The Wolf of Wall Street

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Over jungle sound effects, the CAMERA is low, movingthrough brush from the POV of a stalking animal. As the

brush parts, revealing Wall Street and the New York StockExchange, we HEAR the resonant voice of GENE HACKMAN.

GENE HACKMAN (V.O.)

The world of investing can be ajungle.

WE SEE a charging, snorting BULL.

GENE HACKMAN (V.O.)

Bulls.

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1B WE SEE a ferocious, growling BEAR.

GENE HACKMAN (V.O.)

Bears. Danger at every turn.

Pretentious CLASSICAL MUSIC kicks in.

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GENE HACKMAN (V.O.)

That’s why we at Stratton Oakmontpride ourselves on being the best.

VARIOUS SHOTS -- a conservative young MAN reviews a stockportfolio with a wealthy older COUPLE; a smiling youngWOMAN sits before a computer talking into a headset.

GENE HACKMAN (V.O.)

Trained professionals to guide youthrough the financial wilderness.

WE SEE the Stratton “team” - an ethnically diverse groupof ACTORS with their handsome, grey-templed “CHAIRMAN”.

GENE HACKMAN (V.O.)

Stratton Oakmont. Stabilty.

Integrity. Pride.

WE SEE a shot of the black glass Stratton Building, and:

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2 INT. STRATTON OAKMONT III - BULLPEN - DAY (FEB ‘95)

Absolute bedlam. 300 drunken STOCKBROKERS, most in their

early 20s, chant wildly as JORDAN BELFORT, handsome, 30,

stands beside a DWARF dressed in tights, cape & helmet.

JORDAN:

Twenty five grand to the firstcocksucker to nail a bullseye!

The “bullseye” is a large dollar sign in the middle of agiant velcro “dartboard”.

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JORDAN (CONT’D)

Watch and learn, people!

The Brokers go apeshit as Jordan grabs the Dwarf by hispants and collar. In the Crowd, cash flies as side bets

are made. Jordan winds up, aims for the “dartboard”.

JORDAN (CONT’D)

One. Two. Throw!!

The Brokers cheer, and as the screaming Dwarf takesflight, hurtling toward camera, we FREEZE FRAME:

JORDAN (V.O.) (CONT’D)

My name is Jordan Belfort. No, nothim, me. I’m a former member of

the middle class raised by twoaccountants in a tiny apartment inBayside, Queens.

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3-3B A SERIES OF POLAROIDS -- (1969)

Jordan, 7, smiles as he poses behind a lemonade stand,

his parents Max and Leah behind him; Jordan, 13, standsholding a styrofoam cooler, selling ices on the beach;

Jordan, 18, smiles as he holds an Amway sales brochure.

JORDAN (V.O.)

The year I turned 26, I made 49million dollars as the head of

my own brokerage firm-3-

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4 EXT. LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY - DAY (FEB ‘95)

A CHERRY RED Ferrari Testarossa ZOOMS down the L.I.E.

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JORDAN (V.O.)

--which really pissed me offbecause it was three shy of amillion a week.

The Ferrari weaves in and out of traffic.

JORDAN (V.O.)

Hey, my Ferrari was white, like

Don Johnson’s in Miami Vice.

We see the same Ferrari, now in WHITE, as it zooms away,

a BLONDE head bobbing up and down in Jordan’s lap.

5 EXT. LONG ISLAND’S NORTH SHORE - DAY (FEB ‘95) 5

A twin-engine Bell Jet helicopter descends over a hugemansion, with sparkling pool, tennis court and waterfall.

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JORDAN (V.O.)

See that humongous estate downthere? That’s my house.

6 INT. JORDAN’S ESTATE - MASTER BEDROOM - DAY (FEB ‘95)

We see NAOMI, 24, blonde and gorgeous, a living wet dreamin LaPerla lingerie.

JORDAN (V.O.)

My wife, Naomi, the Duchess of BayRidge, Brooklyn, a former modeland Miller Lite girl.

Naomi licks her lips; she’s incredibly, painfully hot.

JORDAN (V.O.)

Yeah, she was the one blowing mein the Ferrari, so put your dickback in your pants.

