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Boiler Room (2000) Screenwriter(s): Ben Younger 'I'm a F-king Millionaire' Play clip (excerpt): 27 year-old, arrogant suburban brokerage investment firm Jim Young (Ben Affleck) spoke to new recruits on how to become a fast-track millionaire. The Boiler Room Ben Affleck Speech Category: Uncategorized In this edition of let’s take a study break presented by docren.com, Jim Young (Ben Affleck) a senior broker and head of HR at JT Marlin gives one of the realest first day on the job speeches in cinematic history to a group of unsuspecting brokers.

Legendary writer and editor of Creem Lester Bangs (Philip Seymour Hoffman) congratulated his 15 year-old idol, aspiring rock journalist William Miller (Patrick Fugit), on his 'damn good' writing, although he felt rock 'n' roll was in its 'death rattle..last gasp' in the early 1970s. After speaking briefly on the street, they continued talking in a small cafe. Bangs tried to discourage the idealistic and eagerly ambitious young William, but then gave him an 'assignment' to write about a Black Sabbath concert, urging him not to get too cozy with the bands he's writing about:

You know, because once you go to L.A., you're gonna have friends like crazy. But they're gonna be fake friends. You know, they're gonna try to corrupt you. You got an honest face, and they're gonna tell you everything. But you cannot make friends with the rock stars..If you're gonna be a true journalist -- you know, a rock journalist -- first, you never get paid much. But you will get free records from the record company. Jesus. F--king nothing about you that is controversial, man. God, it's gonna get ugly, man. They're gonna buy you drinks. You're gonna meet girls, they're gonna try to fly you places for free, offer you drugs. I know it sounds great, but these people are not your friends. You know, these are people who want you to write sanctimonious stories about the genius of rock stars. And they will ruin rock 'n' roll, and strangle everything we love about it, right? You know, because they're trying to buy respectability for a form that is gloriously and righteously dumb. Now, you're smart enough to know that. And the day it ceases to be dumb is the day that it ceases to be real, right? And then it just becomes an industry of cool.

I'm-I'm telling ya, you're comin' along at a very dangerous time for rock 'n' roll. I mean, the war is over. They won. And 99% of what passes for rock 'n' roll these days, silence is more compelling. That's why I think you should just turn around and go back, you know, and be a lawyer or somethin'. But I can tell from your face that you won't. I can give you 35 bucks. Give me a thousand words on Black Sabbath..Hey, you have to make your reputation on being honest and, uh, you know, unmerciful..If you get into a jam, you can call me. I stay up late.

Then, later in the film, Lester spoke on the phone to William, dismayed that he seemed to have sold himself out, and reiterating that he should be 'honest and unmerciful': Pocsag decoder software free.

Oh, man, you made friends with ‘em. See, friendship is the booze they feed ya 'cause they want ya to get drunk on feeling like you belong..Because they make you feel cool, and hey, I met you. You are not cool..Because we are uncool. You know, while women will always be a problem for guys like us. Most of the great art in the world is about that very problem. Good-looking people - they got no spine, their art never lasts. And they get the girls, but we’re smarter..'cause great art is about guilt and longing, and, you know, love disguised as sex, and sex disguised as love, and hey, let’s face it, you've got a big head start.. I’m always home, I’m uncool..You're doin' great. The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you’re uncool. My advice to you, I know you think these guys are your friends, if you wanna be a true friend to ‘em, be honest and unmerciful.

Boiler Room is a 2000 American crimedrama 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.'^[3]

The film was nominated for several awards including, Black Reel Awards 2001, Black Reel Awards 2001, British Independent Film Awards 2000, Deauville Film Festival 2000. Winner. Jury Special Prize, Film Independent Spirit Awards 2000.

Plot[edit]

In 1999, Seth Davis (Ribisi), 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 (Rifkin), a New York City federal judge. One night, his cousin Adam (Kennedy) stops by the casino to play blackjack, bringing a rich associate named Greg Weinstein (Katt) 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.

