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 reb... Read allNow 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.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.
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn preparation for his role, Shia LaBeouf worked extensively with traders and researchers on the world of finance and economy. He even invested $20,000 and ended up making more than $400,000. A few people who trained him were later arrested for illegal acts of trading.
- GoofsWhen he hands the Chinese the Johnny Walker as a gift, he does not say what the subtitles indicates as "This is for you -- American Whiskey". What he says is actually translated as "I think you will like this".
- Quotes
Gordon Gekko: Payback. Except I'm not in that business anymore - because the one thing I learned in jail is that money is not the prime asset in life. Time is.
- Alternate versionsThere are two versions, the theatrical release, and the one presented at Cannes for the film's debut. The runtimes are, respectively: "2h 13m (133 min)" and "2h 16m (136 min) (Cannes)".
- ConnectionsEdited from The Bourne Identity (2002)
- SoundtracksBeatin' Down the Block
Written by Ali Dee (as Ali Theodore), Julian Davis, Robert Miller, Joe Smart and Yusef Jackson
Performed by Basko feat. Nomadik & Chris Classic (as Classic)
Courtesy of DeeTown Entertainment
I'm afraid I have to add my voice to the others who have made negative comments on this film. I finally got to see it on HBO and just barely got through it. An absolutely dreadful sequel.
The story should have picked up where the first left off. I actually felt sorry for Bud Fox at the end as he walked into prison. Now I find out that everything just went swimmingly and he's now a multi millionaire after selling the airline that was so much a focus of the original story. A huge insult to all of us and an embarrassment to Charlie Sheen, as if he needed another one, in a cameo that had no point other than to wreck the character from the first Wall Street.
Don't like any of the actors here. Really miss Martin Sheen who always adds something in whatever he is in. Have no interest in the main characters this time around and I agree that Michael Douglas looks as if he can't stay awake and I don't blame him.
Sequels are virtually never any good. Once you catch lightning in a bottle, you don't go out and stand in a field in a rainstorm hoping you can do it again without getting electrocuted. Oliver Stone did himself and his reputation nothing but harm in this pointless, witless and uninteresting tale.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Wall Street 2
- Filming locations
- 1 State Street Plaza, New York City, New York, USA(interior: Gordon Gekko's London office)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $70,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $52,474,616
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $19,011,188
- Sep 26, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $134,748,021
- Runtime2 hours 13 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1