History Buffs: The Wolf of Wall Street

Discover the veracity behind a series of exhilarating and outrageous anecdotes as we delve into the captivating world of Jordan Belfort in "The Wolf of Wall Street." Join us on a riveting journey to separate fact from fiction, unveiling the instances where Belfort's tales might have been mere fabrications.
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[@davidlove1075]

3 years in a minimum security resort in exchange for living that lifestyle for 20 years? So worth it

[@killerkk.130]

BUT is 97 MILLION dollars in debt

[@TO-kk7xf]

killerkk. Everyone who made the decision to take our student loans or a mortgage is in debt, at least he got to spend most of the prime of his life on top of the world.

[@raduvlad4429]

@@TO-kk7xf yeah he was such an amazing person .

[@TO-kk7xf]

Radu Vlad nobody said he was a good person don’t put words in my mouth. I said he lived life in style for years and if you look back at it it was probably worth it.

[@TO-kk7xf]

Joe no well he started his company in 1990 and was sentenced in 2003 but I’d still say that’s worth it because over half of America is in debt and never got to experience the life he did even for a short while. The thing is he shouldn’t even have been as soon as he was and he probably still lives more lavishly than 98% of the population.

[@AarmOZ84]

The only thing bad about this movie was Leonardo DiCaprio not winning an Oscar for his performance as Jordan Belfort.

[@ignacio1171]

For real it's definitely the movie for which he deserved the Oscar the most

[@StephenNg95]

The worst thing is the producer Riza Aziz use (stole) money from Malaysians' taxpayer money to fund the movie.

[@ffnovice7]

Aaron Hart him not getting an oscar ever is a /tv/ meme

[@Ishkur23]

He didn't win an Oscar because he was playing himself.

[@MeatyGorak]

hell Matthew McConaughey should have won an Oscar for his role in this movie alone. He was absolutely phenomenal as that character even if he was just in the beginning of the movie for a small amount of time

[@ambds1975]

I used to work in Finance, and there actually was a dwarf tossing party that did end up getting a brokerage in trouble. It was in Florida. I worked in Compliance and read the NASD and SEC write ups of it. I'm not surprised they threw it in the movie.

[@skinnysnorlax9356]

Why am I not surprised that happened in Florida?

[@ambds1975]

The Miami newspaper interviewed the little person in question. He said something to the effect of; they got paid, I got paid, a good time was had by all! Like - uhhh... okay, sir. I appreciate that you were cool with it, but I still have regulatory questions.

[@kingofhearts3185]

"threw it in" I see what you did there

[@lukem118]

There is a dwarf guy called "Beetlejuice" who frequently appeared on The Howard Stern Show that was hired out for dwarf tossing parties. So yeah, I'm not surprised that it is a real thing. BTW you don't have to say "little people", you can say dwarf; the condition is "DWARFism".

[@reubenk1615]

😂​@@ambds1975

[@blakeshelton6463]

It’s insane that Jordan Belford got away with about 2 years after basically robbing people of billions of dollars, yet if someone were to rob a gas station or something like that they would most definitely get at least 10 years give or take depending on what state your in. I think the justice system needs to revaluate it’s crime system and serve harsher criminal sentences accordingly. (Edit man this has a lot of likes and comments lol, looking back on this I was definitely wrong on the comment, but I do still think it’s crazy)

[@dusanmiljkovic7479]

you are wrong, that is robbery you put worker on that gas station in danger so you must have a longer sentence, this is fraud by the phone there is no direct impact on someone life and its harder to find evidence to sand someone in jail

[@kiwino187]

Anything that involves violence, threat of violence of threat to someones life should get a longer sentence. If someone took money from your account without you knowing thats bad, if someone puts a gun to your head and steals your wallet, thats a lot worse.

[@krypticunlimited6925]

Yeah true justice really doesn’t even exist in the world. It’s an impossible system to perfect

[@crmkgb74]

Do you think something.

[@adrianuribe8282]

@@dusanmiljkovic7479 you are also wrong. White collar crimes affect more people than you realize. They can affect companies, families, and even a country's economy. They may not be violent,but they are dangerous to anyone's financial stability.

[@hardcorehunter7162]

I think if you told Tommy Chong any amount of anyone's life story he'd say something along the lines of "Yeah man; you should like totally write a book or something".

[@SeanEpoc]

hahaha i read that in his voice

[@tommyleecadden9864]

@@SeanEpoc Me too , it took me 15 seconds

[@thevampirecielphantomhive2342]

Probably

[@sushi0hifi]

I met God on the bus man. He told me the meaning of life and then he gave me a pretzel 😂

[@totalannihilation9065]

SOLD!!!!

[@poisonskull135]

"Is this related to history?" "Did it happen in the past?" "Yes." "Then yes."

[@theyellowmeteor]

Patrick Dyer Thank you!

[@SmilingHoplite]

you deserve a medal

[@LuisSierra42]

I was going to comment this, How come he doesn't consider this history

[@philipsalama8083]

You could make the argument that criminality and financial irresponsibility like Belfort's led to the collapse of the dotcom bubble and the GFC of 2008. Ergo: History.

[@Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

The general consensus is that the cut off date is 20 years ago. Before that it's considered recent events.

