Cult hit ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ still relevant 30 years on
There’s nothing more bankable than a rip-roaring tale of greed and power. Witness the recent success of the Wolf of Wall Street, or the father-of-all-evil Gordon Gekko whose “lunch is for wimps” line still peppers financiers’ banter today, three decades after Michael Douglas immortalised the fictional character in Oliver Stone’s 1980s classic.
Some things never go out of fashion. Power, avarice, scheming and success at any price, for instance.
Thirty years ago American playwright David Mamet won a Pulitzer for his drama about four mendacious, foul-mouthed property salesmen.
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Gretchen Friemann writes on Business specialising in Banking & Finance, Mining, Real Estate. Based in our Sydney newsroom, Gretchen is a Street Talk editor.
