The Boiler Room Ben Affleck Speech

In this edition of let's take a study break presented by docren.com, Jim Young (Ben Affleck) a senior broker and head of HR at JT Marlin gives one of the realest first day on the job speeches in cinematic history to a group of unsuspecting brokers. This clip is from the 2000 film entitled, Boiler Room. For more effective ways to study visit our website docren.com follow us on twitter @docrenco like us on Facebook.

[@SuperJutah]

Most understated part of this... He gets rid of the guy with the series 7 license because he would expose the operation in 5 minutes

[@davidmulhern5877]

True. Or at least he would be like, what are you doing? You can’t do this. Anyone already with experience would be like, what’s going on here? You can’t do this.

[@therealagent4746]

@@davidmulhern5877 Would you really want to go against Affleck in this scene lool, he's so intimidating, which is done so well because Affleck knows he needs to put up this persona from the get-go, so that they know that this guy ain't messin loool and @Winston 100% loool i clocked on my second watch why Affleck was so quick to dismiss that series 7 dude xD

[@mindyabiznesspeople]

ahh. didn’t know that thx

[@howshecuttingbogman8999]

Skippy was a kangaroo

[@SuperJutah]

@@davidmulhern5877 Yeah that’s my exact point…. If you have a series 7 license already… You’ll spend 1 hour tops and see all the violations they do… remember this isn’t a “real” regulated company… they are doing a lot of cons so he would probably report them… What they do is train you, make you loyal to the company then they will tell you reasons why they do their dodgy stuff…

[@TheZenbudda]

“Look at the smile on my face. Ear to ear baby!” Literally has no smile.

[@notahamster333]

of course Mr. Wayne is always smiling!

[@letsgetcancer7265]

He's smiling on the inside.

[@harishsahastv1014]

Its supposed to be a Smile...NOT A JOKER LAUGH

[@harishsahastv1014]

@Reinaldo Maciel 😂🙌

[@zach3318]

“I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.” -Scarface

[@gisan3537]

"You want vacation time, go teach third grade public school." Is a reference to his mother who was a 3rd grade school teacher at Tobin in Cambridge, MA. I had her as my homeroom teacher, she was one of the nicest teacher we had.

[@vallurirajesh]

Pretty dick thing to say if his own mother is a teacher. I knew Affleck is a grade A douche!!

[@SuperJutah]

You got taught by Martha???? Why did you say that name????

[@yungtouch225th]

What? That’s pretty cool, just do me a favor...get out now....to me that makes u an affiliate. We only want winners here! Now get the hell out! ...sorry got kind of carried away with Ben afflecks performance

[@osamabad3597]

I guess Will Hunting being a janitor in MIT was a reference to Ben’s dad being a janitor at Harvard

[@gisan3537]

@Francis Serra yes i know the script are not written by him. However, actors do have some say in the script depending on how close they are with the director/producer. Sometimes they ask permission to alter the lines for latent references or just being witty. The line he said does not impact the main story, just adds to his characteristic. Don't pretend like actors NEVER get any say during a film, and they just follow orders like a bot.

[@AfroMan187]

"You want details, Fine. I drive a Tumbler. Experimental urban assault vehicle. What's up. I have a ridiculous cave in South Gotham. I have every gadget you could possible imagine. And best of all kids, I am the night. So now you know what's possible, let me tell you what's required. "

[@hughesbunburying8856]

He a genius bro

[@rcslyman8929]

"'So now you know what's possible, let me tell you what's required. '" ... have a couple of very rich, very dead parents.

[@discolightsavings]

You should stop working nights!

[@mr6johnclark]

SAVE MARTHA!

[@artembentsionov]

I am the terror that flaps in the night.

[@Gronk895]

Just passed the series 7 and came back to watch this lol

[@FSUjonnyD]

I failed it by one point. Twice! 71,71. Smdh...

[@Gronk895]

FSUjonnyD noooo damn that sucks! Taking again?

[@FSUjonnyD]

@@Gronk895 I took it three GD times. 68, 71, 71. I was getting 80s and even some 90s in all my practice tests. I’m worn out. Like 9 months of studying total for absolutely no payoff. I’m bitter as all hell. Maybe one day, but no time soon.

[@phatlewt2932]

@@FSUjonnyD do chop shops still exist or whatever they're called

[@alphatech1031]

@@phatlewt2932 XD the movie is called "Boiler room" lmao a "chop shop" is for stolen vehicles XD! Yeah they do, I worked in one kinda... You see a boiler room (a high pressure or just unethical telephonic sales team) in the context of securities sales can span on legitimacy. It can be a full scam where they sell you nothing from India, lie and just steal your money by draining your bank account. Or fully legit, where you are ethically but immorally talked into registered and fully disclosed investments like loaded mutual funds (I did this, not really screwing people but twisting arms to get sales). Or somewhere in between. This movie revolves around the belfort case where they were engaging in market manipulation. Basically I call you tell you this stock is a great buy (only partially illegal to do so, also stock promoter firms are legal, this is the more preferred rout to do this today, not a boiler room) , I already own the stock, I sell it to you for more then I bought it for. I keep doing it, the price keeps climbing, when i've sold it all, I walk and the price tanks. People who bought high now own worthless trash they can sell for a huge loss. Hence the "pump n dump". We saw this basically just happen with GameStop. The stock was being pumped on reddit, not via a boiler room, people bought, stopped out a few hedge funds (idiot political commentators that hardly have a HS Diploma let alone formal ed in finance loved this) then dumped. Anyone who bought has lost up to 85% of what they spent that didn't bail out before the dump. It doesn't take a Masters of science in quantitative finance to understand the tactics.

