Gordon Gekko

E64381

Gordon Gekko is a fictional, ruthlessly ambitious corporate raider and symbol of 1980s Wall Street greed from the film "Wall Street."


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf antagonist
corporate raider
cultural icon
fictional character
film character
stockbroker
appearsIn Wall Street
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
associatedWith Wall Street
insider trading scandals
awardConnection Michael Douglas won Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying Gordon Gekko
businessBase New York City
createdBy Oliver Stone
Stanley Weiser
culturalImpact influenced public perception of Wall Street traders
often cited in discussions of business ethics
enemyOf Carl Fox
SEC
famousFor catchphrase "Greed is good"
fictionalUniverse Wall Street film series
firstAppearance Wall Street
firstAppearanceYear 1987
gender male
hasTrait ambitious
charismatic
manipulative
materialistic
ruthless
knownFor aggressive corporate raiding
hostile takeovers
insider trading
mentorOf Bud Fox
nationality American
occupation corporate raider
financier
stock market investor
parentOf Rudy Gekko
Winnie Gekko
portrayedBy Michael Douglas
quote Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.
Lunch is for wimps.
sequelAppearanceYear 2010
spouse Kate Gekko
symbolizes 1980s Wall Street greed
corporate excess
ruthless capitalism
worksInIndustry finance
investment banking
stock market

Referenced by (2)

Please wait…