Picture c ew michael douglas played the corporate raider, gordon gekko and the way the character dressed stood out, with his tailored suits, choice of shirts and accessories. Having created some of the most recognisable contemporary costume design of the 20th century for wall street in 1987, ellen mirojnick returns to dress belated sequel wall street. Hollywood has a long history of movies about money, from wall street and trading places to the big short. Michael douglas reprised his role as gordon gekko in wall street. Since then, as a producer and as an actorproducer, he has shown an uncanny knack for choosing projects that reflect changing. Douglas lawyer had argued that the new wall street movie was a sequel and not a spinoff. Michael douglas stays mum at wall street 2 premiere. Wall street 1987 with michael douglas and charlie sheen. Oct 03, 2016 gordon gekko from the 1987 film wall street. More than that, however, it was a clinical examination of the driving force of the 1980s. Money never sleeps 2010, featuring the return of financier gordon gekko fresh out of prison and back in.
Michael douglas is an american actor best known for his roles in films like wall street, fatal attraction, wonder boys and behind the candelabra. It simply confirms what we all know we should think, while giving us a tantalizing, sidney sheldonlike peek into the boardrooms and bedrooms of. Michael douglas wins lawsuit against ex wife for wall. Wall street r by desson howe washington post staff writer december 11, 1987 in wall street, oliver stones new picture, you will.
The dialogue is snappy and michael douglas is a treat to watch as the slimey wall street tycoon. This time, he costarred with carey mulligan, who played his onscreen. Michael douglas returns in oliver stones sequel the new. Michael douglas list of movies and tv shows tv guide. List of movies and series starring michael douglas on netflix. New york film locations from the movie wall street starring michael douglas. Playing a shabby acting coach in his first ongoing tv role since the 1970s, the wall street star confronts the realities of growing older, onscreen and in his own life.
The iconic image of michael douglas and charlie sheen in the movie wall street can be yours forever when you buy it autographed by the two infamous actors. Michael douglas winning best actor for wall street duration. Michael douglas wins lawsuit against ex wife for wall street. His role is a neat representation of a broker with morals that could exist to make profit and help others simultaneously. Michael douglas portrayal of wall street sleaze gordon gecko earned him a well deserved academy award for best actor. Wall street 1987 bud fox charlie sheen is an ambitious stock trader who will do just about anything to get into the big leagues. A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider who takes the youth under his wing. Money never sleeps 2010 michael douglas and oliver. Wall street is so 1980s and thats not a bad thing michael douglas is gordon gecko in this film and thats probably why he walked off with the oscar for best actor at the 1988 academy awards in this fascinating look at the high pressure world of the stock market. Gordon gekko is back, with a whole new wardrobe for the powerhungry man. Feb 05, 2020 michael douglas is an american actor best known for his roles in films like wall street, fatal attraction, wonder boys and behind the candelabra. In this riveting, behindthescenes look at big business in the 1980s, an ambitious young broker charlie sheen is lured into the illegal, lucrative world of corporate espionage when he is seduced by the power, status and financial wizardry of wall street legend gordon gekko michael douglas. In early 2007, the new york times reported that a sequel to wall street, then. Wall street is a 1987 american drama film, directed and cowritten by oliver stone, which stars michael douglas, charlie.
The film tells the story of bud fox sheen, a young stockbroker who becomes involved with gordon gekko douglas, a wealthy, unscrupulous corporate raider. Wall street 30th anniversary greed is good trailer 20th century. Michael douglas stays mum at wall street 2 premiere abc news. It simply confirms what we all know we should think, while giving us a tantalizing, sidney sheldonlike. Sep 23, 2010 michael douglas on new wall street film michael douglas talks to john hiscock about the sequel to his 1987 hit wall street, his plans to play liberace and why he is refusing to let his illness. May 05, 2007 20th century fox movie executives sealed a deal to revive gordon gekko, the financial prowler who made grabbing seem good in oliver stones 1987 film, wall street. He plays well for a brief moment alongside michael douglas. New york wall street has provided plenty of inspiration for the film industry over the years and continues to do.
