Wall Street

Directed by Oliver Stone, Wall Street follows Bud Fox, an ambitious young broker who falls under the spell of the charismatic and ruthless Gordon Gekko. As Bud climbs the financial ladder through insider trading and moral compromise, he must ultimately choose between wealth and integrity. The film is a sharp critique of 1980s corporate greed and excess.

• Oliver Stone's father was a stockbroker, inspiring the story.
• Michael Douglas won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
• Charlie Sheen's father, Martin Sheen, plays his on-screen father.
• The film was shot largely on location in New York City.
• Gordon Gekko was inspired partly by real trader Ivan Boesky.

• Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.
• I'm not gonna be rushed into screwing up. I'm patient.
• Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him.
• The most valuable commodity I know of is information.
• Stop going for the easy buck and start producing something.