I just finished watching Wall Street (1987) and I’ve gotta say that Gordon Gecko (Michael Douglas) doesn’t hold a candle to Larry the Liquidator’s (Danny DeVito) shareholder speech in Other People’s Money (1991). Gordon doesn’t really tell a story other than “greed is good,” but that’s weak at best. Larry, on the other hand, uses a similar “I’m making you money” theme, but then he starts talking about buggy whips and funerals. I suppose that Norman Jewison had the advantage of watching what Oliver Stone had done four years earlier.
I’ve never been to one of these meetings before, but I’m curious to know if anyone else has given such a speech or heard on themselves. Is there really that much drama?
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