[@stonecold2589]

Just another day at Wayne Enterprises.

[@StevieStitches]

+Paul Morris Batman's a smug jackass yuppie scum? Nope. And the Bruce Wayne persona is a playboy and charitable philanthropist. Lucius Fox takes care of much of the Wayne Enterprises business.

[@mykmcgrane]

Jokes. People got 'em sometimes.

[@misfitdanzig8152]

Damn right! No Mr. Freeze here.

[@misfitdanzig8152]

Hahaha and the jokes on you!

[@Revstarallstar]

This would be fucking good if it was a bruce wayne scene a distant mask for his true self

[@jerrodhoward8471]

"That's my chair" (proceeds to move chair to side of room and not even use it. LOVE)

[@misfitdanzig8152]

He doesn't have to he has a whole room , so fuck the chair.....he's Batman.

[@kmaz8329]

Jerrod Howard I.probably.make a billion dollars based on technology.up.you tell me please show 8 science money...

[@BigWinStrategy]

Damn that chair belongs to me weather I sit on it or not. Easy as that.

[@misfitdanzig8152]

@@BigWinStrategy does not matter he dated and married two Jennifers and one is trying to make a comeback guess what Jennifer?

[@chinobambino1407]

Jerrod Howard ya "thats sooo funny"

[@adamboyle3331]

The real reason for getting rid of the series seven exam guy is not that they want to mold their own brokers, they want fresh naive brokers who won’t know or call out the illegal shit they do

[@grinchoi1]

i never got that. They all have to get their Series 7 anyway he's just ahead of the curve. They could have still coached n molded him anyway they wanted hed be able to start sooner

[@KwasiCapone]

​@@grinchoi1even if they let him stay hoping or even knowing he wouldn't expose them they would still have to either pay him for the 40 initial clients that they keep for themselves in the movie or half of it or they wouldnt get 40 out of him in most real legal agency's you only have to prove yourself with 10-20(depending on the company)and that's if you dont have your s7 already so it's actually plenty of reasons to get rid of that guy

[@paulboulter7823]

Remember ABC,Always be closing!!

[@GizmoBeach]

The real reason was because that guy was a smug douchebag. Besides he asked who passed the exam, not who had their license. We got hearing issues, hit the bricks, pal.

[@che3se1495]

​@grinchoi1 Right, but taking the ethics training before or after you're indoctrinated is going to make a big difference on how you internalise that information.

[@matthewmyers7075]

Schlep Rock and Skippy went on to become successful Wall Street tycoons.

[@matthewudanoh2528]

Yep, Ben walked them through the AIDA - attention, interest, decision, action. Perfectly executed for his audience...

[@napoleonsolo5929]

PUT THAT COFFEE DOWN

[@garylua5877]

Haha would love to see a scene between Affleck and Baldwin’s characters.

[@manco828]

@@napoleonsolo5929 Coffee is for closers.

[@amck72]

I made 975k alone last year, how much did you make ?

[@msimomi]

"We expect everyone here to treat their coworkers with a certain level of respect" Later in the movie: team leaders saying "you couldn't close a fucking windows you moron!" and "you're in my team don't you forget it bitch" with impunity

[@cuteshoesandbags8094]

Crooks don't practice what they preach, but they're willing to make up the rules as they go.

[@dylanfarnum4121]

He said those things because he's a senior broker and because it was personal, because Seth was dating his ex girlfriend. Obviously they're not going to fire a senior broker for being impolite.

[@wraptonic]

perception management

[@marcusfields9719]

@@cuteshoesandbags8094 This should have been the movie's tagline.

[@alexayers9463]

I think the point is he wanted to take that as an opportunity to give these newbies the impression that the place was a fraternity of sorts.

[@sungods-fh1xu]

Many people dislike Ben Affleck's acting, but I think he's cool. He's just different and has different unique style. This scene is cool and seems very organic like he was actually living through it.

[@mikedilworth2032]

Ben Affleck can nail any role no one can talk like him can listen to him talk for hours about anything

[@adithya9535]

He's a great batman too. Ppl hate what they don't understand

[@willn8664]

I actually liked him in Good Will Hunting as well as Dazed and Confused.

[@dsuttajit]

He’s a great actor from business to action movies

[@jamesjoy7547]

I gotta admit, at first I thought he was just another interchangeable pretty-boy actor. But he's got this . . . menacing undercurrent going on I first noticed this in "Dogma", when he slams Matt Damon against the wall and growls "We're going HOME, Loki!" OMG, I felt honestly frightened at that moment. He can unleash this volcanic, visceral RAGE, with no warning. It's amazing, actually

[@jfifthb]

I see why Russillo uses this for his podcast. great scene

[@gabraggs2]

Only reason i came here. I had to see the scene

[@FoMiAl]

Boiler room and Margin Call - the two most underrated movies of all time.

[@arunkurian9367]

And the big short

[@LanceXBT]

boiler room yes. margin call was boring af

[@alexayers9463]

Lol…of ALL time? Say you’re a bro, a crypto shill, and a shitty day trader without saying you’re a bro, a crypto shill, and a shitty day trader.

[@alexayers9463]

@@LanceXBT a self-proclaimed bro, crypto shill, and shitty day trader, thereby qualifying you as basic af

[@danielgardener1024]

Ummmmmm Boiler is not underrated? Hello McFly?!