[@RickGraham]

The waitress serving Brad in the restaurant scene was Lois in Goodfellas. Sauce?

[@joshflynn2173]

Yes and she was jimmy Hoffa's wife in the irishman

[@rivaldealer__]

I'm pretty sure there wasn't any ketchup in that scene?

[@williamgullett5911]

Was she wearing her lucky hat that she won't fly anywhere without?

[@irishmanrants89]

And Bo Dietl played the guy who arrests Lois and Henry in Goodfellas

[@dalaicavalcanti8106]

oh my god Rick Graham??? Jesus I'm a big fan! I follow you on instagram! I'm a guitarist as well

[@LittleMissLiz2009]

I met this kid in college who's father worked for Jordan, he served 3 years. He was very wealthy though which knowing what I know now I wonder how he kept all that money.

[@mr.meeseeks2310]

Λ2Ᏻ ツƒrคğ๓є seeing as how he only did 3 years he was probably a rat

[@alexman378]

He probably got out way before the investigation started. Either that, or he did rat Jordan out.

[@goatface6602]

That’s why you hire a lawyer long before trouble starts. Offshore companies with bank accounts in phony names etc. Not expensive compared to the other consequences.

[@mywhychromosome]

@@alexman378 Belfort didn't NEED to be ratted out, Stratton Oakmont was such a massive boiler-room operation that it drew the attention of the SEC and the Feds just by the way it was operating. It's kind of like...your local neighborhood drug dealer might be able to fly under the radar, but a group like the Chambers Brothers, who took over an entire apartment building as part of their operation, selling different drugs on each floor...are bound to draw a bit of attention, and not the good kind, d'yer know what ah mean?

[@jdrancho1864]

Worked for Jordan, made less money than Jordan, and did over a year longer than Jordan - that's gotta suck.

[@someone2929]

Living that lifestyle for a decade and after all that you get to spend 22 months chillin with Tommy Chong at a "summer camp" ... dude is the luckiest human alive.

[@doublep1980]

Not only that,he had Martin Scorcese made a movie about him,where DiCaprio plays him and he still makes good money with his seminars and book,despite having to pay back his victims. He actually did seminars on sales-techniques for german Deutsche Bank ( one of the biggest banks in Europe and worldwide),so he still lives a comfortable life,while the people he scammed lost their life savings.

[@SI0AX]

@@doublep1980 Yeah, and even though he has to pay back everyone he has scammed, since he is doing it little by little, he will be dead before he finishes.

[@moonie1825]

@@SI0AX he's still rich he's just not making as much as he use to. Any random loser doing a shitty 9 to 5 job would give everything for his life.

[@kelvinphillips7140]

@@moonie1825 Not really. I wouldn't.

[@moonie1825]

@@kelvinphillips7140 Maybe your not much of a loser then.

[@altrightknight7661]

I...WILL....NOT....DIE.... *SOBER!!*

[@aworldofweather]

Alt Right Knight best scene

[@SeaBreaux]

We should all high such high aspirations.

[@tomhendri1933]

your like is a jackpot, 888

[@ktolwal]

the brit guy commenting is so boring,

[@Andrew-ri1yu]

Revisiting after buying gamestop stock at $400

[@kevincho742]

You lucky bastard...now make the bubble bigger, because this whole situation is fucking hilarious :)

[@Kostasoflow]

you are an idiot if you bought it at $400

[@henrymattingly1341]

Yea you’re an idiot for buying at 400

[@Amar-pu3ph]

Lol GME maxed at 484 hope you sold for a profit.

[@nofx714]

@@Kostasoflow why??? Do you even know why we are buying???

[@onizuka]

Dunno what it is...but I can watch this movie, easily once a week. Leo is just so good in the role.

[@nolesy34]

Best 👌 he plays sneaky so well

[@Xpwnxage]

It's a so exhausting to watch

[@woolseym]

Probably the boobies

[@DakotaofRaptors]

Those are rookie numbers - you gotta pump those up.

[@akiameko1984]

Ah, the days when a 500 point drop in the market could be reported as a great loss, and not just a normal Tuesday.

[@spraypainting1982]

It’s about percentage

[@jameswapstra]

Ivan Buraz bc the US stock market is a bubble now

[@tylersimplot13]

How about the last 2 weeks

[@David-qv9yy]

hope rich pump bitcoin and ethereum

[@drscopeify]

500 points was at the time a 22% drop right when the bell rang. That is still the worst opening in history. In march this year the dow fell by the second most of all time but that was still at 12% so even that was about half of black Thursday.

[@rikardotsamsiyu]

The biggest inaccuracy in the film: no wolves.

[@nutpeg6915]

I wanted to see a bunch of wolves eat all the actors on set??? WHERE ARE THE TRUE WOLVES OF WALL STREET??????

[@jjjsalang]

I felt the same way when I found out there was no lion in "The Lion in Winter".

[@andrewburgemeister6684]

Haha, I found the book in an op shop I was working at and one of the volunteers said it should have been called Wolves of Wall Street which he said was a more accurate label for the seedy nature of some Wall Street ventures and traders, some who also did dodgy practices with assets and liabilities reporting and went out of business screwing their investors (Enron, Lehman Brothers et.al)

[@tbone2646]

I always like to imagine Tommy Chong saying "Whoah man, that's some stooory maaan. You should write a booook maaaan."

