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I'm kidding, I'm kidding, we're still young, Darien. So what's money anyway when everybody's making it, it's all relative. After all, this is not the house in Connecticut, this is just a crash pad good for a couple of years...before we slip our two lovely kids, Yuppie and Fruppie into the Lycee Francaise.
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You got it all charted out don't you, like a stock projection.
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That's right one with high yield, rich assets and no downside...
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Do you think you're ready?
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It's not me I'm worried about...You know Darien, the only reason we haven't slept together is because we both know we will and not knowing when was the only surprise left. You owe me, I want you, what else is there...but you, me, the world. ...right here...make love to me...now... Stop me if I'm going too far.
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I'll let you know.
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Bud, I hate to tell you this but you're a genius! Darien...lightning has struck! The lightbulb has been invented. Edison, Da Vinci, Einstein are watching...
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...are you going to trade all night again? You got to go to work in a couple of hours.
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You think I'm gonna broker the rest of my life... I'm going to be a giant, Darien, an entrepreneur in the Italian 15th century sense of the word a mover, shaker.
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I love you, baby. Did I tell you that sometime in the last 24 hours?
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Get in bed. Y'ever hear of the sixty hour work week? You're turning into a yuppie Frankenstein, you love money so much.
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Sure, why not, money's the sex of the 80's. I never had it like you when I was growing up, baby, it wasn't the upper east side.
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You're so naive Bud, you don't even know. Your dad took care of you. I might've been rich when I was a kid...but my father lost all his money...in the seventies, in the stock market, at the track. He was a lousy gambler...
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...that changes all my plans, I thought you were loaded...
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So did I, till I hit 19 and found I had all the royal habits and no throne. Mom got by but I had to go to work just like you. Only the skills I had were shopping and making friends. So...that's why I do what I do, what makes you tick, Buddy?
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Fear. The fear of being poor I guess, just like you, Darien... But that's all gonna change sweetheart. I'm catching the express... ... and you're going along for the ride.
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I'm sorry. I was afraid something like this could happen.
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Talk about being bent over the sink of life and being dry humped. I handed it to him on a silver platter. I told my father and those people...
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Buddy, it's not your fault, and it's not your decision.
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I'm not gonna let it happen Darien.
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Don't cross Gordon. He'll crush you. You've worked hard to get where you are. If Gordon doesn't buy Bluestar someone else will; and who's to say they won't do the same thing.
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At least I wouldn't be pulling the trigger.
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Are you mad! Why are you doing this! We're so close, the town is going to be ours. Don't throw away your future Bud!
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I can stay with the brokerage firm. And you're doing fine. We can survive without Gordon Gekko.
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I'm not looking to just survive. I've been doing that all my life.
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What the hell's that supposed to mean?
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You really mean that? What'd he promise you? To take you public? I guess without Gordon's money and seal of approval, I'm not such a hot investment anymore. You're just the best money can buy, Darien...
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You're not exactly pure Bud, you went after Gekko with the same vengeance you went after me. Look in the mirror before...
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I'm looking...and I sure don't like what I see.
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You may not believe this Bud but I really do care for you. I think we could've made a good team...but that's how it goes...
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Get the hell out!
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Hi.
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Why?
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I figure a guy who's made some mistakes should be able to understand a girl who's made some of her own...
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How do you do Mr. Gekko. I'm Bud Fox.
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So you say. Nice to meet you; hope you're intelligent. Like these, how'd you get these?
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So what s on your mind kimosabe? Why am I listening to you? Got to monitor my blood pressure, so whatever you do, don't upset me.
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Oh no, no...
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Within 45 seconds, a microprocessor computes your systolic and diastolic pressure. Has an LCD readout, and it's cost effective less than one visit to the doctor.
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I just want to let you know Mr. Gekko I read all about you at NYU Business, and I think you're an incredible genius and I've always dreamed of only one thing to do business with a man like you...
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So what firm you with, pal?
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Jackson, Steinem...
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...going places, good junk bond department, you got the financing on that Syndicam deal.
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...Yeah, and we're working on some other interesting stuff.
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...A cosmetics company by any chance? What are you, the 12th man on the deal team? The last to know?
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Can't tell you that, Mr. Gekko.
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So whatta you got for me, sport? Why are you here?
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Chart breakout on this one here...uh WhitewoodYoung Industries...low P.E. Explosive earnings. 30% discount from book. Great cash flow. Coupla 5% holders. Strong management.
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It's a dog, what else you got, sport, besides connections at the airport?
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...rings a bell somewhere. So what?
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A comer. 80 mediumbody jets. 300 pilots, flies northeast, Canada, some Florida and Caribbean routes... great slots in major cities...
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...don't like airlines, lousy unions...
