THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Written by
Terence Winter
Based on the book
by
Jordan Belfort
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Over jungle sound effects, the CAMERA is low, moving through brush from the POV of a stalking animal.As the brush parts, revealing Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange, we HEAR the resonant voice of GENE HACKMAN.
1A WE SEE a charging, snorting BULL. 1A
1B WE SEE a ferocious, growling BEAR. 1B
Pretentious CLASSICAL MUSIC kicks in.
1C-1D VARIOUS SHOTS -- a conservative young MAN reviews a stock1C-1D portfolio with a wealthy older COUPLE; a smiling young WOMAN sits before a computer talking into a headset.
1E WE SEE the Stratton “team” - an ethnically diverse group 1E of ACTORS with their handsome, grey-templed “CHAIRMAN”.
1F WE SEE a shot of the black glass Stratton Building, and: 1F
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.
The “bullseye” is a large dollar sign in the middle of a giant velcro “dartboard”.
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The Brokers go apeshit as Jordan grabs the Dwarf by his pants and collar. In the Crowd, cash flies as side bets are made. Jordan winds up, aims for the “dartboard”.
The Brokers cheer, and as the screaming Dwarf takes flight, hurtling toward camera, we FREEZE FRAME:
3-3B A SERIES OF POLAROIDS -- (1969) 3-3B*
Jordan, 7, smiles as he poses behind a lemonade stand, his parents Max and Leah behind him; Jordan, 13, stands holding a styrofoam cooler, selling ices on the beach; Jordan, 18, smiles as he holds an Amway sales brochure.
A CHERRY RED Ferrari Testarossa ZOOMS down the L.I.E.
The Ferrari weaves in and out of traffic.
We see the same Ferrari, now in WHITE, as it zooms away, a BLONDE head bobbing up and down in Jordan’s lap.
A twin-engine Bell Jet helicopter descends over a huge mansion, with sparkling pool, tennis court and waterfall.
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We see NAOMI, 24, blonde and gorgeous, a living wet dream in LaPerla lingerie.
Naomi licks her lips; she’s incredibly, painfully hot.
Over the following, WE SEE a quick
7-7C SERIES OF SHOTS 7-7C
All taken from TV; a mansion fromLifestyles of the Rich and Famous; wealthy PEOPLE applauding at a polo match; a yacht sailing crystal blue seas; Robert Wagner and Stephanie Powers toasting with champagne onHart to Hart.
Sweaty, wild-eyed and naked, Jordan fucks an HISPANIC HOOKER from behind.
He dismounts, snorts some coke through a straw, then uses it to blow some into her asshole.
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Jordan looks up suddenly, paranoid, as if he’s hearing voices.
Jordan, drooling and stoned out of his skull, wears a rumpled custom-made business suit as he mans a set of controls next to his frantic co-pilot, CAPTAIN DAVE.
Jordan’s head bobs as he pulls back on the stick. The helicopter rises sharply, then levels out, hovering 30 feet above a huge mansion. Down below, through Jordan’s hazy, DOUBLE VISIONED POV, we see a sparkling pool, tennis court and waterfall.
He closes one eye; his POV sharpens.Putting pressure on the stick, the helicopter descends slowly over the driving range... then LURCHES and SLAMS to the ground.
Morning. Sober now, impeccable in suit and tie, Jordan heads for the door holding a glass of orange juice.
He pops two white pills, swigs some juice, then speaks directly to the camera as he heads for a waiting limo.
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The limo pulls up to the black glass office building. Jordan gets out, heads inside through a back door.
Gadgets, computers, oxblood leather furniture.With the DIN of the brokerage firm bleeding in, Jordan uses a 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:
He SNARFS up the line, gestures to the cocaine.
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--
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Arms akimbo, Jordan stands above the bullpen, a huge open space with tightly packed rows of maple colored desks.
His 300 BROKERS, mostly young men with their jackets off, scream wildly. They worship him.
An express bus pull up -- its sign reads “Wall Street”....
Jordan emerges, kisses TERESA goodbye, then joins a sea of Commuters heading to work.
Computers, telephones everywhere. At their desks, 45 shirt-sleeved BROKERS read their Wall St. Journals, readying for war. Like an eager puppy, Jordan follows broker JERRY FOGEL, 30, thick-lipped and bow-tied...
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Jordan takes a seat at the desk next to Fogel’s.
A manicured hand lands on Jordan’s shoulder.It’s MARK HANNA, 30s, charismatic, movie-star handsome.
Fogel’s smile turns to a frown. He hands Jordan a stack of 3x5 index cards.
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Hanna gives him a wink, looks at the clock on the giant electronic stock ticker encircling the room -- 9:30 a.m.
RING!!! Absolute pandemonium at the BELL signalling the opening of the stock market. Feet fly off desks; Brokers and their Connectors dial phones like mad.The CAMERA PUSHES IN on JORDAN, mesmerized as he takes in the ROAR.
BROKER #1 (to Broker #2) Miniscribe's a fuckin’ steal! Thirty eight bucks a share!
BROKER #2 (to Broker #3) Fuckface! I got 50,000 July 50s!
Fogel notices Jordan sitting there frozen.He covers his mouthpiece, kicks the desk violently.
Jordan snaps out of it, starts dialing.
Mark Hanna slams down his phone in victory, scrawls out a “buy” ticket. He places the ticket into a glass cylinder which he slips into a plastic pneumatic tube.
The tube is WHOOSHED into the ceiling and we’re suddenly--
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CLOSE ON a COKE SPOON whose contents disappear up a nostril. PULL BACK TO REVEAL...
The lunchtime power spot with panoramic views of the city. At a corner table, a paranoid Jordan looks around as Hanna does another bump of coke.None of the other DINERS seem to notice or care.
Hanna slips the vial into his pocket as HECTOR, the tuxedoed Maitre’D, approaches.
Hanna surreptitiously palms Hector a $100; Jordan notices.
Jordan might as well have farted at the table.
Hector heads off.
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Jordan smiles, not sure if Hanna is kidding.
Mark swallows a comment about that. Gets to business.
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A BUSBOY stops by with a fresh napkin for Mark who thanks him. Then, discreetly as possible, Mark removes a fresh vial of cocaine tucked within and takes a quick snort. Jordan realizes: that’s why he palmed the maitre d’ $100.
As STRIPPERS grind in b.g, Jordan parties with Mark Hanna and dozens of BROKERS and TRAINEES.Jordan sips a martini and studies Mark Hanna, hitting on a STRIPPER.
Briefcase in hand, Jordan boards the elevator with a dozen other BROKERS.
And as the doors close, on screen WE SEE:
OCTOBER 19th, 1987
Total chaos. Jordan dials the phone as all around him Brokers panic, screaming into headsets.
4 p.m. The closing bell RINGS; the entire place goes silent. Brokers look at each other, stunned.
And as the Brokers start commiserating with each other...
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Jordan sits at the table perusing the Times classifieds. Teresa approaches with two coffees.Sits next to him.
He smiles, kisses her. Together, they peruse the ads.
They go back to the ads. After a few beats, she points--
In a suit, Jordan emerges from an ‘85 Datsun.He looks around confused, heads toward an unmarked storefront.
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The antithesis of L.F. Rothschild, with cheap furniture and a dozen misfit “BROKERS” giving loud, obnoxious sales pitches. Jordan enters, a modern man among cave people. DWAYNE, slovenly, 35, with a walrus mustache, looks up.
Dwayne motions Jordan to a seat. Nearby, a Broker in ratty Keds, TOBY WELCH, is screaming into his phone.
Jordan looks at him, appalled at what he’s hearing.
Dwayne slides Jordan a large thin book; its pages are literally pink. He explains as Jordan flips the pages:
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As others Brokers bark into phones, Jordan sits, phone cradled in his shoulder, making notes. A few beats, then:
A few of the other Brokers glance over, eavesdropping.
A few more Brokers look over...
LATER. Now all the Brokers listen in rapt attention.
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Seconds tick by; an eternity, then he starts writing:
Jordan hangs up, scrawls out a “buy” ticket.
Toby Welch and the other cave-Brokers stare at him.
Jordan sits at his desk in mid-pitch, totally focused.
As Jordan continues talking, wrapping up the sale...
And as he starts scrawling out a buy ticket...
CLOSE ON a 1988 Jaguar, parked outside a diner...
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Wearing a suit, Jordan sits in a booth reading theWall Street Journal as a WAITRESS serves the food.DONNIE AZOFF, preppy-looking, 25, with horn-rims and bright white teeth approaches from the takeout counter.
Donnie studies him, isn’t sure if he’s full of shit.
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 *30B north of seventy-two k. *
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Jordan watches as Donnie crosses to a pay phone and dials.
A few beats, then into phone:
Jordan studies Donnie as he continues his conversation...
31 SCENE 31 OMITTED 31
Jordan sits in mid-conversation with Donnie over beers.
And as they continue drinking...
Jordan and Donnie get high. Donnie holds a flame under a crack pipe.