Over the following, WE SEE a quick

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7-7C SERIES OF SHOTS 7-7C

All taken from TV; a mansion from Lifestyles of the Richand Famous; wealthy PEOPLE applauding at a polo match;

a yacht sailing crystal blue seas; Robert Wagner andStephanie Powers toasting with champagne on Hart to Hart.

JORDAN (V.O.)

In addition to Naomi and my twoperfect kids, I own a mansion,

private jet, six cars, threehorses, two vacation homes and

a 170 foot yacht.

8 INT. HOTEL BEDROOM - NIGHT (FEB ‘95)

Sweaty, wild-eyed and naked, Jordan fucks an HISPANICHOOKER from behind.

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JORDAN (V.O.)

I also gamble like a degenerate,

drink like a fish, f*** hookers

maybe five times a week and havethree different Federal agencieslooking to indict me.

He dismounts, snorts some coke through a straw, then usesit to blow some into her a**hole.

JORDAN (V.O.)

Oh yeah, and I love drugs.

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Jordan looks up suddenly, paranoid, as if he’s hearingvoices.

9 INT. HELICOPTER - NIGHT (FEB ‘95)

Jordan, drooling and stoned out of his skull, wears arumpled custom-made business suit as he mans a set ofcontrols next to his frantic co-pilot, CAPTAIN DAVE.

CAPTAIN DAVE:

Pull up! Jesus! We’re gonnacrash!!

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Jordan’s head bobs as he pulls back on the stick.

The helicopter rises sharply, then levels out, hovering30 feet above a huge mansion. Down below, throughJordan’s hazy, DOUBLE VISIONED POV, we see a sparklingpool, tennis court and waterfall.

JORDAN (V.O.)

Check this out -- despite mycompletely f***ed-up state, Icould fly straight while stillseeing two of everything.

He closes one eye; his POV sharpens. Putting pressure onthe stick, the helicopter descends slowly over thedriving range... then LURCHES and SLAMS to the ground.

JORDAN:

(to Captain Dave)

Ya guzza git hazarous doozy pay,

buddy.

10 INT. JORDAN’S ESTATE - FRONT DOOR - DAY (FEB ‘95)

Morning. Sober now, impeccable in suit and tie, Jordanheads for the door holding a glass of orange juice.

JORDAN (V.O.)

Yes, on a daily basis I takeenough drugs to sedate greaterLong Island.

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11 EXT. JORDAN’S ESTATE - CONTINUOUS (FEB ‘95)

He pops two white pills, swigs some juice, then speaksdirectly to the camera as he heads for a waiting limo.

JORDAN:

I take Quaaludes for my back,

fifteen to twenty a day.

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I use Xanax to stay focused,

ambien to sleep, pot to mellowout, cocaine to wake up andmorphine because it’s awesome.

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JORDAN (CONT'D)

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JORDAN (CONT'D)

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12 EXT. STRATTON OAKMONT III - LONG ISLAND - DAY (FEB ‘95) 12

The limo pulls up to the black glass office building.

Jordan gets out, heads inside through a back door.

JORDAN:

But of all the drugs under God’sblue heaven, there’s one that’s myabsolute favorite.

13 INT. STRATTON OAKMONT III - JORDAN’S OFFICE - DAY (FEB ‘95) 13

Gadgets, computers, oxblood leather furniture. With

the DIN of the brokerage firm bleeding in, Jordan usesa credit card to cut a line of coke on his desk. As he

peels a crisp $100 DOLLAR BILL off a wad, rolls it up:

JORDAN:

Enough of this sh*t’ll make youinvincible, able to conquer theworld and eviscerate your enemies.

He SNARFS up the line, gestures to the cocaine.

JORDAN (CONT’D)

I’m not talking about this. I’m

talking about this.

(Jordan unfurls the$100 with a SNAP)

Money is the oxygen of capitalismand I wanna breathe more than anyother human being alive.

He crumbles it into a ball and tosses it into a corner,

where it comes to rest with two dozen others. Over his

back as we TRACK HIM out of his office toward what sounds

like the ROAR of a mob-JORDAN

(V.O.)

Money doesn’t just buy you abetter life -- better food, better

cars, better p*ssy -- it alsomakes you a better person. You

can give generously to the churchof your choice or the political

party. You can save the fuckingspotted owl with money.

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