Floored Hollywood Documentary Movie 2010
Cast and Crew
Cast: Jon Najarian,Pete Najarian,
Rick Santelli,George W. Bush
Director: James Allen Smith
Writers: Andrew McAllister,
James Allen Smith
Produced by: Joseph Gibbons,
Karol Martesko,
Steve Prosniewski,
James Allen Smith
Release Date: 2010-05-07
Distributor(s): Film
Genre(s): Documentary
Country: United States
Language: English
Runtime: USA:77 min
Company: TraderFilm See more »
SYNOPSIS:
Enter a world where pandemonium reigns and reckless ambition rules: the trading floors in the financial canyons of downtown Chicago. Here, men use strange hand signals to buy and sell everything from pork belly to soybeans while wearing the weight of our complex economy on their shoulders--along with their neon jackets. It’s a physical, bruising place, one where a slight gain creates heroes, rich beyond what their high school educations should ever afford. But the wrong move on the wrong day can ruin lives. In FLOORED, Director James Allen Smith, not only penetrates this cult-like profession and its closely held customs; he introduces the audience to the men behind the mayhem. Though arguably certifiable, they’re also a likable bunch where no party is too big and no risk too great. There’s Mike, a hard-charging veteran and adrenaline junkie who’s happiest when he’s being chased by wild animals. Mike's multi-million dollar home enshrines his African conquests, complete with stuffed trophies on wheels. Jeff, who on Valentines Day 1994 was on the wrong side of a trade that cost him his savings and ultimately his wife and home, but not his self-respect or his yearning to be part of the chaos of the pit. In fact Jeff, seemingly the least likely to recommend open outcry trading as a career, encourages his own son to give it a go. And there’s Rob, a suburban kid and college football player, drawn to the pit because of his family’s connections, and the pull of the game.
Though traders must possess lightening-fast reactions and guts of steel, degrees or Ivy League educations aren’t required. Most live and die by their wits and instincts alone. It’s a way of life, of ego and excess that can’t be found anywhere else— but it’s disappearing like so many parts of our increasingly digitized world. The advent of computerized trading has forced people like Mike, Jeff and Rob to make a sobering choice: adapt or get out. Smith captures their stories in a way that illuminates not just the traders’ triumphs and struggles, but also something about our shared humanity and stake in the future. At a time when millions have lost fortunes in the fickle stock market and fear abounds about the faltering financial system, FLOORED is a gripping, honest look behind the curtain of the trading floor that few have ever seen.
Plot Summary for Floored:Enter a world where pandemonium reigns and reckless ambition rules: the trading floors in the financial canyons of downtown Chicago. Here, men use strange hand signals to buy and sell everything from pork belly to soybeans while wearing the weight of our complex economy on their shoulders - along with their neon jackets. It's a physical, bruising place, one where a slight gain creates heroes, rich beyond what their high school educations should ever afford. But the wrong move on the wrong day can ruin lives. At a time when millions have lost fortunes in the fickle stock market and fear abounds about the faltering financial system, FLOORED is
a gripping, honest look behind the curtain of the trading floor that few have ever seen. Written by James Allen Smith.
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