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Donnie does a hit of crack; his jaw twitches, then his facial muscles contort, locking up like a stroke victim. After a few beats, he hands the pipe to Jordan.
Jordan takes a deep hit and holds it. A beat, then:
Jordan looks on as Donnie works the phone like a madman.
Jordan and Donnie pull up to a defunct auto body shop, which has a “For Lease” sign in the window.
Jordan sits with CHESTER MING, ROBBIE FEINBERG, ALDEN KUPFERBERG (”SEA OTTER”) and BRAD, muscular and bald, with a Fu Manchu mustache.
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As a WAITRESS serves cheeseburgers:
And as Brad looks at Jordan and shakes his head:
(OCT ‘88)
We see the above guys working the phones.
Bare-chested, wearing kung fu pants, Brad sells ludes to a couple of HIGH SCHOOL KIDS.
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(OCT ‘88)
Jordan emerges from his office into the garage area (the bullpen), looking on as Donnie, Chester, Robbie, Sea Otter and four other BROKERS (now including RUGRAT and Toby) make sales calls from the cheap desks.
On lounge chairs at the edge of a dock, bottle of wine nearby, Jordan sits with Teresa. He smiles as she opens a jewelry case -- inside is a diamond tennis bracelet.
Jordan helps her try it on. She smiles, but he detects a wave of... something.
They sit in silence. Finally:
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And on Jordan’s look:
CLOSE ON Jordan, brow furrowing as his wheels turn.
(ALT) *
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(MAR ‘90)
The camera PUSHES IN on Jordan as he stands before a large dry erase board.
And as his Brokers settle in to folding chairs--
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Jordan writes the word “URGENCY” on the board.
Another day. With Stratton Oakmont signage visible in the b.g., Jordan is on speakerphone with a potential CLIENT, the other Brokers listening in.
Jordan stands addressing his Brokers.
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Jordan pitches the client, his voice lowered.
Jordan stands before the Brokers.
Jordan sits at the phone, waiting for a response.
Jordan stands before the Brokers.
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Donnie talks on the phone to a Client.
CLIENT #2 (O.S.) Maybe.
(APR ‘90)
The place is crowded; now 20 Brokers make up the sales force. Sea Otter pitches a client.
(MAY ‘90)
Even more crowded, with 30 Brokers.
(JUN ‘90)
More Brokers still - now there’s 45.
CLIENT #3 (O.S.) Well yeah, in that case I would.
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New offices now, a real brokerage firm.The bullpen is large, with 75 Brokers at polished maple desks, sitting before computers talking into headsets.
58A CUT TO: 58A
58B CUT TO: 58B
58C CUT TO: 58C
58D CUT TO: 58D
58E CUT TO: 58E
58F CUT TO: 58F
KALIL * If the stock goes up 10%, will that make you a rich man? Of course not.
58G CUT TO: 58G
58H CUT TO: 58H
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58J CUT TO: 58J
58K CUT TO: 58K
58L CUT TO: 58L
CLIENT #1 (O.S.) (to Robbie Feinberg) All right.
58M CUT TO: 58M
CLIENT #2 (O.S.) (to Sea Otter) Give me 300 shares.
58N CUT TO: 58N
CLIENT #3 (O.S.) (to Peter DeBlasio) 1200 shares.
58P CUT TO: 58P
CLIENT #4 (O.S.) (to Jordan) I’ll take 5000 shares.
4PM the place goes nuts as Jordan emerges from his office * holding a spread sheet. He addresses the crowd of 100 BROKERS, which now includes a dozen WOMEN.
Applause; war whoops.
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The place goes WILD with applause.
Jordan motions to DANIELLE HARRISON, 19, pretty, sitting * in a chair nearby. Behind her, Rugrat uses clippers to shave her thick brown mane. The place goes nuts.
More wild applause as Jordan signals across the bullpen to Donnie. We hear the opening strains of “Stars & Stripes Forever” as he opens the door to a
COLLEGE MARCHING BAND
dressed in underwear and hats. The music continues as somersaulting GYMNASTS and BATON-TWIRLERS bring up the rear. As they march through the bullpen to cheers--
FROM THE KITCHEN -- two dozen TUXEDO-CLAD WAITERS emerge carrying trays of champagne and hors d’oeuvres.The music continues as two dozen STRIPPERS bolt in, gyrating among the BROKERS. As Jordan surveys the insanity:
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(SEP ‘91)
Jordan finishes up an interview with a FEMALE FORBES REPORTER - ALIYAH FARRAN. They shake hands, then he smiles for the camera - CLICK!
(OCT ‘91)
A gorgeous place; city views. As Teresa sits nearby, a distraught Jordan paces, holding the copy of Forbes.
Bustling with activity. Jordan enters, crosses toward his office. Off to the side of the bullpen, he notices three dozen YOUNG MEN in business suits.He approaches his assistant JANET, 20s, dressed all in black.
They spot Jordan, start clamoring, waving their resumes.
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Jordan crosses through the packed bullpen, where 150 BROKERS, no older than 22, are crammed elbow to elbow talking into phones. Some have pets, which they tend to while they work -- iguanas, snakes, turtles, even a chimp. Others are getting shoulder rubs by Masseuses or being fitted for suits by a TAILOR.Over the above:
PATRICK DENHAM sits sipping coffee as he reads Forbes.
CLOSE ON two BROKERS wrestling while others cheer them on. PULL BACK to reveal the place from the opening. 300 young Brokers and their hot ASSISTANTS work the phones.
Two other Brokers pump themselves up, chest-bumping and screaming like football players.
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In a stall, two Brokers snort coke, while another Broker fucks a Sales Assistant perched on the sink.
Taped to the mirror we see a MEMO -- inside a red circle, two anatomically correct stick figures fuck doggy-style, a red line slashing through them.
Two dozen Brokers cheer, watching through the rising glass elevator as BEN JENNER, 25, gets a blowjob from a brunette SALES ASSISTANT. *
(FEB ‘92)
As Pam blows Jordan, Donnie fucks her from behind.
A wedding photo of Ben and Pam.
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A crime scene photo; Ben in his underwear, dead on a bathroom floor, a gun near his head, which oozes blood.
MAX BELFORT sits smoking, watching a rerun of “The Equalizer” on TV. His wife, LEAH, does needlepoint.
The phone RINGS.
Greatly agitated, Max stomps toward the phone.
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Max curses a blue streak as he stomps back to his chair.
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(MAR ‘92)
Holding a HEADSHOT of the Dwarf from the opening, Jordan sits talking with Donnie, Robbie and Rugrat.
ROBBIE * He’ll be wearing a helmet. Plus they’ve got, like, superhuman strength anyway.
DONNIE * I did hear you're not supposed to * make direct eye contact. If you * look at them too long in their * eyes they get freaked out - their * wires cross. *
JORDAN * I think there’s a limit to how far * we can go... I mean we can throw * shit at him and - *
DONNIE * They have a lot of feelings. *
JORDAN * There’s a specific thing that * they’ll do - You can throw him at * a dart board but if you want him * to show his cock or - *
ROBBIE * Yes, that’s what this guy does. *
RUGRAT * That’s his gift. *
ROBBIE * Can we also bowl with him? *
RUGRAT * His brother is actually the * bowler. *
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ROBBIE * They strap a skateboard to him and * throw him down an alley. *
RUGRAT * They’re ornery, too, the little pricks. You gotta be careful.
JORDAN * What’s the liability on something * like this?
RUGRAT * That's a whole different thing. I * can get on the phone with some * people. I can talk to the * insurance company and tell them * exactly what we're going to do. * But I think we go back to the same * plan - loophole - if we don't * really consider them people I * think we are in the clear. *
DONNIE * I think we should keep one in the * office because I think they’re * good luck. *
JORDAN * Treat it like the fuckin' thing it * is. He's coming in. We're paying * him for something. Treat him with * respect. And you just shake his * hand like you don't even think * anything's wrong. *
DONNIE * You just look like something else * is going on. *
RUGRAT * You don’t look at his eyes. *
DONNIE * Say “thank you for being here”. *
ROBBIE * You don’t turn your back on him. * It’s a sign of disrespect. *
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DONNIE * If you want a cracker or something * - I’m gonna have some treats in my * pocket. I want to be in a strip * club with you guys. Literally pull * out a brief case and have a little * fuckin' guy pop out of there. You * know how much fuckin' pussy you * get? *
JORDAN * The point is get it out. *
DONNIE * Get the jokes out now. Get the * fuckin’ jokes out now. *
JORDAN * You’re gonna fuck it up. Purge all * this shit right now. *
DONNIE * That’s what I’m saying - *
JORDAN * When he comes in the room, I want * him to feel like a human being - *
DONNIE * Business. Business. It’s fuckin’ * business, bro. *
JORDAN * I want him to feel just like a * normal human being. Cause you know * - like one of us. One of us. *
DONNIE * Like he’s an actual human being. * One of us. *
JORDAN * Gobble, gobble we accept you, one * of us! One of us! *
ALL * One of us. *
Janet pokes her head in. *
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The guys straighten up and head to desk, settle in. Max * blows in past her, waving a 3-inch-thick bill:
The guys titter at “business expenses.”
