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** Fly me to the moon
** Let me play among the stars
** Let me see what spring is like
** On Jupiter and Mars
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** Hold my hand
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** Baby, kiss me
** Fill my heart with song
** And let me sing for evermore
** You are all l long for
** All l worship and adore
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** Please be true
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** l love you
** Fill my heart with song
** Let me sing for evermore
** You are all l long for
** All l worship and adore
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- (man) Easy! - (woman) Excuse me!
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** l love...
Good morning. Jackson Steinem.
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- How you doing, Buddy? - Great, Carolyn.
Doing any better would be a sin.
Morning.
Morning, Dan. What's looking good today?
lf l knew, l wouldn't be in this business. Get out while you're young.
l came here one day, l sat down, and look at me now.
Look at you now.
Morning, Brian.
- Chuckie! How's the woman slayer? - Looking for an 18-year-old wife.
- How you doing, pal? - Well, if l had your looks, better.
Takes years of genetics, a Yale education and the right tailor.
Not that you learned anything, Chunk.
Marv, l got a feeling that we are gonna make a killing today.
Yeah? Where's your machine gun?
You can't make a buck in this market.
The country's going to hell faster than when Roosevelt was in charge!
Too much cheap money sloshing around the world.
Worst mistake we ever made was letting Nixon get off the gold standard.
Putney Drug - you boys might wanna look at it.
- No. They'll take five years to come around. - But they got a good new drug.
Stick to the fundamentals. That's how lBM and Hilton were built.
Good things sometimes take time.
(PA) Look sharp, especially you rookies. Nikkei lndex closed up 90 points last night.
We expect heavy Japanese buying on the opening.
The firm has 200,000 steel for sale. A million Big Blue. 350,000 pork and beans.
Get on the horn with your institutions. These utilities are our top priority today.
- OK. Let's go to work. - And they're off and running!
(bell rings)
We cleared up to 60,000 XGC at 48 1/2. Yes, that's right. Right.
- The marketjust doubled. - Brenner!
Research has put thrifts on the recommended.
What? Dump it for chrissake!
30,000. Three-eight top. l go along at 23. You got it.
Now you own it! Conwest Air? Let me check it.
Circle 29,000 Niagaras for Templeton.
Mr Harrison, are you aware that we are in the biggest bull market of our generation?
No, sir, it's not what you think. lf you take five minutes of your time...
Dreyfus is looking for 50,000 Conair!
September 50s? How about Decembers?
Mr Zaros? Bud Fox, Jackson Steinem.
Yes, sir, l am aware of that.
But if l could have five minutes to explain the opportunities emerging...
..in the international debt market.
No, no...
Bud Fox, Jackson Steinem.
Yes, l am aware of this. But if l could just explain the opportunities emerging...
- ..in the international debt market... - (line disconnects)
l'm sure that...
Yesterday concerns my future. l need the info now, before the close.
No, in ten minutes it's history. At four l'm a dinosaur!
Howard, l thought you were a gentleman. Sure it's gone down. You got the tip. l didn't.
- Why would l tell you to sell it? - Give it back!
To who? l can't give it back - you own it!
No, he's not here.
- (whispers) That's what you told us to say. - Gimme that phone.
- Hello? - Hello.
- Who am l talking to? - The sales manager. What's the problem?
What? Will you gimme a break? How was l supposed to know you were in surgery?
What am l - Marvin the Mindreader?!
Uh, no, sir. l'll discuss that with the account executive, and l'll get back to you.
No, no, sir. You're welcome.
l'm closing the account. lf he doesn't pay tomorrow, you pay.
Mr Lynch, l swear to you, he's lying.
We give you a rich man's account,...
..and you tell me he's gonna DK you for a lousy quarter point?
You're being unfair, sir. You know he's got a history for bullshit.
Somebody's got to pay.
Ain't gonna be me.
Buddy, Buddy. A little trouble, huh, today, Buddy?
Howard the jerk reneged on me. l gotta cover his losses to the tune of seven grand.
Yeah! l'm holding!
l'm tapped out. American Express got a hit man looking for me.
lt coulda been worse, right? Coulda been my money.
Here, here, rookie, let me help you out. l got... a C-note.
- Thanks, Marv. l'll make it up to you. - Yes, l am still here!
You know what my dream is? To one day be on the other end of that phone.
Oh, you got it, baby. Where the real cheesecake is.
Hey, Bud, you forgetting something?
The Gekko phone call?
When are you gonna realise it's the big game hunters who bag elephants, not guys like us.
