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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1987 DVD Release: 11/07/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 6 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Total Copies: 25 Genres: Drama, Urban Drama See Also: Wall Street [Collector's Edition], Wall Street [Blu-ray], Wall Street

"Greed is Good." This is the credo of the aptly named Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), the antihero of Oliver Stone's Wall Street. Gekko, a high-rolling corporate raider, is idolized by young-and-hungry broker Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen). Inveigling himself into Gekko's inner circle, Fox quickly learns to rape, murder and bury his sense of ethics. Only when Gekko's wheeling and dealing causes a near-tragedy on a personal level does Fox "reform"-though his means of destroying Gekko are every bit as underhanded as his previous activities on the trading floor. Director Stone, who cowrote Wall Street with Stanley Weiser, has claimed that the film was prompted by the callous treatment afforded his stockbroker father after 50 years in the business; this may be why the film's most compelling scenes are those between Bud Fox and his airline mechanic father (played by Charlie Sheen's real-life dad Martin). Ironically, Wall Street was released just before the October, 1987 stock market crash. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Michael Douglas - Gordon Gekko
Charlie Sheen - Bud Fox
Daryl Hannah - Darien Taylor
Martin Sheen - Carl Fox
Terence Stamp - Sir Larry Wildman

The film that brought Michael Douglas a Best Actor award from the Academy comes to DVD as part of "The Oliver Stone Collection." The disc boasts a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. English and Spanish subtitles are accessible. The supplemental features include an engaging commentary by director Stone, as well as an all-new "making of" documentary. Theatrical trailers and a series of television advertisements round out this very strong release. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide