The Wolf of Wall Street - The Break-Up Scene

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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writers: Terence Winter (screenplay), Jordan Belfort (book)
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey
In this scene, the biggest challenge was the part where Margot was punched in the stomach by Leo. A scene that became one of the actress's favorites. In the book, Jordan kicked Naomi down the stairs - which happened in real life. #MargotRobbie said: "When I saw Jordan at the after-party following the premiere, I asked him how good the scene looked because in the cinema the whole audience gasped. And he said, “I know! Even I couldn’t watch that. I was like, ‘Oh God, I can’t believe he just did that.’ And I said, “What are you talking about, Jordan? You kicked her down the stairs in real life!”
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[@matrix2297]

Margot was 22 here...no denying she's talented.

[@pwdraj7139]

But to get the role you'll have to strip

[@gyver471]

Anyone could have done that easy scene.

[@akshaytakkar6747]

Holy macro I didn't even realise that

[@bikeindustryshill]

@@gyver471 Film it and show us then

[@moragag9307]

And now in 2023 she played Barbie 💁🏼‍♀️🩷🎀 💅🏻

[@artofsam]

I’m actually really impressed with Margot in this scene, you can see she remembers each step of the dialogue written and she stays really close to it but makes it sound natural by just altering it ever so slightly especially how often she repeated “Jordan” as that what anybody would be doing when you are trying to reason with someone who can’t be reasoned. Really brilliant performance.

[@SA.1196]

like farmer

[@rocketpoweredunicorn]

“actually” 🤓

[@ninamatthews8747]

I feel like they normally do different takes too trying out different dialog in movies.

[@h4rder10]

so she did her job well for once? keep simping over her, idiot.

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

Mid.

[@juliabrito04]

Margot's acting is 10/10!

[@smym793]

I was so invested in the scene, I forgot all about the script

[@ahmadhammoud1053]

HAHAHAHAH SO TRUE

[@theluciferspoint2387]

Same here

[@cyrusmathew7004]

exactly

[@alist2992]

Same

[@Tierraje]

😂😂😂 Same

[@marcuscarana9240]

Even the actress playing the Nanny gave it her all. Being both confused and panicked over the situation not knowing what to do as both of them are her employers but at that moment, the child is all that matters as motherly parental instincts clicked in even when the child isn't theirs.

[@miriamponlatetera4611]

Yes!!! The nanny was suffering too...

[@mgfoster9197]

They see everything and know everything, it wasn't a secret, this is rock bottom.

[@rogue7723]

Yeah, that actress is really underrated.

[@ameliar3786]

This scene hits so much harder now I'm a mom. The desperation to get her child back to safety is palpable. Margot did an amazing job 👏

[@francescomele7380]

I had the same thought. Been a dad for two years and the idea of a parent trying to kidnap a child like it's just an object that you can own and carry sickens me.

[@christophwaltz8919]

nobody cares ur shitty life

[@thedislikebutton1907]

@@francescomele7380 How about the idea of never seeing your kids again?

[@user-br3vn7df1j]

@@thedislikebutton1907 Horrible. Not an excuse to endager their lives tho, especially if you absolutely don't deserve to see them again.

[@sponish0]

I mean theres better ways of dealing with that situation than trying to stuff them in the car and drive off while high, maybe just hire a lawyer?@@thedislikebutton1907

[@bruhmoment465]

The blood running down his eye replicating a tear was super clever. Great film!

[@applepie1272]

Scorsese brain workin like 🔥

[@crisptomato9495]

Because men can’t cry in movies lol. Still very clever.

[@limerence8365]

People don't realise that the job of a scriptwriter is to write only what is necessary for a scene. They write it in mind that a lot of creative influence is going to come from other parts of the production, the director, actors, set design, costume design. They don't have to write what colour clothes they're wearing or what kind of inflection of the speech they make. Of course it will be different from the origins script and if it's better thats a good sign the movie will be a success.

[@anjelica948]

It really also depends on the director. Some directors stick to the scripts word for word, and will make actors do scenes again and again and again until its exactly what the screenwriter envisioned. Kubrick was known for this. But a lot of directors welcome feedback and input from their actors and other people working on the film.

[@TheProtagonist37]

Exactly. That's where the actor comes in. They take what's written in the script and bring it to life

[@huypham-wy2pn]

Writers are basically game walkthrough 💀

[@BaldwinVoice]

That poor child. Children are always caught in the crossfire when parents are at each other's throats. It's so sad.

[@followmearound123]

yup. Can relate. 42 and still recovering from the pain and trauma.

[@rachel-lq1em]

i cant believe she was only 22 in this movie

[@miap6844]

I know! She was remarkable in this. Such a talented actress, especially for her age here.

[@dmer-zy3rb]

she does look about 40.

[@franciscaleon1160]

​@@dmer-zy3rband? She was absoluty brilliant

[@lovelight6973]

I keep forgetting that

[@KP-qk6ld]

Both Margot Robbie and Jennifer Lawrence showed great maturity as actresses within their first few major roles.

[@veeceey1073]

Amazing. I never thought about how much of the scene is improvised, makes it much more realistic. Violet’s “what’s the matter with you” always makes me laugh lol

[@erm206]

Kid's face at 1:48 broke my heart. It looks so afraid of their parents behavior ... This scene its just acting gold

[@G1313S]

I sometimes wonder..how do they make these kids act so well

[@bethanylalala]

Calling the kid “it” is craazy

[@Kostaki312]

@@bethanylalala You'd be surprised, a lot of languages refer to children as "it."

[@kristophgavin]

@@bethanylalalareferring to the face as it...

[@Whatsinsiddwoman]

​@bethanylalala LOLLLL

[@aileenmccarthy8660]

This was such a great domestic scene, both acted superb, even the child and nanny were great....really shows how this does happen and the innocent terrified kids are caught in the middle.

[@tonyp5997]

Margot should have been nominated for an Oscar for this role. Truly phenomenal acting.

[@crocobaur5407]

This must be the only movie you ever saw !

[@StratoHari2]

Oscars mean nothing

[@loomonda18]

Still amazes me how actors can memorize lines like this....maybe my brain just doesn't work that way

[@sneikiusas]

You must be really stupid then, if you ant remember 50 words to get paid millilns of dollars not to mention, that there are multiple takes etc

[@kimi9572]

They don't. They memorize the core points and just go along with it.

[@rosie6]

It’s a lot of writing down and memorizing, it’s fun but very tedious haha

[@swallowtail7718]

When you’re paid literally millions of dollars you’re expected to be able to memorize a few lines.

[@mlbp2567]

That’s why every scene usually requires multiple takes

[@davidferreira5433]

Never really put much thought into screenplay and the relationship to what makes the final cut. This was awesome.

[@Stratword_]

Sometimes the little improvisation an actor does adds so much to a scene.

[@pbzlife]

I like the detail of Jordan going down the spiral staircase. I think it’s a correlation between Dante’s divine comedy and going down into hell. Jordan is going to hell when he’s walking down and by taking his daughter with him, it signifies that he is going too far and losing everything as he tries to hold on to his last things in his life. It also means he is walking to hell every morning by going to Stratton.

[@cellolotus8077]

Thank you for sharing, and I really resonate with the Dante analogy! While watching the movie, i kept thinking about this concept in Buddhism called the ten worlds, which are life conditions we experience in response to our environment or circumstances. Our life condition impacts how we see things and how we operate in the world. Hell is a life condition of deep suffering and while watching this movie, I kept seeing how Jordan was always living in a life state of intense suffering even when he had all this money, power and success.

[@mississokuku7651]

Both of you are overthinking , Life is Simple don’t complicate it

[@tirthachanda]

​@@mississokuku7651Life is anything but simple. You are free to think less, but don't stop others from thinking and theorizing.

[@joeydrummer7929]

@@mississokuku7651not overthinking. These kinds of metaphors are put into movies all the time. Life is messy. You’re a moron .

[@hazardeur]

well, you're both wrong. sometimes it is, ver much so, sometimes it ain't at all @@tirthachanda

[@samuelbarber6177]

It’s interesting to see how much Scorsese encourages improvisation. I don’t know about this movie, but on Casino, entire scenes were improvised by Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro.

[@tomace4898]

The punch to her gut is visceral. It hurt me to watch it.

[@senoritaaurora5123]

Margot steals this! Incredible talent.

[@axkermans]

Margot is so versatile. She deserves every bit of appreciation she gets. Same goes for Leo.

[@user-kv9xh4vi4k]

rightt

[@HarryThomasPictures]

Margot steals the show in this movie. You can't blame her for wanting a divorce and not wanting that man anywhere near her daughter she saw how dangerous he was!

[@AnonymousAlien2099]

She's a gold digger and a promiscuous woman herself lol

[@Yuvrajsingh-dr2bp]

This is the reason, why every script writer is not a Director

[@leahdoc19]

Well they can be both. It’s just a matter of putting the events on paper, and then putting them to real life use. In many cases, a Scriptwriter was in the Directors chair. There will always improve on the script, even after they draft it to everyone. Like Kubrick (The Shining), and especially Scorsese… think about Goodfellas!! Lol

[@Yuvrajsingh-dr2bp]

@@leahdoc19 U r right

[@miguelrosado6348]

What does that even mean? There world is full of great writer-directors. Have you just landed on this planet?

[@Kevin-mm8go]

Aaron Sorkin?

[@miguelrosado6348]

@@Kevin-mm8go Of all the great writer-directors out there, you had to choose the very worse. His scripts might be compelling and well crafted, but his filmmaking is very bland.

[@theresazubia]

Margot Robbie is 🔥🔥🔥 in this scene!

[@theexpresidents]

Wow, they didn’t really follow this screenplay..... And it’s better!

[@johnnyxrcfc]

The original dialogue is very boring and bland, whoever decided to rewrite whether it was the actors or Scorsese made this scene 1000x better

[@TheSpillerr]

@@johnnyxrcfc yeah this is very much Scorsese’s directing style. He encourages improvisation in the rehearsals which leads to re-writes on the day of

[@kenthefele113]

Sometimes scripts are more like guidelines rather than a strict set of rules to follow.

[@eggishkid]

writers are usually on set rewriting lines during production!

[@laurenhatty]

@@eggishkid no they're usually not. And that's more common with TV shows than film

[@Somelikeitthrift]

Naomi kills me lmaooo “what’s the matter with you”

[@vitaflood6677]

Margot is so insanely talented

[@Andra1150]

Flippin brilliant from the beginning to end with a drop of blood)

[@pjetrs]

Margot Robbie channeled her inner Phil Leotardo: '20 fucking years'

[@catherinewhite6922]

This scene makes me feel so on edge, amazing acting from them both !

[@qwerttzizzi]

I remember when I first saw her in that movie..thinking that she is only there for eye candy..but towards the end of the movie she had to deliver some quite intense scenes..which showed that has indeed talent and is not only good on the eyes

[@samueleindiani6506]

Amazing performance from Margot Robbie in this scene

[@HollywoodGatekeepers]

So amazing. This channel is fantastic. Keep it up!

[@d_ultimategamer0001]

This will help me a lot! I'm a film student that has a tough time visualizing a screenplay, thank you so much! :)

[@saniatamanna7763]

I love screen writing

[@JordanVanRyn]

This scene made me root for Naomi. She had to put up with Jordan’s overinflated ego and she called him out on his bullshit by giving the biggest reality check that he can’t handle. Belfort was and always is an awful person who robbed and scammed many people with this and you could tell Naomi had enough. Kudos to Margot Robbie for that performance.

[@misfit869]

The drama in this movie was excellent

[@Guigley]

The thumbnail picture is hilarious.

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

One of the few scenes that wasn't played for laughs and felt like a serious movie.

[@quindelladodson5243]

Tears are filling my eyes. Such a sad scene.