- Gordon Gekko, please. - Gekko's beautiful.
30 seconds after the Challenger blew up, he's selling NASA stock short.
Yeah, but... 47 million he made on the Melcore deal.
23 on the lmperial deal before he was 40.
The guy makes 20 times what Dave Winfield makes in a year, and he talks to everybody.
And he had an ethical bypass at birth.
- Hello, Natalie. Guess who? - Mr Fox.
Right. Every day l say to myself that today could be the day. So will you marry me?
- l'll think about it. - Then can you get me through to Mr Gekko?
- He's very busy. - Of course he is. Five minutes is all l ask.
Mr Fox, l'm sure you're a good broker, but our traders deal with the brokers.
Mr Gekko deals with investment bankers.
- Tell him l called. There are big changes... - Yes, l'll give him your message.
Leo, l understand, but you have to realise there'll be major subordinated debt involved.
- Buddy, how ya doing? - Great, Charlie. Any better would be a sin.
Jesus Christ! Listen, l hear all you guys on Wall Street are millionaires.
- When you gonna make us all rich? - You need an account to win the lottery.
- Give me 50 grand. l'll get you a condo. - Sure! We'll own the airline by then!
Why don't he make himself rich, so he can pay off his school loans?
Nice to see you're in such a good mood, Dad. Did Mom give you fish for dinner?
You smoke too much. How often you gotta go to the hospital to realise?
Leave me alone. lt's the only thing that makes me feel good. There, Frank. All set.
Spaghetti! Your mother still makes lousy spaghetti.
- lt's pasta now. Spaghetti's out of date. - So am l. You want a beer?
Billie! Bring a Molson Lite for the kid!
- Looking good, huh? - He looks terrific.
Carl, we'll be at the bar.
- l'll catch up with you. - All right, Charlie.
So...
You look like you've grown another inch, but you don't look so hot, Buddy.
- You're gonna get bags under your eyes. - Yeah, l had a tough day.
- Some jerk DK'd me. l gotta cover his loss. - Speak English.
DK: Didn't Know who l was when the options he bought took a bath.
- Bastard reneged on me! - l told you not to get into that racket.
You coulda been a doctor or a lawyer.
lf you'd stayed at Bluestar, you coulda been a supervisor now, instead of being a salesman.
Dad, how many times l gotta tell you l am not a salesman? l'm an account executive.
Soon l'm moving into investment banking.
You ask strangers for money - you're a salesman.
Dad, it takes time. You gotta build a client list.
l can make more money in one year as a broker than in five at this airline.
Thank you, Billie.
l don't get it, kid. You borrow money to go to NYU. First year out, you make 35 grand.
You made 50 grand last year, and can't pay off your loans. Where does it go?!
Dad, 50K does not get you to first base in the Big Apple.
l got 40% in taxes, 15 grand for rent.
l got school loans, car loans, food - that's three bills a month. l need suits...
Come back home and live rent-free instead of that roach-infected place.
$50,000! Jesus Christ! The whole world's off its rocker!
l made $47,000 last year. That's before taxes.
That's Queens, Dad! A 5% mortgage and you rent the top room.
l gotta live in Manhattan to be a player. There is no nobility in poverty any more, Dad.
One day you'll be proud of me. You'll see.
lt's yourself you gotta be proud of, Huckleberry.
How much you need?
Can you spare 300? l'll pay you back next month, l promise.
- l don't know if l got that much on me. - Not in here. Please.
lt adds up. 300 here, 200 there. Your brother...
l always say money's something you need in case you don't die tomorrow. Right, Carl?
How you doing?
- How's work treating you? - Damn mandatory drug test.
They're driving us crazy. l got flagged for my blood pressure pills. Can you believe that?
The good news is we had a meeting with the controller about some union business.
Remember the accident last year and the investigation?
The FAA is gonna rule it was a manufacturing error in the door-latch mechanism. l knew it.
l kept telling 'em it wasn't maintenance. lt's the greedy manufacturers in Cincinnati.
- That's great. - This gets us out from under suspension.
We can go for those new routes to Pittsburgh and Boston. We'll compete with the big guys.
To Bluestar. As your broker, all l can advise is you hold on to that stock.
What stock? Are you kiddin'?
- Are you sure about this thing? - What?
- The FAA announcement. - Sure l'm sure.
Look at me. You got that mischievous look in your eye, Buddy.
You used to smile like that when you were a kid sleeping.
lt's true. Just like that.
(** computer plays "Happy Birthday")
Morning, Gordon.
Delivery for Mr Gekko. lt's a personal item. He needs you to sign for it.
