Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) is a Wall Street stockbroker in early 1980's New York with a strong desire to get to the top. Working for his firm during the day, he spends his spare time working an on angle with with to approach the high-powered, extremely successful (but ruthless and greedy) broker Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas). Fox finally meets with Gekko, who takes the youth under his wing and explains his philosophy that "Greed is Good". Taking the advice and working closely with Gekko, Fox soon finds himself swept into a world of "yuppies", shady business deals, the "good life", fast money, and fast women; something which is at odds with his family including his estranged father (Martin Sheen) and the blue-collared way Fox was brought up.
Probably one of Oliver Stone's best stories about the dark side of the American dream. Charlie Sheen was great as the young, naive yet excited Bud Fox looking to make a quick buck. And Michael Douglas stole the show and was Oscar worthy in this role as the cold, ruthless Gordon Gekko. Douglas and Terence Stamp worked well together as bitter rivals. The chemistry between the main characters was great and essential to the film. Also some noticeably enjoyable lighting technics.
My top 3 favorite Stone films in order: 1) JFK 2) WALL STREET 3) PLATOON
