true BUT it's still a pretty well acted film esp by Giovanni Ribisi as the main character Seth Davis. I thought it had somewhat of a Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) feel to it in the characters, plot and acting. 
btw, IF you have never seen Glengarry Glen Ross, IT is one of the best acted movies I have ever seen. I was really suprised it didn't do better at the 1992 Oscars considering the cast. Jack Lemmon as Shelley "The Machine" Levene won a bunch of smaller "Best Actor" awards BUT was not even nominated. Al Pacino as Ricky Roma was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar BUT won the Best Actor that year for "Scent of a Woman" and I doubt the Academy would "double dip" on major awards. also stars Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin and Kevin Spacey.
definately worth renting or recording if it's on TV 
I worked for a regional broker in Houston back in the early 1980's. wasn't as crooked as the firm depicted in the movie BUT there was a LOT of similarities in the phone sales training I got and the pressure to "push" the firm's IPO's (although ours were REAL oil and oil service companies). also the somewhat "wild and crazy" social interaction. definately a LOT of "alpha" personalities in the business. we were a "work hard. play hard" company for sure.
btw, Nia Long as the secretary Abbie Halpert was definately tasty. in the real world they really RUN the brokerage companies.
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