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If the mortgage bonds were the matchThen the CDO's were the kerosene soaked ragsAnd the synthetic CDO was the atomic bombwith a drunk president holding his finger over the buttonIt was at that moment
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The Big Short

If the mortgage bonds were the match, then the CDOs were the kerosene soaked rags, then...

Jared Vennett:
If the mortgage bonds were the match, then the CDOs were the kerosene soaked rags, then the synthetic CDO was the atomic bomb that the drunk President holding his finger over the button, it was at that moment in that dumb restaurant, with that stupid look on his face that Mark Baum realized the whole world economy might collapse

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If the mortgage bonds were the match
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Then the CDO's were the kerosene soaked rags
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And the synthetic CDO was the atomic bomb
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with a drunk president holding his finger over the button
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It was at that moment in that dumb restaurant
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with that stupid look on his face that Mark Baum realized
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The whole world economy might collapse
Available in 6 languages
Duration
20 seconds
Views
822
Timestamp in Movie
01:25:41
Uploaded
Mar 06, 2026
Genres
Production
Paramount Pictures,Regency Enterprises,Plan B Entertainment

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Movie Summary

The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

Actors

Ryan Gosling
Jared Vennett
Steve Carell
Mark Baum