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Mar 17, 2016 · James Adams was a vice president at a hedge fund. He lost his Wall Street job in 2009 and wound up working at a Waffle House. A film about his 'rehabilitation' is now out.
Plot. In the aftermath of the 2008 market crash, James “Jimmy” Adams ( James Lafferty) gets laid off from his Wall Street hedge fund manager job. Feeling a sense of guilt for his role in the financial crisis, Adams decides to find a more honest and gratifying job than his previous profession.
Dec 16, 2015 · WAFFLE STREET is the true story of Jimmy Adams, a V.P. of a $30 billion hedge fund, who loses his job and winds up working as a waiter at Papa's Chicken and Waffles. Amidst the greasy...
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"Waffle Street" is the true story of Jimmy Adams, a V.P. of a $30 billion hedge fund, who loses his job and winds up working as a waiter at a waffle shop. Amid the greasy madness of the 24-hour diner, Jimmy befriends Edward, an ex-con grill master who serves up hard lessons about life, finance, and grits.
WAFFLE STREET. Waffle Street ’s riches-to-rags tale is an adaptation of James Adams’ 2010 memoir of the same name, which chronicles the financier’s foray into the food industry. After being laid off at the hedge fund where he worked, and further jaded by his culpability in the crisis, Adams chose to work at a popular 24-hour diner where ...
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Read the book that inspired the movie. WAFFLE STREET A memoir by James Adams. Available in print and on Kindle at Amazon. WAFFLE STREET. MONEY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. In the wake of the worst financial turmoil since the Great Depression, millions of Americans were left wondering how the economy actually works.
Release Date: September 24, 2015. Cast: James Lafferty, Danny Glover, Julie Gonzalo, Dale Dickey, Michelle Lang, Katie Crockell, Mason D. Davis. Synopsis: Success isn’t all it’s stacked up to be. Based on a true story. WAFFLE STREET is the true story of Jimmy Adams, a V.P. of a $30 billion hedge fund, who loses his job and winds up working ...