[@sophiasshook416]

yeahh

[@jacobfaro9571]

Actors:How many times will we use the f word? Director: Yes.

[@doncorleole2356]

2.81 times per minute to be precise (you do the math)

[@aburnoutfailurewithsomemem3085]

not as much as pulp fiction still

[@doncorleole2356]

@@aburnoutfailurewithsomemem3085 thats wrong. The Wolf of Wall Street has more fucks in it than any other movie exert a comedy about swearing and a documentation about the word, both of wich don't qualify for a ranking among normal films

[@matthewschwartz6607]

Even more than Scorsese’s Casino?

[@doncorleole2356]

@@matthewschwartz6607 yes, it leads by about 20 if i remember correctly

[@dmed312]

Honestly, Jordan's lack of justice is an example of how messed up our justice system is.

[@alphaligmaphi7151]

What's his crime? Taking money from the 1%? Fuck em.

[@alphaligmaphi7151]

dmed all I'm saying is that if Amazon is allowed a 129 million dollar tax rebate despite 11.2 billion in income, then Jordan Belfort isn't the problem

[@nelsonw.9483]

@@alphaligmaphi7151 It's almost like you're viewing Belfort as Bernie Sander's best champion or something. Contrary to what you think, he wasn't Robin Hood.

[@alphaligmaphi7151]

Nelson W. No I think he was a con artist who defrauded investors with a pump and dump scheme and insider trading with Steve Maddens IPO. I also think that a system that allows him to Foster is the issue, not him.

[@haliax8149]

@@alphaligmaphi7151 11.2 billion in income... no their net is under 5 billion. Gotta love people who don't understand business but then bitch about wealthy companies. (which by the way send earnings to a multitude of people, that's how a c o r p o r a t i o n works)

[@iammaxhailme]

one day I want to work real hard and end up in rich guy prison

[@estradiolvalerate8925]

Work inside the government system, you will be able to scam just as many people and not even have to go to prison

[@Jake007123]

Rich people don't work hard.

[@6redda]

@@Jake007123 false, i smell envy

[@Jake007123]

@@6redda It's a simple fact. The people who work harder tend to be the poorest of society.

[@seafoam6119]

@@6redda Work smart my friend. Hard means discipline while Smart means direction. You can work hard like a rower on a rapid's ride, but if you row hard against the tide, well... you aren't doing yourself any favors, are you now?

[@emmamitchem2849]

the part where jordan belfort introduces jordan belfort is crazy

[@person1192]

I find it convenient that this was in my recommended during the GameStop surge

[@OzymandiasWasRight]

I had no idea that was Bo Dietl playing himself. That guy deserves a lot of credit, working with Oscar level talent on a HUGE movie production takes a lot more than just memorizing some lines.

[@miguelturk3562]

Wasn't his first time either, he was also in Goodfellas and later cameo'd in The Irishman

[@thatoneant1267]

@@miguelturk3562 what character was he in goodfellas

[@Pangolin-Mandolin]

Right?! Dude is a legit good actor!

[@ryanmccann2539]

He was pretty good in those Arby's commercials

[@kolonarulez5222]

I remember my old boss saying afterwards he idolized Jordan Belfort and he got mad when I explained what a horrible crook he actually is. I didn't work for him much longer after that.

[@dumbnumbz73]

Your boss at walmart? lmao

[@bluecomet1109]

@@dumbnumbz73 I fucking lold

[@ststst981]

@theklamfyr im sure his boss isnt rich either and never will be but sucks off billionaire boot in hopes he'll be one

[@madphantom92]

Yeah people who liked Jordan Belfort are attracted to douchebags

[@EliteFlight]

@@madphantom92 Actually, he's a pretty cool guy now.

[@Rugelacharugula]

To be fair, "history" simply means "it already happened." Since 1990 already happened, um, yeah, it *is* history.

[@gummy5862]

I mean I would definitely history as *important* things that have happened. Obviously March 2020 was a major historical month for the world, despite being less than two years ago. I don’t see why it shouldn’t be discussed in history and economics classes when it’s a clear and easily relatable time period.

[@tomisaacson2762]

I took a shit ten seconds ago. Truly, a piece of history.

[@Epsilon2428]

the 90s were 30 years ago, man time flies

[@visualonestudio]

Thank you! A few interesting things you left out, Matthew McConaughey's character in real life was a part owner of Startton Oakmont. Steve Madden went to prison too for this crime and is forbidden from running his own company ever again. The FBI agent ended up becoming friends with Jordan in real life.

[@ChevyChase301]

My aunt was a consultant for this movie as she is one of the lawyers who put him away. She also knew every real Person involved and met most of the actors.

[@nothingtoospiffy7913]

Joey Kevorkian cool story

[@theleft-hander1908]

Joey Kevorkian r/thathappened

[@omarbojorquez7826]

My dad is Jordan belfort

[@RetroAP]

I am Jordan Belfort

[@pillarofdawn]

No I am Spartacus

[@sylvainfalquet6350]

It’s kinda weird that I saw DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby in Great Gatsby, and he plays the more modern and crazier equivalent of that character here lol

[@Ninjamonkey-yd7bz]

sylvain falquet that’s what I thought

[@fearedjames]

sylvain falquet Gatsby mostly avoids the parties he throws tho. He just throws em.