[@yenhoho]

Ben Affleck gives many memorable speeches in films.

[@anishnehru3981]

GlenGarry Glenn Ross and Alec Baldwin did it better

[@Allenmarshall]

A poor man's Alec Baldwin at best.

[@danemiya9837]

Acting as if you got a 13in swinging penile matters in life😉

[@TheTrumpmancometh2024]

@@anishnehru3981 PUT THAT COFFEE DOWN!! COFFEE IS FOR CLOSERS! ABC!

[@KaiTakApproach]

I used to have a role in compliance, and our "heavy hitters" would blow us off as they embraced this character's kind of attitude; they worshipped this movie. The regulatory environment changed and two of them ended up in court .... the company disavowed them, despite egging their exploits on behind closed doors. If you ever find yourself in this situation, be smart. Everyone loves a winner but they aren't going to post your bail.

[@alexhickman94]

@IHaveSwatches ...somebody's watched the big short.

[@ericgriswold1268]

@Kai Nope, they'll be the ones heaping charges on you.

[@jvaish]

@Harold Jenkins what do you do for a living?

[@OldManNutcakez]

LOL compliance in the financial markets is just a facade.

[@thanew]

i love this speech but i always reference it as to why we always received the bs we did and the feedback we did from clients.

[@michaelmclaughlin261]

Bruce Wayne interviewing Robin's

[@ebent3]

Michael McLaughlin Robin's what? Oh Robins... Gotcha

[@kmaz8329]

Michael McLaughlin yes I have billions of dollars but thwy are ekevtronic in another rosicrucian world money.br5 pro pay neon nkgjrs eberythimv now p.o...

[@misfitdanzig8152]

Or new accountants ... douchebag.!.

[@apexrager88]

I came to the comment section looking for Batman jokes...😂 and I'm happy this was the first

[@ray5952]

@@ebent3 Few robins failed him

[@jimsmith4486]

We expect everyone here to treat their coworkers with a certain amount of respect. Love it, used it more times than I can remember with people at work...

[@johnwalter5875]

All Time Classic Scene & Movie...People forgot about this one. Timeless. Best advice ever !!!

[@ispartacus1337]

this type of sales is dead. Too many people are wise to the young quick slick talking good looking guy in a suit. They've all seen to many movies like this and the worlf of wallstreet to ever trust a cold call. Most sales environments nowadays (especially when its face to face) are more relaxed and not this cocky. At least not in front of the mark. A good example, A friend of mine sells insurance, he does very well. He has to go to the clients house or business to meet them and make the sale. He has a 65 thousand dollar BMW and had to stop driving it to meetings because when the clients saw him pull up they were immediately intimidated. He ended up buying a $30,000 Honda (brand new still a decent car) but his sales were double compared to when he drove the BMW. The first rule of sales, ABC Always-BE-Closing, second rule is you sell yourself not the product. When costumers could relate to him they were instantly more willing to trust him and open to the sale. Most people close or lose the sale within the first 5 minutes of meeting someone and dont even know it. If they dont like you, it doesn't matter if you're selling the mona lisa or toilet paper they're only thinking about how to get away from you.

[@ispartacus1337]

@@pascallecompte4145 watch any stand up comedian or really anyone that does public speaking. If you think just anybody could go up and say the words and get a response then you're mistaken. I could memorize Robin Williams entire live on Broadway skit and read it back verbatim but do you think anyone would react the same way? No absolutely not. It's not something that can truly be learned. The legit good public speakers have a certain magnetism about them. You want to be friends with them, you want to please them, the are in a sense selling themselves. We do it every single day whether it be at work or with friends. Its the reason you shower and shave and wear nice clothes when going out with someone you want to impress. Does it matter that person across from you is just another meat sack of organs filled with blood and shit? No. Because they have something you want and gift wrapping yourself and speaking properly makes or breaks whether you get sex from them, the promotion you were interviewing for, the sale you were selling, or whatever else you were trying to get. It starts with you and how you present yourself. One wrong word could make or break the sale. So maybe you should start selling yourself instead of whatever product you're trying talk about.

[@saraha180]

"Sell yourself not the product?" I'm not a salesperson, but I work with people who do enterprise sales for north of a million dollars. I don't think any of them would say that's an effective strategy. You have to be credible, but the consensus is that you make money by convincing them you'll solve a problem or help them achieve their goals.

[@ispartacus1337]

@@saraha180 I'd ask them. I'd bet they say selling themselves is a huge part of whether they succeed or not.

[@624radicalham]

@@pascallecompte4145 You have social anxiety disorder and that's ok. But it's not the way to monetarily succeed in life. Just as you feel emotionally conflicted and disjointed, the majority of people who construct personas do it because they want to, or want a better life for themselves, and they feel like GOD. They feel great. Fuck being true to yourself. Enjoy sex, enjoy money (because you need it too and the more the better, especially when you get sick) and do it without hurting anyone in the process and do it before you die, which happens for most people when you least expect it, and win. That's it. You aren't good at sex? You don't care about sex or money? Then your problems are even deeper and might include other mental issues. But there is hope. You can toughen the hell up. The real world doesn't care about your insecurities, your anxieties or your feelings. Any self improvement books tell you to create a better self and that's for a PROVEN reason. You yourself admit you've been betrayed and not benefited by your actions. What disgusts you will always hold you back. And you'll be miserable in other ways, even if you're not emotionally conflicted and disjointed. There are no safe spaces in the real word. Toughen up and be more tolerant. But more importantly, toughen up.

