BIG SHORT, THE (Record no. 23154)
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| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | BIG SHORT, THE |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2015 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Rated R (2015) Three separate but parallel stories of the U.S mortgage housing crisis of 2005 are told. Michael Burry, an eccentric ex-physician turned one-eyed Scion Capital hedge fund manager, has traded traditional office attire for shorts, bare feet and a Supercuts haircut. He believes that the US housing market is built on a bubble that will burst within the next few years. Autonomy within the company allows Burry to do largely as he pleases, so Burry proceeds to bet against the housing market with the banks, who are more than happy to accept his proposal for something that has never happened in American history. The banks believe that Burry is a crackpot and therefore are confident in that they will win the deal. Jared Vennett with Deutschebank gets wind of what Burry is doing and, as an investor believes he too can cash in on Burry's beliefs. An errant telephone call to FrontPoint Partners gets this information into the hands of Mark Baum, an idealist who is fed up with the corruption in the ... |
| 521 ## - TARGET AUDIENCE NOTE | |
| Target audience note | Rated R |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) | |
| Local note | 7.8 ON SCALE OF 10 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | BIOGRAPHY |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | STEVE CARELL |
| Relator term | actor |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | CHRISTIAN BALE |
| Relator term | actor |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | DVD |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Lake Chapala Society | Lake Chapala Society | D7263 | 11/07/2024 | 11/07/2024 | DVD |