[@KevinJohnson-cv2no]

They're nothing alike, they're just both rich lol. Gatsby was a classy, polite man that did not even partake in the drugs and activities of his own parties, and tries his best to rid himself of his "new money" reputation. Belfort is a blunt, erratic drug-abuser who takes pride in his new money status and activities.

[@tonfiselier1818]

The similarity is only superficial. Belfort was incredible greedy and hedonistic and got rich for only those reasons. Gatsby was succesful and threw his parties to attract Daisy Buchanan, the woman he loved. If you actually had read the book, you'd also know that Gatsby himself is being portrait as shy and certainly not at the forefront of the debauchery like Belfort is in Wolf.

[@slickvic6125]

Not really

[@bmc1903]

Belfort has come out since and said the monkey was real, the pets were real, but the dwarf throwing was only 'allegedly' since he wasn't there to witness it. In real life Danny had taken over the company by that point and Jordan only heard of something similar happening in the office.

[@sloppymcfloppy3115]

What I love about this movie is the underlying fact that the main character is seen as unreliable from the get go so everything that does occur throughout can either been taken as fact or fiction

[@juanmanuelpenaloza9264]

"You're exaggerating, aren't you." "Only a little bit. That's the messed up part."

[@alexman378]

Belford said that the movie actually underplayed the substance abuse, it was much worse in reality.

[@theylied1776]

I started as an intern at a large financial institution in the actuarial dept... I quickly moved over to Wealth Management. My first day on the floor The executives were debating the difference between a Call-Girl, Escort, and a Hooker. The Wolf of Wall Street is tame compared to what actually goes on.

[@edmundosilva6309]

Curtis Payne 😂😂😂

[@imperialguardsman2800]

Please go on

[@DeathShouldTakeMeNow]

I believe there is a difference in "service fee" between the three, with Escort being the most expensive followed by Call Girl then Hooker.

[@avgvstvs96]

Yeah I worked on Wall St, what goes on in that movie isn't far off from true.

[@jefflebowski918]

There is no whorearchy, they are all the same.

[@GrainMuncher]

He went to prison at 42 years old, which means he lived through the latter half of his 20s and his 30s with that insane lifestyle He won

[@hibiki8473]

Idk I don't think being billions in debt along with drug addictions is a bunch of fun.

[@edwing72]

@@hibiki8473he’s in debt for millions.

[@maxbgc3950]

@@hibiki8473 Live fast, Die Young

[@DmGray]

Plenty of people (most of the planet?) has worse problems, and didn't spend most of 2 decades living the most decadent life possible :P@@hibiki8473

[@kayleigh35]

I love the bit when she wakes him up by throwing water on him and she is asking who a woman is and he say “ who who” and her reply “what are you a fucking owl” 😂😂😂

[@williamchamberlain2263]

I disagree around 1:20 - I think that a good portion of the audience is fascinated by the mentality and audacity rather than the drugs and hookers.

[@hubeargreat7212]

Not really. People are fascinated with opulence.

[@napperforlife2020]

Yes, definitely the opulence

[@chadwilliams9141]

I honestly think it's about the never ending high money can bring an awesome up but like all addicts the user looks for other substances to get that same feeling.

[@Matt-ur3dm]

Square

[@circlingthewagon8078]

I was your 666 like

[@dorkmax7073]

Technically, he didn't embezzle everything. What he did was a form of fraud. Let me break it down. Its called a Pump and Dump. Belfort would tell his friends to buy into a penny stock while it was dirt cheap. Then, his staff would cold call Average Joes and convince them to buy hundreds, thousands in that stock. By doing this, he could artificially raise the price on the stock. Then, his buddies would sell high and Belfort would get 50% commission on all those trades, screwing over the Joes

[@abdullahimran4624]

just curious how does that screw over the joes? They get the other 50% don't they?

[@auxiliis8366]

@@abdullahimran4624 Once Belfort's friends would sell off it would likely end up driving down the price, or just return it to natural and realistic numbers

[@SI0AX]

​@@abdullahimran4624 Yes it's basic supply and demand. Let me explain it using a more achievable example. Lets talk about video games. Say were are in the past and Final Fantasy VII just came out and you know that game is going to be amazing and worth more in the future. So you buy multiple brand new copies of the limited edition version and leave them unopened. They were worth $60 each copy brand new. Fast forward to now and those limited edition copies are now worth $1,000 because they are rare and many people want them. You put them all up on eBay but turns out you weren't the only one. There is a guy who put up a few copies for $900 and people aren't buying the $1,000 ones. You see this and put it up for $800 and people buy some of your copies but then someone else puts it for $700 and so on so forth until eventually it's not as special anymore. You want to try it with another game, lets say "ET The Game" but nobody cares about it and it's only worth like $1 per copy. You manipulate people into believing that the game is worth buying and people start buying a lot of copies(demand goes up), so the price starts going up and now every copy is worth $1,000. You know that people are going to start selling and lowering the value so you make sure to put up all copies on eBay before anyone else so you can maximize your profit. This is basically what they were doing.