[@HoyaSaxaSD]

Phalanx “meat sack of organs filled with blood and s#!t”? I hope you didn’t write your own vows! lol

[@alanzom1503]

I was actually once in an interview for a trading firm and it was somewhat similar to this. There were no curse words thrown and the manager was well mannered ( after all it was real life not a Hollywood movie). We were about 20 young people in the conference room where they explained about what the job was like and did some q&a with us, and they made sure we understood you have to work your ass off, and that you are supposed to become a millionaire within a few years. Out of about 20 people in the room they only picked 3. I didn’t go through but I also knew it wasn’t for me.

[@IgorKashin]

I have a spoiler for you. Only one of them became a millionaire (in the best case). They also have no life but have mental issues instead.

[@petyrbaelish4311]

It's better to be a millionaire in a job u like than being a millionaire in a job that sucks the life out of you

[@kevo212]

@@petyrbaelish4311 it’s better to be a millionaire than not a millionaire

[@aj5533]

@@petyrbaelish4311 well, wouldn't that be sweet Petyr? if everyone had a job that they liked and it paid well, we would be in a better place.

[@AlexCastro1]

@@kevo212 its better to be a billionaire than a millionaire

[@deejaytrucker]

Affleck isn't acting in this scene.

[@MikeDunn]

He wasn't acting in the roid rage scene either.

[@rikosaikawa9024]

okay because you know him personally. hes a pretender playing pretend or a douchebag

[@adamchewy2284]

@@rikosaikawa9024 He's also horrible at it. Worst actor ever. Should just retire and continue on his quest to be one of Hollywood's biggest alcoholics.

[@daytripperhd]

You are right. It's not a great performance, but a good scene. Other actors could have done it better. I also know that's not what you meant.

[@awwwyeaboyeeee]

I was just about to say that. In fact, I think anyone could do this scene.

[@Gomesmesgo]

Was I the only one who thought this was a Boiler Room set by Ben Affleck?

[@arsenal0095]

lol i thought damn a dj is going to give an inspirational talk. Than i see this.. still good clip though

[@tihkal]

omg hahahahah

[@jonnygardiner3350]

same man ahaha

[@elijahnakumura4375]

Lmao

[@marcusboydauthornovelist4650]

Victor Gomes

[@MrSlanderer]

My circle of friends were heavily involved in an MLM pyramid scheme many years ago. They were desperately trying to get me on board, and I refused to take part in the scam, which they insisted it wasn't. I was actually extremely insulted when they did, as they were clearly looking at me as the next sucker. One night, we watched this movie at their "office." They absolutely loved it, trying to pick tactics from it. They failed to understand the FBI raid at the end, and I tried telling them, "Told ya this stuff is a scam." The ego is a funny thing, deciding when it wants you to understand, and when it needs you to remain blind to how you're ruining people's lives.

[@SoundMoneyMan23]

Omg…. You obviously don’t know WTF you are talking about. U sound like you’re putting down Network marketing. Probably because you have a shite personality, which comes through amazingly well in your comment. You probably could never do networking because it would require real leadership skills with a volunteer army of men & women. You have to actually care about people. You obviously have know clue. Sure there are some bad companies with bad leadership practices which is with any company. I have plenty of successful friends who work in the industry. Study to know what the industry is & quit talking out of the side of your ass… at least your friends had the guts to attempt to develop themselves and try to change and grow into people that other people would be willing to follow.

[@h20delorian]

Ben Affleck's best performance..out of the films I've seen him in. Hillarious and just outstanding!

[@johnwalter5875]

All Time Classic Scene & Movie...People forgot about this one. Timeless. Best advice ever !!!

[@doctorquestian]

@@johnwalter5875 but both of those guys that left the room, already had a job. They worked there. The whole thing was thespian theater.

[@joeyjones49]

“Life Advice” on the Russillo podcast brought me here

[@BillyYang]

“Life advice RR at gmail...”

[@Comickid15]

80% of the comments: "Durr Baldwin's better" 15% Batman references 5% people talking about the real life sales environment

[@I_Get_Computers_Puting]

@@kmart111 those are the best. Have you ever been on The Wire KZbin clips? Best commentary ever.

[@brianforrester9670]

I mean....Baldwin IS better...

[@ribonucleic]

I’ve done my bit to shore up that 80%. Wow… 80%! It’s like there’s an obvious aspect to this scene that 4 out of 5 people immediately thought to comment on.

[@Eyanlakhani]

and 1% categorising the comments.

[@arklat]

Wow, that brought back memories! That is pretty damm close to reality. When I entered the training program of the firm that hired me, 19 started the program. One quit after the first day. I was the only survivor, who actually gained my Series 7, 3, and 65. It's irrelevant that the 'firm' here was illegal, a "Boiler room" concern. The manner in which business is conducted is very similar. The Wolf Of Wall Street is an extreme example, but still, plausible. I managed to be quite successful, before I decided I would no longer feed the greed. It is a business where you have to sell your soul to the devil, if you want to do it. I am too moral. The BMW was nice, as were the crazy perks. But, I have my German luxury sedan without having to be somebody I'm not.

[@diosantana2659]

arklat . Who cares. I work a regular, well paying, low pressure corporate job and still have two new German performance cars

[@omb9744]

You mean you have to sell your soul to trade successfully? Or to be a successful broker?