ROBBIE * Actually, Max, my portion of the bill is hardly anything, so I’m on the same page as you --
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Jordan feigns shock, turns to Donnie: did you know it was a prostitution ring?!
Jordan takes the bill, starts flipping through it.
77A A “BLUE CHIP” HOOKER FLOATS THROUGH, SURROUNDED BY *77A STRATTON BROKERS. *
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77B A “NASDAQ” HOOKER DANCES THROUGH BULLPEN. STRATTON *77B BROKERS WATCH. *
77C A “PINK SHEET” HOOKER, COVERED IN TATTOOS, IS ON ALL *77C FOURS AS SEA OTTER RIDES HER LIKE A PONY. *
77D THE ABOVE-MENTIONED “PINK SHEET” HOOKER SITS ON A STOOL, *77D AS SEA OTTER FUCKS HER. *
Behind him, the other guys wait their turns. *
77E BACK TO SCENE 77E
Max continues to steam so Jordan ushers Robbie, Rugrat and Donnie out the door.
He closes the door, then stretches a bit, exaggeratedly, letting out a little moan.
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Max waits to hear it; Jordan gestures to the bullpen *
JORDAN * In order to keep these guys * working, I gotta keep ‘em * spending. I need to keep them * chasing the dream. You flash some * cash, they do the same. It keeps * them motivated. *
MAX * Pissing away money? That’s what * motivates you kids? *
JORDAN * I could afford to pay them more, * but then they wouldn't need me as * much. And as long as they need me * they'll always fear me. I know it * sounds crazy. *
MAX * Crazy? This... is obscene. *
He turns and exits. Jordan watches him go, thinking.
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 the Strattonites below, Teresa at his side.
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The Crowd goes nuts. One Broker lets loose a wolf-howl, and the crowd toasts Jordan, chanting his name.
As Jordan looks down smiling like a benevolent dictator --
GORGEOUS PEOPLE dance/drink/snort coke.Upstairs, Jordan plays pool with Sea Otter, Donnie, Robbie, Toby and Rugrat, assigning ludes with every pocketed ball.
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ROBBIE * We’ve got Arncliffe National, they’re looking to go public, we’ve got --
Donnie gesticulates wildly. The guys crack up.WE PUSH IN ON Donnie, practically drooling, as Jordan gives us a quick tutorial on ludes...
79A QUAALUDE TUTORIAL *79A
CUT TO: Extreme close up of guys doing drugs. *
79B BACK TO SCENE *79B
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Jordan suspects Donnie may actually be onto something. But just then...
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 lips parting over perfect white teeth, a ridiculously short dress barely covering her long tan legs and full breasts.
ROBBIE * Someone’s gotta take that down.
There’s no debate who that someone should be.Eyes locked on Naomi, Jordan makes his way downstairs.
WITH NAOMI taking in the party, her eyes flitting to things: art, chandeliers, crystal, etc.
Jordan approaches CRISTY, 20s, one of his guests.
Jordan takes Naomi’s hand, doesn’t let go.
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Naomi’s date Blair offers his hand to break them apart. Toby Welch lurks behind him, giving him the evil-eye.
Jordan barely acknowledges him, focused on Naomi.
Outside, HILDY AZOFF chats with Teresa.Her eyes stray to Jordan chatting up Naomi. Teresa’s eyes follow hers and sees them. Ouch. Hildy goes.
Naomi looks like she’d like to. Hildy approaches, introduces herself, then:
Jordan sees: Teresa is watching from afar.
Jordan turns to see a drunk Donnie, cock in hand, jerking off to Naomi. Hildy comes running over.
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During the melee that follows -- Hildy admonishing Donnie, Blair removing Naomi from the party --
-- Jordan watches her go. Naomi shoots a glance back to him and, like that, he’s hooked.
Romantic; elegant. Over a bottle of ‘53 Lafite, Jordan sits in mid conversation with Naomi, who is stunning in a low-cut black cocktail dress.
Naomi smiles, flags a passing WAITER.
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The Waiter nods, heads off. A few beats, then:
Naomi smiles. The Waiter brings the straw. She opens it, slips it in her red wine glass.Off Jordan’s look:
And as she sips the wine seductively through the straw...
Jordan’s Ferrari makes its way over the bridge, heading back toward Brooklyn.
Jordan drives, Naomi next to him.
Jordan glances over -- her dress is riding up her thigh.
Naomi smiles.
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He pulls over outside her brownstone.
They look at each other. We can almost hear Jordan’s heart pounding.
A small, cozy apartment. Naomi enters, Jordan close behind. She picks up Rocky, her yapping Maltese.
Naomi waves Rocky’s paw. Jordan smiles.
Jordan nods, takes in her scent as she walks away.
As he crouches by the fireplace, his skypager vibrates. He checks the readout: “Teresa”. His face falls as he hits the “silent” button, mind racing with guilt.
Jordan stands, turns around -- NAOMI is in the doorway, naked except for high heels.
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Rocky yaps incessantly as Jordan pounds away atop Naomi.
Jordan cums loudly, convulsively.
Jordan looks down at her.
And as they start fucking again...
(JUN ‘92)
Jordan sits at his desk, telephone to his ear.
CLOSE ON Naomi, who talks on the phone, smiling.We PULL BACK to see the apartment is packed with flowers.
Giggling like a child, Jordan pours coke from a vial, creating a little mound atop one of Naomi’s breasts.
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More giggling, then he snorts the coke off her breast, burying his face in it as he climbs on top of her.Naomi laughs uncontrollably as the limo glides to a stop.The door opens from outside -- the Doorman?
Jordan looks up, locks eyes with Teresa.He jumps off Naomi, stumbles out, closing the door behind himself.
JORDAN TERESA
What are you doing home? That whore from the party?
How could you do this to me?!
The limo takes off. Teresa starts crying...
Jordan says nothing. Finally, Teresa starts sobbing.
Jordan holds her, letting her cry.
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(SEP ‘92)
Completely remodelled, all new furniture. Jordan and Naomi sit at the table, set for a candle-light dinner.
NICHOLAS THE BUTLER, 40s, enters with hot towels on a silver tray.
Jordan takes a towel, wipes his face.Naomi smiles.
A GAY ORGY is in progress, a dozen naked MEN, including Nicholas, in various sexual positions about the room.
Jordan sits across from a very shaken Naomi.
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A beat, then Jordan realizes. He jumps off the couch like it’s on fire.
(OCT ‘92)
With Nicholas seated in a chair, Jordan sits across from him. Pacing behind him is Donnie, coked-up, face contorted, frothing with rage. Nearby, giant Chester Ming sits quietly, saying nothing.
Jordan holds Donnie off. Turns back to Nicholas.
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Jordan nods to Chester. Without a word, he crosses to Nicholas and BAMMM!! Nicholas’s nose splits open like a ripe plum, blood spurting everywhere.Tough-guy Donnie takes one look, then SPEWS vomit into a garbage pail. And as Chester pummels Nicholas’s face into chopped meat...
Chester starts to hang Nicholas over the balcony by his legs. Jordan stops him.
With the bloodied Nicholas in the background, Jordan talks to two NYPD COPS, handing them each a wad of cash.
As the Cops swat Nicholas with their nightsticks:
COP #1 COP #2
Fuckin’ thief, huh? Piece of shit.
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And as they hustle Nicholas out...
As Jordan golfs with Donnie, Chester, Robbie, Toby and * some hookers, Brad pulls up in a golf cart with a cash- * filled gym bag.
They hug, then Jordan adds the gym bag to several others on the back of his golf cart. Donnie tries to befriend Brad; Brad isn’t interested.
Jordan, Max and securities lawyer MANNY RISKIN exit the kitchen with coffees.
FREEZE FRAME - Manny stuffs a cruller into his mouth.
BACK TO SCENE
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Just then, Max spots a BROKER break-dancing as three other Brokers look on...
Max crosses off, starts screaming at the break-dancing Broker. Jordan keeps walking with Manny.
Jordan passes the conference room, looks in the window-- two SEC ATTORNEYS wear coats as they review documents.
One of the SEC Attorneys blows into his hands for warmth. Manny follows Jordan toward the bullpen, his frenzied Brokers working the phones.
BROKER #1 Arncliffe National, it’s on fire!
BROKER #2 (voice lowered) Believe me, your grandkids will thank you.
BROKER #3 (to Sales Assistant) Arncliffe National, ten thousand shares!
Jordan speaks directly to camera as he continues walking through the bullpen.
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102 SCENE 102 OMITTED 102
Alone in a private room, Jordan unloads a small suitcase filled with stacks and stacks of hundred dollar bills.
CLOSE ON - a huge diamond engagement ring.
Jordan is down on one knee, proposing; Naomi hyperventilates as he puts the ring on her finger -- a seven carat, yellow canary diamond in a platinum setting.
