Boiler Room
- Director: Ben Younger
- Writer: Ben Younger
- Producer: Richard Brener; Claire Rudnick Polstein
CGiii Comment
Horrible City-type boys cut down to size...quite deservedly so.
Put them in a restaurant with a few gay men and see what happens. It is inspired.
A very impressive debut - the writing is absolutely stunning.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Seth Davis is a college dropout running an illegal casino from his rented apartment. Driven by his domineering fathers disapproval at his illegitimate existence and his desire for serious wealth, Seth suddenly finds himself seduced by the opportunity to interview as a trainee stock broker from recent acquaintance Greg (Nicky Katt). Walking into the offices of JT Marlin, a small time brokerage firm on the outskirts of New York - Seth gets an aggressive cameo performance from Jay (Ben Affleck) that sets the tone for a firm clearly placing money above all else. Seth's fractured relationship with his father and flirtatious glances from love interest Abbie (Nia Long) are enough to keep Seth motivated in his new found career. As he begins to excel and develop a love for the hard sale and high commission, a few chance encounters leads Seth to question the legitimacy of the firms operations - placing him once again at odds with his father and what remains of his morality.
Cast & Characters
Giovanni Ribisi as Seth Davis;
Vin Diesel as Chris Varick;
Nia Long as Abbie Halpert;
Nicky Katt as Greg Weinstein;
Scott Caan as Richie O'Flaherty;
Ron Rifkin as Judge Marty Davis;
Jamie Kennedy as Adam;
Taylor Nichols as Harry Reynard;
Bill Sage as FBI Agent David Drew;
Tom Everett Scott as Michael Brantley;
Ben Affleck as Jim Young;
John Griesemer as Concierge;
David Younger as Marc; Herbert
Russell as Kid;
Mark Webber as Kid