[@alexayers9463]

35 people gave a shit and actually believed this crap in 7 years. Not bad.

[@kevinrichardson262]

I used to be a broker as well. I always thought this movie and Wolf of Wall Street were the most spot on. Got PTSD from WOWS the first time I saw it {No one died at our Christmas parties!). It is an amoral business even if done by the most moral person. "Greed is good, and information is the currency. How you get that information is none of our business. Just don't get caught." I remember my mentor telling me this as a junior broker. Chilling as I type this now. I lasted only 6 months. 100% commissions; made $1 for a month of work my first month. Made $5000 a day thereafter. Made enough to pay for Grad School and quit.

[@arklat]

@@alexayers9463 54. But who cares?

[@johnwalter5875]

All Time Classic Scene & Movie...People forgot about this one. Timeless. Best advice ever !!!

[@johnwalter5875]

All Time Classic Scene & Movie...People forgot about this one. Timeless. Best advice ever !!!

[@kckcmctcrc]

"I'm not here to waste your time"...except the guy who I just kicked out of the office by not telling him to not bother showing up if he'd already passed his 7.

[@kevina5337]

I noticed that too... like they couldn't have just told him that on the phone? But sure let's have the guy drive out to Long Island and then instantly kick him out for something that was probably already on his resume lol

[@gamerjamson]

He was saying he wasn't going to waste the time of the remaining candidates, not the two he previously ejected from the meeting.

[@steez5769]

Technically, he was saving that guys time by kicking him out early because the firm “doesn’t hire brokers, they train new ones.”

[@franciscloutier5387]

I actually happen to like this scene and find Affleck to be quite good in it. Overall an iconic movie.

[@ntnrocket1]

I think the monologue at the beginning of the film was much better, "I just wanted IN."

[@misfitdanzig8152]

Affleck is always good....not great but he knows his shit! This film is the start as The Batman in my opinion.

[@BigHorseFilm]

Ben isn't always good, but I would say, to be fair to him, he has been great. The Town (2010) was a great movie. He did a great job directing and acting in that Film. Often he is not good, often he is in bad movies and gives bad performances. I'd rather that than an actor that is always mediocre. He has potential to be remembered as a great talent, so long as he doesn't get to heavily involved with politics. I have no issue with celebrities sharing their political beliefs, especially if they passionate about them. But they need to understand the possible implications on their popularity, and weigh that with the good they will do for their cause. This was a long way of saying I agree with you.

[@misfitdanzig8152]

BigHorseFilm Affleck is good he had success and not so much much .....but he came back and now he's great!

[@stephaneconstant1302]

agree! found it in moods and watched it with dubbing! it's really iconic movie!

[@greaterJAY]

I love the smugness of the second kid that gets the boot: "I have a series seven license."

[@jarretheller2244]

"Good for you. You can get out too" Ouch. That was cold.

[@dylanfarnum4121]

Thats it Skippy, pack your shit, let's go

[@lqleviathan]

@@jarretheller2244 I love it.

[@antiguanetwork5726]

@@ohio Because it’s a movie, and the moment was used for effect?

[@matthewmyers7075]

@@ohio Because he'd know what they're doing is illegal.

[@elephantgrass631]

They say money can’t buy you happiness, “Let’s put a smile on that face”.

[@colinclayton8042]

I remember going into my Aunt's room when I was little and this scene was on. At the time, I thought it was the coolest shit ever. Still feel that way.

[@angelbaby3337]

Only takes 5 mins to change a life... epic speech!

[@romancandle416]

I love the thesis of this movie: that committing securities fraud is the upper middle class white boys version of selling crack.

[@waynewright8189]

“Upper middle class”? Tf? Having 400.000 dollars in the bank is upper middle class. Having the privelage to blow that shit on a yellow rari is rich. And the mansion, in New York? Yea the taxes alone should blow your grandmas retirement money. It’s always the youtube comment section that has something to say.

[@guffmanissoft1]

You would do it too lol

[@andrewsytaccount]

...or just selling crack

[@TheComputec]

It doesn't have to be criminal activity... you could legally make a killing selling junk bonds, penny shares, sub-prime mortgage bundles or insurance policies that never pay out. There is no morality in capitalism. You have a proposition and you just create a dream and a pitch that you hope will sway those people that still believe there are better ways to make money than to work for it. That's how we ended up where we are, with tax-payers bailing out the banks when these "solid AAA Rated" derivatives turned out to be unicorn tears

[@IshtiaqAlam]

@@TheComputec 🏆

[@dcaseng]

I thought Affleck was great here. In fact, he is pretty good whenever he ISN'T trying to carry a film as the lead actor. He's not good enough to be the main attraction of a film, but he's much better at smaller supporting roles. There's no shame in that, some of the best careers in Hollywood are guys who always play smaller characters in movies. He's much better in small doses.

[@ronnieroyal9893]

I don’t understand the genuine hate he gets 😳, I think he killed this and the always be closing scene. Leonardo in this scene would of been to eccentric imo so I agree Ben killed this scene

[@dcaseng]

@@ronnieroyal9893 I don't see any genuine hate. I thought i was being pretty complimentary.

[@-Markus-]

Afflecks the bomb in Phantoms, yo!

[@researchpatrol1437]

He's still the asholle from fashionable male to me!

[@VAZAX7]

That's not truth. He is leading actor the great one. One of the Best in industry. And you are hater and nobody cares what you think hater.

[@bodyshott65]

I’m watching this in 2018 because I encourage my new hire salespeople to watch it. Never gets old .

