The Wolf of Wall Street

1 INSERT - TV COMMERCIAL - DAY 1

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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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