105 SCENE 105 OMITTED 105
Inside a jumbo jet, a wild, mid-air party is in progress.
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Various images -- Stratton Brokers drink, do coke, a half- dozen in mid-orgy with Hookers, naked in the aisle as others pour champagne on them.
107 PERIOD VEGAS ADS *107
The Tangiers Presidential Suite is a shambles on the * level of Hiroshima. A giant crystal chandelier lays shattered on the floor; Jordan asleep in the massive bed, a Blue Chip Hooker on either side of him; other passed- out BODIES lay amid debris and broken, toppled furniture.
Gorgeous; tropical. Hundreds of FAMILY and FRIENDS (Janet, Toby Welch, Peter DeBlasio and Kimmie Belzer) look on as Jordan and Naomi walk up the aisle.
Jordan and Naomi waltz, their Guests joining in.
As Jordan and Naomi mingle with a few Strattonites, videographer BARRY KLEINMAN, 40s, approaches Rugrat and his DATE, ABBY with a video camera:
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RUGRAT / ABBY Good luck! We love you!
Across the way, Naomi spots someone through the crowd--
Naomi rushes over, hugs her AUNT EMMA, 50s, demure, British. Naomi turns, calls out to Jordan, who is now in a huddle with the guys, his back to her.
Jordan turns, then crosses to them, smiling.
As he leans in to hug her, Aunt Emma spots some white powder on the edge of Jordan’s nostril.Deftly, she wipes it off, smiling.
Aunt Emma leans in to his ear.
And with that, she turns back to Naomi.
With Naomi wearing a blindfold, Jordan leads her to the end of a long dock, expensive yachts moored everywhere.
Jordan removes her blindfold -- there, towering above the others, is a stunning, 120 foot yacht.
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She does; it’s called “Naomi”. As she squeals, hugs him-
The camera PUSHES IN past a white-jacketed STEWARD, who opens the door to the yacht’s main salon; next we see the living room, with its full bar and leather couches; then the bedroom, with a king bed and monogrammed sheets.
The Naomi sails the calm waters, Jordan and Naomi popping ludes, sunbathing blissfully on the deck.
115-115K EXT./INT. JORDAN’S ESTATE - DAY (APR ‘93) 115-115K
Various shots -- the massive house; the glistening pool; waterfall; fountains; tennis court; driving range; gazebo; gym; sauna; library; media room.
115L WE SEE the household STAFF lined up outside the house. 115L
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Amid billowing piles of white Chinese silk, Jordan sleeps on his back, snoring blissfully.
On screen WE SEE:
Splash! A glass of water hits him in the face.
Soaking wet, Jordan sits upright to see Naomi standing over him in a tiny pink chemise, holding an empty glass.
And as Naomi storms off for a re-fill...
Jordan lies on the ground, hands tied with a lit candle * up his ass. *
JORDAN * Venice, where are you? *
VENICE, A Blue Chip Hooker, enters, pulls out a candle * and straddles him. She drips wax on his back and pulls * his hair. *
Back to scene. Naomi holds another full glass, rocking back and forth on the balls of her feet like a fighter.
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Splash! She nails him again, crosses for more water.
Jordan crash-lands the helicopter on the driving range. * He exits, gives Captain Dave a salute, fights his way * through the bushes, then stumbles toward the house and * falls into the pool, stoned out of his skull.Security * floodlights come on and the alarm sounds. *
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Back to scene. Naomi holds another glass of water.
Naomi winds up with the water glass.Jordan stands tall, puffs himself up, arms flexed at his sides.
Jordan looks down: he has a morning erection.
Splash! She nails him one last time, then storms out. He stands there dripping wet. To his erection:
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Jordan stands in the steaming shower.
Jordan looks at himself in the mirror.His eyes are bloodshot - he looks like shit.
Jordan looks at a Visine bottle - “Recommended Dosage - Two Drops”. He squirts six drops in each eye.
Fully dressed and standing amid hundreds of suits, Jordan pops two white pills, swigs some juice.
Jordan enters the tiny pink wonderland.On the fluffy pink carpet is Naomi, now in a minidress hiked above her hips, Manolo Blahniks showing polished red toes.Between her legs sits SKYLAR, their 5-month-old daughter.
Jordan kisses the baby, picks her up.
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Naomi lays back on her elbows, thighs parted - she’s wearing no panties. The wind goes out of Jordan.
She licks her lips seductively. Jordan sets Skylar aside, starts grovelling.
Naomi slips her index finger in her mouth, starts sucking it. Jordan can barely speak.
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Naomi runs her fingers over her stomach and on to her inner thigh, then up toward her vagina.Jordan watches transfixed, then a change comes over him...
Naomi listens, legs still spread, hand on her crotch.
Naomi’s eyes widen -- she look toward a Teddy Bear on a shelf. WE SEE that one of the eyes is a pinhole camera.
Mesmerized, ROCCO DAY watches a video screen, on which we see a grainy image of Naomi, hand between her legs.
Naomi jumps up as if she’s been electrocuted.
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As she bolts from the room, Jordan plays with Skylar...
(FEB ‘95)
Donnie stands talking with Jordan’s assistant, Janet. Jordan approaches under a head of steam.
He indicates out to the Bullpen. Donnie and Janet look.
In the Bullpen WE SEE a young Stratton Broker in a bowtie cleaning a small goldfish bowl on his desk.
Jordan watches as Donnie marches toward the Broker in a bowtie...
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Donnie nods, turns to go, but suddenly he turns back and thrusts his arm in the bowl, grabbing for the squirming goldfish. The Broker in a bowtie looks on, horrified.
Dozen of Brokers and Sales Assistants look over as Donnie snatches up the fish. Holding it by its tail, he jumps * up on the desk of the Broker in a bowtie.Now the entire Bullpen looks over.
With the flair of a showman, Donnie pops the fish in his mouth, swallowing it whole. The Brokers cheer wildly. Donnie jumps down, gets in the face of the Broker in a bowtie:
Bowtie is stunned. And as Donnie storms off, we PUSH IN on Jordan, watching from across the room.
(FEB ‘95)
Jordan finishes a phone call as Donnie enters with STEVE MADDEN, 30s, dressed in wrinkled navy blazer, cargo pants and T-shirt, a baseball cap over his scraggly, thinning hair. Jordan smiles, crosses to greet him.
And as they ad lib greetings, settle in at the couch:
127A INSERT - a quick series of Steve Madden ads. 127A
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WE SEE various stores, all packed with teenage GIRLS buying shoes and boots.
(FEB ‘95)
Jordan and Donnie sit with Steve Madden in mid- conversation.
Bustling with activity. With Jordan and Donnie looking on from nearby, Steve Madden approaches a microphone on the raised platform, in his hands several shoe boxes.
The place slowly comes to order.
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Steve clears his throat, looks over at Jordan -- he’s terrified. Jordan motions for him to calm down.
KALIL PETER DEBLASIO
Move the mike closer. We can’t fucking hear you! *
He moves the mic; feedback SCREECHES through the bullpen.
BROKER #4 Freak!
BROKER #5 BROKER #6
Queer! Get a fucking life!
Boos, hisses. Steve looks at Jordan, who motions for him to speed up. He grabs a shoe from one of the boxes.
SPLAT! A half-eaten grapefruit lands at Steve’s feet. In a flash, Jordan rushes over, grabs the mic--
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Huge applause, with stomping feet; howling, etc.
Applause; war whoops. Jordan motions for quiet.
The Brokers go crazy. Jordan looks around.
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Jordan takes off his GOLD WATCH, flings it to the Crowd. Brokers go nuts, fighting over it like a home-run ball.
He scans the Brokers; they’re on the edge of their seats.
The Brokers go absolutely APESHIT.
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Before Jordan is even finished, the Brokers GO BERSERK, some already dialing their phones.
Agent Denham exits the elevator, arriving for work.He strides between cubicles, briefcase in hand.He enters --
-- where pinned up on one wall is a massive chart on Stratton’s operations: pictures of Jordan, Donnie and others, a hierarchy, a history, an investigation...
Total sales frenzy. The CAMERA PANS the 300 Brokers, who work the phones like mad.
SEA OTTER YOUNG BROKER
--the hottest new issue on --up two dollars while I’m Wall Street! talking to you!
And as we continue PANNING the room...
We continue PANNING the frenzied Brokers...
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Donnie pours champagne nearby, oblivious to Jordan, who sits at his desk, speaking directly to camera:
Jordan abruptly stops. A beat, then:
BACK TO SCENE -- Donnie hands Jordan a glass of Dom.
They toast, then each pop ludes, which they wash down with champagne. A quick knock; Janet pops her head in.
Curious, Jordan leans over, hits the speaker phone:
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Barry Kleinman sits at his desk, talking on the phone.
On Jordan. Uh-oh.
Wearing goggles and protective headphones, square-jawed FBI Agent Patrick Denham takes target practice.
The East Harlem institution. Jordan sits across a table over pasta with private investigator BO DIETL, 40s.
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Jordan nods, wheels turning, pretending to do as told.