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There was a crash last year. They just got a favorable ruling on a lawsuit. Even the plaintiffs don't know.
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How do you know?
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I know...the decision'll clear the way for new planes and route contracts. There's only a small float out there, so you should grab it. Good for a five point pop.
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My home number's on the back...
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Bud Fox, I look at a hundred ideas a day. I choose one.
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Hi sport.
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Nice to see you again Mr. Gekko.
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See this? Can you believe it? Two inch screen...
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...I can't even see it...
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...for my kid Rudy 3 years old, electronics freak, got a liquid crystal display 'stead of an electronic beam. We're going into a new age pal. So how's business today.
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Bluestar was at 21 and an eighth when I left the office. It might spin up to 25 by the bell...
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Teldar's shooting up. Buy any for yourself? Bet you were on the phone two minutes after you got out of my office.
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No sir, that would've been illegal...
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Sure...relax sport, no one's gonna blow a whistle. Here, is this legal?...you wanna put it in my account?
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Mr. Gekko thank you for the chance. You won't regret this, you're with a winner.
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...put the rest of it in a money market account for now. I want to see what you know before I invest it...and save the cheap salesman talk, it's obvious.
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Excuse me sir.
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...come on sport, you gotta try harder, I need some exercise for chrissake...
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Mr. Gekko, I don't think I can...go on.
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...finish out the game, Bud, push yourself...
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Nice club, Mr. Gekko...
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Yeah... not bad for a City College boy. Bought my way into this club and now every one of these ivy league schmucks is sucking my kneecaps...I just got on the Board of the Zoological Society, cost me a million; that's the thing with WASPS they like animals but they can't stand people!
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Uh, Mr. Gekko, we took a little loss today. We got stopped out on Tarafly... ...about 50 thousand.
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I guess your father's not a union representative on that company.
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What? How do you know about my father?
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The most valuable commodity I know of is information. Wouldn't you agree on that?
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Yes...
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Know the name?
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'Course. Larry Wildman. One of the first raiders.
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Sir Larry Wildman. Like all Brits he thinks he was born with a better pot to piss in... bribed an old secretary of mine to open bar mouth and stole RDL Pharmaceuticals right out from under me. Wildman the white knight.
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I remember that deal. You were involved?
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Revenge is a dish best served cold... well, it's payback time, sport. ... see that building? I bought into it ten years ago. It was my first real estate deal. I sold it a couple of years later and made an $800,000 dollar profit. It was better than sex. At that time I thought that was all tne money in the world... Now, it's a day's pay ... I had a mole in Wildman's employ. Gave me half the picture, then he got fired...
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I don't understand.
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Wildman's in town. He just became an American citizen. Something big's about to go down. I want to know where he goes and who he sees. I want you, sport, to give me the missing half of the picture...
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Follow him? Mr. Gekko I... It's not what I do. I could lose my license. If the SEC found out, I could go to jail. It's inside information, isn't it?
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Inside information. Oh you mean like when a father tells his son about a court ruling on an airline? Or someone overhears me saying I'm gonna buy Teldar Paper? Or the chairman of the board of XYZ suddenly knows it's time to blow out XYZ. You mean that? I'm afraid sport, unless you got a father on the board of directors of another company, you and I are gonna have a hard time doing any business...
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What about hard work?
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What about it? You work hard. I'll bet you stayed up all night analyzing that dog you bought. And where'd it get you?... my father worked hard too like an elephant pushing electrical supplies. And he dropped dead at 49 with a heart attack and a tax bill and the bank pissed on his grave and took the house; my mom ended up working in a dish factory... Wake up pal, if you're not inside you're outside. And I'm not talking a $200,000 a year working Wall Street stiff flying first class and being "comfortable", I'm talking rich pal, rich enough to fly in your own jet, rich enough not to waste time, 50100 million, a player Bud or nothing. You had what it takes to let through my door. Next question: You got what it takes to stay...??
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I got all I could get which was 750,000 shares plus 5000 March 50 calls. Average price of $47 a share And $4 per contract for the call. I just wish I could've got more.
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Don't expect to get it all, sport, you'll burn out. First rule of business is never get emotional about stock, clouds the judgment. Where do we stand?
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I'll be right there, fix them a drink.
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...we have 37.2 million invested. At this point, we're up 3.1 million and some change. If it goes to 75 bucks we can clean close to 12 mill.
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You're walking between the raindrops kid. I expect Sir Larry is choking on his royal chamber pot by now.
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My firm needs your signature on these option agreements tonight, sir, otherwise we could take a real bath tomorrow.
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...Can't it wait? I'm good for it. ...Awright. Come out, get the directions from Natalie and hurry up.
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Sorry, Mr. Gekko.
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Allright. Wait here...
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I guess I'll head back...
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