美国华尔街股市大亨戈登·盖柯(迈克尔·道格拉斯 Michael Douglas 饰)在金融界叱咤风云,人人敬畏。在随时随地上演的金融大战中,他总能百战百胜。初出茅庐的纽约大学毕业生巴德·福克斯(查理·辛 Charlie Sheen 饰)野心勃勃,却空有满腔热血而投报无门。 一个偶然的机会,他接触到盖柯,用一个股市内幕情报帮其赚了笔大钱而受到重用,成为盖柯的合伙人之一。在对金钱、美女、上流社会的渴求下,巴德开始利用身边所有的人来刺探一切有利的商业情报,为自己获利。直到在一场收购他父亲所工作的蓝星航空公司的过程中,贪得无厌的盖柯出尔反尔想要解散并卖掉它,这让尚有良知的巴德幡然醒悟。他利用盖柯教会他的一切股市战术,狠狠地反击了大亨盖柯,帮助父亲拯救了蓝星航空。然而,因为违法操控股票内线交易,巴德不得不面临着冰冷的铁窗……Bud Fox is a Wall Street stockbroker in early 1980's New York with a strong desire to get to the top. Working for his firm during the day, he spends his spare time working an on angle with the high-powered, extremely successful (but ruthless and greedy) broker Gordon Gekko. Fox finally meets with Gekko, who takes the youth under his wing and explains his philosophy that "Greed is Good". Taking the advice and working closely with Gekko, Fox soon finds himself swept into a world of "yuppies", shady business deals, the "good life", fast money, and fast women; something which is at odds with his family including his estranged father and the blue-collared way Fox was brought up.
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