Below are just 11 things compiled from IMDB.com regarding the movie.
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11 Little Known Facts
- It was the first feature film to show a character using a cordless mobile cell phone.
- Stone gave Sheen the choice of having either Jack Lemmon or Martin Sheen play his father, C. Sheen chose his real-life father.
- The only film to win both an Oscar (Best Actor — Douglas) and a Razzie for acting (Daryl Hannah).
- Tom Cruise wanted the part of Bud Fox, but Stone had already chosen C. Sheen.
- The classic line "Greed…is good" was voted #70 on the "100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere.
- Douglas modeled his performance after then LA Lakers head coach Pat Riley (slicked-back hair).
- The film's working title was simply "Greed."
- Stone's first two choices to play Gekko were Richard Gere and Warren Beatty. James Woods was also offered the part but turned it down.
- Hannah has said that she has never seen the film.
- For research, Douglas read profiles of corporate raiders T. Boone Pickens and Carl Icahn.
- Douglas on when he first read the script, "I'd never seen a screenplay where there were two or three pages of single-spaced type for a monologue. I thought, 'Whoa!' I mean, it was unbelievable." Do you have ideas for articles/interviews you'd like to see more of on Benzinga? Please email feedback@benzinga.com with your best article ideas. One person will be randomly selected to win a $20 Amazon gift card!