[@jmullentech]

@@SI0AX That was some legit "explain like I'm 5" shit and it was fucking perfect. Thanks for that!

[@TheProfoundWatcher]

Feds do that on the regula r

[@samstults8613]

He’s still like 97 million dollars in debt to this day

[@Augustus_Imperator]

97 Million dollars in debt with a $30.000 watch lol

[@skins4thewin]

Debt doesn't mean shit these days. That money will most likely never be paid back.

[@dseal222]

This one of my favorite reviews you've done. It's really fun!

[@rfldss89]

The only movie I paid twice to see in theaters. Totally worth it.

[@Sesamestreet9080]

Rafael Santos I did it with avengers infinity war

[@slenderboygraveman6437]

I did with Deadpool 2

[@Sesamestreet9080]

slenderboy graveman I seen deadpool 2 it was cool but not for me to go see it twice in the movies

[@hipster_tacos]

Worth it for those Margot Robbie scenes right? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@julianwhitee]

metoo

[@ChrismanRLR]

I'm surprised you didn't mention it, but Jordan's "I'm not fuckin' leaving!" speech also never happened.

[@VikingMuayThai]

Let's all pretend it did...

[@sophiasshook416]

@@VikingMuayThai yeah

[@markjustdiditc]

Probably didn't have enough time to cover everything that didn't happen

[@eliaswreford4523]

Here’s some irony for you guys: The financing for The Wolf Of Wall Street was done by the stepson of the Malaysian prime minister who embezzled hundreds of millions from their country (before fleeing with their millions to somewhere.) The film about fraud was paid for with more fraud. 😂 From CNBC:The company behind the 2013 film, "The Wolf of Wall Street", agreed to pay the United States government $60 million to settle a civil lawsuit that sought to seize assets allegedly bought with money stolen from a Malaysian state fund. The film's producer, Red Granite Pictures, co-founded by the Malaysian prime minister's stepson, announced last September that it had "reached a settlement in principle" with the U.S. government, but did not reveal any sum at the time. According to a filing in a California court on Wednesday, the company also settled claims against its rights and interests in two other films, "Daddy's Home" and "Dumb and Dumber To". "We are glad to finally put this matter behind us and look forward to refocusing all of our attention back on our film business," Red Granite said in a statement on the filing. U.S prosecutors, pursuing their biggest kleptocracy asset recovery initiative, had claimed the three films were financed by Red Granite using money misappropriated from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a state fund founded in 2009 by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.

[@javonezell]

One of my favorite films. A exciting, thrilling masterpiece! Well done Martin Scorsese👍🏿

[@perennialxennial]

Nadine Belfort looks EXACTLY like Margot Robbie. Great casting.

[@djmajiktuch82]

At first i thought it was that blond chick that came out on "My name is Earl"

[@OxcyXo]

You mean Margot Robbie looks like Nadine Belfort

[@traceylucas5697]

@@OxcyXo thank you i was just about to write that

[@winalina2781]

juan's Dawon i always thought this too lmfao

[@Rabbatullbayt]

utterly disappointing

[@chuckmangione161]

Imagine if he had been caught with marijuana instead of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars. Dude would have been screwed!

[@bacht4799]

Chuck Mangione and if he was black he would never come out again in prison or have good life again.. LONG LIVE AMERICAN RIGHT..! 🙄🇺🇸

[@TheBoxingNinja]

This is so true. Plus if he wasn't white... he'd still be locked up.

[@danielscutaru6682]

Fûck A you will never see a black people selling shit to rich man... at least they try Black man are used for sports and black culture music and films (sarcasm)

[@momentumstocks3493]

you have a great point. How many low life drug dealers have got 15+ years for a couple of grams? Double standards...

[@srygler50]

YOU ARE FORGETTING HOW RICH HE WAS. THAT WAS THE KEY FACTOR HERE.

[@austinmiller7104]

This aged like fine wine.

[@alexbob5209]

How?

[@PrimeSportsNetwork]

Great job as always, Nick. You have a very creative and informative channel. You can't beat that!

[@AmitSharma-cg7qr]

Sell me the PEN!

[@AmitSharma-cg7qr]

.

[@ww2Germancollector]

Amit Sharma are you in the market for a pen?

[@Oliver-ro2lx]

write your name down

[@danzetterstrom7917]

It’s the pen that Leonardo DiCaprio used in The Wolf of Wall Street.

[@heyitsvos]

I can't , I don't have a pen

[@njord3582]

When your friend thought the movie was about a werewolf

[@Reyes-hz9pl]

Njord I thought it was too when I first saw it. I was a kid okay

[@Lutzr2193X]

Is it bad that I want that movie now?

[@troy2286]

Wolfie wolfie wolfie

[@drdiabeetus4419]

I'd watch a movie about a werewolf stock broker

[@adityatripathi4695]

'when your friend thought' is the new 'asking for a friend'.

[@datsko6339]

Literally had no clue this was based on a true story. terrifying

[@williamsmith6706]

Its actually based off hordan belforts autobiography of the same name

[@gabipojar]

Will Smith no way its will smith

[@haydenhoodless2055]

Watchumean there's literally text at the end of the film saying "JORDAN BELFORT STILL OWES ALL DA MONEY"

[@datsko6339]

@@haydenhoodless2055 yeah. that was at the very end. I watched the whole movie up to that point thinking that this story came from the mind of Marty.

