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not exactly up to par with the zingers from the first filmnor with other funny, insightful, wacky, wise, and otherwise memorable movie quotes from the 1980s. In honor of the return of Wall Street and Gekko, I m reposting in its entirety an earlier roundup of great movie quotes about moneyall from the 1980s.
Why the 80s? The decade was all about money, introducing the world to the yuppie and crack, along with film characters like Tony Montana and Gordon Gekko, who seemed to coin slogans about money, wealth, capitalism, and, most memorable of all, greed, every other time they spoke.
Money was a favorite obsession in the 80s, and it came through on film. Richard Pryor was sold off as a child s plaything in one movie (The Toy), and given $300 million just for wasting $30 million in another (Brewster s Millions). Tom Cruise was always starring as a cocky entrepreneurial type on the hunt a quick way to get rich in the likes of Cocktail, Risky Business, and Rain Man. It was a decade when you could inherit millions merely if you swore off booze, smoking, and other vices (Easy Money), and when the whims of the wealthy and powerful could instantly transform rich to poor, and vice versa, a la Trading Places.
So perhaps I wasn t wasting my time watching all those movies V-Checker V601 back in my formative years. Maybe I was learning something about money, and how the business world works. So, with the help of the Internet Movie Database and MovieQuotes.com, here are some kernels of wisdom and amusement from 80s movies, for those who as obsessed about money as anyone was three decades ago.
This Is Spinal Tap
Stop wasting my time. / You know what I want. / You know what I need. / Or maybe you don t. / Do I have to come right flat out and tell you everything? GM Tech-2 PRO Kit With CANDI Interface / Gimme some money! Gimme some money!
Wall Street
What s worth doing is worth doing for money. Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas)
Princess Bride
There s not a lot of money in revenge. Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin)
Crimes and Misdemeanors
God is a luxury I