While carefully avoiding issues of individual culpability, "The Crooked E" paints a broadly harsh portrait of Enron leaders and the codependents who allowed them to play damaging corporate games.Ĭruver finds himself tumbling down Enron's rabbit hole into a realm where integrity is touted but dubious deal making and bookkeeping are rewarded. The film, directed by Penelope Spheeris, stars Christian Kane ("Angel") as Cruver and co-stars Brian Dennehy, Mike Farrell, Shannon Elizabeth and Cameron Bancroft. CBS wins points for showing a TV movie with something to say. Played partly for farce, partly for tragedy, the film nimbly relates a saga of avarice and hubris that seems implausible even from an insider's vantage point. The film is based on Cruver's 2002 book, "Anatomy of Greed" (Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York), which detailed his brief tenure as part of a startup Enron division that, as it happened, tried to limit companies' risk from the potential bankruptcies of their clients.
deceptive."Įnron's downfall is depicted through the eyes of Cruver, an eager young MBA grad, in the CBS TV movie "The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron," airing 9 p.m. When he leaves eight months later, laid off along with thousands of co-workers after the company's bankruptcy filing, he sees a message of bitterness. LOS ANGELES - When new Enron employee Brian Cruver drives into the company parking garage, he's greeted by a gung-ho electronic sign: "Enron is bold.
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