136A SCENE 136A OMITTED 136A*
As Agent Denham steps into frame, another FED, AGENT * HUGHES, beside him, both G-man stoic in impenetrably dark * glasses --
They look up. On the yacht Naomi, Jordan stands waving, drinking wine with two Blue Chip HOOKERS in bikinis.
Denham shares a look with his cohort: it’s almost a joke, this display of wealth before a federal agent. Moments later, they step aboard.
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The Hookers head below deck. Jordan shoots Denham a wink-- check out that ass!
Jordan surprised: the guy has a sense of humor.
As Jordan rifles through some papers, Denham’s eyes scan the deck, casually cataloguing everything.
Jordan points out the Bell-Jet helicopter.
Jordan finds the file he’s been looking for, offers it.
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The reason Jordan asked him here, Denham realizes.
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Jordan sizes him up: what did Denham mean by “profit”?
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They measure each other.
Denham summons Agent Hughes over. To Jordan:
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Jordan puts his hands up: “you got me.”
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Jordan watches him go, temper flaring: he can’t let Denham get the final word. He calls after them:
As he watches them pull away, seething --
As Naomi looks on, 5 months pregnant, Jordan packs a suitcase.
(SUMMER ‘95)
Jordan sits talking with Rugrat and Donnie.
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Jordan glances at his watch, washes down a few ludes.
Jordan stands before the Bullpen talking to his Brokers.
Over dinner, a visibly high Jordan ravenously digs into his food as Donnie and four Blue Chip Hookers look on.
On the crowded dance floor, Jordan gets knocked around like a marionette, saliva strung from his mouth.
Jordan is barely conscious as a Hooker rides him.
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Jordan boards, slurring, drooling, completely wasted.
And as he hugs her, then stumbles toward his seat...
Quiet; morning sunlight bleeds through the window. Jordan’s eyes flicker open. He yawns, looks around, tries to get up; he can’t move. He looks down, sees six seat belts restraining his arms and legs.Jordan looks over at Donnie, mouth agape, asleep next to him.
146 FLASHBACK -- 146
As PASSENGERS scream, Jordan wildly humps a STEWARDESS, the CAPTAIN struggling to restrain him.
A pensive Jordan sits, mind racing.
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Jordan trades looks with Donnie, who shifts uncomfortably.
Jordan sits with two CUSTOMS OFFICERS. *
Another CUSTOMS OFFICER enters, whispers something to the * others. They shake Jordan’s hand and he leaves. *
A limo pulls up at an office building.Jordan emerges with Rugrat and Donnie. *
JEAN-JACQUES SAUREL greets them. 30s, suave. The lobby is ultra-modernist.
They disappear upstairs.
150 SCENE 150 OMITTED 150
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Jordan, Rugrat and Donnie drink coffee with Saurel and one other SWISS BANKER. It’s an impressive office, with * an enormous fish tank.
Polite laughter. Jordan, not as impressed by the fish, cuts straight to the point:
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More chuckles. Through Jordan’s forced smile:
Saurel smiles.
Everyone’s impressed. Except Jordan.
They take each other in.
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As the meeting wraps up with handshakes, Jordan’s V.O. overwhelms Saurel’s V.O..
Naomi’s Aunt Emma answers the door.
Amid towering trees and horse trails, a noticeably twitchy Jordan walks arm-in-arm with Aunt Emma.
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Aunt Emma notices that Jordan is sweating, fidgety.He’s jonesing.
They sit on a nearby bench. After a while:
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Jordan looks at her. A few beats, then:
Jordan looks at her and smiles:
Jordan leans in closer, casually slips an arm around her.
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Aunt Emma pulls back slightly.
He leans in even closer, kisses her, then: *
(SUMMER ‘95)
Jordan fucks Naomi. There’s a curiousthunk-thunk-thunk.
The bed’s covered with bundles of cash. Every thrust of Jordan’s, another bundle plummets to the floor --thunk.
(SUMMER ‘95)
With $20 mil in CASH on the bed, Jordan and a stoned Donnie watch as Brad tapes stacks of cash to his wife CHANTALLE, a bombshell in panties, bra and sneakers.
As Brad keeps taping her up:
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Donnie can’t help but start laughing at this.
Brad seethes at this but keeps taping...
(SUMMER ‘95)
Chantalle is completely taped up, a cash-covered mummy. Jordan looks on with Brad, Donnie and now Naomi.90% of the cash is still on the bed.
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Brad asks Jordan if they can speak in private.
MOMENTS LATER, IN PRIVATE: Jordan joins Brad.
Brad stews. It’s asking a lot.
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Donnie emerges from where he’s been eavesdropping.
Brad slaps Donnie so hard across the face he goes down.
Wheeling a small carry-on suitcase, Aunt Emma smiles at a CUSTOMS AGENT, who waves her through.
TIME CUT:
160aA On another day, Chantalle and her family (PARENTS, 160aA BROTHER, his WIFE) pass through Customs, “on vacation.”
(SUMMER ‘95)
With a cash-filled suitcase on the table, Chantalle remembers a last fold of cash hidden inside her skirt’s lining. She laughs with Saurel.
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(LATE SUMMER ‘95)
Brad waits by his Range Rover as Donnie’s Rolls careens into the lot. He emerges, briefcase in hand.
Donnie starts doing spastic karate moves.Is he high? Sure looks like it. Brad looks pissed, and Donnie starts laughing. Actually he’s dead sober.
Donnie grins, obviously still smarting from Brad’s slap. Brad just wants to take the money and be done.
A DISTANCE AWAY, a COP in a patrol car notices Brad gesturing to Donnie for his briefcase.He nudges his partner: check this out.
Brad composes himself, lest he kill the guy.
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That does it. Brad attacks. Donnie throws the case at him, which opens on impact, money spilling out. Brad instinctively tries to contain it... and that’s when the POLICE SIRENS start. Here comes the patrol car.
Donnie bolts. With no time to get to his car, Brad takes off on foot, bleeding briefcase in hand, toward a video store where he stashes his .38 in the return box.
Brad drops to his knees, briefcase at his feet. From a distance, Donnie peers around a corner to watch him get arrested, knowing he fucked this up.
(LATE SUMMER ‘95) *
Donnie is seated at his desk, freaking out and trying to * figure out what to do. He exits. *
(LATE SUMMER ‘95)
With a flourish, Donnie presents a bottle full of ludes. *
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CLOSE ON -- a Lemmon 714 Quaalude; pure white, with trademark ridged edges.
CLOSE ON -- Donnie gauging Jordan’s excitement, waiting for the right moment to admit his fuck-up.
(LATE SUMMER ‘95)
In his underwear, Jordan kneels over the toilet, sticking his fingers down his throat to make himself vomit.
He takes a box off the counter marked “Active Enema”. He squats and administers it...
Massive, with a wet bar, media center and full gym. Giddy as kids on Christmas, Jordan and Donnie sit on the couch, the bottle of Lemmons before them.
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Excited, they each pop a lude, toast with hot sake’...
Bored, Jordan and Donnie sit on the couch watching “Family Matters” on TV.
Donnie shrugs; they pop another, wash it down with sake’.
With Jordan running on the treadmill, Donnie pumps away on an exercise bike nearby. They’re both sweating.
Donnie leans over, picks up the bottle.Reads the label.
He shakes out more pills, two more apiece.As they pop them, a very pregnant Naomi descends the stairs, now very pregnant.
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Naomi heads back upstairs. Jordan picks up the phone.
Bo Dietl talks on his cell phone.
INTERCUT JORDAN AND BO
Jordan pulls his Lamborghini out of the driveway.
Jordan pulls up, exits the car in sweats, flip-flops and a T-shirt. He hustles up a staircase into...
Jordan stands at a pay phone, receiver to his ear. WE HEAR it ringing, then:
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INTERCUT:
Bo talks on his cell.
JORDAN * Donnie, that piece of shit. I’m * gonna kill him! That fat prick * mother fucker! *
BO DIETL * But, listen to me. Do me a favor, * please do not talk on the phone. *
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Jordan can’t respond. Phone still to his ear, his eyelids droop. Drool spills from his slackened jaw.
JORDAN’S POV -- is hazy as he stares at his own reflection in the pay phone.
JORDAN’S POV -- the phone gets further and further away.
BAMMM!! Jordan hits the floor with a thud, crashed out on his back. From the dangling phone, we hear:
Jordan lolls his head toward the phone, tries to reach for it; he can’t. He lays there for a while, then:
He rolls onto all fours, lifts a hand, topples over.
Slowly, Jordan begins crawling like an infant to the top of the staircase.
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The Lamborghini is parked at the bottom, twenty steps down. He starts to crawl down the stairs, stops. Tries again. Can’t figure out how to do it.
An icy wind blows through his T-shirt.
Jordan slowly curls himself into a ball.
Forcing himself over the edge, Jordan begins to descend the steps, one at a time. Thump. Thump. Then faster. Thump- Thump-Thump. Faster still. He loses control, takes all the steps at once. Thump-Thump-Thump-Thump- Thump-Thump. He lands with a crash on the asphalt, drags himself up and into the Lamborghini.
