Greedy (by definition)
Pronunciation:\ˈgrē-dē\
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): greed·i·er; greed·i·est
Etymology: Middle English gredy, from Old English græ-dig; akin to Old High German grātac greedy
Date: before 12th century
1. Excessively desirous of acquiring or possessing, especially wishing to possess more than what one needs or deserves.
2. Wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume; gluttonous.
3. Extremely eager or desirous: greedy for the opportunity to prove their ability.
Pronunciation:\ˈgrē-dē\
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): greed·i·er; greed·i·est
Etymology: Middle English gredy, from Old English græ-dig; akin to Old High German grātac greedy
Date: before 12th century
1. Excessively desirous of acquiring or possessing, especially wishing to possess more than what one needs or deserves.
2. Wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume; gluttonous.
3. Extremely eager or desirous: greedy for the opportunity to prove their ability.
 Greed (the movie)Even in its mutilated form, Erich von Stroheim's Greed (1924) remains an intense silent masterpiece. Already notorious for his excesses when Goldwyn Pictures signed him in 1922, Stroheim faithfully adapted Frank Norris's naturalistic novel McTeague, shooting the grim story about a couple's avaricious downfall on location in San Francisco and Death Valley, tripling the original budget. Combining documentary realism with symbolic devices, Stroheim composed McTeague in deep-focus long takes, emphasizing expressive relationships between characters and settings through juxtapositions in a single shot. Stroheim was asked to cut his original nine-hour version to a length releasable in two parts; with Stroheim's blessing, it was reduced to four hours. Goldwyn, however, merged with Metro and Louis B. Mayer Productions to form MGM in 1924; Mayer turned McTeague over to his assistant, and Stroheim nemesis, Irving Thalberg for further edits. The hours of excised footage from the re-titled, 140-minute Greed were destroyed. Still, because of Stroheim's visual style, certain sequences, particularly the Death Valley dénouement, remain almost intact, retaining the story's power despite narrative holes. Greed made a profit, but Stroheim's struggles continued for the rest of his directorial career. Lost portions of Greed have since been reconstructed from numerous stills into a 239 minute version. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide |
| "Greed Is Good" (Gordon Gekko - Wall Street - 1987) OLIVER STONE'S ''Wall Street'' is a gentrified ''Everyman,'' an upscale morality tale to entertain achievers who don't want to lose touch with their moral centers, but still have it all. It's about Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen), a bright, blindingly ambitious young Wall Street broker who, on the strength of one insider tip, gains a spectacular career but loses his soul, at least temporarily. More important, it's also about Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), a corporate raider for whom ''rich'' isn't ''$450,000 a year, but rich enough to have your own jet.'' ''Wake up, pal,'' Gekko tells Fox. ''If you aren't inside, you're outside.'' Relying on information acquired by illegal hook and crook, Gekko buys up companies for peanuts and liquidates them for big bucks. ''I create nothing,'' he says with his usual candor. ''I own.'' |
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Gordon Gekko is a good character. He's ruthless, ironic and, under the circumstances, completely practical, and Mr. Douglas, in the funniest, canniest performance of his career, plays him with the wit and charm of Old Scratch wearing an Italian-designer wardrobe.
Somewhere toward the middle of ''Wall Street,'' Gekko takes the microphone at the annual meeting of Teldar Paper, a company he's seeking to acquire, to deliver a pep talk on greed that - briefly - electrifies the movie. He sounds like Gore Vidal jazzing up the pages of The New York Review of Books. ''America has become a second-rate power,'' Gekko tells the Teldar shareholders. He cites the nation's horrendous trade imbalance and describes the backward state of domestic companies in competition with off-shore industry. Greed, he says, is all we have left, but greed is also what made America great. It's normal. It's healthy and it's what keeps the system going. By the time Gekko finishes, the stockholders in tennis shoes are cheering. ~ From Review By VINCENT CANBY New York Times |
| American Greed (the television series) The series that examines the dark side of the American dream is back for another season. CNBC’s unprecedented original primetime series, "American Greed," focuses on how greed change's people’s lives and proves people will do anything for money. Click the banner to find out more. |
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