[@imendriss8978]

Same

[@richardvickrey4786]

Best episode ever! Not only is Martin Scorsese a national treasure, of all of his great movies, I think this one brings me the most joy with repeated viewings. Is it a "guilty pleasure"? You bet! Is your critique of it spot on? Indubitably! And thanks for that. Well done. 💙

[@JustinY.]

Well, I can't imagine what it was like during the roaring 20s then for a broker.

[@samainger3202]

Justin Y. Bro I just saw your comment on isps new video

[@Zarneria]

Justin Y. How the hell are you everywhere?!

[@PauloGarcia-sp5ws]

Sydus, Maybe he's a bot, or has bots doing shit for him.

[@stevemadak6255]

Probably, because Roaring 20s has shit to do with this video or the movie.

[@mid1429]

I see you on every vid

[@appoNo1]

I WILL NOT DIE SOBER

[@nothingtoospiffy7913]

appoNo1 GET THE FUCKING LOODS!

[@liteoner]

In the book his friend got electrocuted (he lived) while trying to recover Jordan's ludes

[@brandonf2512]

Great channel man. Just stumbled upon the Casino episode and I learned a lot. Cheers my dude!

[@Minchxr]

I didn’t even know this was based on a true story but that makes it so much better.

[@charlesbotensten]

My brother was gaining employment during this time, being from NY, asked him about the firm - it had a reputation of exactly what was shown (and not shown), though he said all firms played hard

[@047Kenny]

Charles Botensten I’m sure it’s way worth and I’m sure in the underground they murder, money talks bullshit walksn

[@fafafooey4126]

Another Scorsese masterpiece! Almost all his movies are a hit! Mean streets, raging bull, goodfellas, and taxi driver, aviator and casino. His upcoming movie with de niro and joe pesci the irshman is going to be awesome.

[@LuisSierra42]

What about Hugo, is that one good too?

[@aidanarisian3375]

Paradox The Vegabond what about taxi driver!!

[@ThomasBahamas]

It's a shame that it got dropped by the studio because it exceeded the budget, but Netflix will give it some proper love

[@fafafooey4126]

the departed and taxi driver are booth amazing! Have yet to see hugo and the aviator is decent

[@WG55]

I think that his movie *Silence,* the story of a Jesuit in 17th century Japan, is an astonishing work of art, and one that could benefit from a History Buffs analysis.

[@yodizzll]

i loved this movie from beginning to end. and didnt understand it at all from beginning to end. now i both love AND understand it. thanks for that.

[@Chaotickilljoy]

I'm so grateful that showed up in my recommendations. There are very few movies that I can watch over and over again, but Wolf of Wall Street will always top that list. It's incredible to see the accuracy Scorsese put into this.

[@jcoop3619]

You Definetly need to do an episode on HBO's "The Pacific"

[@000YellowFang000]

And Generation Kill for that matter.

[@pabloperez7832]

Yes!!

[@KennithBcringe]

Yes! "The Pacific" would be so cool to see analyzed.

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

Ah yes, The Pacific; the soulless cousin of Band of Brothers.

[@DakotaofRaptors]

@@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid I am offended

[@ryaneick1321]

My dad has worked in finance for a good 35 years, and is the same age as Jordan Belfort. He says that he met him a couple times, and Stratton Oakmont was famous (or rather, infamous) among his colleagues. He offered some interesting insights. Apparently the part of the movie with the dialogue scripts that Jordan Belfort gives out is 100% accurate; he believed his process was so perfect, that all he had to do was put the words into his employees' mouths, and they could sell. While I do not work in finance (although I did have some internships in college), I've lived around that world my entire life; many of the kids I knew growing up also had parents that worked in finance. And many of those same kids are currently working in finance now. Considering the people I grew up around, here's what I can say: I loved this movie. Wolf of Wall Street is a fascinating and extremely accurate look at the MINDSET of finance people, how they view themselves, how they talk, and how they think. Many of them, particularly the younger ones that are closer to my age, love this movie and approach it the same way I would imagine gangsters do "The Godfather". Although, while finance people do love to party, spend tons of money, and avoid sobriety wherever possible, I think a lot of that was exaggerated in the film. For instance, finance people love their drugs and alcohol, but apart from the occasional beer on a Friday afternoon, doing either of those while you're actually in the office is highly frowned upon. If you want an accurate picture of what the finance world is actually like, as opposed to the mindset of the people in it, "The Big Short" is 100%.

[@andrewburgemeister6684]

The Big Short was really entertaining and actually explained all the concepts of the financial world in an ELI5 way that was fun and also helped us understand how banks and regulators screwed up in 2007-08 and the decades leading up to it.

[@Guiltless765]

This shows there are 2 different justice systems in America..1 for the poor and 1 for the rich.

[@ansharora5724]

Minimum vs Maximum based on risk

[@jdrancho1864]

As the saying goes, you can steal more with a pen than with a gun.

[@jbsmith8848]

If the poor knew how to defraud they wouldn't be poor.

