analyst,...
..in order to understand the ramifications...
Son of a bitch!
Smile, Carolyn. There's justice in the world.
Good morning, folks.
Did somebody die?
Yeah.
Morning, Chuckie. Morning, Lou.
Bud...
Bud, I like you.
Just remember something.
Man looks in the abyss.
There's nothing staring back at him.
At that moment, man finds his character.
And that is what keeps him out of the abyss.
I think I understand.
Janet, get my father, will you?
He just came in. I'll call you back.
I guess you're not here to open an lRA.
Henry Patterson, Postal lnspection Service. Mr Ebenhopper, US Attorney's office.
Evan Morrissey, Securities and Exchange Enforcement office.
You're under arrest for conspiracy to commit securities fraud,...
..and for violating the lnsider Traders Sanction Act.
The minute I laid eyes on you, I knew you were no good.
You have the right to remain silent and refuse to answer questions.
Anything you do say may be used against you.
You have the right to consult an attorney...
..and to have an attorney present during any questioning.
So long, Carolyn.
Hiya, Buddy.
Gordon.
Sandbagged me on Bluestar, huh?
I guess you think you taught the teacher a lesson, that the tail can wag the dog, huh?
Well, let me clue you in, pal.
The ice is melting right underneath your feet.
You think you could have gotten this far this fast with anybody else?
And dickin' someone like Darien?
No. You'd be cold-calling widows and dentists to buy fuckin' dogshit stock!
I took you in!
A nobody!
I opened doors for you.
I showed you how the system works, the value of information, how to get it!
Fulham Oil, Brant Resources, Geodynamics!
And this is how you fuckin' pay me back, you cockroach!
I gave you Darien!
I gave you your manhood! I gave you everything!
You coulda been one of the great ones, Buddy.
I look at you... and I see myself.
Why?
I don't know.
I guess I realised that...
..I'm just Bud Fox.
As much as I wanted to be Gordon Gekko...
..I'll always be Bud Fox.
(tape) I showed you how the system works, the value of information, how to get it!
Fulham Oil, Brant Resources...
You did the right thing, Bud.
(Carl) You told the truth and gave the money back.
All things considered in this cockamamie world, you're shooting par.
You helped save the airline, and they'll remember you for it.
That's right. Think about the job at Bluestar that Wildman offered you.
Dad, I'm going to jail and you know it.
Yeah, well... maybe that's the price, son.
It's gonna be hard on you,...
..but maybe in a kind of screwed-up way it's the best thing that coulda happened to you.
Stop going for the easy buck and produce something with your life.
Create, instead of living off the buying and selling of others.
We'll park the car and catch up with you.
All right.
(* ""This Must Be the Place"" by Talking Heads)
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