The Wolf of Wall Street Page #8

JORDAN:

In order to keep these guysworking, I gotta keep ‘em

spending. I need to keep themchasing the dream. You flash somecash, they do the same. It keepsthem motivated.

MAX:

Pissing away money? That’s whatmotivates you kids?

JORDAN:

I could afford to pay them more,

but then they wouldn't need me asmuch. And as long as they need methey'll always fear me. I know itsounds crazy.

MAX:

Crazy? This... is obscene.

He turns and exits. Jordan watches him go, thinking.

JORDAN (V.O.)

It was obscene -- in the normal

world. But who wanted to live

there?

EXT. BEACH HOUSE - SOUTH HAMPTON - DAY (JUN ‘92)

Massive, with an Olympic-size pool overlooking the beach.

Dozens of luxury cars parked outside. On a balcony,

Jordan is mid-speech, in a bathing suit, addressing theStrattonites below, Teresa at his side.

JORDAN (O.C.)

-- so enjoy yourselves, you alldeserve a celebration. ‘Cept forKimmie, she’s lazy and she steals.

(off laughter, Kimmieflips him the bird;

he blows her a kiss)

But, everybody, keep this in mind.

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JORDAN (O.C.) (CONT'D) JORDAN (O.C.) (CONT'D)

As my friend Donnie Azoff says,

“If you wanna party with the boys,

you gotta wake up with the men.”

Monday morning I want you alllooking razor-sharp. Cuz

Stratton’s got a few things on thehorizon, things that’re gonna takeit right up into the fuckingstratosphere!

The Crowd goes nuts. One Broker lets loose a wolf-howl,

and the crowd toasts Jordan, chanting his name.

CROWD:

Jor-dan! Jor-dan! Jor-dan!

As Jordan looks down smiling like a benevolent dictator -

JORDAN (PRE-LAP)

F*** Merrill Lynch, this way we

become the underwriters.

ROBBIE (PRE-LAP) *

Like an investment bank.

79 INT. BEACH HOUSE - SOUTH HAMPTON - (LATER THAT) DAY 79

GORGEOUS PEOPLE dance/drink/snort coke. Upstairs, Jordanplays pool with Sea Otter, Donnie, Robbie, Toby andRugrat, assigning ludes with every pocketed ball.

JORDAN:

Exactly. We do our own IPO’s and

we will print money.

SEA OTTER:

Eat like a bird, sh*t like an

elephant, baby!

JORDAN:

They can take their Harvard asses

under our desks and suck our

c*cks.

(to Rugrat)

How soon can you get the paperwork

filed?

RUGRAT:

(super-stoned)

Can’t we talk about this Monday?

JORDAN:

It’s a simple f***ing question.

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RUGRAT:

Except I’m looking at three of youright now.

ROBBIE:

We’ve got Arncliffe National,

they’re looking to go public,

we’ve got --

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DONNIE:

(very luded)

Oh, oh, Steve... Steve...

What?

JORDAN:

DONNIE:

...Steve... M-m-madden...

Donnie gesticulates wildly. The guys crack up. WE PUSH

IN ON Donnie, practically drooling, as Jordan gives us aquick tutorial on ludes...

79A QUAALUDE TUTORIAL 79A*

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Extreme close up of guys doing drugs. *

JORDAN (V.O.)

The quaalude was first synthesizedin 1951 by an Indian doctor --

that’s dot Indian, not feathers --

as a sedative, and was prescribedto stressed housewives with sleepdisorders. Pretty soon someonefigured out that if you resistedthe urge to sleep for fifteenminutes, you got a pretty kick-asshigh from it. Didn’t take longfor people to start abusing ludes,

‘course, and in 1982 the U.S.

Government Schedule One’d them,

along with the rest of the world.

Which meant there was only afinite amount of these thingsleft. No sh*t, you can’t evenfind ‘em anymore today. You

people’re all sh*t outta luck.

79B BACK TO SCENE *79B

JORDAN:

(to Donnie)

What’re you saying, buddy?

