From the, well why not? file at Newsweek:
Instead of being greedy in the mid-eighties, screenwriter Stanley Weiser was creating America's most enduring symbol of greed: Gordon Gecko. As portrayed by Michael Douglas in "Wall Street," Gecko was an insider trader who, not unlike today's financial villains, had one underlying idea: "Greed is good." Weiser spoke with NEWSWEEK's Kurt Soller about his take on toxic assets, the reprehensibility of Bernie Madoff and, ultimately, why greed belongs in the movies—not real life.
It was an iconic film, in its day. But, to a certain extent people drew the wrong message from the film, apparently.
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