I’ve been honest and worked hard for Bluestar Airlines most of my life. Raised my family and put my kid through college. Then along comes Gordon Gekko, a ruthless Wall Street player, who’s values conflict with my own. Gordon is a man who places “the win” above all else, placing profits and wealth above any other consideration. Greed is good. And Gordon has several loyal followers in his group, who are living the high-life as well, and won’t speak out against him.
Now my future is at risk, through no fault of my own, in order that others may profit at my expense.
Gordon, a cold predator, has plans for Bluestar Airlines which will not benefit the company or the employees or the community they live in. Gordon raids corporations, syphoning off all the wealth he can from them. His reckless cost-cutting either drives companies in to bankruptcy or he breaks them up. No consideration or respect for the company, the employees, the impact on customers.
Bud Fox is a young man who initially is impressed with Gordon’s wealth and wants to be like him. He plays up to Gordon, takes on his unscrupulous ways, and achieves short-term wealth for himself. But eventually, Bud sees the light. He is racked with guilt that he will become a rich man at the expense of Bluestar’s employees. Bud eventually devises a plan to disrupt Gordon’s selfish scheme.
The moral of the movie is that bad business practices adversely affect society. It calls on people to handle all aspects of business honestly, fairly and sincerely. We need a Bud Fox.