Directed by Martin Scorsese
Screenplay by Terence Winter
Based on The Wolf of Wall Street
by Jordan Belfort
Starring
Leonardo DiCaprio
Jonah Hill
Running time 179 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $100 million
Box office $392,000,694
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Belfort's wife Teresa (Cristin Milioti) encourages him to take a job with a Long Island boiler room dealing in penny stocks. Belfort impresses his new boss with his aggressive pitching style, and earns a small fortune for the firm and himself. Belfort befriends Donnie Azoff (Jonah Hill), a salesman living in the same apartment complex as him, and they go into business together along with his accountant parents and several friends. To cloak the fact the firm is a pump and dump scam, Belfort gives it the respectable name of Stratton Oakmont, shortly after which FBI Agent Patrick Denham (Kyle Chandler) begins investigating the firm.
Belfort begins an affair with Naomi Lapaglia (Margot Robbie) resulting in his divorce from Teresa and a second marriage to Lapaglia and they have a daughter, Skylar.
Belfort makes $22 million after securing the IPO of Steve Madden Ltd. To hide his money, Belfort opens a Swiss bank account with a corrupt banker Jean-Jacques Saurel (Jean Dujardin) using friends with European passports to smuggle cash. It is opened in the name of Naomi's aunt Emma (Joanna Lumley), a British citizen outside the reach of U.S. authorities.
Belfort consumes old Quaaludes that seem to have lost their potency, so takes huge doses to compensate. He then receives a call from Bo Dietl, his private investigator, insisting Belfort call him back from a pay phone. Bo warns Belfort of colleague and friend Brad's arrest and that all his phones are tapped. As the Quaaludes finally kick in with overwhelming effect, Belfort drives back home to prevent Donnie from using his phone. When he arrives, an intoxicated Donnie is on the phone with Saurel. Belfort fights Donnie to make him get off the phone and tells him he found out what happened between him and Brad. Donnie impulsively grabs a bite of ham and starts choking. Belfort snorts cocaine to counteract the effect of the Quaaludes and saves Donnie.
Scorsese's longtime editor Thelma Schoonmaker stated that the film would be shot digitally instead of on film. Scorsese, who had been a proponent of shooting on film, decided to shoot Hugo digitally because it was being photographed in 3D; however, The Wolf of Wall Street was originally planned to be shot digitally despite being filmed in 2D.Schoonmaker expressed her disappointment with the decision, saying, "It would appear that we've lost the battle.
I think Marty just feels it's unfortunately over, and there's been no bigger champion of film than him."After extensive comparison tests during pre-production, eventually the majority of the film was shot on film stock while scenes that used green screen effects or low light were shot with the digital Arri Alexa.[The film contains 400-450 VFX shots.
Watch The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) online
Plot
Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) begins a low-level job at an established Wall Street firm. After becoming a certified stockbroker, he is retrenched due to the firm's bankruptcy following Black Monday.Belfort's wife Teresa (Cristin Milioti) encourages him to take a job with a Long Island boiler room dealing in penny stocks. Belfort impresses his new boss with his aggressive pitching style, and earns a small fortune for the firm and himself. Belfort befriends Donnie Azoff (Jonah Hill), a salesman living in the same apartment complex as him, and they go into business together along with his accountant parents and several friends. To cloak the fact the firm is a pump and dump scam, Belfort gives it the respectable name of Stratton Oakmont, shortly after which FBI Agent Patrick Denham (Kyle Chandler) begins investigating the firm.
Belfort begins an affair with Naomi Lapaglia (Margot Robbie) resulting in his divorce from Teresa and a second marriage to Lapaglia and they have a daughter, Skylar.
Belfort makes $22 million after securing the IPO of Steve Madden Ltd. To hide his money, Belfort opens a Swiss bank account with a corrupt banker Jean-Jacques Saurel (Jean Dujardin) using friends with European passports to smuggle cash. It is opened in the name of Naomi's aunt Emma (Joanna Lumley), a British citizen outside the reach of U.S. authorities.Belfort consumes old Quaaludes that seem to have lost their potency, so takes huge doses to compensate. He then receives a call from Bo Dietl, his private investigator, insisting Belfort call him back from a pay phone. Bo warns Belfort of colleague and friend Brad's arrest and that all his phones are tapped. As the Quaaludes finally kick in with overwhelming effect, Belfort drives back home to prevent Donnie from using his phone. When he arrives, an intoxicated Donnie is on the phone with Saurel. Belfort fights Donnie to make him get off the phone and tells him he found out what happened between him and Brad. Donnie impulsively grabs a bite of ham and starts choking. Belfort snorts cocaine to counteract the effect of the Quaaludes and saves Donnie.
Filming
Filming began on August 8, 2012 in New York. Jonah Hill announced that his first day of shooting was September 4, 2012.Filming also took place in Closter, New Jersey and Harrison, New York. In January 2013, additional scenes were shot at a set built in an abandoned office building in Ardsley, New York. Scenes at the beach house were filmed in Sands Point, New York.Scorsese's longtime editor Thelma Schoonmaker stated that the film would be shot digitally instead of on film. Scorsese, who had been a proponent of shooting on film, decided to shoot Hugo digitally because it was being photographed in 3D; however, The Wolf of Wall Street was originally planned to be shot digitally despite being filmed in 2D.Schoonmaker expressed her disappointment with the decision, saying, "It would appear that we've lost the battle.
I think Marty just feels it's unfortunately over, and there's been no bigger champion of film than him."After extensive comparison tests during pre-production, eventually the majority of the film was shot on film stock while scenes that used green screen effects or low light were shot with the digital Arri Alexa.[The film contains 400-450 VFX shots.
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