Ignition on, Jordan sits hunched over, chin resting on the steering wheel. Just then, the car phone RINGS. With great effort, he pushes the speaker phone button:
Jordan’s face reads horror.
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Naomi clicks off. And as Jordan puts the car in gear...
Peering over the wheel like an old lady, Jordan slowly maneuvers the Lamborghini down the dark road.
Jordan pulls up in the Lamborghini, shuts the ignition.
CLOSE ON the TV, where a POPEYE cartoon is playing. PULL BACK to reveal Skylar watching.As Jordan staggers in, Naomi approaches...
194 SCENE 194 OMITTED 194
Phone to his ear and at least as stoned as Jordan, Donnie stands at the counter. *
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(LATE SUMMER ‘95)
Having been just woken up, Jean-Jacques Saurel sits up in bed, phone to his ear, a perplexed look on his face.
(LATE SUMMER ‘95)
With Naomi looking on, Jordan staggers toward Donnie like a drunk Frankenstein.
With all the strength he can muster, Jordan RIPS the phone from the wall, throwing it skittering across the floor with a CLANG.
Skylar looks on from the next room, crying as Jordan tries to shake some sense into Donnie. Naomi crosses to * Skylar and rushes her out of the room. *
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Fuck it. Jordan releases Donnie. Donnie crawls into the * dining room and starts shoving ham into his mouth in an * effort to sober up. Just then, we HEAR a horrible * GAGGING sound. Donnie holds his throat as he falls * backward choking, taking out the entire glass kitchen table with a tremendous CRASH! Naomi rushes back in. *
Just then, WE HEAR the triumphant Popeye FANFARE -- Jordan looks to the TV, where POPEYE pours a can of spinach down his gullet. Instantly, his chest and arm muscles swell to five times their size.
Jordan goes to get his coke. He snarfs up two fat spoonfuls and -- like that -- his chest swells and he takes a deep breath and he dashes back to the rescue...
Jordan rushes back to Donnie, who is now blue.
Jordan places his fingers over Donnie’s artery.Nothing.
Jordan kneels, starts furiously pumping Donnie’s chest, breathing air into his lungs in rhythmic bursts.
Donnie still isn’t breathing. Jordan flips him over, tries the Heimlich -- we hear a CRUNCH as he breaks Donnie’s ribs. He flips him back over, but he’s almost completely blue.
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One last try. Jordan takes a massive breath, blowing as hard as he can into Donnie’s lungs.Donnie’s stomach distends like a balloon, then suddenly a chunk of ham projects from his mouth and into Jordan’s face.Donnie coughs, vomiting. And as he starts breathing again, Jordan exits and passes out on the living room couch. *
BROOKVILLE POLICE #1 (V.O.) Jordan Belfort?
(LATE SUMMER ‘95)
Jordan opens his eyes. Through his HAZY POV, we see Violet, the maid standing over him with two OLD BROOKVILLE POLICE OFFICERS as Naomi attends to Donnie in the background.
BROOKVILLE POLICE #1 Sir, we need to ask you some questions.
Jordan exits the house with the Police Officers.The Lamborghini is TOTALLED, an absolute wreck.
FLASHBACK. Nodding out, Jordan drives the Lamborghini like a maniac, careening off parked cars and trees.
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A MAN steps up to get his mug shot taken, but it’s Brad, not Jordan. FLASH. Turn to the side. FLASH.
Jordan watches an INSTRUCTOR lead Skylar on a pony. Nearby Naomi holds newborn PARKER.Manny Riskin and Max stand beside Jordan.
Skylar waves from the pony and Jordan waves back.
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Jordan digests that.
As Jordan looks at his picture-perfect family, WE HEAR THE ROAR OF A CROWD...
(SPRING ‘96)
The troops ROAR as Jordan takes center stage.
The place erupts in a chorus of “No!”, “Don’t go!”, etc. Jordan raises his hand for quiet.
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A smattering of applause. Jordan notices a few Brokers gravely shaking their heads.
Donnie looks petrified; he’s used to being an offensive tackle, not the quarterback.
Thunderous applause spreads through the boardroom, all 300 Brokers on their feet. WE PUSH IN on Jordan.
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More applause. Jordan scans the young faces -- they worship him. In the crowd he finds KIMMIE BELZER, 30s.
Hoots and hollers... He raises his hand for quiet.
Wild applause.
As the Brokers go berserk, Jordan stands basking in the adoration. He looks at Donnie, turns back to the Crowd, looks out at the faces. A change has come over him. He stands there, thinking. An eternity, then:
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Jordan smiles, thrusts his hands in the air --
The place goes absolutely INSANE. And as Donnie and Max trade looks, TECHNO MUSIC BLASTS taking us to...
202Ea EXT. YACHT NAOMI - AFT DECK - DAY (SPRING ‘96) 202Ea
It’s celebration time. DOZENS of Strattonites party, drinking/dancing/snorting, Jordan at the center of it.
Agent Denham hears the news over the phone. A smile touches his lips: his case goes on...
202Fa EXT. YACHT NAOMI - AFT DECK (SPRING ‘96) 202Fa*
The party continues as Brad comes aboard.He’s welcomed * and showered with lapdancers. *
202G SCENE 202G OMITTED 202G
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(SPRING ‘96)
Janet enters Jordan’s office, leaves a stack of legal papers on his desk.
202Ha INT. STRATTON OAKMONT III - BULLPEN - DAY (SPRING ‘96) 202Ha
Donnie pisses on a subpoena, to applause.
As Manny Riskin looks on, Jordan sits across from the three SEC Attorneys and a COURT REPORTER.
202K-Q A SERIES OF CUTS -- (SPRING ‘96) 202K-Q*
Various Stratton Brokers are deposed: Robbie; Rugrat, Peter DeBlasio, Sea Otter; Chester Ming.
ON A DUFFEL BAG FULL OF MONEY just resting on deck.
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ON ANOTHER BAG, this one brimming with bottles of pills, bags of pot, vials of coke. Jordan and Donnie cut up lines as a HOSTESS serves Bloody Marys.
She goes. The blow is ready for inhaling. Jordan and Donnie are doing a “you first, no, you first” routine with a rolled up $100 when a CELL rings. Donnie grabs it.
Donnie reacts as Rugrat expounds.
RUGRAT * No. I wish I was. *
DONNIE * (to Jordan) * Rugrat says Steve Madden’s * unloading shares. *
JORDAN * What?! (Grabs Donnie’s phone) * Rugrat, what the fuck? *
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BACK AT STRATTON... *
RUGRAT * I’m looking at the screen and huge * chunks of Steve Madden are being * sold. We’re not doing it so it’s * gotta be Steve. He’s the only * person who owns that many shares. *
ON THE BOAT... *
Jordan cups the phone, looks to Donnie who shrugs.
Jordan thinks, snorts a line to think better.
He gets back on the phone with Rugrat.
The sight of Naomi and Hildy returning from their trip ashore stops him. Because Naomi’s weeping, Hildy consoling her.
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Off Jordan’s reaction as Naomi weeps and laments the dearly departed: “she was so young, so healthy” etc. --
(SUMMER ‘96)
Jean-Jacques Saurel sits at his desk, calmly smoking as he talks on the phone.
208F INTERCUT JORDAN ON THE BOAT AND SAUREL IN GENEVA 208F
And as they continue talking, Jordan pulls out a nautical map of the Italian coastline:
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Jordan goes rapid-fire. He yells: *
JORDAN * Yes, babe. We’re going to Monaco * so then we can go to Switzerland. *
JORDAN * Honey, I loved your Aunt Emma more * than anyone in the world, but * she’s still gonna be dead in two * days. She’s not going anywhere. *
Captain Ted Beecham emerges from below.
CAPTAIN TED * Monaco? *
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JORDAN * Then we drive to Switzerland so * they don’t stamp our passports. * Take care of business. Drive back * to Monaco, fly to London for the * funeral, fly back to New York to * be there in three business days - * That’s the fuckin’ plan. *
JORDAN * The boat’s 170 feet long. She can * handle a little chop. *
HILDY * We’re not going anywhere until he * says it’s safe. *
DONNIE * Chop is fine. *
JORDAN * Is it safe? *
CAPTAIN TED * If we take it slow... *
JORDAN * We can do it? *
CAPTAIN TED * Chop is chop. Some chop - it can * be uncomfortable. *
JORDAN * Well, that’s fine. *
CAPTAIN TED * Anything is possible. I mean we’ll * have to batten down the hatches * just to be safe. Could be a few * broken dishes. *
JORDAN * A few broken dishes. Isn’t that * great? Let’s go to Monaco - *
Jordan, Captain Ted and Donnie rush down stairs. As the * ENGINE starts... *
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The perfect storm. As the Naomi tips at a 45-degree angle, a thick wall of gray water comes rising over her side, slamming onto the bridge with a thunderous CRASH.
Six Jet Skis plummet off the deck into the raging sea.
