Translating Enron to the big screen

Leonardo DiCaprio seems to have a thing for business-themed movies. There was "The Aviator," of course, and his Oscar-nominated performance in "Blood Diamond" - and now he's cut a deal to star in and produce the story of Enron's collapse. It will be based on "Conspiracy of Fools," the bestseller by NYT reporter Kurt Eichenwald (now a writer with Portfolio magazine). "Based on..." is certainly the way to put it - DiCaprio will play a newcomer to the Houston-based energy company who exposes all the greed and fraudulent accounting (that's not quite how it came down). Bidness themes are often hard to translate, but this one would seem to have a good chance, considering how much attention the real story received. By the way, a Box Office Mojo online poll found that Oliver Stone's "Wall Street" best represents "the money-making personality" - and besides that, it's just fun to watch Michael Douglas do his "Greed is good" bit. The 1987 release did $44 million at the box office.

Which business-themed movie best represents the money-making personality?

52.2% Wall Street (1987)
26.2% The Aviator (2004)
5.6% Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
5.1% Working Girl (1988)
3.9% Chocolat (2000)
2.2% How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
1.8% The Fountainhead (1949)
1.2% The Carpetbaggers (1964)
0.9% Boom Town (1940)
0.5% Executive Suite (1954)
0.4% Edison, The Man (1940)


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Mark Lacter created the LA Biz Observed blog in 2006. He posted until the day before his death on Nov. 13, 2013.
 
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