Enron had a fake trading room on the 6th floor.

February 22, 2002 4:40 PM

Enron had a fake trading room on the 6th floor. [via D] This whole Enron thing is really turning into something. First the WH, then Cheney is being sued, now smoke and mirrors; I'm telling you, Enron is at a theatre near you before 2006.
posted by Why (13 comments total)

Yeah, but so what? Did anyone accept a blowjob during the course of this?
posted by scarabic at 4:45 PM on February 22, 2002

Enron: The Movie
posted by owillis at 4:56 PM on February 22, 2002

one would hope scarabic...one would hope. It can't all have been for nothing. And it could earn the movie an R rating, which is always helpful.

I'm waiting for the surviving enron execs to unzip their costumes and reveal that they are alien invaders, sent to destabilize the earth's economy. That would make more sense than all of this other strange, strange junk they were doing.
posted by th3ph17 at 5:39 PM on February 22, 2002

Not enough car chases. No breasts. All the dialogue is "I plead the fifth." Oh yeah. They'll be lined up around the block to see this one.
posted by ZachsMind at 5:49 PM on February 22, 2002

When has Hollywood ever done the story straight up?

Expect liberal additions of boobs, blowups and butts. Pierce Brosnan plays Henry Waxman : congressman/superspy
posted by owillis at 5:54 PM on February 22, 2002

News travels fast. I watched a piece about this on BBC Newsnight 2 weeks ago.
posted by RobertLoch at 6:05 PM on February 22, 2002

I thought Enron: the Movie was already out on DVD...
posted by gimonca at 6:38 PM on February 22, 2002

Enron: The Musical. (Warning: Australian content.)
posted by aaron at 6:45 PM on February 22, 2002

(Warning: Australian content.)

That is too funny.
posted by RobertLoch at 6:47 PM on February 22, 2002

Isn't that how microsoft got started?
posted by HTuttle at 8:33 PM on February 22, 2002

At Williams, I've seen a number of non-traders with offices in the trading floor. Looks like they wanted the room to look busy. The huge electronic trading sign is a plus.
posted by jmccorm at 5:13 AM on February 23, 2002

Expect liberal additions of boobs, blowups and butts. Pierce Brosnan plays Henry Waxman : congressman/superspy

Ha. And Ken Lay gets a severe limp and an eyepatch.
posted by Ty Webb at 11:24 AM on February 23, 2002

I wonder if they got the idea from The Grifters? Or is this something to be found in other large corporations?
posted by sherman at 11:15 PM on February 23, 2002