Arriving at J.T. Marlin, Seth attends a group interview and learns from Jim Young (Affleck), one of the co-founders of the firm, what is expected of his work and also how he can become a millionaire. The firm's techniques of selling are through cold calling investors to sell stock, and Seth joins as a stockbroker trainee, having to close 40 accounts and pass a Series 7 Exam to begin working independently. The brokers love to quote insider trader Gordon Gekko from Wall Street, seeing him as a role model. He is soon making a good living, as well as winning his father's approval and embarking on a romance with Abbie Halpert (Long), a secretary and Greg's ex-girlfriend.

Gradually, he learns that J.T. Marlin is a chop stock brokerage firm that runs a 'pump and dump', using its brokers to create artificial demand in the stock of expired or fake companies, and speculative penny stocks. When the firm is done pumping the stock, the firm founders sell and trade for legitimate stocks for record profits. However, the investors then have no one to sell their shares to in the market when the price of the stock plummets, causing them to lose their investment. The FBI agents investigating the firm decide to pursue Seth, hoping to make him their informant.

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Seth passes his Series 7 Exam and becomes a broker. He then contacts Harry Reynard (Taylor Nichols), the purchasing manager of a gourmet foods company. Although Harry is reluctant, he gives in after Seth lies that the stock is guaranteed to go up in value; Seth sells him 100 shares at $8 each. When the stock's value drops, Harry calls back to ask why the stock has done so poorly, only to have Seth persuade him to buy more worthless shares. The stock eventually tanks, costing Harry his savings and his family.

Feeling guilty for scamming Harry, Seth resolves to shut the firm down. Marty then disowns him, accusing him of destroying peoples' lives. Seth investigates further, discovering that the firm's founders are already preparing to abandon J.T. Marlin, destroy the records, and cut ties with their employees to re-brand and start their scheme under a new name, leaving their victims to face a lengthy legal battle without much hope of recovering their money. Seth shows up at his father's office and tearfully explains that he shut down his casino and went along with a highly criminal line of work that he thought was legal to gain his family's approval. He then requests that his father help him on an IPO scheme to rob the firm of their money and bring them down, hoping that his actions, while illegal, will recover enough money to help J.T. Marlin's victims. Although Marty initially refuses due to the risk of losing his judgeship, he calls Seth the next day, reconciling with him and offering to help with the scheme.

Seth is eventually arrested by the FBI for the violation of 26 SEC and NASD regulations, and is brought into their custody along with his father, as the bureau had discovered their IPO scheme from a tape-recorded phone conversation. The FBI offer him federal immunity if he agrees to testify against J.T. Marlin once all the suspects are brought into court, and threaten to involve Marty in order to assure Seth's cooperation. Seth asserts that he will testify against the firm and provide strong evidence of their illegal practices only if his father is released. He and the agents come to an agreement on this, with Seth being kept overnight. After that, it is implied that he will be free to go as the FBI will proceed to raid the building and prosecute everybody else.Seth returns to work the next day and goes along with the FBI's instructions to make copies of investment files onto a floppy disk to use as evidence. Before leaving, Seth attempts to get Harry's money back. He lies to Michael Brantley (Scott), the company's founder, by explaining that the firm can lose a lot of money by refusing to continue to do business with Harry Reynard, who Seth makes out to be an important prospect at a make-or-break point. Brantley agrees to proceed, offering him shares of the next IPO, with a caveat that he cannot sell the shares until the firm has sold off theirs. In order to sell the shares behind Michael's back, Seth needs a sell ticket signed by a senior broker, something that his direct supervisor, Greg, has explicitly said that he would never do. He seeks a signing from Chris Varick (Diesel), explaining that he may as well 'do one thing right' in helping a severely hit investor make his money back, now that the firm will be raided and, soon enough, there will be no future in continuing business at J.T. Marlin. Chris reluctantly agrees, and proceeds to escape the building in an attempt to flee federal enforcement. Seth walks out to his car, deciding what to do with his life now that his ties with J.T. Marlin are finished. As he departs in his car, several FBI cars, buses, and tow trucks enter the parking lot, with agents storming out ready to raid the building.