[@gamerjamson]

Humblebrag

[@davidcisneros5190]

Best sales line "look it's simple, the more money you make, the more money I make, now what can I DO... for you."

[@jacobwayne220]

Anyone else here from the Ryen Russillo podcast?

[@justynvallin]

That’s why I’m here 😂

[@chamberlinfinancialinc.9514]

This was my first interview as a broker in 1988!

[@charliesinnott9840]

Not lying, best 5 minutes of acting, Word for word real shit said in many an office

[@earnwithhearn180]

Jim Young was a great salesman. “Ear to ear baby”

[@survivalSC]

That scene makes me miss my old company when I would do sales training. I remember the time my secretary walked in and asked me if I have ever helped to write a movie script after watching boiler room. Those were the days. I was 23 years old and the CEO. Good times.

[@pastorjimpinkey9014]

Wow. They give you internet access in prison?

[@SuperChuckRaney]

WE EXPECT EVERYONE TO TREAT everyone with respect .... not 1 minute later ... Get out SKippy, pack your shyt ... LET'S GO

[@Thisizmyname]

That guy had no balls. In real life, even in an illegitimate operation like this one, he could have easily pleaded a case to at the very least stay present for that meeting. Passing the Series 7 exam means absolutely nothing in the work place if you have no hands on experience. Affleck seemed to mistake passing a test with just that; work experience. If anything, this scene should teach people to speak up, even if the person you’re speaking to is an ego maniac.

[@otisbeck5327]

"Were here to train new brokers." In so many words, he told the old broker who had his license to "get his old ass out of here."

[@kevina5337]

Yep and he has the guy drive out to long island for an interview then immediately kicks him out for something that was probably on his resume.. ..."I'm not here to waste your time" Lol

[@joecool2678]

"I have a Series 7 license" "Good. you can get out too" "oh...sorry, I meant I have a Series 7 BMW. my bad. Can I stay now?"

[@angelh3917]

😂

[@tomkrueger6556]

fuck you get the fuck out of my face

[@martinsloan9785]

Series 7 bmw suck. Get out!

[@pf3305]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Azzazpimp]

@Yute Hube Tell that to the mortgage broker from the Big Short who shuffled into the job fair after the market crashed

[@kevina5337]

Has guy drive out to Long Island for interview, then immediately kicks him out for already having a stockbroker's license "I'm not here to waste your time" Lol

[@freakyfornash]

Well I think he meant the applicants who still remained for the interview, and not the ones which were kicked out of the room first though.

[@josefelix5130]

He has to prove a point to the remaining applicants

[@jessejames863]

i mean the dude shoulda listened to the instructions during his interview phone call. im sure they mentioned it and he probably didn't care

[@onlyone23km]

If you think about it… he DIDN’T waste that guy’s time because he walked away a free man and the man who kicked him out? In prison.

[@mr.fibonacci6292]

Just passed the series 7 today!! Had to watch this to fire me up even more

[@MattDoesLife539]

Now go out there and get em mother fuckers!

[@AJazzz]

tell me how the life has been like bro

[@danboud8135]

Affleck: "Time to get into character." *Rips massive line

[@rickscott4717]

3:51 - love that part. Makes me laugh every time.

[@byebyegiomar]

Theres no testosterone in that room

[@pimberproductionspimber8480]

? Fuck does it matter? And yes there is. There all human male.

[@nateo200]

Sarcasm

[@JonathanPoto]

byebyegiomar I think that's kind of the point. A bunch of boys given millions for nothing. Great scene.

[@justice6370]

watch this- kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnzdfpdpZ52Vg9k affleck cant act

[@justice6370]

The No.1 guy, i dont know if youve ever worked in an environment like this, but the nastiness is always there. Its never not and if its not, then its not a sales environment. The people there are feeling something, ambition, greed, lust, happiness, sadness hatred of themselves) and anger with nastiness. Affleck just did ambition. Alec Baldwin did the whole lot. In one scene.

[@bryanearley6008]

Love this scene!!! Every time I stress about work, I think of this scene & money, & suddenly I crave 100 dollar bills & get started

[@bodbn]

You suck.

[@KS-xk2so]

Skippy went on to become a well respected and successful day trader.

[@elmehdicherdal4294]

how do u khow ????

[@KS-xk2so]

@@elmehdicherdal4294 Your mom told me.

[@freakyfornash]

Whatever became of Schlepp Rock I wonder? (L.O.L.!)

[@shinmarcorp7846]

@@freakyfornash He turned into the kid who got "ran into" by some Russians in the Tea Room and was given front money to launder and take ZERO risk by making said Schlepp Rock take all responsibility

[@freakyfornash]

@@shinmarcorp7846 That explains things! 😂 XD

[@tntstorms7969]

People dislike his acting in this scene, but I liked it. It was shocking at the time when he dropped 20+ F-bombs at a job interview briefing. Now that I watch it years later it is more funny than shocking.

[@doctorquestian]

The leads are weak? The leads are weak? YOU'RE WEAK!! Mitch and Murray paid good money to get those leads. I could go out there tonight and make $15,000. Can you? Can you?

[@jh230377]

They say money can’t buy happiness. Look at the fucking smile on my face!!!!

[@freakyfornash]

Ear to ear baby! 😂 (L.O.L.!)

[@smileydag]

For those saying Baldwin did a better job. Glengarry Glen Ross is a play by David Mamet that won the Pulitzer Prize. It's just better material and that's all there is to it.

