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| Character | Gordon Gekko???? | |
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| Gender | Male | |
| Age Range(s) | Adult (36-50), Senior (>50) | |
| Type of monologue / Character is | Scolding, Persuasive, Inspirational, Mocking, Speech | |
| Type | Dramatic | |
| Year | 1987 | |
| Period | 20th Century | |
| Genre | Drama, Crime | |
| Description | "Greed is good" | |
| Location | 1 hour and 15 minutes into the movie | |
Summary
Set in the mid-eighties, the film tells the story of a young and ambitious broker, Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen), who gets under the wing of one of the most successful and ruthless brokers in Wall Street, Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas). Pressure rises and the stakes are high and Bud Fox soon learns that to stay at the top he has to be prepared to do all it takes, even get inside information in any way he can.
In this speech Bud is attending a stockholder's meeting with Gordon Gekko for a company in which Gekko is the largest stockholder, Teldar Paper. Gekko needs to persuade the company's stockholders to vote for his proposition to restructure the stock of the company. The management opposes his plan. After mocking the management team of the company he makes his famous point: "greed is good. Greed is right. Greed works...."
In this speech Bud is attending a stockholder's meeting with Gordon Gekko for a company in which Gekko is the largest stockholder, Teldar Paper. Gekko needs to persuade the company's stockholders to vote for his proposition to restructure the stock of the company. The management opposes his plan. After mocking the management team of the company he makes his famous point: "greed is good. Greed is right. Greed works...."
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| Excerpt |
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| GORDON GEKKO: "Well, I appreciate the opportunity you're giving me, Mr. Cromwell, as the single, largest shareholder in Teldar Paper, to speak. (Laughter) Well, ladies and gentlemen we're not here to indulge in fantasy but in political and economic reality....." |
