“The Sweet Smell of Success” (1957)

The Sweet Smell of Success compared to Wall Street

Wall Street director - Oliver Stone - was influenced by the 1957 movie - “The Sweet Smell of Success”, starring Burt Lancaster as gossip columnist - J.J. Hunsecker, and Tony Curtis as press agent - Sydney Falco.

Wall Street finds Charlie Sheen playing Bud Fox, trying to get the attention of his financial idol - Gordon Gekko, played by Michael Douglas.

This review compares the two movies in terms of: (1) ambition, (2) barriers, (3) greed, and (4) conclusions.

Click here for a review by Roger Ebert. Click here for a wikipedia article about the movie.