The new comedy-drama Dumb Money is the latest major film release to be inspired by true events, recounting the whirlwind that was the GameStop short squeeze in 2021 when people flocked to buy stocks in the US video game store. Seth Rogen plays real-life businessman Gabe Plotkin in Dumb Money Lacey TerrellAmong all this crazy amateur trading, the New York stock exchange came to a halt nine times. Keith Gill gained online notoriety in 2021 SOPA Images via Getty ImagesPaul Dano plays real-life former financial analyst Keith Gill in Dumb Money. He was the guy at the centre of the GameStop short squeeze after he invested $53,000 (£43,550) of his life savings into GameStop in 2019, when it was still at just $5 (£4.11) a share. He was later called to testify in front of the US House Financial Services Committee about his role in the short squeeze.

Source: Huffington Post September 30, 2023 18:11 UTC