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Wall Street, the Movie: A Panel Discussion
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Wall Street, the Movie: A Panel Discussion

Analyzing Oliver Stone’s financial morality tale 34 years later ...

We try out a new format—a panel discussion about the 1987 classic Oliver Stone film, Wall Street. It starred Charlie Sheen, Michael Douglas, Darryl Hannah, and a whole bunch of other amazing actors.

The movie, which was a morality tale about financial excess, both celebrated and condemned the era's obsession with money and over-the-top luxury (clearly that’s over!). In addition to cocaine, caviar, and steak tartare, it asked us to consider: How much is enough? How do you define success? Is greed, for lack of a better word, good?

My friend A.M. Bhatt and I moderated this discussion on the Clubhouse app, including previous Crazy Money guests:

  • Turney Duff, author of The Buy Side

  • Lisa Birnbach, author of The Official Preppy Handbook

  • Brad Klontz, financial psychologist and author of Money Mammoth and other books

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