More insulting that the banker was arrested for an unrelated crime that involved him with the CEO of hibachi chain Benihana.
Auto Erotica: In one of the opening scenes, Naomi gives Jordan head while he's driving.These explanations were not so much intended for the audience, who by 2013 were generally cognizant of these things, but for Scorsese, who wasn't. As You Know: Jordan's voiceovers explaining things like how IPOs work, or why what he's doing is criminal, make an interesting variation on this trope.As Himself: Bo Dietl, the private eye Jordan has run background on Denham.He thought that the rant scene was hilarious anyway though. Although Rocky Aoki was indicted for insider trading in 1998, his son Steve Aoki claims that Belfort's arrest a year later was unrelated.The real Jordan Belfort never met the FBI agent who was investigating him until he was arrested.In real life, Jordan followed through on stepping down from Stratton and let his cronies take over (though he managed to exploit a few legal loopholes to act as an advisor and make money from the firm).Porush claims that, contrary to what the film depicts, the real life Stratton Oakmont office didn't have any pet animals other than fish nor did the employees ever have dwarf tossing contests.In real life, Jordan Belfort actually met Danny Porush (the man Donnie Azoff is a stand-in for) through Porush's wife, whom he shared the bus with on their daily commute into the city for work, not at a diner.After some hesitation, he starts Becoming the Mask and acts more like a stereotypical Corrupt Corporate Executive. Appropriated Appellation: Belfort hates the Forbes article that calls him "The Wolf of Wall Street," but his first wife points out that there's invoked No Such Thing as Bad Publicity, and it seems to have been his work nickname (and sexual safe word).Belfort under the influence is a real piece of work, crossing into Dude, Not Funny! territory when he dry humps an air hostess and has to be strapped to his chair. Anything That Moves: Both Belfort and Donnie have this attitude.Jordan and his associates spend the vast majority of the film doing things the audience can easily tell are grievously immoral and at no point does the story stop to tell the audience about the main characters' moral bankruptcy. Director Martin Scorsese has publicly stated many times that he despises films that tell the audience what to think, believing the film's intent should be clear from the movie's visuals. Armor-Piercing Question: After being caught in the limo with his mistress Naomi, Jordan's first wife Teresa asks him if he loves her (Naomi).An Aesop: Needless pursuit of excess is a bad thing, and audiences are smart enough to figure that out for themselves.Later Donny accuses Brad of having a thing for him. Ambiguously Gay: Jordan's gay butler notes that he saw Donny at a gay bar.And as powerful as he feels and appears, the FBI isn't impressed by his money. As absurdly rich as Jordan becomes, at the end of the day he is never more than a small fry by the standards of the true, big-shot Wall Street sharks.
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