(to the others)

Shhhh... listen to him...

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DONNIE:

Ssshhhhoes... shhhoooess...

Jordan suspects Donnie may actually be onto something.

But just then...

SEA OTTER:

Holy f***.

Jordan peers over the balcony where Sea Otter’s looking.

NAOMI LAPAGLIA. 22, the hottest blonde ever, has entered

the party with her date BLAIR. She smiles, full lipsparting over perfect white teeth, a ridiculously shortdress barely covering her long tan legs and full breasts.

RUGRAT:

My nutsack’s about to explode.

ROBBIE *

Someone’s gotta take that down.

There’s no debate who that someone should be. Eyeslocked on Naomi, Jordan makes his way downstairs.

WITH NAOMI taking in the party, her eyes flitting tothings: art, chandeliers, crystal, etc.

NAOMI (V.O.)

A lotta people would look at meand think: “golddigger, she’s outto land the richest husband she

can.” But you see, I came fromnothing. Like, below the povertyline. And when you come fromnothing, being rich means neverhaving to go back to that.

Jordan approaches CRISTY, 20s, one of his guests.

CRISTY:

Jordan, hey.

(he smiles; Cristy

picks up his intent)

Have you met my friend Naomi?

Jordan takes Naomi’s hand, doesn’t let go.

JORDAN:

Naomi.

NAOMI:

You have an awesome house. I

don’t think I’ve ever been in a

house like this.

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JORDAN:

You like it? I just got it. I

guess it’s okay. Six bedrooms,

two hot-tubs, one off the master

suite overlooking the water. You

like to jet-ski?

Naomi’s date Blair offers his hand to break them apart.

Toby Welch lurks behind him, giving him the evil-eye.

BLAIR:

Hi. Blair Hollingsworth.

Jordan barely acknowledges him, focused on Naomi.

Outside, HILDY AZOFF chats with Teresa. Her eyes strayto Jordan chatting up Naomi. Teresa’s eyes follow hersand sees them. Ouch. Hildy goes.

JORDAN:

You’re telling me you’ve never jetski’ed

in your life?!

NAOMI:

Never.

BLAIR:

Y’know, we really should hit it,

there’s two other parties we’res’posed to get to -

JORDAN:

What? You just got here. Stay.

Naomi looks like she’d like to. Hildy approaches,

introduces herself, then:

HILDY:

Jordan, Teresa needs your help.

JORDAN:

With what?

HILDY:

I dunno, you’ll have to ask yourwife what she wants.

Jordan sees:
Teresa is watching from afar.

DONNIE(O.S.)

Oh sweet Jesus!

Jordan turns to see a drunk Donnie, cock in hand, jerkingoff to Naomi. Hildy comes running over.

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Donnie!

doing?!

HILDY:

What the f*** are you

During the melee that follows -- Hildy admonishingDonnie, Blair removing Naomi from the party -JORDAN

(V.O.)

The day I met Naomi was the day I

truly became the Wolf. Every guywanted her -- so I had to have

her.

-- Jordan watches her go. Naomi shoots a glance back tohim and, like that, he’s hooked.

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82 INT. SIGN OF THE DOVE - MANHATTAN - NIGHT (JUN ‘92) 82

Romantic; elegant. Over a bottle of ‘53 Lafite, Jordan

sits in mid conversation with Naomi, who is stunning in alow-cut black cocktail dress.

Bay Ridge.

Island?

JORDAN:

That’s near Staten

NAOMI:

Brooklyn, across the VerrazanoBridge. Guinea gulch. Ever been?

JORDAN:

You’re Italian?

NAOMI:

My dad’s side. Also Dutch,

German, English -- I’m a mutt.

Actually I have family over there,

in London. My Aunt Emma.

JORDAN:

That explains it then.

What?

NAOMI:

JORDAN:

(smiles)

You’re a Duchess. The Duchess of

Bay Ridge.

Naomi smiles, flags a passing WAITER.

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