A college dropout, attempting to live up to his father's high standards, gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm which puts him on the fast track to success. But the job might ... Read allA college dropout, attempting to live up to his father's high standards, gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm which puts him on the fast track to success. But the job might not be as legitimate as it first appeared to be.A college dropout, attempting to live up to his father's high standards, gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm which puts him on the fast track to success. But the job might not be as legitimate as it first appeared to be.
- Awards
- 1 win & 9 nominations
Herbert Russell
- Kid
- (as Russell Harper)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
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- TriviaThe plot of the movie is loosely inspired in the life of Jordan Belfort, whose biography was later depicted by Martin Scorsese in Sói Già Phố Wall (2013).
- GoofsWhen Seth is driving on the Long Island Expressway he says he goes to his interview off exit 53. In the next frame you see Seth driving on Northern Blvd. which is exit 32. Further in this scene we see Seth driving on Northern Blvd. east but then cuts to a scene where he is traveling west on Northern Blvd. which would make him driving the total opposite way of where he wanted to go.
- Crazy creditsAt the start of the film, the New Line Cinema studio logo features the faces from various U.S. Dollar bills, and the studio fanfare music uses a hip-hop "scratch" sound effect.
- Alternate versionsDVD features deleted scenes not included in original theatrical version:
- After the toast at the hotel, you see the guys in the hotel room with the prostitutes and guys outside the room cheering and hollering.
- When Seth, Chris, and the guys go out to celebrate Seth passing the series 7, there is several minutes worth of footage of the guys just driving around and then going into the restaurant where Richie offends the Hostess .
- A scene with some of Seth's customers talking in school.
- An alternate ending showing Seth leaving the building and passing Harry who is carrying a gun on his way into the office.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Edge of Stardom (2001)
- SoundtracksNew York (Ya Out There)
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Featured review
These Guys Can Act!
The large and well-selected cast turned in very powerful performances. They crafted a convincing range of emotions, from cunning cut-throat manipulators of their clients' personal wealth during office hours, to brief examples of their "boys will be boys" shenanigans after hours. The story line is built completely around their personal financial greed, the hapless victims they scammed to realize it (with the greatest focus on one of them), and a well-sustained sense of mystery that plants seeds of possibilities along the way. The ending was not at all predictable; it could have gone in any of several directions. The viewer gets the impression that if these predators could yank even the last remaining penny out of a client on his (they targeted males) deathbed, they'd gleefully do so and view it as a major coup giving them full bragging rights. There's a hint of information about how legitimate stockbrokers earn their credentials and that was enlightening. The romantic angles are minimalized and that serves to benefit the film. The language is consistently coarse, but certainly seemed realistic for the characters' ages, their business sector and their work ethic. For everyone who enjoyed "Glengarry Glen Ross," "Wall Street" (both of which are alluded to in the film), or even more appropriately "The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron," this feature will really score a bulls-eye.
- TimeaSiesta
- Aug 2, 2006
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Box office
- Budget
- $7,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $16,970,581
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,742,129
- Feb 20, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $28,780,255
- Runtime2 hours
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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