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Boiler Room

starring: Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Nia Long, Nicky Katt, Scott Caan
directed by: Ben Younger

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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: RIBISI,GIOVANNI
EAN: 9780780631533
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0780631536
Label: New Line Home Video
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: New Line Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 11, 2000
Running Time: 118 minutes
Sales Rank: 2735
Studio: New Line Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: February 18, 2000



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Product Description:
An ambitious group of young turks operated an illegal stock brokerage firm. Their success at any lifestyle and philosophy redefines the notion of wealth and success in todays ultra fast-paced and competitive world. Corruption betrayal and conscience collide as the fbi starts to close in on them. Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 11/11/2008 Starring: Giovanni Ribisi Nia Long Run time: 120 minutes Rating: R Director: Ben Younger

Amazon.com:
The intense soundtrack of Boiler Room is a fitting underscore for this movie, which pulses with the vigor of young, rich, amoral men wreaking havoc. This is not the antisocietal havoc of Fight Club, but the more deliberate mayhem that comes from greed run amok. The testosterone-junkie brokers of J.T. Marlin (the only female in the office is Abby, the receptionist and love interest, played by Nia Long) are out to make the sale, and whether that sale is legal or ethical doesn't matter.

Seth Davis (Giovanni Ribisi) is a 19-year-old college dropout who strives for approval from his father (Ron Rifkin), a judge who is horrified that his son operates a 24-hour illicit casino. When an old friend visits the casino with a fellow broker, Davis is impressed by their wads of money and yellow Ferrari, and decides to join the firm. In no time he's making sales and settling into the groove of the office and all the after-hours perks, but the dream fades when Davis discovers the scam that is making all of the brokers wealthy beyond their dreams.

Borrowing heavily from Wall Street and Glengarry Glen Ross, Boiler Room is at its best when dealing with matters of money, and powerful scenes of Davis learning to be a 'closer' showcase the significant talent of Ribisi, Nicky Katt, and Vin Diesel. The movie flounders when developing the relationship between Davis and his father, becoming sentimental and trite. However, as a fable of modern society and a nostalgic vehicle about the days of yuppies past, Boiler Room is right on the money. --Jenny Brown



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Wall Street Lite - 3 1/2 Stars
Right off - this is one of Giovanni Ribisi's best performances. It's compelling but we never really ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - If you can't stand the heat, get out of the boiler room...
My sister often rants and raves about the greatness of this movie when I'm around her. Her obvious ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - A updated version of Wall Street
Boiler Room in my opinion is like a twenty first century Wall Street. Giovanni Ribbisi is in his Charlie ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A Glimpse Into the "Innocent" Moral Vacuum of Our Era
I really agree with the positive reviews. How can one make moral vacuity interesting? This film succeeds. ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Boiler Room
This was a requested gift for son-in-law... he liked it but we didn't much care for it.

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