: I want to talk to you guys about appearance because most of you dress like shit. He then had a supporting role as a ruthless stockbroker in the crime drama Boiler Room (2000). I mean, you see these kids and know something is going on."[3]. Greg recruits Seth to join J.T. [to the new recruits]  I don't know what your financial situation is and I don't want to know, but you've got to get yourself at least one descent suit because we have a minimum level of aesthetic professionalism we have to maintain. Emanuel Levy of Variety magazine gave the film a mixed review, he noted the influence of Oliver Stone's Wall Street, and said it "begins extremely well as a saga of greed and conspicuous consumption, but gradually loses its bite." Showing all 5 items Jump to: Summaries (4) Synopsis (1) ... (Ben Affleck), one of the co-founders of the firm, what is expected of his work and also how he can become a millionaire. He is soon making a good living, as well as winning his father's approval and embarking on a romance with Abbie Halpert (Long), a secretary and Greg's ex-girlfriend. He seeks a signing from Chris Varick (Diesel), explaining that he may as well "do one thing right" in helping a severely hit investor make his money back, now that the firm will be raided and, soon enough, there will be no future in continuing business at J.T. A.O. The stock eventually tanks, costing Harry his savings and his family. Younger said, "I walked in and immediately realized, 'This is my movie.' Jim Young "no, fuck you I don't want to see those returns", if you can't learn how to close you better start thinking about another career and I'm deadly serious about that, dead fucking serious, and have your rebuttals ready a guy says "call me tomorrow", bullshit, somebody tells you they got money problems about buying two hundred shares is lying to you, do you know what I'd say to that? You become an employee of this firm, you will make your first million within three years. Anybody who tells you money is the root of all evil doesn't fucking have any. The film opened in the United States on February 18, 2000, alongside Hanging Up, Pitch Black and The Whole Nine Yards, grossing $6.7 million on its opening weekend. Jury Special Prize, Film Independent Spirit Awards 2000. Either you sell the client some stock or he sells you a reason he can't. Act as if. : [to the new recruits in the main conference room]  Ben Affleck appears twice to give a really raucous and loud speech to perspective stock brokers, and really you can’t help but think that Alec Baldwin did it better. Marlin's victims. , it's also a weird thing to say, and guess how old I am? : I want to talk to you guys about appearance because most of you dress like shit. Jim Young He and the agents come to an agreement on this, with Seth being kept overnight. He lies to Michael Brantley (Scott), the company's founder, by explaining that the firm can lose a lot of money by refusing to continue to do business with Harry Reynard, who Seth makes out to be an important prospect at a make-or-break point. I drive a Ferrari, 355 Cabriolet, What's up? Fine. Feeling guilty for scamming Harry, Seth resolves to shut the firm down. : Welcome to the new American Dream. Movies. | Then flip", "Boiler Room (2000) - Financial Information", "Boiler Room Movie Review & Film Summary (2000)", "Boiler Room and the Financialization of the American Economy", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boiler_Room_(film)&oldid=993919388, Pages using multiple image with auto scaled images, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Stephen Scibetta as JT Marlin Senior Broker (uncredited), This page was last edited on 13 December 2020, at 04:56. His dad, a judge, finds out about it and raises holy hell. And best of all kids, I am liquid. you have to be closing all the time and be aggressive, learn how to push, ask them questions, ask them rhetorical questions ask them anything, just get a "yes" out of them, "if your drowning and I throw you a life jacket would you grab it? Berardinelli praises the attention to detail say the film achieves "the same sort of insight into stock brokering that Glengarry Glenn Ross offered into sales. I don't know what your financial situation is and I don't want to know, but you've got to get yourself at least one descent suit because we have a minimum level of aesthetic professionalism we have to maintain. But what I wasn't expecting was the film that was before me. Ribisi and Scott also appeared together in That Thing You Do; Ribisi was the drummer replaced by Scott, who then led The One-Ders to fictional pop stardom.