History Film / BillionaireBoysClub

''Billionaire Boys Club'' is an American biographical crime drama film directed by James Cox and co-written with Captain Mauzner. The film stars Creator/AnselElgort as Joe Hunt, Creator/TaronEgerton as Dean Karny, Creator/EmmaRoberts as Sydney Evans, Creator/SukiWaterhouse as Quintana "Q" Bisset, Thomas Cocquerel as Charlie Bottoms, Ryan Rottman as Scott Biltmore, Creator/JeremyIrvine as Kyle Biltmore, Creator/BillieLourd as Rosanna Ricci, and Creator/KevinSpacey as Ron Levin. There are cameo roles with Rosanna Arquette as Syndey's mother, Creator/CaryElwes as Creator/AndyWarhol, and Creator/JuddNelson as Joe's father. The film is based on the real-life Billionaire Boys Club active in Southern California during the 1980s. The film was released through video on demand and limited release in 2018, but was filmed in late 2015 to early 2016.

Led by their fellow preppie friend Joe Hunt, a group of wealthy boys in 1980s Los Angeles come up with a plan to get-rich-quick with a Ponzi scheme. The plan ends badly for all involved when Hunt and friend Tim Pitt end up murdering investor and con-man, Ron Levin.

''Billionaire Boys Club'' is an American biographical crime drama film directed by James Cox and co-written with Captain Mauzner. The film stars Creator/AnselElgort as Joe Hunt, Creator/TaronEgerton as Dean Karny, Creator/EmmaRoberts as Sydney Evans, Suki Waterhouse as Quintana "Q" Bisset, Thomas Cocquerel as Charlie Bottoms, Ryan Rottman as Scott Biltmore, Creator/JeremyIrvine as Kyle Biltmore, Creator/BillieLourd as Rosanna Ricci, and Creator/KevinSpacey as Ron Levin. There are cameo roles with Rosanna Arquette as Syndey's mother, Creator/CaryElwes as Creator/AndyWarhol, and Creator/JuddNelson as Joe's father. The film is based on the real-life Billionaire Boys Club active in Southern California during the 1980s. The film was released through video on demand and limited release in 2018, but was filmed in late 2015 to early 2016.

* {{Adorkable}}: Joe, initially a super-shy NiceGuy, and highly intelligent to boot.

* NobleMaleRoguishMale: Downplayed, but is the general dynamic between Joe (Noble) and Dean (Roguish). Joe is himself very much a lying criminal, but is presented as the book-brilliant, incredibly timid, substantially less guileful protagonist who was victimized by a ToxicFriendInfluence more than anything. Dean is the ToxicFriendInfluence in question; although he isn't dumb, his smarts certainly differ from the [[ADorkable scholarly]] Joe's. Dean is blatantly the athletic, "cooler," more socially adept ManipulativeBastard {{Foil}} to Joe.

* AdaptationDeviation: The 1980s tv miniseries based on the same events depicts Joe as the bloodthirsty ringleader and Dean as more on the spineless side. In this remake, Joe's interpreted as a nerdy, unassuming genius and Dean as a charismatic but deeply ManipulativeBastard.

* AdaptationDeviation: The original film depicts Joe as the bloodthirsty ringleader and Dean as more on the spineless side. In this remake, Joe's interpreted as a nerdy, unassuming genius and Dean as a charismatic but deeply ManipulativeBastard.

''Billionaire Boys Club'' is an American biographical crime drama film directed by James Cox and co-written with Captain Mauzner. The film stars Creator/AnselElgort as Joe Hunt, Creator/TaronEgerton as Dean Karny, Creator/EmmaRoberts as Sydney Evans, Suki Waterhouse as Quintana "Q" Bisset, Thomas Cocquerel as Charlie Bottoms, Ryan Rottman as Scott Biltmore, Creator/JeremyIrvine as Kyle Biltmore, Creator/BillieLourd as Rosanna Ricci, and Kevin Spacey as Ron Levin. There are cameo roles with Rosanna Arquette as Syndey's mother, Creator/CaryElwes as Andy Warhol, and Creator/JuddNelson as Joe's father. The film is based on the real-life Billionaire Boys Club active in Southern California during the 1980s. The film was released through video on demand and limited release in 2018, but was filmed in late 2015 to early 2016.

* TroubledButCute: Dean summarizes it best himself. "I am the charming, handsome, lovely idiot that you cannot resist." Q certainly does fail to resist. [[spoiler: Too bad he's the "irrecoverably deep into crime" sort of troubled.]]

* ImprobableAge: As {{Lampshaded}} by Joe, the ridiculously successful BBC company was started by young men of only 23 and 24. The more experienced, older businesspeople own up to how it scares them. Of course, the BBC is fraudulent and nowhere near as successful as advertised by Joe and co.

* FalseFriend: Dean, a longtime friend implied to have been Joe's ''only'' friend growing up. Joe's trust in him does falter, but Dean always manipulates Joe into trusting him again, [[spoiler: to the point that when Dean completely betrays him, Joe apparently never even saw it coming.]]

* NobleMaleRoguishMale: Downplayed, but is the general dynamic between Joe (Noble) and Dean (Roguish). Joe is himself very much a lying criminal, but is presented as the book-brilliant, incredibly timid, significantly less guileful protagonist who was victimized by a ToxicFriendInfluence more than anything. Dean is the ToxicFriendInfluence in question; although he isn't dumb, his smarts certainly differ from the [[ADorkable scholarly]] Joe's. Dean is blatantly the athletic, "cooler," more socially adept ManipulativeBastard {{Foil}} to Joe.

* EvilIsPetty: Aside from being evil, Dean is supposedly also outright ''mean''. Sydney believes he burned down a camp game room in third grade and blamed her cousin Jake for it, causing Jake to be sent home all summer, all so he could win the tennis championship. [[spoiler: He offers to do some "old-fashioned explaining" to Izzy's Dad when he refuses to cooperate with one of their dubious plans (using a shovel). Prior, he initiates a discussion among the BBC about how much he'd love to [[KickTheDog torture Levin's pet dog]], because he finds the mutt annoying.]]