Boiler Room (2000)

A college dropout 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 sounds.

Director:

Ben Younger

Writer:

Ben Younger

Stars:

Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Nia Long

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Giovanni Ribisi	...	Seth Davis
Vin Diesel	...	Chris Varick
Nia Long	...	Abbie Halpert
Nicky Katt	...	Greg Weinstein
Scott Caan	...	Richie O'Flaherty
Ron Rifkin	...	Judge Marty Davis
Jamie Kennedy	...	Adam
Taylor Nichols	...	Harry Reynard
Bill Sage	...	FBI Agent David Drew
Tom Everett Scott	...	Michael Brantley
Ben Affleck	...	Jim Young
John Griesemer	...	Concierge
David Younger	...	Marc
Herbert Russell	...	Kid (as Russell Harper)
Mark Webber	...	Kid

Storyline

Seth Davis is a college dropout running an illegal casino from his rented apartment. Driven by his domineering fathers disapproval at his illegitimate existence and his desire for serious wealth, Seth suddenly finds himself seduced by the opportunity to interview as a trainee stock broker from recent acquaintance Greg (Nicky Katt). Walking into the offices of JT Marlin, a small time brokerage firm on the outskirts of New York - Seth gets an aggressive cameo performance from Jay (Ben Affleck) that sets the tone for a firm clearly placing money above all else. Seth's fractured relationship with his father and flirtatious glances from love interest Abbie (Nia Long) are enough to keep Seth motivated in his new found career. As he begins to excel and develop a love for the hard sale and high commission, a few chance encounters leads Seth to question the legitimacy of the firms operations - placing him once again at odds with his father and what remains of his morality. With homages to Wall...

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Plot Keywords:

stock | judge | casino | career | stock broker | 

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Taglines:

Where would you turn? How far would you go? How hard will you fall?

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Genres:

Thriller | Drama | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong language and some drug content

Details

Official Sites:

Metropolitan Filmexport (French) New Line

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

18 February 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

1 km da Wall Street

Filming Locations:

Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£88,765 (UK) (5 May 2000)

Gross:

$16,938,179 (USA) (7 July 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Team Todd

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ratner's, the restaurant Seth and his family eat dinner in, is the same restaurant that Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider stake out in The French Connection.

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Goofs

Greg is introduced as "Greg Weinstein" by Michael, yet moments later the leader board names him as "Greg Feinstein".

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Quotes

Seth Davis: What do you mean, you're gonna pass. Alan, the only people making money passing are NFL quarterbacks and I don't see a number on your back.

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Crazy Credits

At 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.

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Connections

Referenced in Conan: Just Another Typical Gay Jewish Televised Wedding in New York (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Wait Gekko"
from Wall Street
Written by Stewart Copeland
Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

User Reviews

Very impressed

Although Giovanni Ribisi is the main character, Seth, one of the most outstanding performances is by Vin Diesel as Chris. In Boiler Room he shows that he is more than muscle as he acts his pants off! If you like Wall Street, you will love this - there is even a tribute to it in the movie. An intelligent movie dealing with the desire to get rich quick, regardless of the consequences. A must see!