Send him in.
Hello, Natalie. Recognise the voice? Here's a hint - you're thinking about marrying me.
- Why are you here? - You're lovelier than l pictured.
- Got a birthday present for Mr Gekko. - You can't come barging in here.
- What makes you think it's his birthday? - Well, it's in the bible, see?
You better go buy him a gift.
Please, Natalie, let me give this to him. Cuban cigars. His favourite and tough to get.
Please, Natalie?
Stay here. l'll see what l can do.
Wait outside.
Yeah, l'll see you shortly, l hope.
Five minutes.
Well, life all comes down to a few moments.
This is one of 'em.
What the hell's going on?
l'm looking at 200,000 shares move, pal. l wanna know if we're part of it.
We'd better be, or l'm gonna come and eat your lunch for you. Back in two.
Sorry, Jeff. Look, l loved it at 40. lt's an insult at 50.
Their analysts don't know preferred stock from livestock.
Wait till it heads south, then we raise the sperm count on the deal. Get back at ya.
This is the kid. Calls me 59 days in a row. Wants to be a player.
Oughta be in the dictionary under "persistence".
Listen, Jerry, l'm looking for negative control. No more than 30, 35%.
Just enough to block anybody else's merger plans, and find out if the books are cooked.
lf it looks as good as on paper, we're in the kill zone, pal.
Lunch? You kiddin'? Lunch is for wimps. OK, Billy. l'll talk at ya.
How do you do, Mr Gekko? l'm Bud Fox.
So you say. Nice to meet you. Hope you're intelligent.
- Where'd you get these? - l got a connection at the airport.
So what's on your mind, kemo sabe? Why am l listening to you?
l gotta monitor my blood pressure, so don't upset me.
No. No, sir.
ln 45 seconds, the microprocessor computes your systolic and diastolic pressure.
Got an LCD read-out, cost-effective... Less than one visit to a doctor.
l just wanna let you know l've read all about you at NYU Business. l think you're a genius.
l've always dreamed of one thing and that's to do business with a man like you.
- What firm you with? - Jackson Steinem.
They're going places. Good junk-bond department.
You the financing on that Jansen investment?
Yeah. l'm working on some other interesting stuff.
Cosmetic company, by any chance?
Are you twelfth man on the deal team? Last to know?
- l can't tell you that, Mr Gekko. - So what you got for me, sport?
Chart breakout on Whitewood-Young lndustries.
Explosive earnings. A 30% discount from book. Great cash flow. Couple of 5% holders.
- lt's a dog. - Strong management.
lt's a dog, pal. What else you got besides connections at the airport?
(secretary) Mr Stevenson in San Francisco.
- He respond? - Lecturing on economics.
- What?! - No, he's in Chicago.
Why the hell is Cromwell giving a lecture tour when he's losing 60 million a quarter?!
Guess he's giving lectures in how to lose money.
lf this guy owned a funeral parlour, no one would die! This turkey is braindead!
OK. All right, Christmas is over, and business is business.
You keep on buying. Dilute the son of a bitch!
Ollie, l want every orifice in his fuckin' body flowin' red!
He's flowin', Gordo. Piece of cake.
This guy's the best trader on the street.
Susan, get me the LBO analysis on Teldar Paper. Bring it in here, please.
- (intercom) Mr Gekko, your wife. - What else you got?
Terafly. Analysts don't like it. l do. The break-up value is twice the market price.
This deal finances itself. You sell off two divisions...
Not bad for a quant, but that's a dog with different fleas.
Come on, pal. Tell me something l don't know.
lt's my birthday.
Surprise me.
- Bluestar. - What?
- Bluestar Airlines. - Rings a bell somewhere. So what?
lt's a comer. 80 medium-body jets. 300 pilots.
Flies to Florida, Canada, uh, Northeast, the Caribbean.
- Great slots in major cities. - l don't like airlines. Lousy unions.
Well, there was a crash last year.
They just got a favourable ruling on a lawsuit.
Even the plaintiffs don't know about it.
Well, how do you know about it?
l just know.
The decision should clear the way for new planes and routes.
There's only a small float. You should grab it. Good for a five-point pop.
250,000 shares at 18 1/4 from Jansen.
l can pull twice that at 18 1/2 from the California pensions.
We got close to half a million shares in the bag.
The Terminator! Blow 'em away, Ollie!
We got the Beezer Brothers. l'm working on the Silverberg boys.
Rip their fuckin' throats out! Stuff 'em in your garbage compactor!
lnteresting. Got a card?
