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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)
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A documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall. Director:Alex Gibney |
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John Beard | ... |
Himself - Former Enron Accountant
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Tim Belden | ... |
Himself
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| Barbara Boxer | ... |
Herself
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| George W. Bush | ... |
Himself
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Jim Chanos | ... |
Himself - President, Kynikos Associates
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Dick Cheney | ... |
Himself
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| Bill Clinton | ... |
Himself
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Carol Coale | ... |
Herself - Ex-Stock Analyst, Prudential Securities
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| Peter Coyote | ... |
Narrator
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| Gray Davis | ... |
Himself - Former Governor of California
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Reggie Dees II | ... |
Himself - Young man the stripper dances in front of
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Joseph Dunn | ... |
Himself - California State Senator
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Max Eberts | ... |
Himself - Former Spokesman, Enron Energy Services
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Peter Elkind | ... |
Himself - Co-Author, 'The Smartest Guys in the Room'
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Andrew Fastow | ... |
Himself
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Storyline
Enron dives from the seventh largest US company to bankruptcy in less than a year in this tale told chronologically. The emphasis is on human drama, from suicide to 20,000 people sacked: the personalities of Ken Lay (with Falwellesque rectitude), Jeff Skilling (he of big ideas), Lou Pai (gone with $250 M), and Andy Fastow (the dark prince) dominate. Along the way, we watch Enron game California's deregulated electricity market, get a free pass from Arthur Andersen (which okays the dubious mark-to-market accounting), use greed to manipulate banks and brokerages (Merrill Lynch fires the analyst who questions Enron's rise), and hear from both Presidents Bush what great guys these are. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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[reads question from the floor]
Kenneth Lay: 'I would like to know if you are on crack, if so that would explain a lot. If not, you may want to start because it's going to be a long time before we trust you again.'
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Among the protesters who disrupt the meeting with Jeff Skilling at San Francisco's Commonwealth Club is Marla Ruzicka, who was killed on 16 April 2005 in Iraq by a suicide bomber. She founded CIVIC (Campaign for Innocent Victims of Conflict) which worked to help the victims of the war in Iraq and she was a former Global Exchange activist. See more »Quotes
Kenneth Lay: [Q&A session with employees] All right, we are down to questions. And I got a few up here.[reads question from the floor]
Kenneth Lay: 'I would like to know if you are on crack, if so that would explain a lot. If not, you may want to start because it's going to be a long time before we trust you again.'
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