[@salonikullar3627]

That poor girl 🥺😭 I get really emotional when its anything to do with children😭 they dont deserve to witness all this

[@tallerwarrior1256]

I love Leo’s improv it really shows how invested he is in the character

[@Estherdovan]

Watching this really makes my heart broken. My mom and dad were like this all the time and my dad used to take me away from my mom like that too when they fought, I was just crying when he took me away

[@hugohernandez399]

This scene reminds me a lot of Breaking Bad. Jordan/Walter finds out on his business and loose his family at the same time.

[@hugohernandez399]

And they both get wounded too... Walter in the hand, Jordan on the face.

[@busylane]

Talent all round! Such a great movie.

[@alesita669]

no entiendo como esta escena no esta en la peli, es increible la actuacion de margot y como al final a leo le cae la gota de sangre en el ojo y se ve que le entra en el ojo y sigue actuando....nonono escenon

[@johnnyxrcfc]

The original dialogue is very boring and bland, whoever decided to rewrite whether it was the actors or Scorsese made this scene 1000x better

[@alexhodder4918]

i thought it was improv

[@shadysorkin9214]

The scriptwriting gives you a baseline for the scene, but actors will often loosely stick to it in order to make it sound more natural in the moment. Some directors are stricter and want their actors to say the exact lines and others not. It depends entirely on the creative vision. Scorsese is pretty well known for enjoying working with specific actors and give them freedom, but someone like Tarantino prefers actors to say his lines word for word most of the time.

[@whatdidujustsay2094]

That's how it is. It's not like a novel. Only with certain people like Tarantino.

[@matheus4925]

eita, que cenão!!! Dicaprio é perfeito mano

[@alysialembkey9881]

Wow beautiful acting

[@gayatrepatil3689]

Morgo Robin acting is awsome ❤

[@SA.1196]

excuse me sir, the diva's name is Margot Robbie (boo you whore!)

[@thitsmcgee1917]

This movie came out when things started to get dark w my ex. Him and his friends got into coke and he turned into an abusive monster. I remember after we broke up finding out he had a baby w another girl. I was so sad and always thought, why not me? This scene will always make me grateful I never got what I so badly wanted.

[@faithwilliams1431]

This scene really hits home for me. After been through horrible physical abuse in front of the kids and chasing after him and the kids into the street screaming..... this really had me break down. Drugs will drive a good man out of his fucking mind. 😢

[@xenolordyt]

This really is an incredible movie, everything in not just this scene but this entire movie from Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie seems so real and incredible, they are both incredible and talented at acting.

[@user-ku6ex3ke8p]

all stars here for sure!

[@AFanOfCinema]

And to think dudes still admire Jordan after watching this movie.

[@ABloodAngelTerminator]

Hell yeah I admire him

[@AFanOfCinema]

@@ABloodAngelTerminator Based on your Warhammer 40K profile probably also unironically admire the genocidal dictatorial Emperor of Mankind

[@louyou6614]

​@@ABloodAngelTerminator Damn hope you grow up

[@ryph3]

margot robbie is the reason this is one of my favorite movies of all time. nobody else, just her. amazing performance

[@victoriatam1173]

this was my childhood…except my mother never tried to protect me or take me away from my father for my own safety. or she never looked out for my best interests

[@humbertoventura1344]

Wow. What a performances.

[@EraldoPiccione]

Margot was divine here❤ as she was now. She was only 22

[@nguyentunglam47]

0:40 nice punch. I listen with my Airpods Max headphones. sounds great 😂😂

[@helya6042]

Guys sorry but how can this woman can look and act like a grown up experienced-mom with 22, while I'm looking and behaving like a 16 teenage girl with my 26 years 😂

[@mukta4689]

Lol I know right. I get scolded so bad for not growing up, acting my age, being immature and in general, bad at everything like when I was 16 😂. They call me "monkey brain". One who never learns from her mistakes😅

[@one0hwon514]

Margot in the thumbnail looks like the lady yelling at a cat meme😂

[@Yash-rz2ks]

Lolz 😆 i thought the same

[@chasestucki629]

2:27 The Blood Looks Like Jordan Is Crying

[@ephraim5500]

outstanding

[@lifeisbeautiful3019]

My ex's name is Jordan He was sick too ! Resonating 💯

[@racquelhousen3587]

after I saw that video I just said “WHOA”

[@dylb730]

Poor child

[@MrJimmy3459]

Actors, actresses, REALLY sell the scene

[@gingerbobproductionspictures18]

Me: You've have anyway with the words, you two.

