suspender envy

A few months ago I was on the hunt for vintage leather suspenders.  For an entire two days I was really obsessed with it until I moved onto something else.  I forgot all about it until the other night when I watched for the first time Wall Street from 1987. Talk about suspender envy. There's even an arc about the accessory just to rub it in.  You could tell who the bigwigs were because they had them on; and it was only until Charlie Sheen's character, Bud Fox, donned a pair did you know he was moving on up.  

The movie is filled with grand shots reminiscent of real mccoy Hollywood films.  It's only fault is that is was filmed in the 80s, but that's what adds to the eye candy.  Can we say- state of the art modern electronics?  How about- not faring well.  The robot that takes your drink order, the brick sized cell phone, bright green words on the pitch black computer screen and my favorite, the at home crank operated sushi maker. All of these things made me look around my apartment and wonder what will look so old someday and so ridiculous.  And the decor! Nothing screams classic more than a sheet of faux white brick covered with trompe o'leil malachite and peach colored cracks streaking down the wall.

   Even though both Charlie Sheen and Darryl Hannah's acting were both upstaged by the Realtor, played by Sylvia Miles, "Everybody tells you they hate the upper East Side. They want to live on the West Side.  But believe me, when it's resale time, the East Side moves all the time.  I mean, what do you got on the west side?  Sean and Madonna?"  it doesn't matter.  Michael Douglas' iconic performance makes it worth while, as well as Martin Sheen's (who looked like he could be a dead ringer for James Dean's father).  The two characters principles portray a classic western movie of good vs bad.
   So now do I not only have to get the suspenders, I have to be on the prowl for the soundtrack, ideally in vinyl.  Composed by Stewart Copeland, it mimics the film with Hollywood classics, 80s Brian Eno and timeless musical scores that include the punching noises of computer keyboard keys and other stock market sounds.
    The simplicity of the moral and the fact that the movie is just as pertinent today makes sense that there is another on the way.
                     "THE END"