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Wall Street meets The Devil Wears Prada with actual Satanic intervention.
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IMDb
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Limit Up (1989)

80s excess fever dreamfinancial horror-comedysoybean prophecy chaos

Overview

ComedyFantasy

Casey is the assistant of commodity trader Peter Oak, but wants to get a license herself. When the diabolic Nike appears and promises to make her successful by use of her supernatural abilities, Casey hesitantly accepts. By correctly predicting the price of soy beans, she manages to make a career, but the price that Nike demands is high: she wants Casey's soul!

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Danitra Vance devours scenery as the diabolical Nike.

Production

Genuine Chicago Board of Trade floor access feels illicitly authentic.

Writing

Soybeans as soul-stakes somehow works better than it should.

Best for:Friends: Drunken 80s movie night where everyone questions their career choices.·Background: Chaos viewing while doom-scrolling finance Twitter.·Rewatch: Catching all the unhinged trading floor energy you missed.
Heads up:Disturbing: Body horror-lite transformation scenes that aged weirdly.
Richard Martini

Director

Richard Martini

ReleasedNov 2, 1989
Runtime1h 28m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Management Company Entertainment Group (MCEG)

Top Cast

Nancy Allen

Nancy Allen

Casey Falls

Dean Stockwell

Dean Stockwell

Peter Oak

Brad Hall

Brad Hall

Marty Callahan

Danitra Vance

Danitra Vance

Nike

Ray Charles

Ray Charles

Julius

Rance Howard

Rance Howard

Chuck Feeney

Ava Fabian

Ava Fabian

Sasha

Sandra Bogan

Sandra Bogan

Andy Lincoln

William Woff

William Woff

Rusty

Winifred Freedman

Winifred Freedman

Pit Recorder

Luana Anders

Luana Anders

Teacher

Sally Kellerman

Sally Kellerman

The Nightclub Singer

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This was Danitra Vance's only leading film role before her tragic early death; she steals every frame with theatrical malevolence.

Cultural

Shot during the actual 1987 stock market crash, making its financial hubris themes accidentally documentary-level prophetic.

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Limit Up (1989) VHS Trailer

Limit Up (1989) VHS Trailer

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