[@kennikitty]

The Wolf of Wallstreet is one of my favorite movies. ❤Even though I also loved him in Django Unchained, personally Jordan Belfort is my favorite Di Caprio performance. He was brilliant.

[@johnnyboysoprano9490]

History Buffs: Catch Me If You Can PLEASE DO IT

[@captainmarvelwilson508]

Yes. One of Leo’s most underrated performances.

[@justinlabrosse8506]

Let's be honest I bet he was astonished that he served time with Tommy Chong like how convenient is that

[@keltz5028]

He had the best lawyers

[@noahlogue]

I liked the ending when he became a motivational speaker and told others about the dangers of addiction and excess.

[@damnedcarrot]

Do Gangs of New York. I’d love to know how accurate the depiction of that time/place was.

[@alishahsavar8925]

or (and) There Will Be Blood. Daniel Day-Lewis is a master at being 100% in character

[@Duskets]

"Sell me this pen."

[@kristerbidros385]

Well uhhh its a very good pen and professionals... He didnt sell the pen

[@GenJotsu]

I'll sell it for a penny. Done.

[@AdoringFan.]

Here, take a free pen.

[@thebeingdestroyerofworlds8690]

Do Enemy at the gates

[@kaylew108]

The being destroyer of worlds I think he did already

[@Cityinlead]

It’s a movie that deserves to be ripped apart

[@Democracy-is-non-negotiable]

( ͡͡ ° ͜ ʖ ͡ °)

[@Pwnulolumad]

Already done

[@thebeingdestroyerofworlds8690]

Leandro Garcia when?

[@hushthecipher]

The wolf of eall street might be one of the most unintentionally depressing movies of all time. The fact he essentially robbed millions of dollars off of people who didn't know any better, and only served 22 months is insulting.

[@oliversherman2414]

I love your channel keep up the great stuff

[@lizardlegend42]

I think you should do the movie Michael Collins starring Liam Neeson. It's about the Irish war of independance and civil war. It would be interesting as you have never covered Irish history before.

[@originalzearoh-0013]

It's history, just not that long ago.

[@paradisecityX0]

God l miss the 90s

[@johnrodden8273]

I love stories where the characters build a house of cards and then it all comes crumbling down

[@waqx_9078]

Breaking bad for you my guy

[@TheheadofJohn]

I just recently found your channel. Really cool stuff. thanks for posting all of this great material. Just a note: you say this is not history but I think it is. In fact I think that financial history is the real history since money is 99% of the reason why people have always done what they do. The leniency on Wall Street in these times affected millions of lives.

[@linusdn2777]

It's technically history. Just very recent history

[@davidwuhrer6704]

Not very recent. There are people who have children now who were not alive when this happened.

[@nuke8265]

“Everything after 1453 is current events.” -An actual quote from one of my history professors

[@paradisecityX0]

The glorious 90s. Back when life made sense

[@paradisecityX0]

@@nuke8265 Didn't he mean 1492?

[@tomcruz8615]

@@paradisecityX0 90s wasn't all great. Remember the Rwandan Genocide where millions died, Yugoslav wars and the struggling economy of Russia of the post cold war?

[@ForgottenHonor0]

Schindler's List

[@LuisSierra42]

YEEEAAHH, LISTEN TO THIS GODSEND ANGEL !!

[@bcount1]

That's a good one

[@ForgottenHonor0]

True, in the beginning. But in the end he spent all his money to save a thousand lives when he could have just left them to die.

[@LukeLovesRose]

LMAO. You need to be properly red-pilled. Watch Europa: The Last Battle

[@FOWBOWZ]

Every episode this man put out is likened to solid gold

[@mattfairfield9103]

This was such an awesome story and movie!!

[@rynemcgriffin1752]

13:17 Oh hey, someone finally got Willy Wonka for killing those kids

[@georgeguja6155]

Ryne Mcgriffin LOL

[@jacobproductions7501]

Haha

[@outrageddeer2101]

Do you know what's movie that is

[@kazootuna5188]

OutRaged Deer stir crazy

[@elijahblechman8633]

@@outrageddeer2101 what movie is it?

[@doomworship4995]

and this movie would had tanked without Leo (:and to a lesser extent Jonna). I don't think anyone would had pull those performances, and they made the movie as enjoyable as it is.

[@Kal-El207]

Bruh. Its directed by Martin Scorsese anybody put in that man's possession is on a road to a critically acclaimed film.

[@FirebirdCamaro1220]

I think Gosling could have played Belfort just as good if not better. And I think Jesse Eisenberg could have played Danny Porush/Donnie Azoff (Eisenberg even looks more like the real Porush)

[@notsoaveragejoe2039]

@@FirebirdCamaro1220 except Gosling is a super weak actor with no charisma, presence, or range

[@FirebirdCamaro1220]

@@notsoaveragejoe2039 are you serious? Watch Place Beyond The Pines, Blue Valentine, Fracture, Only God Forgives, Drive, The Big Short, or The Believer and say the same thing....

[@shhs1227]

@Iraq Lobsta!! 45 not really. It proves he watches movies and knows what he's talking about. 3 of those movies show gosling with high charisma on show

[@omarduran5051]

I recently saw Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room docu (2005) and while watching it, in my mind would constantly go back to The Wolf of Wallstreet, they are very similar plots.

