Forbes talked to Stone about how the first Wall Street movie changed the way people thinkabout finance, understanding the recent meltdown and how Gekko still fits in.
You can imagine it playing on the Jerry Springer Show. ("Wall Street Spin"--following Oprah at 4:00.) Since so many Wall Street pros may soon need jobs, they might be advised to call Jerry now or at least to thinkabout taking their act on the road to Paducah or Peoria or to places yet unfleeced.
People had to make a choice about whether they were for the rules that governed Wall Street in September of 2008, or whether we think there ought to be a new set of rules going forward.