Home number's on the back.
Bud Fox, l look at a hundred deals a day. l choose one.
- l hope to hear from you, sir. - Thanks for the cigars.
Let's go, guys. Looks like we're going over 5% in Teldar.
Start the lawyers on a tender offer and 13D.
We buy everything in sight, but we don't pay over 22.
They'll fight. They got Myers and Thromberg doing their legal.
- Thanks, Natalie. - Have a nice day, Mr Fox.
Mr Gekko, your conference call is ready. Mr Sugarman in Delaware, Mr Bernard in LA,...
..Mr Jackson and Ms Rosco in London. They're all on.
Please, l'm begging you. l'm in a bind down here.
We got all these damn new computers and young men that are edging me out here.
Hey, Bud! Did he see you?
Yeah, he saw right through me.
Cheer up. You shook Gekko's hand and you still got all your fingers.
Besides, he's not the only elephant in the jungle.
Holy cow! Did you get something from him? Teldar Paper, huh?
Nah. lt's a dog with fleas.
Fox, where have you been for the last three hours, hm?
lf l were you, and l thank my personal God l am not,...
..l wouldn't be sitting around chinwagging.
Plenty of six-figure names in that zip-code pile to cold-call.
Buddy, l got tickets for the Knick game tonight. Cruise some chicks afterwards.
Whaddaya say?
- No, l gotta read my charts. - Forget charts, will ya?
We're not fund managers. Churn 'em and burn 'em!
l am offering you the Knicks and chicks.
God help you before you turn into poor Steeples over there.
Preferably Lou Mannheim.
Yeah, nice guy, but he's a loser. He lost all his equity when the firm went belly-up in '71.
You wanna be in your sixties still pitching?
Hey, Buddy, whatever happened to that cute analyst at Thudder and Wicks?
Cindy. Having sex with her was like reading the Wall Street Journal.
- She had a heartbeat. - You wanna bet?
l gotta get to work. Zs today.
Call for you, Buddy! Pick up two!
- Bud Fox. - All right, Bud Fox.
l want you to buy 20,000 shares of Bluestar...
..at fifteen and an eighth, three-eighths tops.
And don't screw it up, sport.
- Think you can handle that? - Yes, sir! Thank you. You won't regret this.
Whoo! Marv, l just bagged the elephant!
Gekko?
- Hiya, sport. - Nice to see you again, Mr Gekko.
Try the steak tartare. lt's off the menu. Louis'll make it for you.
- (Louis) Of course, sir. Anything to drink? - Just an Evian, please.
Hey, see this? Can you believe it? lt's got a two-inch screen.
l can hardly see it.
lt's for my kid - Rudy. Three years old, he's an electronics freak.
We're going into a new age, pal.
So how's business today?
Great. Bluestar was at 17 1/4 when l left the office. Up from 15.
Might spin up to 18 by the bell.
Teldar's shooting up. Did you buy any for yourself?
l bet you were on the phone two minutes after you got out of my office.
No, sir, that wouldn't have been legal.
Sure. Relax, pal. No one's gonna blow the whistle on you.
ls that legal? Why don't you put that in my account?
- Hey, Gordon! - Georgie! The cellular king! How you been?
- Monique, nice to see you, my dear. - Hello, Gordon.
- You look wonderful. - You're looking very well yourself.
And Mr Davis...
Can l get the check here, please? For chrissakes!
Cover that Bluestar buy. Put 200 thou on one of those bow-wow stocks you mentioned.
Pick the dog with the least fleas. Use a stop-loss, so your downside's 100 thou.
And buy a decent suit. You can't come in here looking like this.
Go to Morty Sills. Tell him l sent you.
Yes, sir. Thank you, Mr Gekko. Thank you for the chance. You will not regret this.
You're with a winner.
Right... right...
Put the rest of the money in a tax-free fund. l wanna see how you do before l invest it.
And save the cheap salesman talk. lt's obvious.
- Excuse me, sir? - You heard me.
l don't like losses, sport. Nothing ruins my day more than losses.
Now you do good... you get perks.
Lots and lots of perks.
- Louis, take care of my friend. - Thank you, sir.
Have a good lunch, Buddy.
Hi, Richard.
(knock on door)
Hi, Bud.
Hi.
l'm Lisa. A friend of Gordon's.
Lisa? Gordon? Oh, oh, Mr Gekko. Sure.
Uh, would you like to come in?
Didn't he tell you?
Oh, that's so like Gordon.
Why don't you get dressed? We're going out.
We are?
So... where are we going?
Wherever you like.
