Boiler Room
Boiler Room is a 2000 American crime drama film written and directed by Ben Younger and starring Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Nia Long, Ben Affleck, Nicky Katt, Scott Caan, Tom Everett Scott, Ron Rifkin, and Jamie Kennedy. The film was conceived when screenwriter Ben Younger interviewed for a job at brokerage firm Sterling Foster. Younger said, "I walked in and immediately realized, 'This is my movie.' I mean, you see these kids and know something is going on."
Plot
In 1999, Seth Davis, a 19-year-old Queens College dropout, runs an unlicensed casino in his home near the campus, catering to college students. Although he earns a successful living, he is a disappointment to his father, Marty, a New York City federal judge. One night, his cousin Adam stops by the casino to play blackjack, bringing a rich associate named Greg Weinstein along with him. Greg recruits Seth to join J. T. Marlin, a brokerage firm based somewhere off the Long Island Expressway, promising him that he has the opportunity to get rich.
Cast
- Anson Mount
- Ben Affleck
- Bill Sage
- Christopher Fitzgerald
- Desmond Harrington
- Giovanni Ribisi
- Jamie Kennedy
- John Griesemer
- Jon Abrahams
- Kirk Acevedo
- Mark Webber
- Marsha Dietlein
- Nia Long
- Nicky Katt
- Peter Maloney
- Ron Rifkin
- Scott Caan
- Siobhan Fallon Hogan
- Taylor Nichols
- Tom Everett Scott
- Vin Diesel
- Will McCormack
More details
| author | Ben Younger |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Ben Younger |
| editor | Chris Peppe |
| genre | crime drama |
| keywords | arrest artificial demand brokerage firm build casino chop shop cold calling college student discover fbi fbi agent financial industry regulatory authority floppy disk gordon gekko help ipo legal battle long island long island expressway lose nasd nothing one night parking lot pump and dump sec series 7 exam tow truck u.s. securities and exchange commission wall street win |
| musicBy | Stewart Copeland |
| producer | Jennifer Todd Suzanne Todd |
| productionCompany | Team Todd |
| publisher | New Line Cinema |
| theme | independent |