~Mark Deming His full name is Benjamin Geza Affleck-Boldt. : His desire to please his father is balanced with his motivation to make money and succeed on his own terms. Before leaving, Seth attempts to get Harry's money back. You're not sending out press packets anymore. Chris reluctantly agrees, and proceeds to escape the building in an attempt to flee federal enforcement. Buy movie tickets in advance, find movie times, watch trailers, read movie reviews, and more at Fandango. Welcome to the new American Dream. You Want details? Marty then disowns him, accusing him of destroying peoples' lives. Okay? He then requests that his father help him on an IPO scheme to rob the firm of their money and bring them down, hoping that his actions, while illegal, will recover enough money to help J.T. I have every toy you could possibly imagine. Jim Young You think I'm joking? [to the new recruits]  The film was conceived when screenwriter Ben Younger interviewed for a job at brokerage firm Sterling Foster. Although Harry is reluctant, he gives in after Seth lies that the stock is guaranteed to go up in value; Seth sells him 100 shares at $8 each. [to the new recruits]  When the firm is done pumping the stock, the firm founders sell and trade for legitimate stocks for record profits. The firm's techniques of selling are through cold calling investors to sell stock, and Seth joins as a stockbroker trainee, having to close 40 accounts and pass a Series 7 Exam to begin working independently. Seth Davis (Emmy Award-winner Giovanni Ribisi TV's "My Name is Earl," "Saving Private Ryan") is eager to show his aloof father that he can succeed in life, an ambitious, intelligent college dropout takes a job at a small stock brokerage firm, where he meets with great success. Boiler Room, which hits the ... (Ben Affleck), chief recruiter at the fictional "J.T. I mean, you see these kids and know something is going on." The characters and plot become secondary to the setting and atmosphere. And there is no such thing as a no sale call. Giovani Ribisi, Ben Affleck, and Vin Diesel all turn in stellar performances. The only question is how many times over. The FBI agents investigating the firm decide to pursue Seth, hoping to make him their informant. Seth passes his Series 7 Exam and becomes a broker. Marlin, a brokerage firm based somewhere off the Long Island Expressway, promising him that he has the opportunity to get rich. [11], "The Sucker Wears a Wire; How's a lowly day trader to survive in the new, high-stakes Wall Street? You or him? Arriving at J.T. Ben Affleck is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. : Affleck is a slick-dick wonder, but he’s no match for the boiler room itself. Seth asserts that he will testify against the firm and provide strong evidence of their illegal practices only if his father is released. The site's consensus is: "Its ending is disappointingly tidy, but Boiler Room boasts just enough sharp writing and brisk pacing to make getting there worthwhile. When the stock's value drops, Harry calls back to ask why the stock has done so poorly, only to have Seth persuade him to buy more worthless shares. Jim Young Ben Affleck Plot – In the J.T. "[8] [Pitching to the new recruits]  A fucking senior citizen, this firm is entirely comprised of guys your age not mine, luckily for me I happen to be very fucking good at my job or I'd be out of one, you guys are the new blood you are the future big swinging dicks of this firm, let me tell you what's required: you are required to work your fucking ass off at this firm, we want winners, not "pikers", a "piker" walks at the bell, piker asks "how much vacation time you get in the first year", "vacation time? Ribisi put his soul into the role of Seth Davis, an intelligent college dropout with a fractured relationship with his father, a respected judge. Seth is eventually arrested by the FBI for the violation of 26 SEC and NASD regulations, and is brought into their custody along with his father, as the bureau had discovered their IPO scheme from a tape-recorded phone conversation. Younger said, "I walked in and immediately realized, 'This is my movie.' Seth's the only one opening the necessary forty accounts for his team leader, when I was a junior broker I did it in twenty six days. Seth shows up at his father's office and tearfully explains that he shut down his casino and went along with a highly criminal line of work that he thought was legal to gain his family's approval. Marlin, destroy the records, and cut ties with their employees to