In the 1980s, douglas was the fictional face of wall street excess. Gekko michael douglas lays out his creed of business ethics and how to. Wall street is a 1987 american drama film, directed and cowritten by oliver stone, which stars michael douglas, charlie sheen, and daryl hannah. An ambitious young broker charlie sheen is lured into the illegal, lucrative world of corporate espionage when he is seduced by the power, status and financial wizardry of wall street legend gordon gekko michael douglas. With shia labeouf, michael douglas, carey mulligan, josh brolin. In the last seven deals that ive been involved with, there were 2. Wall street 30th anniversary greed is good trailer 20th century fox. Wall street 1987 michael douglas as gordon gekko imdb. Michael douglas deservedly won an oscar for his portrayal of the ruthless, chainsmoking capitalist guru, gordon gekko, who leads charlie sheens bud fox down the garden path to wall streets hidden abyss. Oscarwinner michael douglas, who played corporate raider gordon gekko in the movie wall street and its coming sequel, gives his take on the goldman sachs controversy.
Wall street 15 movie clip the art of war 1987 hd youtube. Although the thought remains unspoken, it could also be his last movie. Scene from the movie wall street 1987 directed and cowritten by oliver stone starring michael douglas, charlie sheen you may know the audio from the song 3 steps ahead. Overall, i wish this movie were better, but the acting is worth watching for alone. In an effort to win gekko as a client, fox provides him with some inside information he received from his own father played by charlie sheens reallife father, martin sheen.
Nov 14, 2018 playing a shabby acting coach in his first ongoing tv role since the 1970s, the wall street star confronts the realities of growing older, onscreen and in his own life. Wall street 2 brings back gordon gekko clothes in a whole new way, but did oliver stone almost nix the michael douglas look in the first place. Wall street 1987 with michael douglas and charlie sheen the only film to date to win both an oscar for michael douglas and a razzie for daryl hannah. Iconic money movies made for coronavirus binge watching.
Sep 21, 2010 michael douglas stays mum at wall street 2 premiere. Money never sleeps is a 2010 american drama film directed by oliver stone, a sequel to wall street 1987. With charlie sheen, michael douglas, tamara tunie, franklin cover. Michael douglas on new wall street film michael douglas talks to john hiscock about the sequel to his 1987 hit wall street, his plans to play liberace and why he is refusing to let his illness. Wall street was a powerhouse of a movie, coupling stones slambang directorial, musical, and editing style with an alltimegreat performance by michael douglas as the prince of temptation, gekko. Well, in my book you either do it right or you get eliminated. Notably, terence stamp has a key cameo supporting role as an ethical investor named sir larry wildman. Both douglass and sheens portrayal of their characters were so emphatic, they have been credited for why many stockbrokers in the 80s and 90s chose to become stockbrokers. Michael douglas full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. But how has time altered the brokers look and what sartorial influences does the current economic climate bring to the new world of finance. It stars michael douglas, shia labeouf, josh brolin, carey mulligan, frank langella, susan sarandon and eli wallach in his final film role.
Money never sleeps, michael douglas as gordon gekko wears a pair of barton perreira halston glasses with a seethrough frame and custom, lightly shaded glasses a visitor of this website had suggested that these are oliver peoples racine, in halo frame color but even though these are very silimar, they turned out to be barton parreira. Michael douglas reprises his role as gordon gekko, which won him an academy. Fox idolizes gordon gekko, played by michael douglas, a wealthy, ruthless corporate raider. Gekkos daugthers fiancee in the new movie, gushed, douglas is a legend. Wall street 2 suits secrets of gordon gekko clothes. Dec 11, 1987 wall street isnt a movie to make one think. If you think the trader talk will be over your head it wont, stone makes it pretty understandable and puts much leverage on the characters decisions to keep it juicy. Money never sleeps also known as wall street 2 or wall street 2. Sep 07, 2010 wall street 2 brings back gordon gekko clothes in a whole new way, but did oliver stone almost nix the michael douglas look in the first place. Money never sleeps 2010 michael douglas as gordon gekko. Wall street is a 1987 film about a young stockbroker desperate to succeed who becomes involved with his hero, a wealthy, unscrupulous corporate raider.