Lutéce. 21. The River Café.
Or maybe we could just...
..drive around for a while.
Work up an appetite.
Want some?
Gordon tells me that you're a very talented broker.
What do you like?
Like? (clears throat) Well...
l've got this guy who tells me to buy Hewlett-Packard,...
..but l've been burned on tips.
Uh... Hewlett. Now, let's see. lt closed at 41 1/4.
Up an eighth. Very attractive.
About, uh... average yield.
- Very attractive. - Mmm...
- Rising profits. - Ooh!
Strong balance sheet.
You're hot on this stock.
Uh... lt's ready to take off.
l'd jump all over it if l were you.
- Good morning, Carolyn. - Morning. You look happy.
- Any better and l'd be guilty. - You were never innocent, sugar pie.
How do you know? You wish!
Goddamn! We sure went down the toilet on that ugly bitch!
Oh, Buddy! Mr Gekko's office is looking for you. Be at the Wyatt Club courts at six.
Come on, sport. You gotta try harder.
l need some exercise, for chrissakes.
- l don't think l can go on, Mr Gekko. - Push yourself. Finish out the game.
lt's a very nice club, Mr Gekko.
Yeah.
Not bad for a City College boy.
Bought my way in. Now all these lvy League schmucks are sucking my kneecaps.
l just got on the board of the Bronx Zoo.
lt cost me a mil.
That's the thing you gotta remember about WASPs.
They love animals, but they can't stand people.
Uh, Mr Gekko,...
..we took a little loss today.
We got stopped out on Terafly. About a hundred grand.
Well, l guess your dad's not a union representative of that company, huh?
How do you know about my father?
The most valuable commodity l know of is information.
Wouldn't you agree?
Yeah.
The public's out there throwing darts at a board, sport.
l don't throw darts at a board. l bet on sure things.
Read Sun Tzu, The Art of War.
"Every battle is won before it's ever fought."
Think about it.
You're not as smart as l thought you were.
You ever wonder why fund managers can't beat the S&P 500?
Cos they're sheep. And sheep get slaughtered.
l've been in this business since '69.
Most of these Harvard MBA types don't add up to dogshit.
You need guys that are poor, smart and hungry. And no feelings.
You win a few, you lose a few, but you keep on fighting.
And if you need a friend, get a dog. lt's trench warfare out there, pal.
- Hey, Georgie. - Hey, Gordon.
- How's Larchmont treating you? - Fine. How's the Praxar deal going?
- You should know, pal. - Asshole!
And inside here, too.
l got 20 other brokers analysing charts, pal. l don't need another one.
See you around, Buddy.
l am notjust another broker, Mr Gekko. lf you give me another chance, l'll prove it.
l'll go the extra yard for you. Just one more chance, Mr Gekko. Please!
Want another chance? Then stop sending me information, and start getting me some.
Get dressed. l'll show you my charts.
- You know the name? - Larry Wildman, one of the first raiders.
Sir Larry Wildman. Like all Brits, thinks he was born with a better pot to piss in.
Bribed an old secretary of mine to open her mouth.
Stole RDL Pharmaceuticals right from under me.
Wildman, the "White Knight".
l remember that deal. You were involved, Mr Gekko?
Payback time, sport.
See that building? l bought that building ten years ago. My first real-estate deal.
Sold it two years later. Made an $800,000 profit.
lt was better than sex.
At the time l thought that was all the money in the world. Now it's a day's pay.
Anyway, l had a mole in Wildman's operation.
- He gave me half the picture, then got fired. - l don't think l follow you.
Wildman's in town. He just became an American citizen.
Something big is going down, OK?
l wanna know where he goes, what he sees. l want you, pal, to fill out the missing picture.
Mr Gekko, it's not exactly what l do. l could lose my licence.
lf the SEC found out, l could go to jail. That's inside information, isn't it?
Like when a father tells his son about a court ruling on an airline?
Or someone overhears l'm buying Teldar, and decides he's gonna buy some?
Or the chairman of the board of XYZ decides it's time to blow out XYZ?
ls that what you mean?
Unless your father's on the board of directors of another company,...
..you and l are gonna have a very tough time doing business together.
- What about hard work? - What about it? You work hard?
Bet you stayed up analysing that stock you gave me. Where'd it get you?
My father worked like an elephant till he dropped dead at 49 with a heart attack.
Wake up, will ya, pal?
lf you're not inside, you are outside, OK?
l'm not talking about some $400,000-a-year Wall Street stiff,...
..flying first class and being comfortable. l'm talking about liquid.