Donnie and Naomi stand on the bridge where Captain Ted * Beecham holds the ship's wheel with both hands, the radio blaring in the background. Jordan enters. *
JORDAN * What the fuck is going on? *
CAPTAIN TED * Jet skis just went overboard. *
Naomi turns to Jordan, furious with him.
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As Donnie heads off --
Donnie retrieves the ludes. *
Captain Ted stares through his binoculars.
TIME CUT TO: *
Donnie returns with ludes - feeds to Jordan and then * himself. *
CAPTAIN TED * Rogue wave! *
Jordan grabs Naomi. All at once the boat dips down at an * impossibly steep angle, until it’s pointing almost * straight down. Captain Ted jams the throttle and the * boat jerks forward, rising up the face of a giant rogue * wave, which curls over the top of the bridge and... *
KABOOM! -- Blackness. Slowly, painfully, the boat pops * up from beneath the water, its helicopter RIPPING from * the deck and crashing into the sea. *
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(SUMMER ‘96)
Off to the side, Jordan watches as Naomi, their Friends, and the yacht’s Crew Members dance to blaring techno music. A small group of Italian SAILORS cheer them on.
Jordan watches as the dancing continues, then casually glances out a porthole, where WE SEE the distant lights of a PLANE making its way across the night sky.After a few beats, the plane EXPLODES, a tiny flash of light.
Jordan, looking healthier than we’ve seen him thus far, * sits on the couch; stacks of paperwork on the coffee * table. After a few beats, Naomi enters from the kitchen. *
NAOMI * Dinner’s ready. *
JORDAN * I gotta finish these balance * sheets, babe. *
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NAOMI * Well, it’s there. So the kids are * gonna start. *
Naomi exits. Jordan goes back to work. Looks up at TV. * Watches for a bit. *
215A THE INFOMERCIAL. 215A
Shot on 90’s-era video, an ad intended for late-night local tv. The defining idea here is that while the commercial may be amateurish, Jordan isn’t; he’s an excellent salesman even if the ad is cut-rate.
WE START WITH FLASHES OF THE SEMINAR: Jordan in front of a dry erase board, lecturing a small audience.
215B JORDAN ON THE GROUNDS OF HIS ESTATE, addressing us. 215B
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215C-G A SNAPSHOT OF JORDAN’S CHILDHOOD HOME, then OF HIS 215C-G CURRENT ESTATE, FOLLOWED BY EXAMPLES OF WEALTH: his sportscars, Naomi in a bikini, stock footage of a jet...
215H THE SEMINAR. Jordan high-fives attendees. 215H
215J FIRST TESTIMONIAL. A MAN holds a framed check. 215J
215K JORDAN, on a yacht with NAOMI and some MODELS. 215K*
215L TESTIMONIAL #2. A COUPLE in a kitschy living room. 215L
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215M A HELICOPTER descends to a helipad. 215M
It touches down and Jordan jumps out to address us --
-- and BAM! gets clothes-lined by Agent Denham.
CLOSE ON JORDAN’S HANDS, at last in cuffs.PAN UP TO HIM, looking none-too-pleased.
Jean-Jacques Saurel is handcuffed by Feds as Rugrat looks on crying, handcuffed nearby.
CLICK! Saurel gets his mug shot taken.
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ROCKY AOKI, Japanese, 50s, is led out in handcuffs by a MAN in an FBI windbreaker.
221A INSERT BENI HANA COMMERCIAL -- 221A
A smiling Rocky Aoki looks on as a HIBACHI CHEF expertly dices shrimp on a sizzling grill.
Saurel lays on the bed, smoking.
Chantalle emerges from the bathroom naked.Laughing, she runs and jumps in bed with Saurel.
With his criminal attorney NOLAN DRAGER, 40s, next to him, Jordan stands before a JUDGE, being arraigned.
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HON. SAMANTHA STOGEL * (leafing through a * subpoena) * One count engaging in conspiracy * to commit securities fraud. Two * counts securities fraud. One * count engaging in conspiracy to * commit money laundering. Twenty- * one counts money laundering. One * count obstruction of justice. * (gives Jordan a * withering glare) * Bail is set at ten million dollars.
The Judge bangs the gavel.
Jordan walks with Nolan Drager, who flips through the * subpoena. *
NOLAN DRAGER * This is...well, it’s not good. * It’s pretty bad actually. How * much money do you have, Jordan? *
JORDAN * I can make bail. *
NOLAN DRAGER * I don’t mean the ten million, I * mean for legal fees. Cuz if you * want to fight this thing, it’s * gonna be expensive. Like, sell- * everything-you-own-expensive. *
Jordan exits the building. He’s fucked and he knows it. He sees beautiful Naomi waiting for him beside a limosine; life isn’t totally hopeless.He approaches.
They embrace. He can’t see her expression: she’d rather be anywhere else.
225 SCENE 225 OMITTED 225
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ON SKYLAR AND PARKER, playing with a NANNY and Rocky the dog. Jordan watches them, sitting by his pool, drinking an O’Douls, weighing his options.
Donnie pops into the yard, in “Uncle Donnie” mode.
Jordan offers Donnie an O’Douls; Donnie declines.
He shows off the electronic bracelet around his ankle.
Donnie sees Naomi in a window. He waves but she barely registers him.
Donnie weighs that.
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Jordan thinks, then shakes his head no.
Jordan’s profoundly touched. Donnie squeezes his shoulder. A real moment of friendship.
Jordan nods.
(SEP ‘98) *
Jordan sits with Nolan Drager across from FBI Agent * Denham, U.S. Attorney LUCAS SOLOMON, 50s, and Assistant * U.S. Attorney ROCHELLE APPLEBAUM, 30s, humorless. *
LUCAS SOLOMON * There’s a term we have around * here, we don’t like to use it * often, only when circumstances * dictate. It’s called a “Grenada.” * Inspired by our government’s * invasion in 1983 of the island * nation of only 90,000 people, * basically it stands for any case * we get which is pretty much unlose- * able. We could show up late and * drunk to court, fuck up left-right- * and-center and still we’d win. * Mr. Belfort, you, sir, are a * “Grenada.” *
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ROCHELLE APPLEBAUM * You’re looking at real prison * time. Money laundering gets you * as much as 20 years. Case * couldn’t be stronger if we’d have * caught you with your cash in your * mattress. *
Solomon pushes a box full of evidence across the table. * Jordan eyeballs Denham. *
LUCAS SOLOMON * Read the discovery. *
JORDAN * That your life’s work in the box? *
AGENT DENHAM * Jordan, you rotting in jail til * your kids’re outta college isn’t * our ambition here. You weren’t * the only one involved in all this. * We think those folks deserve their * day in court too. *
NOLAN DRAGER * Why do I get the sense there’s an offer in the air? If so, let’s * put it on the table. *
LUCAS SOLOMON * We want your cooperation in -- *
AGENT DENHAM * Yes. We want you to rat. *
JORDAN * How was Christy’s party? *
NAOMI * It was fine. *
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JORDAN * Baby, I talked to the lawyers * again today. I have some really * great news. As it turns out you’re * totally off the hook. *
NAOMI * I know that already. *
JORDAN * You never did anything wrong * anyway, right? At the end of the * day all they really want is for me * to cooperate - that’s it. * See, apparently, I know so much * about what’s going on in the stock * market that I could save the * government years of heartache. But * it get’s even better... You see, * if I cooperate I’ll only have to * serve four short years and any * fine I’d have to pay wouldn’t be * due til after I serve my sentence. * We’ll still have plenty of money * left over. The only thing that I * was kind of upset about was the * fact that I might have to give * them information about my friends. *
NAOMI * Like you said, “There’s no friends * on Wall Street”. *
JORDAN * But there’s a silver lining to * that too... It turns out that all * of ‘em are probably gonna * cooperate too. So in the end, that * won’t really be a factor. *
NAOMI * Well, that’s really good news, * honey. I’m really happy for you. *
JORDAN * No, it’s good for both of us, Nay. *
NAOMI * Yeah, yeah. *
JORDAN * Make love to me baby. Make love to * me nice and slow. *
NAOMI * No Jordan. Stop! *
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TIME CUT: Jordan is fucking Naomi. It’s the best he’s * felt in days. While he’s lost in it, she’s lost interest, * going through the motions perfunctorily. *
JORDAN * I love you, Nay. I love you so * much. I’ve loved you from the * first time I saw you. *
NAOMI * Fuck you. *
That stops him. *
JORDAN * What? *
NAOMI * I fucking hate you. *
JORDAN * What are you talking about? *
NAOMI * You don’t give a shit about how I * feel. All you care about is * yourself. *
JORDAN * That’s not true. What do you mean? *
NAOMI * You wanna fuck me? Fine. Fuck me * hard like it’s the last time. *
JORDAN * Hold still. Why are you moving * like that? *
NAOMI * Go ahead, fuck me! *
JORDAN * What are you doing baby? *
NAOMI * Cum for me. Cum for me, baby. Like * it’s the last time. *
JORDAN * You want me to cum, baby? *
NAOMI * Yeah, cum for me baby, cum! *
