and dining, high fashion and trendy decor a la Philip Stark were all part of the culture then. It was prevalent in NY and also DC, San Francisco, Chicago, London and other high finance areas. The focus on money and wealth was everywhere esp in popular media with the movie Wall Street and TV shows like Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, Dallas and Dynasty.

A relative worked with banks so I saw some of this 'movement' at its height in the 80s and which continued into the 90s, 2000s. The glaring aspects have toned down over time in some ways tg. Greed isn't good...

Baby Boom was a cute movie, Diane did a good job in her role as an exec who decided to leave the fast, high powered corporate life in NYC for love and a simpler, healthy life in Vermont. I don't know if the 2 films were associated, could be.

Sam Sheppard was in that along with James Spader. Harold Ramos had a small roll. I've never seen Wall Street.

Michael Douglas as powerful Gordon Gekko, the slick, ultra rich corporate raider and icon who young Sheen (Bud Fox) admires.

Bud decides to break insider trading rules to emulate Gordon, make big bucks and it doesn't go off well.

First rate performances by Martin Sheen as Bud's hard working, union airline employee father and Michael 'Greed is Good' Douglas as Gekko.

The setting is pure 1980s NYC with all the razzle dazzle of the period. Darryl Hannah plays Bud's high fashion interior designer girlfriend.

Years later I saw an interview with the film's producer Oliver Stone who was the son of a stock broker which is interesting.

Yes, Sheppard was good for that role in Baby Boom.