Money never sleeps, the 2010 sequel to his 80s hit. In oliver stones wall street 1987, michael douglas played gordon gekko, a financial titan whose rapacious greed which, he told us, was good led to a dizzying climb and a perilous fall. Nov 15, 2010 douglas lawyer had argued that the new wall street movie was a sequel and not a spinoff. Following a long prison term for insider trading, gordon gekko michael douglas finds himself on the outside looking in at a world he once commanded. Major star and producer, and member of one of hollywoods most prominent families to boot, michael douglas was born to movie icon kirk douglas and british actress diana dill on september 25, 1944, in new brunswick, nj. When i get a hold of the son of a bitch who leaked this. Barton perreira halston michael douglas wall street 2.
Mar 08, 2016 wall street michael douglas gordon gekko pissed off when stock drops youtube. Michael douglas blasted by oliver stone on wall street set. For his portrayal of a fictional american president in the 1995 comedy the american president, he was nominated for golden globe award for best actor motion picture musical or comedy. The performances i had forgotten, but this movie has a ton of great actors. Diandra douglas can now relaunch the lawsuit in california, where the couple divorced, or appeal coopers.
How much time has lapsed between the original movie and this one. Wall street 1987 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The new law of evolution in corporate america seems to be survival of the unfittest. Wall street 1987 film wall street is a 1987 american drama film, directed and cowritten by oliver stone, which stars michael douglas, charlie sheen, and daryl hannah. Michael douglas as gordon gekko in the 1987 oliver stone film, wall street. Good supporting cast includes sean young, james spader, reliable hal holbrook, and the wonderful sylvia miles. Sep 24, 2010 the full title of oliver stones hectic new chapter in the gordon gekko cycle a conventional sequel that is also a corrective, a parody and a sly act of autohomage is wall street. Michael douglas has revealed that legendary director oliver stone was less than impressed with his acting when they were filming wall street. How wall street changed wall street financial times. Michael douglas i an actor with over forty years of experience in theatre, film, and television, michael douglas branched out into independent feature production in 1975 with the academy awardwinning one flew over the cuckoos nest 1975. As he sat in a cinema watching wall street, oliver stones depiction of the. Douglas role of gordon gekko in oliver stone s wall street 1987 won him the academy award for best actor. Jan 07, 2019 michael douglas portrayal of wall street sleaze gordon gecko earned him a well deserved academy award for best actor. The oscarwinner is switching roles for a new public service ad campaign.
Now out of prison but still disgraced by his peers, gordon gekko works his future soninlaw, an idealistic stock broker, when he sees an opportunity to take down a wall street enemy and rebuild his empire. No need to waste time endlessly browsingheres the entire lineup of new movies and tv. Shia labeouf praises michael douglas at the wall street 2. We offer fantastic photographs of michael douglas in his countless roles from some of the greatest movies that he ever made. Wall street 1987 michael douglas interview duration. Shia labeouf, director oliver stone and michael douglas on the set of wall street 2. The full title of oliver stones hectic new chapter in the gordon gekko cycle a conventional sequel that is also a corrective, a parody and a sly act of autohomage is wall street. This is the credo of the aptly named gordon gekko michael douglas, the antihero of oliver stones wall street. Though not the intended purpose, wall street would spark a new life into the stocks. Emerging from a lengthy prison stint, gekko finds himself on the outside of a.
If only more listened to martin sheens words instead of michael douglas after wall street. In the 1987 film wall street, directed by oliver stone, charlie sheen plays bud fox, a young stockbroker desperate for success. Both douglas s and sheens portrayal of their characters were so emphatic, they have been credited for why many stockbrokers in the 80s and 90s chose to become stockbrokers. Michael douglas, shia labeouf, carey mulligan, and josh brolin kill it in wall street.