[@Hope4DreamKDE]

This should have been what won him the Oscar not the Revenant.

[@aidenandoreo6667]

I thought the revenant was Matt Damon😅

[@RamiroAraujofelipelli]

Skylar’s face 😂 and Leonardo DiCaprio destroying the couch😂

[@michelleabaya287]

Love her accent !!

[@thydevdom]

This scene hits waaay differently now that I'm a dad. Hard to watch tbh.

[@adnantariq3346]

She’s a great actress.

[@annaelisavettavonnedozza9607]

Couldn’t have happened to 2 more deserving people 😂

[@levenity1]

Videos like this are great for learning what is supposed to be done with a screenplay and what is to be done with a director/actor.

[@ButterflyQueene07]

That was good.

[@heavymetalheretic5386]

1:48 The shot of Skylar crying followed by the Shot of Jordan's face, a mask of rage and hate, a rabid animal, a Monster, Wolf. Scorsese show just how far Jordan has fallen and what he has become, a deranged man who assaults his wife and daughter.

[@Fernandez218]

many people in real life and in movies -- i know this is an exaggeration -- treat their kids like objects, or extensions of themselves, which little regard to what is best for the child. I think that's why sometimes we see news articles about mom drowning kids or daddy killing himself and the whole family. Then there are the subtle things that create personality disorders. This scene had me thinking these thoughts. Great acting and Margot Robbie... super hot in this movie 😂😂she could just stand there and I'd applaud.

[@hadiza1]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Kevin-ny8vn]

I was tripping off shrooms watching this for the first time. When I tell you there was a pool of drool on my lap from my jaw being dropped for so long.

[@Bruh845]

Bro grow tf up. If you’re that much of a fucking mess then you need some help

[@archivedaccount2049]

dont do recreational drugs they risk messing your brain up forever

[@itschris2628]

How was Margot no even nominated for best supporting actress for this?! What a disgrace.

[@BeaufortRyan]

This could be an example why adlib pretty much works.

[@twotatanka5396]

Hahaha man I wish I had an ounce of coke in my couch

[@jasperherr8694]

That kid actress may one day be called up by leo

[@danaarmas956]

She did it great Job 👏🏻 I saw her thumbnail in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. , Dream Land , babylon

[@joshua2764]

Can we talk about Violet's acting omg...

[@jonathanturbide2232]

That must have been a bit traumatic for the little girl that played Skylar, I know these kids are very well trained to play scenes like these but daaamn, that was intense. 😊

[@penguinman9570]

Wow Barbie was real intense there 😂

[@TheDaisy66655]

Harley* 😉

[@EdSmed20]

reminds me of Ozymandias episode from breaking bad when Walt takes the baby.

[@johnnyfreeman1018]

Margot is one beautiful woman.....

[@jaimsish]

That gut punch was everything lmao

[@ravindragulati6139]

“Get the baby get the baby”

[@oskaju]

Funny because R129 does not have a traditional handbrake (like almost all MBs) :)

[@user-on1sk4fl6s]

Thanks u recognised it what sickness is and how to be healthy.

[@cheeez9438]

0:17 Margot's fucking face when she says "You're a sick man" followed by Leo screaming "FUCK YOU" genuinely chokes me up every time I see it. Incredible acting here.

[@Barbar-barbaro]

This is Scorsese’s best movie. I don’t care what anyone says. This is his BEST movie.

[@user-tz3wz7et8w]

😢so real