The Wolf of Wall Street Page #5

MARK HANNA:

OK, first rule of Wall Street.

Nobody -- and I don’t care if

you’re Warren Buffet or Jimmy

Buffet -- nobody knows if a

stock’s going up, down or f***ing

sideways, least of all stock

brokers. But we have to pretend

we know. Make sure you stay

relaxed. Nobody wants to buy

something from someone who sounds

like they haven’t gotten laid in a

month. Take breaks when you feel

stressed, jerk off if you can.

You like jerking off, right?

JORDAN:

Well... sure.

MARK HANNA:

Good, jerking off is key. And I

highly recommend cocaine, which

will make you dial faster, which

is good for me. Churn ‘em and

burn ‘em, baby.

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A BUSBOY stops by with a fresh napkin for Mark who thankshim. Then, discreetly as possible, Mark removes a freshvial of cocaine tucked within and takes a quick snort.

Jordan realizes:
that’s why he palmed the maitre d’ $100.

JORDAN (V.O.)

For the next six months I learned

the ways of Wall Street.

22 INT. STRIP CLUB - NIGHT (OCT ‘87)

As STRIPPERS grind in b.g, Jordan parties with Mark Hannaand dozens of BROKERS and TRAINEES. Jordan sips amartini and studies Mark Hanna, hitting on a STRIPPER.

JORDAN (V.O.)

That fall I passed my Series 7.

Finally it was here.

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23 INT. ROTHSCHILD BUILDING - LOBBY - DAY (OCT ‘87)

Briefcase in hand, Jordan boards the elevator with a

dozen other BROKERS.

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JORDAN (V.O.)

My first day as a stockbroker, afuture Master of the Universe.

And as the doors close, on screen WE SEE:

OCTOBER 19th, 1987

24 INT. L.F. ROTHSCHILD - BULLPEN - DAY (OCT ‘87)

Total chaos. Jordan dials the phone as all around himBrokers panic, screaming into headsets.

JORDAN (V.O.)

They called it Black Monday.

By four p.m. the market was down508 points, the biggest one-daydrop since the crash of ‘29.

4 p.m. The closing bell RINGS; the entire place goessilent. Brokers look at each other, stunned.

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MARK HANNA:

Holy. F***ing. Sh*t.

And as the Brokers start commiserating with each other...

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JORDAN (V.O.)

L.F. Rothschild, a company thathad been in business since 1883,

closed its doors within a month.

25 INT. JORDAN & TERESA’S APARTMENT - KITCHEN - DAY (DEC ‘87) 25

Jordan sits at the table perusing the Times classifieds.

Teresa approaches with two coffees. Sits next to him.

TERESA:

So I’ll take an extra shift, don’t

worry about it.

JORDAN:

You work too much as it is.

TERESA:

We could pawn my engagement ring.

JORDAN:

We’re not pawning anything. I’m

gonna be a millionaire, Teresa.

TERESA:

You know that doesn’t matter,

right?

He smiles, kisses her. Together, they peruse the ads.

JORDAN:

(points to an ad)

“Nobody Beats the Wiz”.

be a stock boy.

I could

TERESA:

You’re a stock broker.

JORDAN:

No one’s hiring brokers right now,

sweetie.

They go back to the ads. After a few beats, she points-TERESA

This place is.

26 EXT. STRIP MALL - PARKING LOT - LONG ISLAND - DAY (DEC ‘87) 26

In a suit, Jordan emerges from an ‘85 Datsun. He looks

around confused, heads toward an unmarked storefront.

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