F intercut Jordan on the boat and Saurel in Geneva 208f

 

JORDAN

(no time for it)

Thanks but where does this leave

us in regard to her account? It

goes into probate or what?

 

SAUREL

Not to worry, Jordan. Your aunt,

before she died, signed a document

naming you as her successor.

 

JORDAN

She did?!

 

SAUREL

(a sly grin)

Well. Not as of yet.

 

And as they continue talking, Jordan pulls out a nautical

map of the Italian coastline:

 

JORDAN (V.O.)

I gotta say, these Swiss were

sneaky motherfuckers. Within

minutes he made arrangements to

set me up with a forger, the best

document specialist in Geneva.

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JORDAN (V.O.) (CONT'D)

Thing was: I had to get there in

three business days to co-sign on

the account.

 

Jordan goes rapid-fire. He yells: *

 

JORDAN

Captain Ted! Change of plan! *

We're going to Monaco. *

 

NAOMI

Monaco, now? *

 

JORDAN *

Yes, babe. We're going to Monaco *

so then we can go to Switzerland. *

 

HILDY

But her aunt just died, we can't

go to --

 

JORDAN

I realize that but we have to go *

to Switzerland. *

 

DONNIE

What about -- *

 

JORDAN

(way ahead of him)

-- keep calling, when the fuck

picks up, set a meet with him in

three business days. *

 

NAOMI

We gotta go to London. *

 

JORDAN

Why?!

 

NAOMI

The funeral.

 

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.

 

JORDAN (CONT'D)

Captain Ted, we've gotta get to *

Monaco.

 

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. *

 

CAPTAIN TED

I'm getting reports of some

weather out there. Might run into

some chop.

 

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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209 EXT. MEDITERRANEAN SEA - NIGHT (SUMMER `96) 209

 

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.

 

JORDAN (V.O.)

Well talk about your shitty

vacations...

 

Six Jet Skis plummet off the deck into the raging sea.

 

 

210 INT. YACHT NAOMI - BRIDGE - NIGHT (SUMMER `96) 210

 

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. *

 

RADIO VOICE

Gale warning! Gale warning! *

 

CAPTAIN TED

The waves are twenty feet and

building!

 

JORDAN

Can't you turn us around?!

 

CAPTAIN TED

We'll get broad-sided and tip

over!

 

RADIO VOICE

Gale warning! Gale warning!

 

Naomi turns to Jordan, furious with him.

 

NAOMI

You happy now, you piece of shit? *

We're gonna drown. *

 

JORDAN

I'm a master diver. We will not *

drown, I promise you. I got you, *

baby. *

(realizing she's *

probably right; to

Donnie)

The ludes!

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DONNIE

What?

 

JORDAN

Get the fucking ludes! *

 

DONNIE

They're below deck! There's like

three feet of water down there!

 

JORDAN

I can't die fucking sober!

 

As Donnie heads off --

 

NAOMI

What is he crazy? Where's he *

going? Donnie! *

 

 

A INT. BELOW DECKS - CONTINUOUS 210A

*

 

Donnie retrieves the ludes. *

 

 

B INT. YACHT NAOMI - BRIDGE - CONTINUOUS 210B

*

 

Captain Ted stares through his binoculars.

 

CAPTAIN TED

Jesus Christ! *

 

TIME CUT TO: *

Donnie returns with ludes - feeds to Jordan and then *

himself. *

 

JORDAN

What's happening?! *

 

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. *

 

CAPTAIN TED (CONT'D)

(into radio)

Mayday! This is Captain Ted

Beecham aboard the Yacht Naomi!

This is a Mayday!

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CAPTAIN TED (CONT'D)

We are going down at the head

fifty miles off the coast of Rome

and we require immediate

assistance!

 

 

211 INT. ITALIAN NAVAL DESTROYER - BELOW DECK - NIGHT *211

(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 (V.O.)

The nice thing about getting

rescued by Italians is that the

first thing they do is feed you

and make you drink red wine.

Then they make you dance.

 

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 (V.O.)

Did you see that? That was the

plane I sent for to come get us.

I shit you not, it exploded when

a seagull flew into the engine,

three people killed. You want a

sign from God, well after all this

I finally got the message. I had

to make some fucking changes.

 

FADE OUT.