re-brand and start their scheme under a new name, leaving their victims to face a lengthy legal battle without much hope of recovering their money. Winner. He then contacts Harry Reynard (Taylor Nichols), the purchasing manager of a gourmet foods company. Jim Young So the kid gets a daytime job as a broker with a Long Island, N.Y., bucket shop that sells worthless or dubious stock with high-pressure telephone tactics. Marlin." Now be relentless, that's it, I'm done. Jim Young : Marlin are finished. He was born on August 15, 1972, in Berkeley, California. For More Daily Inspiration & Motivation Go to http://mycomeup.com/ is the number one web platform to find inspiration and network with like-minded individuals. Boiler Room (2000) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Includes paper captions list. that's a buying question, right there that guy's got to take me down. “Boiler Room” really wants to be David Mamet, but fails to be on the same level. Brantley agrees to proceed, offering him shares of the next IPO, with a caveat that he cannot sell the shares until the firm has sold off theirs. Boiler Room Synopsis: Seth Davis is a college dropout running an illegal casino from his rented apartment. : [2][4], On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 66% based on reviews from 101 critics. Seth returns to work the next day and goes along with the FBI's instructions to make copies of investment files onto a floppy disk to use as evidence. After that, it is implied that he will be free to go as the FBI will proceed to raid the building and prosecute everybody else. I'm not joking, I am a fucking millionaire, it's a weird thing to hear, right? Boiler Room (2000) Plot. Jim Young that's a "fuck off" question. Directed by Ben Younger. Act as if you got a 9" cock. Marlin once all the suspects are brought into court, and threaten to involve Marty in order to assure Seth's cooperation. Seth Davis (Emmy Award-winner Giovanni Ribisi TV's "My Name is Earl," "Saving Private Ryan") is eager to show his aloof father that he can succeed in life, an ambitious, intelligent college dropout takes a job at a small stock brokerage firm, where he meets with great success. Jim Young ", people come to this firm for one reason: to become filthy rich, we're not here to make friends, we're not here to save the fucking manatees, you want "vacation time?" However, the investors then have no one to sell their shares to in the market when the price of the stock plummets, causing them to lose their investment. A sale is made on every call you make. : I got every rebuttal out of this guy, I kept him on the phone for an hour and a half, towards the end I started asking him "buying" questions like "what's the firm minimum?" The film was nominated for several awards including, Black Reel Awards 2001, Black Reel Awards 2001, British Independent Film Awards 2000, Deauville Film Festival 2000. One night, his cousin Adam (Kennedy) stops by the casino to play blackjack, bringing a rich associate named Greg Weinstein (Katt) along with him. Marlin, Seth attends a group interview and learns from Jim Young (Affleck), one of the co-founders of the firm, what is expected of his work and also how he can become a millionaire. Jim Young : [Pitching to the new recruits] There is no question whether you'll become a millionaire. Cheat. It's not like I asked him "what's your 800 number?" Ribisi’s story arc involves a complicated relationship with his father. In three months you can outfit your entire closet but for now just get something to hold you over, secondly, it's time to get your series 7 books, don't get nervous if you study you'll pass and then you begin trading as an FCC licensed broker, then you're a fucking millionaire and it's just that simple, I need three hundred bucks from each of you for the books and it will be returned if and when you pass the exam and I need that tomorrow that is all. Boiler Room is a 2000 American crime drama film written and directed by Ben Younger and starring Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Nia Long, Ben Affleck, Nicky Katt, Scott Caan, Tom Everett Scott, Ron Rifkin, and Jamie Kennedy. The brokers love to quote insider trader Gordon Gekko from Wall Street, seeing him as a role model. Release Dates Company Credits [9] James Berardinelli of ReelViews gave it 3/4 and called it "A compelling movie-going experience." The shadow of "Wall Street" looms large over "Boiler Room," a contempo reworking of Oliver Stone's 1987 morality tale. ... 2:26 Boiler Room. 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