`` Wall Street : Money Never Sleeps '' is the follow up Oliver Stone 's 1987 hit film ` ` Wall Street '' Stone discovered a `` ridiculous '' and `` insane '' system in Wall Street when making the sequel . Michael Douglas reprises his role as corporate raider Gordon Gekko . The movie was released on July 15th of 1988, but it didn't do well at all.
`` Wall Street : Money Never Sleeps '' is the follow up Oliver Stone 's 1987 hit film `` Wall Street '' Stone discovered a `` ridiculous '' and `` insane '' system in Wall Street when making the sequel . Michael Douglas reprises his role as corporate raider Gordon Gekko . Shia LaBeouf plays the role of a young , ideal investment banker .