 

 

212 SCENES 212 - 214 OMITTED *212

 

MONTHS LATER

 

 

215 INT. JORDAN'S ESTATE - LIVING ROOM - DAY (SUMMER `98) *215

 

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. *

 

JORDAN (V.O.) *

What's the single most important *

skill in life you can ever master? *

 

CUT TO:

 

A 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.

 

JORDAN

At the essence of every personal

interaction, of every business

transaction, of every effective

human communication is

PERSUASION... once you learn to

control the linguistic encounter,

you will be SHOCKED at what will

happen... you are a person worth

listening to, and taking it one

step higher than that, you are

someone who can help them achieve

their goals...

 

215B JORDAN ON THE GROUNDS OF HIS ESTATE, addressing us. 215B

 

JORDAN (CONT'D)

Do you dream of being financially

independent but struggle every

month just to pay your bills?

Would you like to own a home like *

this one someday but can barely

afford to pay your rent?

(ZOOM IN ON HIM)

My name is Jordan Belfort and

there's no secret to wealth

creation. No matter who you are,

where you came from, you too can *

become financially independent in

just a matter of months. All you

need is a strategy.

(NEW ANGLE; he enters

from same side as

previous shot)

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JORDAN (CONT'D)

The first action you have to take

is to DECIDE to be wealthy. When

I was 24 years old, I made a

DECISION not to just survive but

to THRIVE. I started my own stock

brokerage firm, developing a *

SYSTEM OF SELLING that within a

year made me a multi-millionaire.

 

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...

 

JORDAN (V.O.)

From these humble middle-class

beginnings, I now live here...with

my beautiful wife and

kids...living the lifestyle of our

dreams...

 

215H THE SEMINAR. Jordan high-fives attendees. 215H

 

JORDAN (V.O.)

Now I'm passing along the secrets

to my success in my 90-minute free

seminar, "Jordan Belfort's

Straight Line Persuasion."

 

215J FIRST TESTIMONIAL. A MAN holds a framed check. 215J

 

MAN

I have here in my hand, framed, is

a check for twenty-seven thousand

four hundred and thirty-seven

dollars and sixty-three cents that

I netted from one deal after

attending Jordan Belfort's, um,

Straight Line Persuasion seminar.

 

215K JORDAN, on a yacht with NAOMI and some MODELS. 215K

*

 

JORDAN

There's nobody stopping you from *

making millions. There is nobody *

holding you back from financial *

freedom. *

(to Naomi) *

Thank You Sweet Heart. *

(back to camera) *

Don't just sit at home or the life *

of your dreams will sail right *

past you. *

 

215L TESTIMONIAL #2. A COUPLE in a kitschy living room. 215L

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HUSBAND

Thanks to the Straight Line

System, we could afford this home

and now we're living the lives of

our dreams.

 

215M A HELICOPTER descends to a helipad. 215M

 

JORDAN (V.O.)

I've changed all these people's

lives and I can change yours, too!

 

It touches down and Jordan jumps out to address us --

 

JORDAN

So come to my seminar!! The life

of your dreams is only a decision

away --

 

-- and BAM! gets clothes-lined by Agent Denham.

 

 

SCENES 216 - 217 OMITTED 216

 

 

218 INT. CENTRAL BOOKING - QUEENS - NIGHT (SEP `98) 218

 

CLOSE ON JORDAN'S HANDS, at last in cuffs. PAN UP TO

HIM, looking none-too-pleased.

 

JORDAN (V.O.)

This one takes the cake. It was

Rugrat, he'd been busted down in

Miami, and guess who the fuck

with?

 

 

219 EXT. MIAMI RESTAURANT - NIGHT (SEP `98) 219

 

Jean-Jacques Saurel is handcuffed by Feds as Rugrat looks

on crying, handcuffed nearby.

 

JORDAN (V.O.)

What were the odds? There had to

be ten thousand Swiss bankers in

Geneva and I choose the one dumb

enough to get himself arrested on

U.S. soil.

 

 

220 INT. MIAMI FBI OFFICE - NIGHT (SEP `98) 220

 

CLICK! Saurel gets his mug shot taken.

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JORDAN (V.O.)

Even more ironic was he'd gotten

himself indicted on charges that

had nothing to fucking do with me.

 

 

221 EXT. MIAMI MANSION - NIGHT (SEP `98) 221

 

ROCKY AOKI, Japanese, 50s, is led out in handcuffs by a

MAN in an FBI windbreaker.

 

JORDAN (V.O.)

Something about laundering drug

money through offshore boat racing

and a guy named Rocky Aoki, the

founder of Benihana.