Boiler Room (US)
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Anyone who says that money is the root of all evil, doesn`t have it
Certificate: R
Running Time: 120 mins
Retail Price: $24.98
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Welcome to the infamous `Boiler Room` - where twenty-something millionaires are made overnight. Here, in the inner sanctum of a fly-by-night brokerage firm, hyper-aggressive, young stockjocks peddle to unsuspecting buyers over the phone, sometimes one step ahead of the law, and are rewarded with mansions, Ferraris and more luxury toys than they know what to do with. 19 year-old college drop-out Seth Davis (Giovanni Ribisi) has just joined the inner circle of the boiler room boys.
Seth wants to earn just two things in life: a million dollars and his perpetually disappointed father`s respect. But as Seth watches his colleagues get richer and his customers get poorer, he begins to wonder just what makes the money go round at the Boiler Room. His insatiable curiosity leads to a series of fatal choices and a Federal investigation that brings him to the brink of losing everything - not just his friends, his job and the millions promised him, but his father. The longer Seth stays in the Boiler Room, the more things begin to heat up.
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Deleted Scenes
Alternate Ending
Commentary by Director Ben Younger, Producer Jennifer Todd and Actor Giovanni Ribisi
5.1 Isolated Score with Composer Commentary by The Angel
Original Theatrical Trailer
Cast and Crew Filmographies
DVD-ROM Features:
"Script-to-Screen" Read The Screenplay
Take the Quiz ("Are You Boiler Room Material?") and Watch the Film
Original Theatrical Web Site on the DVD…and more!!!
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 English
Subtitle Tracks:
English
CC: English
Directed By:
Ben Younger
Written By:
Ben Younger
Starring:
Ron Rifkin
Scott Caan
Nicky Katt
Nia Long
Vin Diesel
Giovanni Ribisi
Casting By:
John Papsidera
Soundtrack By:
The Angel
Director of Photography:
Enrique Chediak
Editor:
Chris Peppe
Costume Designer:
Julia Caston
Production Designer:
Anne Stuhler
Producer:
E. Bennett Walsh
Suzanne Todd
Jennifer Todd
Pamela Post
Executive Producer:
Claire Rudnick Polstein
Richard Brener
Distributor:
New Line Productions
Your Opinions and Comments
Personally, I find movies about brokers very boring, and this one was, alas, no exception.
The video transfer is ok as are most of "New Line"`s transfers. It is clean from scratches and there are no compression signs at all.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is ok for a dialog based movie. There is an occasional usage of the surrounds but nothing too overwhelming.
The menus are animated and have a nice tune plus some sound effects.
The extras include an ordinary commentary track, some deleted scenes and an isolated score. Nothing too exciting here as well.
Bottom line - if you`re into the stock exchange thingie, this is the movie for you. If, like me, you`re not - give it a miss.