Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)

Now out of prison but still disgraced by his peers, Gordon Gekko works his future son-in-law, an idealistic stock broker, when he sees an opportunity to take down a Wall Street enemy and rebuild his empire.

Director:

Oliver Stone

Writers:

Allan Loeb, Stephen Schiff

Stars:

Shia LaBeouf, Michael Douglas, Carey Mulligan

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Stratton	...	Prison Cage Guard
Harry Kerrigan	...	Prison Guard
Michael Douglas	...	Gordon Gekko
Carey Mulligan	...	Winnie Gekko
Shia LaBeouf	...	Jake Moore
Sunil Hirani	...	Himself
Maria Bartiromo	...	News Host
Austin Pendleton	...	Dr. Masters
Thomas Belesis	...	Zabel Trader
Frank Langella	...	Louis Zabel
Eric Purcell	...	Jeweler
Christian Baha	...	Hedge Fund Chief
John Buffalo Mailer	...	Robby
Melissa Lee	...	Newscaster
Annika Pergament	...	Reporter

Storyline

As the global economy teeters on the brink of disaster, a young Wall Street trader partners with disgraced former Wall Street corporate raider Gordon Gekko on a two-tiered mission: To alert the financial community to the coming doom, and to find out who was responsible for the death of the young trader's mentor.

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Plot Keywords:

finance industry | businessman | stocktrader | stockbroker | stock market | 

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Taglines:

Gordon never gives up

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and thematic elements

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 September 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wall Street 2

Filming Locations:

1 State Street Plaza, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$19,011,188, 26 September 2010, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$52,474,616, 19 December 2010

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$134,748,021, 19 December 2010

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Edward R. Pressman Film, Dune Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

133 min 136 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Javier Bardem was the studio's favorite for the role of the villain. However, he turned the role down to star in Biutiful (2010), and so Josh Brolin was cast. Brolin previously starred in Oliver Stone's film W. (2008). Coincidentally, Bardem and Brolin were the central characters in the 2007 film 'No Country For Old Men' as the antagonist and protagonist, respectively.

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Goofs

In several of the close-up shots of Jake on his motorcycle you can clearly see a dolly with the camera crew in the reflection in Jake's helmet visor.

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Quotes

Jacob Moore: Every thief has an excuse.

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Connections

References Executive Suite (1954)

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Soundtracks

Old New York
Written by Ib Glindemann
Courtesy of APM Music

User Reviews

Unbelievable mess!

The first twenty minutes were very promising. Then it got boring. Extremely boring. There just isn't any plot. Gekko (Michael Douglas) getting together with his daughter maybe was touching for a moment. But the girl crying all the time got on my nerves. She is supposed to be an adult. In stead she is acting like a little child. I like Shia, but what on earth was he representing. At least Charlie Sheen as Bud Fox had a clear objective. (Speaking of which, his cameo as the guy we know from Two and a half men is so in contrast of the character Bud Fox that completely diminishes the first movie. I could not believe that they would make a parody of his role). Shia's character was a guy who was ambitious but stuck with his green energy project. While any men or woman with common sense would bail on it. No, it is the right thing do. Oh, please. Now, this isn't Shia's fault. But I blame Oliver Stone for this, what happened to you. He used to be brilliant. This movie is not even a good depiction of the economic crisis the world is in right now, so it is not even enlightening. If there was one thing you could count on it was how meticulous Oliver Stone was when it comes to history and actual topics. In this film that is completely absent.

I can't recommend this at all. In the first place there should have never been a sequel to Wall Street. That tale was ended. Secondly how is it possible that a sequel directed by Oliver Stone ruins the the spirit of the original one in every way it can. This is an incredible waste of time and celluloid. Don't bother.