Billionaire Boys Club Page #2

Synopsis: A group of wealthy boys in Los Angeles during the early 1980s establish a 'get-rich-quick' scam that turns deadly.
Director(s): James Cox
Production: Vertical Entertainment
 
IMDB:
5.6
R
Year:
2018
108 min
1,796 Views


They've never had to worry about

how to cover a car payment...

or how to make rent.

Things everyone else stays

up nights worrying about.

So, of course, when I showed

up with a flake of gold...

and asked them to invest, it

didn't mean anything to them.

These guys, they don't care

about market analysis...

or projections or any of that sh*t.

They want to be part of something?

Exactly.

And every business needs

its founding priniciples.

You've heard of Steve Jobs?

Yeah, of course.

Remind me?

Steve Jobs, he is 26 years old.

He's living the American dream.

He dropped out of college and

now he's worth $149 million.

How?

Because he took computer

technology and made it simple.

He's selling the future.

Read this.

Paradox Philosophy.

Turn bad into good,

even wrong becomes right.

In the right context, you could

take yesterday's failures...

and turn them into tomorrow's successes.

This is rad.

What's the BBC?

It's the name of our company.

What does it stand for?

Remember that poker game...

we could never get into in high school?

No one will know.

But, to us, it'll mean

attaining the unattainable.

What's that?

Kyle's apology. Ten grand.

Holy sh*t.

Turn it into 20 and everyone

of Kyle's friends and family...

will be lining up to give us their money.

Between word of our success, and this...

it'll spread across Beverly

Hills like wild fire.

DEAN (V.O.):
Before you

turn your nose up...

at a measly ten grand...

remember, these were

the Reagan Years.

Gas was 91 cents a gallon.

Cigarettes were a buck.

And $10,000 was pretty close

to the yearly income...

of an average family.

Joe took Kyle Biltmore's

money and invested in gold.

In three weeks it was

up thirty five percent.

We couldn't lose.

These look great.

And you wanted to use staples.

Okay, so we gotta be at the

Biltmores by 6:
00, right?

Let's hit the racks down at Nate and Al's.

I gotta check the closing price on gold.

Well, aren't we up?

Yeah, we were up this morning.

But I gotta check the closing price.

Okay, I just gotta make one stop first.

I just sold this guy a car last weekend.

Nice, huh?

Yeah.

(DOOR BELL RINGS)

- Mr. Karney, he's expecting you.

- Hi.

RON:
I want you in the front

row at that court house...

all right, on his face, with your camera...

the moment the judge reads

those charges, all right?

Every other journalist is gonna

want the same f***ing shot!

All right? Come on, get up,

now! I want you to play rough.

I want you to claw their f***ing eyes out.

I want you to tell them you

work for Barbara Walters.

Tell 'em you are Barbara

Walters if you have to.

This press badge will get you

access everywhere, all right?

Listen to me, front row. That

close up of John DeLorean?

I don't want you to miss

it! Do you understand?

Yes, sir.

Ah yes.

Bon jour, combien allez-vous

payer des photo de Jon Delorean?

(PHONE BEEPING)

Ah oui, merci.

Nigel, we're a go.

Yes. Buy GM the moment that

those charges are announced.

Yes, at 52 and a half.

That's right, thank you.

DEAN (V.O.):
Ron Levin

was a force of nature.

Oh, hi, Giselle. Hi, it's Ronnie.

Yeah, I'd like three chopped salads.

DEAN (V.O.):
Made a

fortune on Wall Street...

with the Rothschild Group

before going west...

to dabble in any deal

he found interesting...

lucrative, or both.

No, you're staying for lunch.

Yes, and some Tiramisu with

three spoons. Thank you so much.

AUTOMATED VOICE:
Warning!

Warning! Bullshit alert!

Dean, show me.

All right.

1962 original patina.

Solid chrome.

Yeah, but Dean, these

are not in mint condition.

These have not been stored properly.

I am not paying $2000! No.

I will pay you at most

$600 for the whole set.

And who is your friend, Dean?

This is my partner, Ron.

Do you remember Joe Hunt,

I was telling you about.

Oh, right, yes, Dean told

me you're a trader of sorts?

Yeah, that's right, Mr. Levin.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

I notice you have the afternoon edition.

- You mind if I take a look?

- No, go right ahead.

- Thank you.

- Joe is a genius.

This guy had like a six...

What?

Rough day in the market?

No, not at all.

You know, Mr. Levin, it's

really an honor meeting you.

I'd love for you and I to sit down...

and speak through my investment strategy.

I think you might find it very interesting.

Are you familiar with the

commodities market, Mr. Levin?

Am I familiar with the

commodities market, Dean?

Hm... why don't you tell me.

Holy sh*t.

That can't be real.

What is it?

It's a Bulla... Sumerian's used it.

They put those tokens

inside their clay pot...

and marked the day a

commodity was delivered.

It's... it's 5,000 years old.

No, it's actually 6000 years old.

You're looking at the world's

first futures contract.

Must be worth a fortune.

Do you want to hold it?

Are you kidding me?

No.

Just be careful. 'Cause

it's worth a lot of money.

Sh*t! Oh my God.

Oh sh*t!

- Dean, go find a broom.

- Okay.

Please tell me that was

insured. I'm so sorry.

Insured? That was priceless.

There are only 17 Bullas

on the entire planet.

And every single one of them...

is locked in a museum.

It's a fake.

But you thought it was an original.

Yeah.

And why? Because the

perception of reality...

is more real than reality itself.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

DEAN (V.O.):
The Biltmore's

parents had taken off...

to Europe for the summer.

So the boys had turned their home...

into their own private clubhouse.

The place was always crawling

with Beverly Hills royalty.

Mean Dean gonna get this

show on the road, or what?

Probably boning in the bathroom.

Go get him and hurry it up!

Dean, we took a hit in the market today.

What? How bad?

We wiped out.

- All of it?

- Half.

The rest is still in the account.

Yo, Dean, your guests are waiting!

Uh, just give us a second, Kyle.

Wait, what are you doing?

I'm giving Kyle his money back.

What, you're gonna tell him now?

After the presentation,

in private, yes, I have to.

What presentation, Joe? There

is no way these guys will buy...

our pitch if Kyle's

bitching about a wipe out.

I know, but I don't have a choice.

All you have is your rep.

Dean, I'm just gonna

be honest with the guy.

He knew there were risks

when he got involved.

He doesn't know.

What do you mean, he doesn't know?

There was no apologies?

You gave me his money without him knowing?

Sorry, I wanted to put wind in your sails.

I should have told you the truth.

But think how many legends

started exactly like this.

The Kennedys were rum runners

before they ran the world.

This is our chance, come on.

Gentlemen, if I can have

your attention, please?

Thank you for coming by tonight.

Some of you may remember my friend...

Joe Hunt from High School.

We spoke to some of you guys

at Spago around three weeks ago.

If you can't remember the night...

it's the night Charlie has been

trying to forget ever since.

No way.

But I'm not the guy to talk

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