[@scottwoods3510]

FYI, the Blake (Baldwin) scene in Glengarry isn't in the play, it was written for the movie.

[@lal2235]

boom!, joseph feeling the burn right in his wrong facts

[@smileydag]

I stand corrected. www.dailyscript.com/scripts/glengarry.html

[@Dana-wq5tp]

Baldwin is a better actor but I really do think that Affleck is underrated. He's got the talent for sure.

[@jockoadams3377]

Mamet is just so great at writing the words... it isn't even fair. And Baldwin is good at playing an obnoxiously arrogant asshole, because thats just who he is.

[@starguy2718]

Who gets the set of steak knives?

[@WMWarrior13]

starguy2718 Preston Garvey.

[@aboodmki3]

Baldwin 😂

[@dillanversai6717]

The first guy he kicked out was a douche lol

[@CigarKingDom]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@xMitchxRecklessx]

Second place!

[@fvecc]

Best 5 minutes of Affleck's career.

[@laputan_]

fvecc Not saying much

[@gavinst.clairthedefiningmo9985]

Back in 2007/8 , I worked for a company that " pushed " credit repair . The owner gave a similar speech with such vigor ! Let's just say he's now " on the lam " from the Feds .

[@Lonovavir]

I've met a few guys too many who were "inspired" by this movie to the point where they quote lines from it by memory. I wonder how they're doing now.

[@nitishbansal6878]

Only if job interviews were that simple and honest!!

[@dr4c0blade]

...But it's _not_ honest. The guy turns out to be a con.

[@allenatkins2263]

" I'm going to have to take next Friday off, my baby momma is going to have her reveal party and I've got to be there." This was an actual statement made in a job interview we were holding.

[@kevina5337]

Hey at least he gave you notice lol

[@gamerjamson]

Classic piker

[@jesussaveswithcoupon]

A lady brought a bag full of McDonald hamburgers to an interview. I thought she was going to share them, it was a bag of like 8. She ate them all during the interview…

[@danesovic7585]

Yeah, high school teacher interviews are like that.

[@matthewferrell3472]

I was interviewing a guy once and the first words out of his mouth were, "I don't have cancer!" I knew what he had before he even told me, alopecia totalis, because a friend of mine had the same thing, but he was so weird about it that I finished interviewing him in about 15 minutes, because I wasn't going to hire a guy who thought that would be a good way to open up an interview.

[@miro7460]

I wish we had people like these at work! Affleck is a fucking beast in this scene.

[@coreytoomey7579]

“Get your ass out of that Italian leather chair.” That was weirdly specific, but alright.

[@joeydoherty368]

One thing I’ve learned is to run from anyone who says, “Don’t waste my time.” This is someone clearly focused on quantity and not quality and just wants to rope you in quickly so they can move on to the next sucker.

[@steverogers6836]

Who else came here after watching Baldwin’s speech in Glengarry Glen Ross?

[@fatal_error8397]

In today's working environment, Baldwin would get laughed out of the room. This speach here still holds.

[@suma4m]

I love how they remade the scene in "War Dogs".

[@andrewtrojack2796]

Marek Suma Actually they didn’t . War Dogs came out way after this my man

[@sychkid]

He's not our hero. He's a silent guardian. A watchful protector. A Dark Knight.

[@edwinmalachy]

He's the WORST Batman ever

[@edwinmalachy]

@Pablo Escobar yeah okay. (Limited vocabulary? You might want to go back to school)😆

[@iGetNoRespect21]

You want vacation time? Go teach 3rd grade public school.

[@patrickalegria7620]

Jeff Karnell I was a public school teacher and yep, we did have a lot of vacation time haha

[@silo3com]

Okay dude

[@Rob-pi8tp]

If anybody says money cant buy happiness.... look at the smile on my face

[@MrVee24]

Affleck is such a good actor.don't hate :). "Pack your shit Skippy" lol.

[@rollotomassi4768]

When playing a jerk. Otherwise no

[@theunknown4570]

"You call yourself an actor,you son of a bitch?"

[@ilovebrandnewcarpets]

Needs more upvotes

[@gregelsworth1401]

He made that entire speech in under 5 minutes. Like he emphasized, they’re big on no time wasted at those broker firms lol

[@johnwalter5875]

All Time Classic Scene & Movie...People forgot about this one. Timeless. Best advice ever !!!

[@bgilbert95]

best scene and speech on this movie

[@nitinbhakta4787]

"We expect everyone here to treat their coworkers with a certain level of respect" -- while stealing all of the money from their clients

[@theformula9525]

That scene is a work of art. Thanks Ben

[@AK-74K]

@@stuco Both scenes are good.

[@o3mandotcom]

I use to worked at jp morgan. Yeah, we all cracked jokes about how we wanted to be working at JT MARLIN where all sales men... make one million dollars per year. Also, they have a brand new yellow Lamborghini sports car.

[@Gronk895]

Did you work on the sales desk at JPM?

[@franklucas7891]

Idk what he’s was selling but this mothafucka convinced me already!!

[@osmang7401]

😅

[@Utahsaint]

illegal, non-existant shares and holds on companies which did not exist. standard broker really.

[@franklucas7891]

Utahsaint ok sign me up lol 😂

[@discolightsavings]

My man!

[@patrickalegria7620]

Frank Lucas hahahaha

[@adams1458]

0:17 - Why you say that in ANY interview setting that was unprofessional. You don't even do that at a jack in the box interview.

