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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)

NOT_RATED  110 min  -  Documentary   -  9 March 2006 (Netherlands)
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A documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall.

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Alex Gibney
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Cast

Credited cast:
John Beard John Beard ...
Himself - Former Enron Accountant
Tim Belden Tim Belden ...
Himself (archive footage)
Barbara Boxer ...
Herself (archive footage)
George W. Bush ...
Himself (archive footage)
Jim Chanos Jim Chanos ...
Himself - President, Kynikos Associates
Dick Cheney Dick Cheney ...
Himself
Bill Clinton ...
Himself (archive footage)
Carol Coale Carol Coale ...
Herself - Ex-Stock Analyst, Prudential Securities
Peter Coyote ...
Narrator
Gray Davis ...
Himself - Former Governor of California
Reggie Dees II Reggie Dees II ...
Himself - Young man the stripper dances in front of (as Reggie Deets II)
Joseph Dunn Joseph Dunn ...
Himself - California State Senator
Max Eberts Max Eberts ...
Himself - Former Spokesman, Enron Energy Services
Peter Elkind Peter Elkind ...
Himself - Co-Author, 'The Smartest Guys in the Room'
Andrew Fastow Andrew Fastow ...
Himself (archive footage)
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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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Plot Keywords:

Enron | Accounting | California | Business | Greed  | See more »

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Come see where all your money went. See more »

Genres:

Documentary

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Black Magic See more »

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USA:

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

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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Connections

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