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After a beat... He cums. Jordan rolls off Naomi. They lie * in uncomfortable silence. *
JORDAN * What are you talking about? *
NAOMI * I want a divorce. *
JORDAN * What? What are you talking about? * Now? After we just made love? *
NAOMI * And I wanted to puke. *
Naomi gets up. *
JORDAN * You don’t love me? Isn’t that * convenient. Now, you don’t love * me? Now while I’m under federal * indictment with a fucking bracelet * around my ankle? Now, all of a * sudden, you decide you don’t love * me? *
NAOMI * Yes, that’s right. *
JORDAN * What kind of a person are you? *
NAOMI * You married me. This is how it’s * gonna be. Listen Jordan. I’m * taking custody of the kids. If you * agree to the divorce right now, I * will allow you visitation. Don’t * try to fight it. It will save us * both a lot of money and I have a * feeling you’re gonna need it. *
Naomi exits to the dressing room. Jordan gets up, follows * after her. *
JORDAN * I’ve got news for you. You’re not * taking my kids. *
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NAOMI * I already spoke to my lawyer. He * said even if you don’t get * convicted I can still get custody. *
JORDAN * My lawyers are more powerful than * yours. You’re not taking my kids! * You vicious cunt! *
Naomi slaps Jordan. Jordan hits her back and exits. *
CUT TO: *
Jordan grabs a pair of scissors and starts slashing the * couch. He retrieves a stash of coke from the couch * lining. Naomi enters the hallway as Jordan snorts coke. *
NAOMI * Look at yourself Jordan. You’re * sick, you’re a sick man. *
JORDAN * You’re not taking my kids. *
NAOMI * You think I’d let my kids near * you? Look at you. You know what my * lawyers said? You’re going to jail * for twenty years. Twenty fucking * years, Jordan. You’ll be lucky if * you ever see them again. *
JORDAN * Oh yeah? You don’t think I’m gonna * see my kids again? Oh yeah? *
Jordan heads towards Skylar’s room. She tries to stop * Jordan. He knocks her to the ground. *
Jordan charges towards Skylar’s room. *
Jordan exiting Skylar’s room with Skylar crying in his * arms. Naomi starts to pull herself up from off the floor * as Jordan races toward the stairs. *
NAOMI * Put her down Jordan! Put her down! *
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Jordan and Skylar descend the stairs. Naomi pulls herself * together and follows. *
Jordan races through the garage door, slamming and * locking it behind him. *
Jordan putting Skylar in the car. *
Naomi and Violet desperately try to open the garage door. *
Naomi races into the garage. Jordan gets in the drivers * seat, locks the doors and starts the engine. *
Naomi begs him to stop. Violet presses the garage door * button. Naomi grabs a tool and smashes the driver side * window. *
Jordan sees the door closing - he thinks “fuck it” - * slams into reverse, crashing through the garage door. Car * continues in reverse, crashing into a concrete pillar. *
Naomi and Violet rush to the car, pull Skylar out and * bring her inside the house. Jordan sits as blood rushes * down his face. *
OFF A “COOPERATION AGREEMENT,” we find -- *
-- Nolan Drager, Lucas Solomon, Rochelle Applebaum and * Agent Denham all back at the conference table, reading * copies of the same contract. Lucas does so aloud: *
LUCAS SOLOMON * Paragraph 2. The defendant shall * provide information regarding all * criminal activities of the * defendant and others from June * 1st, 1990, onwards. Paragraph 3. *
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Jordan’s here, too, looking miserable.He stops Lucas. *
JORDAN * Lemme just sign the fucking thing. *
He signs the fucking thing. *
Jordan sits alone, finishes writing a long list of names on a yellow legal pad.
And as Jordan heaves a huge sigh, we’re suddenly...
Agent Denham tapes a recorder to Jordan’s inner thigh, runs a microphone wire up his chest. Agent Hughes * watches. *
Jordan nods, buttons up his shirt.
Wearing a suit and tie, Jordan walks in to the bullpen, where the Brokers spot him, giving him a standing ovation. He forces a smile, waves to the crowd.
As Robbie and Chester Ming look on, Jordan forces a smile as he approaches Donnie, who gives him a hug.
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Jordan and Donnie sit at the coffee table over takeout sushi.
Jordan reaches in his jacket for a yellow slip of PAPER.
Jordan catches Donnie’s eye, pushes the PAPER over in front of him.
Donnie looks down at the paper, reads Jordan’s writing:
“DON’T INCRIMINATE YOURSELF. I’M WEARING A WIRE.”
Donnie slips the paper in his jacket, gives Jordan a look -- “Thank you.” Jordan nods.
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Jordan lays alone, asleep in bed. We hear the DOORBELL.
After a few beats, Violet knocks, enters.Jordan stirs.
Jordan descends the stairs in sweats and T-shirt.Agents * Denham and Hughes are waiting. *
Agent Denham holds up the slip of yellow paper that Jordan gave to Donnie. And on Jordan’s look...
A tractor-trailer is parked out front as a group of * MOVERS carry out paintings and antique furniture under * the supervision of several FBI Agents in windbreakers. *
WE SEE Jordan’s various cars -- Porsche, Mercedes, * Ferrari, BMW -- loaded onto a large transport vehicle. *
Jordan stands addressing his 700 Brokers.WE SEE the * eager young FACES, hanging on his every word. *
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Sentencing. Jordan’s mother is there, tears in her eyes. *
NOLAN DRAGER * I hope your Honor would agree that * Mr. Belfort has distinguished * himself in terms of his * cooperation in this white collar * fraud. Mr. Belfort has helped the * government win convictions over * two dozen serious offenders and * helped them recover millions of * dollars to be made available for * restitution to the victims. *
HON. RAYMOND SAMITZ * The sentence of the court shall be * 48 months in Federal Prison. * (pause) * Please remand the defendant. *
Max rolls his eyes: Jordan’s so guilty it hurts. As * Jordan is led away by GUARDS... *
Donnie sits in his office, hears something -- a small * army of FBI AGENTS, led by Agents Denham and Hughes, * arrest half the office: Sea Otter, Robbie, Kimmie, etc.. * As the FBI cleans house, Donnie sits on his couch. *
CLOSE ON DENHAM, reading a New York Times article on Jordan’s sentencing. He looks satisfied with his accomplishment, until he looks up...
... and realizes he’s right where Jordan said he’d be: commuting home on the subway, like any other piker.
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Jordan rides in back, stares out the window, thinking about all he’s done. The van stops as it arrives at the PRISON GATE.
Jordan leaps to his feet.
A tennis ball hits pavement and WE PAN UP TO JORDAN, in prison fatigues but playing doubles with three other PRISONERS, all white middle-aged EXECUTIVE TYPES.
As the game continues, Jordan serving, the CAMERA PULLS UP TO SEE THE WHOLE PRISON YARD: one group of inmates does Tai Chi while another has formed a book club.
BLACK OUT.
CLOSE ON A MOVIE SCREEN: DIFFERENT INTERVIEWS... *
AFRICAN KID * I watch him speak and what he says * is motivational about life. He * tells about life and how you can * be more rich. *
CHINESE KID * He is going to teach us how to be * successful, how to set our goals. *
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INDIAN KID * I will build my future by using * Jordan Belfort as my mentor. *
MEXICAN KID * Choosing what is good from him and * being a millionaire. *
Two hundred people attend Jordan’s “Straight Line * Persuasion” seminar, watching a massive screen (on which * these KIDS have appeared). *
ON-SCREEN: THE “JB” LOGO APPEARS, FOLLOWED BY CLIPS OF * JORDAN giving seminars in different locations (see * addendum below), edited in with footage of looming * economic uncertainties. *
Then: a MAN WITH A MIC steps out... *
MAN WITH A MIC * Ladies and gentlemen, please join * me in welcoming to Auckland, New * Zealand... Mr. Jordan Belfort! *
BIG APPLAUSE as Jordan takes the stage, waving.This * might go on a while. If so, there COULD be TITLES: *
Jordan Belfort spent 22 months in federal prison * and paid $100,000,000 in fines. *
THEN: *
His cellmate was, no fucking joke, Tommy Chong. *
THEN: *
Since his release, he’s become a multi-millionaire again *
as a motivational speaker. *
When the applause finally dies down... *
...Jordan doesn’t speak. Instead he walks down to the * front row of his audience, studying faces.He picks one. * Takes a pen from his coat and offers it to him. *
JORDAN * Sell me this pen. *
The Kiwi, embarrassed, takes a moment, then: *
KIWI IN AUDIENCE * Well, it’s a good pen, it’s a * ballpoint -- *
Jordan takes the pen back with a smile.Hands it to the * next person. *
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JORDAN * Sell me this pen. *
As the next person tries... *
WE RAKE ALONGSIDE HIS AUDIENCE, transfixed, desperate for * Jordan’s knowledge, desperate to be molded, to be rich... *
FADE OUT. *
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