Wall Street (1987), directed by Oliver Stone, and starring Charlie Sheen and Michael Douglas (VIDEO)

Watch the trailer for Wall Street, directed by Oliver Stone, and starring Charlie Sheen and Michael Douglas; No. 18 on our list of the 100 best New York movies.

By Joshua Rothkopf Tue Jul 3 2012

New York movies: Wall Street (1987)

“Greed, for lack of a better word, is good,” goes the classic line (paraphrased from an actual Ivan Boesky speech), but the richness of Oliver Stone’s morality tale comes through with every scene. Here are dizzying office views and the watering holes (the ‘21’ Club, Tavern on the Green) of the ultrarich. Who can blame Charlie Sheen for buying an automatic sushi maker and selling out?—Joshua Rothkopf

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