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Boiler Room is a 2000 U.S. drama, written and directed by Ben Younger, and starring Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel and Nia Long. Other characters in the film were played by Ben Affleck, Nicky Katt, Scott Caan, Tom Everett Scott, Ron Rifkin and Jamie Kennedy.

The film is a testosterone-fueled, fast-paced look at the world of shady stockbrokering, featuring college dropout Seth Davis (Ribisi) as he tries to prove himself to his acerbic father (played by Ron Rifkin). He is hired as a trainee at a low-level brokerage located in the Long Island, where they keep a low profile away from big brokerage houses and the law itself, which actually is monitoring the firm's dealings. The company runs a sort of ponzi scheme, kiting up a new IPO's price by creating artificial demand, cashing in, then reinvesting much of the earnings in yet another IPO

The film is often compared to Glengarry Glen Ross and Wall Street
, both movies are quoted -- by name and with lines of dialog -- by characters in the film, and in one instance a whole scene (from Wall Street) is recited as characters watch it on video. Alec Baldwin's character in Glengarry is often quoted by the character played Ben Affleck. Boiler Room's dialogue has also been compared (not always favorably) to that of David Mamet. The film's combination of fresh acting talent, sharp dialogue, and an earnest, if not altogether original, indictment of avarice in the American workplace earned it a warm reception from critics.

Trivia

The film is partly based on director Ben Younger's personal experiences. One of Younger's former jobs was as a broker at a boiler room, where he witnessed firsthand the office tactics and procedures, which soon realized were highly illegal. The experience inspired him to develop a script.
Ben Affleck
worked a couple days at SAG scale on the film, and presented Younger with a brand new BMW motorcycle as a gift.

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