![]() Before long cash starts rolling in and it shows. It doesn’t matter what companies he pitches he’s selling pie-in-the-sky believably and is rewarded with 50% commission, as opposed to 1% during his blue chip days. But it isn’t long until he stumbles upon a get-rich-quick scheme of unregulated penny stocks, courtesy of a mom-and-pop shop, Investors Center. Belfort is laid off when the Black Monday market crash happens and the firm shuts its door. This sets the tone for the rest of the movie. And yes, keep your blood pumping with drugs and sex. If you like your greenbacks, keep your clients on a rich-on-paper ferris wheel. ![]() Matthew McConaughey (“ The Lincoln Lawyer”), in a scene-stealing alpha-male mode, appears briefly as his mentor showing the sinful ropes of the inner workings of Wall Street. ![]() Edgar“), “The Wolf of Wall Street” is based on a true story of the rise and fall of a hedonistic stockbroker in 1980s and 1990s, Jordan Belfort (adapted from the memoir of the same title).Įager and sincere at age 22, Belfort does a short stint at a major Wall Street firm. Forget “ The Great Gatsby.” “The Wolf of Wall Street” is where the real show is.Ī fifth collaboration between director Martin Scorsese (“ The Departed,” “ Shutter Island,” “ Hugo”) and Leonardo DiCaprio (“ Catch Me If You Can,” “ Inception,” “ J.
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