Ben Affleck Plot – In the J.T. Marlin 'Boiler Room', a brokerage firm, guys turn into millionaires in a short time. Young speculators are trained to sell actions by phone to have in return villas and many luxury things. Is Ben Affleck’s speech one of his all-time acting performances? Would Matt Damon have made this movie much better as the star? Why selling is so important in finance. Is Boiler Room better than The Wolf of Wall Street? How normal people view the finance industry and much more.
Ben Affleck's speech in Boiler Room
Boiler Room Ben Affleck Speech Text
- >> Yeah group interview, my ass.
- It was like a Hitler Youth rally
in retrospect. - The guy who pitched us, Jim Young,
was the head recruiter there. - >> Okay guys let's go.
- >> Between him and Michael, honestly,
they could sell bubble gum - in the lockjaw ward at Bellevue.
- >> I'm sorry man, this is my seat.
- >> Shit, I'm so sorry
>> It's OK, don't worry about it. - >> Fucking dumbass!
- >> Get the fuck outta here.
- >> What?
- >> Don't talk to me, don't look at me
just pick your ass up - outta that Italian leather chair and
get the fuck out of this room - right now.
- Come on let's go, schleprock! Out!
- That's it.
- We expect everyone here
to treat their co-workers - with a certain level of respect.
- OK, before we get started
I have one question. - Has anyone here passed
the Series Seven exam? - >> I have a Series Seven license
- >> Good for you, you can get out too.
- >> What? Why?
- >> We don't hire brokers here,
we train new ones. - That's it, Skippy: pack your shit let's go.
- OK, here's the deal.
- I'm not here to waste your time.
- OK, I certainly hope you're not here
to waste mine - So I'm going to keep this short.
- Become an employee of this firm,
you will make your first million - within three years.
- OK?
- I'm gonna repeat that: you will make
- a million dollars within three years
of your first day of employment - at JT Marlin.
- There is no question
- as to whether or not
you'll become a millionaire working here. - The only question is how many times over.
- You think I'm joking?
- I'm not joking.
- I am a millionaire.
- It's a weird thing to hear, right?
- Tell you: it's a weird thing to say.
- I am a fucking millionaire.
- Now guess how old I am.
- 27.
- You know what that makes me here?
A fucking senior citizen. - This firm is entirely comprised
of people your age, not mine - Lucky for me, I happen to be
very fucking good at my job - or I'd be out of one.
- You guys are the new blood.
- You're going to go home with the Kecak (?).
- You are the future
big swingin' dicks of this firm. - Now you all look money hungry
and that's good. - Anybody tells you money is
the root of all evil - doesn't fucking have any.
- They say money can't buy happiness:
- look at the fucking smile on my face.
- Ear to ear, baby.
- You want details? Fine:
- I drive a Ferrari 355 Cabriolet.
- What's that?
- I have a ridiculous house in the South Fork.
- I have every toy you can possibly imagine.
- And best of al,l kids, I am liquid.
- So now you know what's possible,
let me tell you what's required. - You are required to work
your fucking ass off at this firm. - We want winners here, not pikers.
- A piker walks at the bell,
- a piker asks how much vacation time
you get in the first year. - Vacation time!
- People come and work at this firm
for one reason: - to become filthy rich: that's it!
- We're not here to make friends.
- We're not saving the fucking manatees
here, guys. - Want vacation time?
Go teach third grade public school. - OK.
- First three months at the firm
as a trainee - -- mm-hmm -- You make $150 a week.
- After you're done training
you take the Series Seven. - You pass that you become a junior broker
- and you're opening accounts
for your team leader. - You open 40 accounts,
start working for yourself: - sky's the limit.
- Word or two about being a trainee.
- Friends, parents, the other brokers,
whoever: - they'll give you shit about it.
- It's true: $150 a week: not a lot of money
- Pay them no mind.
- You need to learn this business
and this is the time to do it. - Once you pass the test
none of that's gonna matter. - your friends will shit.
- 'It's earned me 25 grands last month.'
- They're not gonna fucking believe you.
- Fuck them, fuck off!
- Parents don't like the life you lead?
- Fuck you, Mom and Dad!
- See how it feels when you're making
their fucking Lexus payments. - Now go home and think about it.
- Think about whether or not
this is really for you. - If you decide it isn't,
- listen it's nothing
to be embarrassed about. - It's not for everyone -- mm-hmm, thanks.
- But if you really want this,
you call me on Monday - and we'll talk.
- Just don't waste my fucking time.
- Okay, that's it.
- Title:
- Ben Affleck's speech in Boiler Room
- Description:
- Video Language:
- English
- Duration:
- 04:47
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It’s a shame to see a movie filled with so much talent all to add up to absolutely nothing. “Boiler Room” trots out a who’s who of really good actors, many of whom were in vogue performers that eventually got their due. I’m especially a fan of Nicky Katt. That said, “Boiler Room” is a crummy retread of “Glenngarry Glenn Ross” sans the plays on “Death of a Salesman.” Ben Affleck appears twice to give a really raucous and loud speech to perspective stock brokers, and really you can’t help but think that Alec Baldwin did it better.
Ben Affleck Boiler Room Speech Transcript
“Boiler Room” really wants to be David Mamet, but fails to be on the same level. It even features a moment where the top brokers of the firm spout lines from “Wall Street” while watching the movie in a group, and it sums up the movie very well. It really wants to be a new age “Wall Street” but it’s barely a memorable drama. Giovanni Ribisi plays Seth, a young college drop out who decides to joins a brokerage firm called J.T. Marlin when an old friend visits and promises success as a broker.
Seth quickly rises to wealth and esteem among his colleagues as a broker, and eventually realizes that not only is the firm illegal, but the FBI is planning to bust the entire staff, including Seth. This could have repercussions on his life, and the life of the people he loves. Including his dad, who constantly berates Seth’s lifestyle. Director Ben Younger’s drama is nothing but a spring board for a lot of new actors, including Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel before he became a humongous star, and folks like Scott Caan, and Tom Everett Scott. For all intents and purposes, the film packs a lot of energy, and the cast is fantastic.
But the narrative just postures itself as this unique spin on “Wall Street,” when really it’s just cribbing from it and Mamet wholesale, and shamelessly. Giovanni Ribisi has shown time and time again what a brilliant actor he can be, and here he feels wasted in what is a bunch of melodramatic sappy junk, when he’s not being forced to shoot out rapid fire dialogue. There’s even a really forgettable romance sub-plot involving Nia Long, who plays a secretary for the firm he works in. All in all, “Boiler Room” stars a host of actors that have offered so much better in past and future films, and this is just a really forgettable vehicle that tries very hard to be taken as anything other than middling drama.