Rich enough to have your own jet.
Rich enough not to waste time.
Fifty, a hundred million dollars, Buddy.
A player,...
..or nothing.
Now you had what it took to get into my office.
The real question is whether you got what it takes to stay.
Look at that.
You're gonna tell me the difference between this guy and that guy is luck?
Mohammed, pull over.
lf you don't mind, l'm gonna drop you off here. l'm late.
Buddy, it's been nice meeting you, OK?
(Buddy taps on window)
All right, Mr Gekko.
You got me.
Excuse me, please.
Excuse me.
l'm sorry, sir. Do you have a reservation?
- Uh, table for one. - Reservations only. We're booked for a week.
All right. Don't touch.
Everything ready, sir.
Excuse me! ls Mr Wildman on board that plane?
Shit! My boss is gonna kill me! l'm supposed to give him this.
- You know where that plane is going? - Erie, Pennsylvania.
Thank you.
After spending the morning at Kahn Seidelman in the junk-bond department,...
..he had lunch at that restaurant, Le Circus, with some well-dressed bean counters.
He later stopped off at Morgan. l'd say from all the smiling and palm-pressing...
..Larry got himself some nice fat financing, GG.
Bright, but not bright enough, Sherlock. Roll the dice and play Monopoly.
What box is Sir Larry gonna land on in Erie, Pennsylvania?
Jesus Christ! He's buying Anacott Steel.
OK. When the market opens tomorrow, l want you to buy 1500 July 50 calls.
- You hear me? - Yes, sir.
And start buying 1,000-share blocks and take it up to $50.
When it reaches 50, give out a little taste to your friends.
Then l want you to call the Wall Street Chronicle, extension 1605.
You tell the man "Blue Horseshoe loves Anacott Steel".
- You got that? - The Wall Street Chronicle.
Congratulations, Buddy. You scored. l'll talk at ya.
Start buying Anacott Steel across the board.
Use the offshore accounts.
And keep it quiet.
Frank, 10,000 ANC at 46. Let me know how the options are opening, OK?
Thank you.
Jackson Steinem!
- How is Anacott Steel? - 5 3/4, 6. 2,000 up.
- Six at 10,000. - l'll sell you 2,000.
That's not what l said. l said 20,000 shares.
(trader) Anacott trades at six.
- 8,000 at a quarter? - l'll take 8,000.
Make it six to a half, 2,000 up.
(Marvin) l know what time it is, and this is what l'm saying.
We have important financial news, Mr Erlich, that just happens to concern your future.
- You could benefit... What's going on? - Anacott Steel. Put your best customers in it.
Lou, l got a sure thing.
Anacott Steel.
No such thing, except death and taxes. Not a good company any more. No fundamentals.
What's goin' on, Bud?
You know something?
Remember, there are no short cuts, son.
Quick-buck artists come and go with every bull market.
The steady players make it through the bear markets.
You're a part of something here, Bud.
The money you make for people creates science and research jobs. Don't sell that out.
You're right, but you gotta get to the big time first, then you can do good things.
- You can't get a little bit pregnant, son. - Lou, trust me. lt's a winner. Buy it.
We'll kamikaze over to Nell's, chase some cotton underwear.
l know this 18-year-old bimbette that's gorgeous. Hold on.
- Play tennis Saturday? - Can't. Fly-fishing in Canada. Real big client.
- Take Anacott? - Light snack, but good. Thanks, pal.
You're sharking your way up.
No, no, my dear, you've got to diversify.
l got a sure thing. Anacott Steel.
l've just heard the most lovely two words.
Blue Horseshoe loves Anacott Steel.
Anacott Steel.
Looks like Anacott Steel's in play. Check the ARBs.
Looks like it's being accumulated.
Lou? Anacott. l buy. Yeah. Take it and bid it.
Quarters won't matter. Keep taking Anacott.
This is special. Anacott. Paint the tape.
- Bet the ranch. - Buy 100,000 shares.
- Wildman is sniffing around. - lt's on automatic pilot to the moon.
- lf it hits 75, we'll clean 24 mil. - (Gekko) Relax, pal.
Don't get emotional about stock. lt clouds the judgment.
Which closed at 5 1/8, up 5 1/8 from yesterday's close on heavy trading.
Can l help you?
Yes, l'm Bud Fox. l have some papers for Mr Gekko to sign.
- Come in. - Thank you.
- l'm sorry about this, Mr Gekko. - lt's all right. lt's OK.
You wanna wait here?
Problems?
No problem. This is Bud Fox. My wife, Kate.
