Wall Street

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• Gordon Gekko's "Greed is good" speech was inspired by a similar speech given by Ivan Boesky at the University of California's commencement ceremony in 1986. Boesky was a Wall Street arbitrageur who paid a $100 million penalty to the SEC to settle insider trading charges later that same year. In his speech, Boesky said "Greed is all right, by the way. I want you to know that. I think greed is healthy. You can be greedy and still feel good about yourself."
• Michael Douglas modeled his performance as Gordon Gekko after his friend Pat Riley, who at that time was head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.
• The scene where Bud confronts Gekko in his office is primarily composed of two extended takes, separated by the cut to the reverse angle shot of Gordon shouting "Because it's wreck able!" The remainder of the scene is all an unbroken take.
• Movie Goof (continuity error): The painting behind Gekko changes with reaction shots while he is negotiating with Wildman upstairs at the beach house.