Boiler Room

Director: Ben Younger

Overview

"New Line produces some of the best discs available. The picture quality, for starters, is outstanding. It is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1 and is anamorphic. There are a few moments of aliasing, but they are kept to a minimum. The soun

Product Details

Release Date:	07/11/2000
UPC:	0794043505522
Original Release:	2000
Rating:	R
Source:	New Line Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:00:00
Sales rank:	54,986

Special Features

Widescreen version; 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound; Deleted scenes/alternate ending; Commentary by director Ben Younger, producer Jennifer Todd, and actor Giovanni Ribisi; 5.1 Isolated score with composer commentary by the Angel; Original theatrical trailer; Cast and crew filmographies; Interactive menus; DVD-ROM features:; "Script-to-Screen"; Quiz: "Are You Boiler Room Material?"; Original theatrical website

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Giovanni Ribisi	Seth
Nia Long	Abby
Ben Affleck	Jim Young
Tom Everett Scott	Michael
Ron Rifkin	Marty Davis
Vin Diesel	Chris
Nicky Katt	Greg
Scott Caan	Richie
Jamie Kennedy	Adam
Taylor Nichols	Harry Reynard
William Sage	Agent Drew,Agent Drew
John Griesemer	Concierge
David Younger	Marc
Russel Harper	Kid
Mark Webber	Kid
Donna Mitchell	Seth's Mother
Jon Abrahams	Jeff
Peter Maloney	Dr. Jacobs
Christopher Fitzgerald	Kid
Will McCormack	Mike the Casino Patron
Jared Ryan	Casino Steve
Anson Mount	Broker
Kirk Acevedo	Broker
Seth Ullian	Broker
Eddie Malavarca	Broker
Carlo Vogel	Rude Kid
Matthew Saldivar	Series Seven Kid
Serge Skliarenko	Croatian Broker
Lisa Gerstein	Sheryl
Ross Ryman	Isaac
Marjorie Johnson	Abby's Mother
Peter Rini	JP Broker
Raymond Pirkle	JP Broker
Joe Pretlow	JP Broker
Lori Yoffe	Secretary
Alex Webb	FBI Director
Gillian Sacco	Waitress at Mickey's
Don Hewitt Jr.	Local
Mark Moshe Bellows	John Fineman
Daniel Serafini-Sauli	Broker Steve
Lucinda Faraldo	Trendy Hostess
Neal Lerner	Gay Man
Taylor Patterson	Sara Reynard
Michael McCarthy	Max Reynard
Marsha Dietlein	Susan Reynard
Joseph Tudisco	Janitor
Judy Del Guidice	Office Woman
Siobhan Fallon	Harry's Supervisor
Herbert Russell	Kid
Andr? Vippolis	Neil Davis
Bill Nichols	Agent Drew
Russell Harper	Kid
Don Hewitt	Local
Joe Prelow	JP Broker
Matthew Saldivan	Series Seven Kid
The Angel	Composer
Angel	Composer

Technical Credits

Ben Younger

Catherine Gore

Ben Younger	Screenwriter
Richard Brener	Executive Producer
John Papsidera	Casting
Claire Rudnick Polstein	Executive Producer
Mike Russo	Stunts
Suzanne Todd	Producer,Producer
Lisle Engle	Sound Effects
Catherine Gore	Screenwriter
Peter Schneider	Sound Mixer

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Main Title/ Honor Is In the Door [5:02]
2. Knock of Fate [4:59]
3. "An Honest Living" [1:58]
4. An Offer from Greg [3:57]
5. Group Interview [7:00]
6. First Day [6:18]
7. A Couple of Tips [2:47]
8. "I've Never Heard of This Firm..." [1:50]
9. Wall Street [2:38]
10. "Reco!" [5:49]
11. Drinks for Two/ Drinks for Four [6:20]
12. "Act As If..." [2:07]
13. Seth Gets Pitched [1:37]
14. Boys Will Be Boys [4:27]
15. Casino Problems [2:21]
16. First Close [2:30]
17. Seth and Abbie [2:39]
18. Harry [3:28]
19. Series 7 Celebration [4:58]
20. The Building Next Door [1:26]
21. The Fortieth [1:34]
22. "Congratulations!" [2:15]
23. Seth Finds Nothing [3:49]
24. "Get Off Your Ass!" [2:18]
25. Harry Goes in Heavy [3:43]
26. "It's a Chop Shop..." [4:07]
27. "I Need Your Help!" [6:49]
28. Under Arrest [5:10]
29. Last Day [4:01]
30. "It's Time..." [4:33]
31. What If [1:17]
32. End Credits [5:46]

Menu

Side #1 --
Play Movie
Audio Options
5.1 Surround Sound
2.0 Stereo Surround Sound
English Subtitles: On
English Subtitles: Off
Special Features
Play Movie With Filmmaker Commentary
Isolated Score With Composer Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Hotel Room Party
Seth's Employees At School
Cruising With the Boys
Dinner Joke
Original Ending
Theatrical Trailer
Cast and Crew
Giovanni Ribisi
Vin Diesel
Nia Long
Nicky Katt
Scott Caan
Ron Rifkin
Jamie Kennedy
Taylor Nichols
Tom Everett Scott
Ben Affleck
Ben Younger
Jennifer Todd
Suzanne Todd
The Angel
Scene Selections

Editorial Reviews

Ben Younger's Boiler Room is a morality tale about sleazy stockbrokers that freely acknowledges its antecedents: The film's young, would-be millionaires spend their evenings in unfurnished mansions watching Wall Street on a big-screen TV and recite lines from Glengarry Glen Ross by heart. The mesmerizing Giovanni Ribisi stars as a college dropout with get-rich-quick dreams who joins a low-end brokerage house only to discover he's being taught to bilk families out of their life savings. The fun of Boiler Room is in the vibrant portrait it paints of a particularly high-pressure brand of salesmanship, with characters mouthing such memorable catch phrases as "don't pitch the bitch" (i.e., don't sell to women). Vin Diesel and Nicky Katt are vivid as Ribisi's fellow brokers, and Ben Affleck gets to deliver some zingy, testosterone-laced monologues urging new recruits to stop at nothing in their quest for the all-important "close." Ribisi's relationship with his disapproving father and his affair with the firm's secretary add some emotional dimension, but Boiler Room is really a boys' flick -- it's at its energetic best when exploring the rituals of an all-male universe where misogyny and bad manners rule.