Product: Other People's Money [VHS] (1991)
Rating: 4.0
An amusing morality tale of business and a teaching tool.
Looking for a teaching tool for undergraduates who would not have cultural contacts with the corporate environment, this film has been a useful introduction to the current corporate crazes. As Tom Wolfe depicted the markets in "Barnfire of the Vanities", this little comedy has a useful correlate in alerting us to some of the paradoxes of the business world. It is not always true that the capitalist using the 'bottom-line mentality' is the enemy of anyone but those who misuse the power and authority of managing a business. As "Wallstreet" depicts aspects of "insider-trading", OPM weaves its own morality play about the nature of "nice" when the issue is "performing" when you have borrowed other people's money. It is a good screenplay, a tight drama, and a useful experience for a college level audience. END