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Our computer software is dogshit.

We update it.

We squeeze every dollar

out of each seat

and mile flown.

Effective inventory

management

through computerization

will increase our load factor

by 5 to 20%.

That translates

to approximately

$50 to $200 million

in revenues.

We can beat the majors

at a price war.

Two... advertising,

very important,

more, more,

and aggressive.

We attack the majors!

Three... expand our hubs

to Atlanta and St. Louis.

We reorganize all of

our feeder schedules.

We got to

think big, guys.

We're going after

the majors.

Cards on the table, guys.

What do you say?

If you mean what you say,

I think we're

in the ballpark.

I can take it

to my people.

You've sketched

some broad strokes.

I would like

to see the fine print,

but I like

what I hear so far.

I guess if a man

lives long enough,

he gets to see everything.

What else you got

in your bag of tricks?

Frankly, Carl,

I can't see giving much more,

but if you have

any suggestions,

I'll be very happy

to listen.

"There came into Egypt a pharaoh

who did not know."

Is that a proverb?

No. A prophecy.

The rich been doing it

to the poor

since the beginning.

The difference

between the pyramids

and the Empire State Building

is the Egyptians

didn't allow unions.

He don't give a damn about Bluestar

or the unions.

Wait a minute.

What's worth doing

is worth doing for money.

It's a bad bargain if

nobody gains.

And if we do this deal,

everybody gains.

'Course, my son did work

as a baggage handler.

Why should we doubt

his ability

to run an airline?

Fine. Stay with the scum

in present management

dedicated to running you

into the ground.

That scum

built the company up

with 1 plane in 30 years.

They made something

out of nothing.

If that's a scum,

I'll take it over a rat any day.

Excuse me.

Well, congratulations, Dad.

You just did a great job

of embarrassing me in there!

Save the workers

of the world unite speech!

I heard it too much

growing up!

You and the airline are going down

the tubes!

If it isn't Gekko,

it'll be some other killer!

He's using you, kid.

He's got your prick

in his back pocket,

but you're too blind

to see it.

I see a jealous machinist

who can't stand the fact

that his son's successful!

What you see is a guy

who never measured a man's success

by the size

of his wallet!

That's because

you never had the guts

to go out

into the world

and stake

your own claim!

Boy, if that's

the way you feel,

I must have done

a really lousy job as a father.

As far as being axed,

I'm still around.

I have a responsibility

to the union membership I represent.

Your responsibility

is to present the facts,

not your opinions.

You're going to destroy

their lives.

When my men come to me

tomorrow morning,

I'll be damned

if I'm going to lie to them!

Your f***ing men!

All my life, your men

have been able

to count on you!

Why is it that you've never

been there for me?

What if you're wrong,

if for once your compass

was off?

Would you want to wreck

your men's future?

Think for a change!

Be practical!

I'm asking you,

I'm f***ing begging you.

I don't sleep

with no whore,

and I don't

wake up with no whore.

That's how

I live with myself.

I don't know

how you do it.

I hope I'm wrong

about this guy,

but I'll let the men

decide for themselves.

Think you should have

a look at this, Chief.

A guy at Jackson-Steinem's

buying large chunks

of Teldar Paper

for an offshore account.

Come on in.

So... what's the problema?

Do you know what the f***

the problem is?

What?

You don't know?

No.

I get a strange call

from the SEC.

They asked to see

my records.

This is heavy,

Bud...

Relax, Roget.

You're 82M

in the account numbers,

and I'm the invisible man.

That's good

for you, Bud.

They're always looking

for red flags.

Gekko's always

getting checked by them.

They never come up

with anything, Rog.

Hey...

we're invulnerable

on this one.

I just want to

slow down, Bud,

all right?

No more lunches,

no calls, all right?

We suspend our business,

all right?

Whatever you want, Rog.

It's cool.

Excuse me.

Hey, Rog.

Come back in.

Bring the cost report.

They're starting again.

Gekko's asked us

into the Bluestar deal.

We're reviewing

timetables.

You want to come?

He didn't tell me

about that.

You're only the president

of the company.

What the hell

do you know, anyway?

Guys, new chief of Bluestar,

Bud Fox.

Yeah, hi.

Look, guys, what's the problem?

It's time to kill.

Gekko's got 12%

of the stock and climbing.

He's got the unions

in his back pocket.

Everybody knows

the stock's in play.

By next week,

the street's going to own Bluestar.

Is the bank financing

in place,

or will we have

more ridiculous meetings?

Our firm committed weeks ago

long-term debt structure,

and unless you guys

sign this paper now,

I'm going to pull

and go to another bank

for the 75.

And go to another bank

for the 75.

We've got 30 banks

ready to participate

in a four-year

revolving credit line,

but we must have your assurance

you will pay back

most of the loan

in 12 months.

The only way we can

see this happening

is liquidating the hangars

and the planes.

Can you people guarantee

the liquidation of Bluestar?

No sweat!

We got the Bleezburg brothers

ready to build condos

where the hangars are.

The Mexicans are dumb enough

to buy the airplanes.

I got Texas boys

drooling at my kneecaps

for the routes and slots.

What's your problem?

It's done.

These are the price tags

on the 737 s, gates,

hangars, routes.

We got it nailed right down

to the typewriters.

The beauty of this deal

is the overfunded pension.

Gekko makes

$75 million there.

annuities for 6,000 employees,

and he walks away

with the rest.

I figure he'll make

$60, $70 million...

not bad for a month's work.

Your boy really did his homework,

Fox.

You'll have the shortest

executive career

since that pope

that got poisoned.

Now he'll really

start believing

he's Gekko the great.

Can you change

that appointment?

Hold this.

He's in a meeting!

A really ingenious way

for us to...

Didn't know

we had a meeting

scheduled today, sport.

I didn't, either.

I think we should talk.

Would you gentlemen

excuse us for a second, please?

Come this way, gentlemen.

Thank you, Alex.

What the hell

do you want?

I found out about the garage sale

at Bluestar.

Why?

Last night

I was reading Rudy

the story of Winnie the Pooh

and the honey pot.

He stuck his nose

in the pot once too often,

and he got stuck.

Maybe you should

read him Pinocchio.

You were turning Bluestar around,

not upside-down.

You f***in' used me!

You're walking around blind

without a cane.

A fool and his money

are lucky to get together.

Why do you need

to wreck this company?

Because it's wreckable!

I changed my mind.

If these people

lose their jobs,

they got nowhere to go.

My father has worked there

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