[@scottmann4093]

I'm sure these are in the works but I'd love to see you do one on Glory, 13 Days, All the Presidents Men, etc.... Love watching all your episodes btw. All very insightful.

[@whydidicommentthat6489]

If Leonardo DiCaprio won an oscar for every awesome performance he gave the oscars would seem rigged. lmao

[@hullo8246]

Why did I comment that? Catch me if you can the departed inception the wolf of Wall Street. Yeah

[@VikingMuayThai]

@@hullo8246 You forgot Shutter Island, Titanic, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and The Beach...

[@vlad.the.impaler.]

I'm here after Jordan made a podcast episode with the fbi agent that got him arrested lmao

[@fernandotorres8558]

Yo what’s the name of the podcast?

[@igybproductions8191]

I really love this channel.

[@kellingtonlink956]

I concur. Thanks for the video.

[@ManOfEthnicity]

Gangs of New York needs an episode if not just for a breakdown on the 5 Points.

[@Master_WannaBe_]

I appreciate that you did this. So many content creators are only driven by what their audience wants, it’s rare that creators do what THEY want to do.

[@AndriaBieberDesigns]

Love your videos

[@robwestb02]

I absolutely love the background music you used in this video

[@fluffygutts2240]

History is anything that happened yesterday lol So Im totally cool with this video Nick. Nicely done, keep up the good work

[@Ravithian]

4:44 bottom right corner, forgot to edit that out

[@shivaumesh1129]

Ravithian Yes!!

[@jorischroer5449]

Boobs are allowed for educational purposes.

[@ArshadChengadu]

@@jorischroer5449 LMAO tf we learning from tits

[@BorrieBeats]

thanks for saying, we'll avert our eyes from now on.

[@maciejmroran7519]

left corner too for a brief second

[@rknine7998]

Excellent research and constructing this easy to understand video.

[@cobnelson]

I have been on youtube since around 2012, and somehow have never heard of this channel. I have no idea how, as this channel aligns with my thoughts completely. I love how appreciation for history and appreciation for filmmaking aren't separate things on this channel. I know people who won't watch a film because it isn't historically accurate, what a crazy position to take. Movies and tv shows aren't meant to provide historically accurate arguments and facts. That's the simple truth. The media does not have to be truthful, so you should never flat-out believe what they tell you. However, this does not detract from the experience of viewing a well-crafted film or series. It is the responsibility of the maker and the audience to find a balance between truth and drama.

[@dumbcat]

this STILL happens today. salesmen sucker older people into buying penny stocks the salesmen know are worthless. they have rounds of fundraising and are allowed by law to solicit people who have a certain net worth. my uncle had to postpone his retirement because a shady neighbor acting as a salesman for a penny stock firm suckered my uncle into dumping a huge part of his life savings into a worthless penny stock. this happened just 2 years ago

[@TheBoxingNinja]

And Apple sells people phones for $2,000 that cost less than $300 to make, what's your point?

[@angelcalderon5680]

*Matthew Noneya* truly the biggest scam no one talks about

[@ericMillmill]

that’s your uncles fault lmao

[@momentumstocks3493]

you know i do have to ask who is the dumbest one here? he salesman or the suckers that buy?

[@5KM5K]

Why would someone invest a huge part of their life savings into a company and not go over the company’s financials and the basis for the valuation of said company’s stock. A con works if the victim thinks they are getting something for nothing, my guess is that your uncle was trying to ride a pump and dump scheme and is now blaming it all on ”shady salesmen”.

[@svlsvl1843]

Margot robbie is a goddess

[@ryanharrington6389]

Went to school with her in Australia. Lol she was a late bloomer

[@SAEXFELSTAR]

Ryan Harrington wow no shit bro? Thats crazy !

[@ryanharrington6389]

@@SAEXFELSTAR ya. She was out going with her own friends but a good girl. Not wild at all. Classy women now

[@SAEXFELSTAR]

Ryan Harrington she became a great actress ! Thanks for sharing bro 😉

[@TheItalianoAssassino]

@@ryanharrington6389 of course you did

[@quinnrollen]

Thanks for posting this great video!😅

[@wattsnottaken1]

“And morphine, well because it’s awesome” oh man this guy is wild

[@dwaalgeest8591]

Your channel is something else. Incredible content!

[@IansMentalOmega]

I didn't like this movie, it had a misleading title. There were no wolves in this movie. What a scam. I came to the movie to see wolves on wall street, not... whatever this was....

[@popper5761]

same, total ripoff

[@munjee2]

Is it bad that before I knew it was directed by Scorcesse upon seeing the poster I actually did think that Leo's character turned into a wolf and it would be one dumb movie

[@MrBonners]

You must mean " Wall Street Sharknado".

[@danielscutaru6682]

Ahaahah how da fuck can be a wolf in wall street? LoL The street are in asphalt and the walls are made with stone/wood and cement. Anyway , unworthed

[@rygdoomed442]

IansMentalOmega there was a wolf in the beginning

[@RalphieMuskinyaar]

I waited 9 months to see it. It was so worth the wait. One of my favourite films of all time. Scorsese is a god.

[@lsporter88]

That's definitely wild. Great video.