Cast[edit]

• 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 Agent Drew
• Tom Everett Scott as Michael Brantley
• Ben Affleck as Jim Young
• John Griesemer as Concierge
• David Younger as Marc
• Russell Harper, Mark Webber, and Christopher Fitzgerald as Kids
• Donna Mitchell as Mrs. Davis
• André Vippolis as Neil
• Jon Abrahams as Jeff
• Will McCormack as Mike
• Jared Ryan as Casino Steve
• Anson Mount, Kirk Acevedo, Seth Ullian, and Eddie Malavarca as Brokers
• Lisa Gerstein as Sheryl
• Ross Ryman as Isaac
• Peter Maloney as Dr. Jacobs
• Mark Moshe Bellows as John Fineman
• Daniel Serafini-Sauli as Broker Steve
• Taylor Patterson as Sara Reynard
• Michael McCarthy as Max Reynard
• Marsha Dietlein as Susan Reynard
• Siobhan Fallon as Michelle
• Desmond Harrington as JT Marlin Trainee (uncredited)
• Stephen Scibetta as JT Marlin Senior Broker (uncredited)

Reception[edit]

Box office[edit]

The film opened in the United States on February 18, 2000, alongside Hanging Up, Pitch Black and The Whole Nine Yards, grossing $6.7 million on its opening weekend. Eventually, the film grossed $17 million domestically and $11.8 million in other territories, with a worldwide total of $28.8 million.^[2][4]

Critical response[edit]

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 66% based on reviews from 101 critics. The site's consensus is: 'Its ending is disappointingly tidy, but Boiler Room boasts just enough sharp writing and brisk pacing to make getting there worthwhile.'^[5] On Metacritic the film has a score of 63 out of 100 based on reviews from 34 critics, indicating 'generally favorable reviews'^[6] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade C+ on scale of A to F.^[7]

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars and wrote: 'Has the high-octane feel of real life, closely observed.'^[8] Emanuel Levy of Variety magazine gave the film a mixed review, he noted the influence of Oliver Stone's Wall Street, and said it 'begins extremely well as a saga of greed and conspicuous consumption, but gradually loses its bite.' Levy also praised Affleck for his performance.^[9] James Berardinelli of ReelViews gave it 3/4 and called it 'A compelling movie-going experience.' Berardinelli praises the attention to detail say the film achieves 'the same sort of insight into stock brokering that Glengarry Glenn Ross offered into sales. In fact, this aspect of the film is what makes Boiler Room a compelling movie-going experience. The characters and plot become secondary to the setting and atmosphere.'^[10]

Ben Affleck Sales Speech

Constantin Parvulescu wrote an academic analysis of the film titled 'Boiler Room and the Financialization of the American Economy'.^[11]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'Boiler Room'. British Board of Film Classification. 2000-03-09. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
2. ^ ^abcBoiler Room at Box Office Mojo
3. ^Hagan, Joe (October 28, 2007). 'The Sucker Wears a Wire; How's a lowly day trader to survive in the new, high-stakes Wall Street? Cheat. Then flip'. New York.
4. ^'Boiler Room (2000) - Financial Information'. The Numbers.
5. ^Boiler Room at Rotten Tomatoes
6. ^'Boiler Room'. Metacritic.
7. ^'Cinemascore'. CinemaScore. Archived from the original on 2018-12-20.
8. ^Ebert, Roger (February 18, 2000). 'Boiler Room Movie Review & Film Summary (2000)'. Chicago Sun-Times.
9. ^Levy, Emanuel (7 February 2000). 'Boiler Room'. Variety.
10. ^Berardinelli, James. 'Boiler Room, The'. Reelviews Movie Reviews.
11. ^Parvulescu, Constantin (2008). 'Boiler Room and the Financialization of the American Economy'. Global Finance on Screen.

External links[edit]

Ben Affleck Boiler Room Speech Transcript

Boiler Room Script

• Boiler Room on IMDb
• Boiler Room at Box Office Mojo

The Boiler Room Ben Affleck Speech