- Hello. You came out from the city? - Yes, ma'am.
Ah, long drive. You want a drink?
Yeah, you want a drink? Um... sure.
- lf you'd rather not. - No, come on. Have a drink.
Get to meet all the people. lt's a good idea.
We got Sam Ruspoli, Carmen Winters, Stone Livingston. This is Bud Fox.
His illustrious wife, Muffie.
Candice Rogers, Dick Brady. Darien Taylor. All old friends.
Hi.
Great idea, Gordon. l know good help is hard to find, but can it create a dry vodka martini?
lt doesn't talk back or steal the silverware.
And Dick here is gonna get me an exemption, aren't you?
l'm in St Kitts with this new Kamali leopard-skin V-cut bikini,...
..which is gonna turn back the clock on my marriage five years. Know what l mean?
Call for you, sir. Sir Lawrence Wildman. He says it's important.
Thank you, Nyung.
Would you fix Mr Livingston another martini? Stick around. This could be fun.
lt's all because this Ukrainian bitch botched the job on my wax on my bikini line.
How ghastly! Sue her.
- Larry, what a surprise! - l want to see you, Gordon.
Can it wait till tomorrow? l got people here.
- No, this can't wait. lt's important. - OK. lf you feel that way, come on over.
Ah! There you are! Can l steal him for a minute?
- Of course. - l want your opinion.
So what do you see in this?
Purity. lnnocence.
A few thousand dollars down the tubes, if you ask me.
Really?
You can kiss your career as an art appraiser goodbye.
We paid over 400,000 for it at the contemporary picture sale last June.
Jesus, you could've had a whole beach house for that!
Sure you could. ln Wildwood, New Jersey.
lf you sold this one, you could have a nice penthouse on Fifth.
You wouldn't have much left over for decoration.
lt's nice, if you're on mushrooms.
l thought Gordon was a tough businessman. He sure has taken a bath on that.
A bath? l'd say Gordon is one of the most astute collectors around.
He has a great eye, and he only buys the best.
Like this rug, for instance. A Bokhara. lt's the finest of its kind.
After he bought it, a dealer representing the Saudi royal family...
..offered him twice what he paid. lt absolutely makes the room.
See how this bit of celadon in the border is picked up by these cushions?
Although it's a sacrilege having that Etruscan vase on the table.
Some dope might use it as an ashtray.
- l guess you're a decorator? - You got it.
A great spender of other people's money.
lf you're that good, l'm sure you can do wonders with my place.
- Where would that be? - Upper West Side.
Really? Home of the exposed brick wall and the houseplant?
lt's just a rental. l'll be moving to the East Side soon. Some deals brewing with Gordon.
But that's just conversation. What about real things?
Like dinner? The two of us... next Friday? Café Santo Domingo.
What if l have a previous engagement?
You break it.
There you go again, Darien. Talking with strange men.
Hello. Sam, do you know Bud Fox? Sam is in banking.
- Works for Gordon. - Nice meeting you.
- Are you staying for dinner? - No, l have work to do.
- (doorbell) - Ah. The bell.
Excuse me.
Call me next week. l'll give you an estimate.
- Larry, how have you been? - Fine. Travelling, actually.
- Can l get you a drink? - No, thank you.
Larry! Excuse me. Sir Larry.
How are ya? Goddamn, you look great!
- Gordon. - So you wanna talk.
- l'll be heading back now, Mr Gekko. - Stick around.
This is one of my gang. Bud Fox.
Shall we go upstairs?
Yeah.
The rarest pistol in the world, Larry.
A .45 Luger.
Only six of 'em were ever manufactured.
Congratulations.
Rarer still is your interest in Anacott Steel.
My interest is the same as yours. Money. Thought it'd be a good investment for my kid.
No, this time l'm in for the long term. lt's not a liquidation. l'm gonna turn it around.
You're getting a free ride on my tail, mate.
With the dollars you're costing me to buy back stock, l could modernise the plant.
l'm not the only one who pays here, Gordon.
We're talking about lives and jobs. Four generations of steelworkers...
Correct me if l'm wrong, but when you got CNX Electronics, you laid off 6,000 workers.
Jemson Fruit, 4,000. That airline you bought, um...
l could break you, mate. ln two pieces over my knees.
You know it. l know it.
l could buy you six times over.
l could dump the stockjust to burn your arse!
But l happen to want the company, and l want your block of shares.
l'm announcing a tender offer at 65 tomorrow.
l'm expecting your commitment.