[@ashleyp.4932]

+Adam S You have one line in a film, it's two words and then you're out. Being an actor can be hard. :)

[@edbrown4218]

It was staged. Belfort said in his book that he would stage stuff like this all the time with a buddy to teach the trainees who was boss.

[@thirstyjimmy]

You also don’t make a million dollars in 3 years at jack in the box. Lol

[@edsonpacheco294]

Didn't even come properly dressed

[@osamabad3597]

Ed Brown Was the series 7 guy staged too? Lol

[@JonathanPoto]

That camera angle when he says "Think i'm joking" is perfect. They should've shot the whole scene from that angle.

[@DonCarlosHormozi]

When he says… If you really want this… He lowers his voice to a whisper. If you want people to listen, you shout. If you want them to really listen, you whisper.

[@HansVandeWerf]

I worked for a company that had exactly the same vibe!

[@tevincarter4163]

Hans Van de Werf how old are you?

[@kevina5337]

Basically any business that runs on retail sales will have this vibe. Lol

[@onlyone23km]

Same.

[@CyanideSublime]

Nice try, Ben. But, you're no Blake from Glengarry Glen Ross.

[@scottwoods3510]

Blake is dehumanizing, lol...

[@dartvade1955]

he is not supposed to be, he is trying to recruit, not fire, the have to trust him as they basically break the law for him.

[@CyanideSublime]

Dart Vade It was a clearly inspired scene. Of course he's not supposed to be.

[@despiteallmyrage6813]

EXEJON Maybe he's not, but this entire speech is fucking *AWESOME!*

[@CyanideSublime]

Cynical Atheist The Force Awakens was an awesome movie too. I'm just calling a spade a spade.

[@lamareaton]

Wow that guy just violated so many damn HR rules with one speech!

[@419chris419]

He is the HR

[@kevina5337]

There's no "HR rules" in sales. Lol

[@MRBJT51]

The big boss is supposed to be Jordan Belfort.... although they don't specifically say it. Making this the first angle on Wolf of Wall Street.

[@BobMinelli]

"...just don't waste my fuckin' time." BEST LINE EVER! 🌱✌

[@matthewbaker4088]

Kyle I'll let you take this one

[@TheAngryAgent]

Hit the bricks. You are going out!

[@NJGuy1973]

What's your name?

[@MrAitraining]

"that's it skippy, pack your shit!"

[@mikedilworth2032]

Best line hands down

[@mohdabdullahabdullah9192]

One of the best scene for new joinees at any corporation by their Boss to learn ,focus on goals, and project the way of working in organization.

[@werdna96921]

I comeback to watch this scene 2-3 times a year

[@itzbebop]

15 years later - I'm batman

[@Dre-xc2no]

That is Bruce Wayne letting people know WHAT TIME IT IS, at Wayne Enterprises. Yeah folks, he's Batman. And WILL BE, the Definitive one.

[@MrBrewman95]

The more I age, I agree with The Joker more than Batman.

[@tnlone]

“We treat everyone with respect here” 2 seconds later “Pack your shit Skippy!”

[@fatal_error8397]

He said "coworkers". Skippy isn't going to be a coworker.

[@tnlone]

@@fatal_error8397 fair enough

[@donaldlerman9704]

Thats the best illustrations of a great Boss's intro speach that I ever heard!

[@philiptuyay2011]

No one can quantify the millions of dollars sold in goods and services because of the inspiration sparked in countless sales people by this monologue.

[@bun5320]

He says that my chair and then never even sits in it lol

[@doctorquestian]

Do you think that they are coming in to get out of the rain? They're begging you to take their money. Are you man enough?

[@bun5320]

@@doctorquestian lol another classic

[@evanharris6985]

That guy didn't get kicked out for just saying "dumbass", but the fact that he was talking with the guy at the front like they were pals then cursed at him as if he never spoke to him before. It's not just about language that pissed of Jim Young, it's about staying true and not two-faced.

[@gamerjamson]

Jim didn't care about the use of profanity whatsoever, if you can even call it that. He said it himself after kicking the guy out that he did so because the guy was being disrespectful to a peer, not two-faced. Learn how to accurately interpret movies.

[@evanharris6985]

@@gamerjamson Calm down. There’s no medal or certificate here for interpreting movies as serious as you do Mr. Keyboard Interpreter.

[@gamerjamson]

@@evanharris6985 I am calm. I'm calmly correcting idiots.

[@dayl4151]

I'd kick you both out just based off annoyance.

[@onlyone23km]

Ironically, that whole firm made its living on being two-faced.

[@jujufactory]

I would never work in a company with a crazy boss like this one.

[@erickalfaro8389]

That's why you won't be rich.

[@jujufactory]

@@erickalfaro8389 If you buy this shit he sells you then you are in for a very unhappy surprise.

[@mikecarroll3538]

This actually a master class on sales, not the actual selling they do on the phone that’s Hollywood stuff, this is a better example of a real sales pitch, gives them the features and benefits of taking the job, and overcomes objections by laying them out himself, then goes back to benefits, and closes with a strong CTA.

[@Rodrigo-th9uz]

as a top salesman for 10 year, this movie is my bible and i show it to the new bucks. This is true sales. political correctness cant touch sales.

[@ph4rque]

This has nothing on Alec Baldwin's speech in Glengarry Glen Ross. Feels like Ben Affleck is trying way too hard.

[@austinsnarrthelunchbox4566]

put the coffee down, coffee is for closers