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Bud's first five-minute meeting with Gecko

Brian Koppelman: Marty Sheen's first scene with Charlie, with the spaghetti and "money is something you only need in case you don't die tomorrow", is flagged as important; real-life father and son add an extra layer.

Brian Koppelman: Gecko's first scene when Bud finally gets in is praised: "you're the kid who called me 59 days in a row", a scene said to run exactly five minutes, the staging, the Terminator coming in and out, and the blood-pressure line; "to me, that's the scene."

"You're smart enough not to buy into the oldest myth running: love"

Nominees include "I don't bet on darts on the board, I bet on sure things", the funeral-parlor line, "every orifice in his body flowing red", "If you're not inside, you're outside" and "Money never sleeps, pal."

The film

Wall Street (1987)

Directed by Oliver Stone · Crime

126 minutes

Cast

Selected cast credits · Film reference

Michael Douglas Gordon Gekko
Charlie Sheen Bud Fox
Daryl Hannah Darien Taylor
Martin Sheen Carl Fox
Terence Stamp Sir Larry Wildman
Hal Holbrook Lou Mannheim
Sean Young Kate Gekko
James Spader Roger Barnes
Saul Rubinek Harold Salt
James Karen Harry Lynch
Josh Mostel Ollie
Sylvia Miles Dolores the Realtor
Paul Guilfoyle Stone Livingstone

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