Showdowns bore me, Larry. Nobody wins. You can have the company.
ln fact, it'll be fun watching you and your giant ego trying to make a horse race of it.
Buddy, what's a fair price for that stock?
The break-up value is higher. lt's worth 80.
Well, we don't want to be greedy. So what do you say to 72?
You're a two-bit pirate and greenmailer. Nothing more,...
..Gekko.
Not only would you sell your mother to make a deal, you'd send her COD.
My mail is the same colour as yours is, pal.
Or at least it was until the Queen started calling you "Sir".
Excuse me before l lose my temper.
71?
Considering you brought my mother into it,...
..71.50.
Done.
You'll hear from my lawyers tomorrow, 8am. Good night.
He's right, l had to sell. The key to the game is capital reserves.
lf you don't have enough, you can't piss in the tall weeds with the big dogs.
"All warfare is based on deception." Sun Tzu.
"lf your enemy is superior, evade him."
"lf angry, irritate him."
"lf equally matched, fight. And if not, split. Re-evaluate."
He's learning, huh? Buddy's learning!
(phone ringing)
- Yeah? - (Gekko) Money never sleeps, pal.
Just made 800,000 in Hong Kong gold. lt's been wired to you.
Play with it. You done good, but you gotta keep doing good.
l showed you how the game works. Now school's out.
Mr Gekko, l'm there for you 110%.
No, no, no, no. You don't understand. l wanna be surprised.
Astonish me, pal. New info. l don't care where or how you get it.
Just get it.
My wife tells me you made a move on Darien.
Here's some inside info for you.
That GQ type she's going out with got big bucks,...
..but he's putting her feet to sleep.
Exit visas are imminent.
l don't want you losing your place in line.
Ah, Jesus!
l wish you could see this.
The light's coming up.
l've never seen a painting that captures the beauty of the ocean...
..at a moment like this.
l'm gonna make you rich, Bud Fox.
Yeah. Rich enough that you can afford a girl like Darien.
This is your wake-up call, pal.
Go to work.
- Fox! - Mr Barnes.
Buddy D, is this déjâ vu? What's it been? A year, year and a half?
So, l hear you're moving up in the world.
A senior associate. Not bad. Not bad. How's Margie?
l can't complain. l got a house in Oyster Bay, you know.
Market treating you good?
- Still seeing that sexy French chick? - No. No. She asked the wrong question.
- What was that? - "What are you thinking?"
The hours are hell, but the cash is starting to tumble in.
l know this guy who has an ironclad way of making money. l can't lose or get hurt.
Can't get hurt. So does this guy have a tip for an honest lawyer?
Maybe. Check out Teldar Paper,...
..but don't quote me.
And you? l hear you're handling the Fairchild Foods merger, and it may not go through.
Any surprises l haven't read about in the Wall Street Journal?
Come on, that's illegal. You wouldn't wanna get me disbarred.
Who's listening? Just one college buddy talking to another.
- Yeah, right. - Oh, relax, Roger.
Everybody's doing it now.
But, if you don't know, then... you don't know.
And if l did...
..what's in it for moi?
More money than you ever dreamed of.
Nobody gets hurt.
You think about it.
- Let's grab a beer. What do you say? - Uh... too much to do. But l'll walk you out.
The file's on the desk, Marie.
Get inside my uncle's door and the secrets of the world are yours.
Lifeblood of companies...
Of course, you gotta go to law school first, but...
Mr Panos, l've been charting the growth of office space.
You're in the right business at the right time.
Thank you for tell me what l already know.
Look, l'm very impressed with your work, and l could use a tax break.
Let me ask, what would you say to some working capital and a partner?
Why do l need a partner?
Look, you need more vans. 42 employees can't cover the buildings you got,...
..not to mention the clients we'd have together.
l am an expert at identifying undervalued assets such as this business.
The good news, Gordon, is Rorker Electronics.
That's right. l see it happening in the next two months.
Come on, their quarterlies are for shit.
l got a little gift for you.
Gordon will be very pleased. What else have you got?
You know Marty Weidman?
He netted 650G off of that merger. 26 years old, the guy's Rambo.
- He's an asshole! - He is Rambo!
He's got a Porsche Turbo Cabriolet, about 75 thou.
l think if l can make a bundle of cash before l'm 30 and get out of this racket,...
..l'll be able to ride my motorcycle across China.
l'd like to do for furniture what Laura Ashley did for interior fabrics.
Produce a line of high-quality antiques at a low price.
Sounds great. l'll take you public.
You will?
Can l help you?
Oh. Excuse me. ls this Bill Bates' office?