The Wolf of Wall Street Page #4

JORDAN:

Jordan Belfort.

DONNIE:

I’ve seen it around. We live in

the same building. Twelfth floor?

(Jordan nods)

What do you do, bro?

JORDAN:

Stock broker.

DONNIE:

Kids furniture, me and my brother-

in-law. Making any money?

JORDAN:

Seventy grand last month.

DONNIE:

Get the f*** out. You made

seventy grand in one month.

JORDAN:

Seventy two actually.

Donnie studies him, isn’t sure if he’s full of sh*t.

DONNIE:

Tell you what. You show me a pay

stub with $72,000 on it, I’m

quitting my job right now and

coming to work with you.

As Jordan retrieves his briefcase to find a paystub --*

30A

SCENE 30A OMITTED *30A

30B

As Jordan hands Donnie his paystub and sure enough, it’s *30Bnorth of seventy-two k. *

The Wolf of Wall Street Buff Revised Pages 3/5/13 17.

DONNIE (CONT’D)

Holy sh*t.

Jordan watches as Donnie crosses to a pay phone anddials.

*

JORDAN (V.O.)

And he did quit his job, which

I thought was a little weird.

I mean I had just met thisfucking guy.

A few beats, then into phone:

DONNIE:

Yo Paulie, it’s Donnie... Yeah,

listen, I quit.

Jordan studies Donnie as he continues his conversation...

JORDAN (V.O.)

There were other things about himtoo, like his phosphorescent whiteteeth and the fact that he wore

horn rims with clear lenses to

look more Waspy. He also married

his first cousin -31

SCENE 31 OMITTED 31

32 INT. BAR - DAY (JUN ‘88)

Jordan sits in mid-conversation with Donnie over beers.

32*

DONNIE:

No problem, if we have a kid who’sa retard, we’ll just leave it onthe steps of some institution.

And as they continue drinking...

JORDAN (V.O.)

He was also a closet drug fiend.

I’d known him less than a week

before he talked me into smokingcrack.

33 EXT. BACK OF BAR - DAY (JUN ‘88)

Jordan and Donnie get high. Donnie holds a flame under acrack pipe.

33*

The Wolf of Wall Street Buff Revised Pages 3/5/13 18.

JORDAN (V.O.)

The weird thing was when he’d do

crack, his face would contort into

this bizarre, frozen mask like the

Phantom of the Opera.

Donnie does a hit of crack; his jaw twitches, then hisfacial muscles contort, locking up like a stroke victim.

After a few beats, he hands the pipe to Jordan.

DONNIE:

You now, take a hit!

Jordan takes a deep hit and holds it.

JORDAN:

Omigod, I f***in’ love you!!

JORDAN (V.O.)

I knew I had to make him my

partner.

A beat, then:

34 INT. INVESTOR’S CENTER - DAY (SEP ‘88) 34

Jordan looks on as Donnie works the phone like a madman.

JORDAN (V.O.)

Which turned out to be a greatmove - Donnie was a fast learner

who transitioned into the pennystock business quickly.

35 EXT. STRATTON OAKMONT I - AUTO SHOP - DAY (SEP ‘88) 35

Jordan and Donnie pull up to a defunct auto body shop,

which has a “For Lease” sign in the window.

JORDAN (V.O.)

So within months we started our

own firm out of an abandoned auto

body shop.

36 INT. KACANDES DINER - DAY (OCT ‘88) 36

Jordan sits with CHESTER MING, ROBBIE FEINBERG, ALDEN

KUPFERBERG (”SEA OTTER”) and BRAD, muscular and bald,

with a Fu Manchu mustache.

JORDAN (V.O.)

In addition to Donnie, I also

recruited my friends Sea Otter,

Chester and Robbie, who were at

the time all middling pot dealers.

*

*

The Wolf of Wall Street Buff Revised Pages 3/5/13 19.

As a WAITRESS serves cheeseburgers:

JORDAN:

--see everyone wants to get rich,

so you’re already half way thereby the time the call starts.

SEA OTTER:

I sold weed once to this Amish

dude, had one of those beards with

no mustache?

So?

ROBBIE FEINBERG:

SEA OTTER:

He only wanted to make furniture.

CHESTER MING:

What’s that got to do withanything?

SEA OTTER:

He just said everyone wants to

get rich.

ROBBIE FEINBERG:

(to Jordan)

That’s true, you did.

SEA OTTER:

Buddhists too, they don’t give ashit about money either.

CHESTER MING:

Man I could sell weed to anybody,

get a convent full of nuns fuckingwasted.

And as Brad looks at Jordan and shakes his head:

37 INT. STRATTON OAKMONT I - AUTO BODY SHOP - BULLPEN

(OCT ‘88)

37

We see the above guys working the phones.

JORDAN (V.O.)

Brad, the guy I really wanted,

took a pass, since he’d become theQuaalude king of Bayside.

38 EXT. BRAD’S HOUSE - BACKYARD GYM - DAY (OCT ‘88) 38

Bare-chested, wearing kung fu pants, Brad sells ludes toa couple of HIGH SCHOOL KIDS.

The Wolf of Wall Street Buff Revised Pages 3/5/13 20.

JORDAN (V.O.)

They were absolute morons, myfriends, but like I always said-

39 INT. STRATTON OAKMONT I - AUTO BODY SHOP - BULLPEN - DAY

(OCT ‘88)

39

Jordan emerges from his office into the garage area(the bullpen), looking on as Donnie, Chester, Robbie, SeaOtter and four other BROKERS (now including RUGRAT andToby) make sales calls from the cheap desks.

JORDAN (V.O.)

Give me them young, hungry andstupid and in no time I’ll makethem rich.

40 EXT. MARINA - LONG ISLAND - SUNSET (MAY ‘89) 40

On lounge chairs at the edge of a dock, bottle of winenearby, Jordan sits with Teresa. He smiles as she opensa jewelry case -- inside is a diamond tennis bracelet.

Omigod.

TERESA:

Jordan.

You like it?

JORDAN:

TERESA:

It’s beautiful.

Jordan helps her try it on.

wave of... something.

She smiles, but he detects a

JORDAN:

They’re small, I know, but thestones are really high quality.

No, no.

TERESA:

I love it.

Then what?

JORDAN:

They sit in silence. Finally:

TERESA:

I don’t know, it’s just -- thesestocks, these crappy companies.

JORDAN:

In five years the Corleone familywill be completely legitimate.

The Wolf of Wall Street Buff Revised Pages

TERESA:

Why can’t you be legitimate now?

JORDAN:

It’s not illegal, Teresa,

technically. I mean they’re realstocks, they’re just...

TERESA:

Never gonna make anybody money.

(a few beats; then)

Wouldn’t you feel better sellingthis junk to rich people, who can

3/5/13 21.

afford to lose the money at least?

JORDAN:

Rich people don’t buy penny

stocks.

TERESA:

Why not?

And on Jordan’s look:

JORDAN (V.O.)

Because they’re too smart, that’s

why not.

41 INT. STRATTON OAKMONT I - AUTO BODY SHOP - DAY (AUG ‘89) 41

CLOSE ON Jordan, brow furrowing as his wheels turn.

JORDAN (V.O.)

I mean what person of any

substance would trust this bunch

of jerk-offs? Like the Pinhead, *

Robbie Feinberg.

42 SCENES 42 - 46 OMITTED * 42

46A INSERT ID PHOTO - TOBY WELCH *46A

JORDAN (V.O.) *

Toby Welch. I mean, look at this *

f***ing Cro-Magnon, I wouldn’t *

trust him to pick up a rock. *

(ALT) *

JORDAN (V.O.) *

Toby Welch. I mean, look at this *

f***ing Cro-Magnon, he couldn’t *

even think without moving his *

lips. *

The Wolf of Wall Street Buff Revised Pages 3/5/13 22.

46B INSERT ID PHOTO - ROBBIE FEINBERG

46B

JORDAN (V.O.)

Or the Sea Otter.

46C

INSERT ID PHOTO - THE SEA OTTER 46C

JORDAN (V.O.)

Chester Ming even, the Depraved

Chinaman, with his giant panda

head.

46D

INSERT ID PHOTO - CHESTER MING 46D

JORDAN (V.O.)

Or Nicky Koskoff, who I called

Rugrat because--

46E

INSERT ID PHOTO - RUGRAT 46E

Rate this script:3.9 / 15 votes