In The Wolf of Wall Street, Leonardo Dicaprio does an amazing job immersing you in his reality for three hours. Taking on the role of Jordan Belfort, we are shown part of his journey to the high-life that was only made possible by scamming rich investors. Belfor was able to over $100 million through his schemes before being caught by the FBI and having to pay back EVERYTHING that he made during his years as a stockbroker.
There are some details in this movie that are almost impossible to detect, even with multiple watches. Here, we will list the 10 hidden details that you completely missed in the film.
The Ferrari
This is something that Jordan touches on at the beginning of the movie, where he remarks about how the color was wrong. Not only was that off but so was the car model. We are first introduced to Jordan in his Testarossa, which was first produced in 1992. A few moments later when Jordan and Naomi are in front of their apartment, Jordan pulls in driving a much earlier model that was actually manufactured in 1982. Both cars are only on screen for a brief moment, so missing this detail is very easy to miss.
Same Actress, Two Roles
Details like this don't happen very often, but we can see why Martin would be okay. This actress was only one screen for a few minutes total throughout the film. One of the women that helps Jordan run his office was actually the same actress who gave Jordan his sentencing.
Her role as his employee is very short, so much so that she is only listed as his Judge, which is ironically where she received most of his screentime. Her name is Fran Lebowitz, and you may recognize her from her long-time role as Judge Janis Goldburg on Law and Order.
Green Monster Seats At Fenway
We're going to get very picky here, but we do understand that editing a film is tedious work. You can expect that to go double for one of Scorsese's films. In this movie, we see a very brief shot of Jordan as a child at Fenway Park. The editors must not have realized that back in the '70s and '80s that the Monster Wall didn't have any seats, but only a net. This section was dubbed the Monster Wall because of its high-rise walls that are found on the left-field. Like most other details, this one is only on-screen for a small amount of time, making it hard to spot in the first place.
Half The Film Is Improvised
When you put a great duo like Scorcese and Dicaprio on a project, there is going to be some serious magic happening off-screen as well. Think of The Departed as an example. The duo are no strangers to improv, with many of their films using it as a heavy crutch to make scenes more genuine. The Wolf Of Wall-Street is based on the book that Jordan Belfort wrote himself, so there's going to be a certain amount of stretched truth and otherwise unsuitable material. This left Dicaprio in a position to really work his real-life character and act out scenes the way he felt Jordan would have behaved in his younger years.
The Number Of F-Words
You heard it a lot in this film, most likely more than you've heard in any other film. It places on #1 for the most uses of the F-word in a scripted movie at 539 F-words said in only 180 minutes. The movie SwearNet is known to have the record for non-scripted with a record of over 900 uses of the word. Scorsese also has another movie on the list, The Casino. It currently sits at 6th place with 422 F-Bombs and sits snug in front of Adam Sandler's new movie Uncut Gems, which has 408. Martin isn't a stranger to the word, but it's humorous to see him break a record by overusing it.
There's Some Odd Editing
Some of the funniest scenes in this movie are the ones that depict just how high Belfort's entourage got. What may surprise you is that most of their actions are actually improvised, and you can see little breaks in the rhythm of how they act and converse with each other. Leo has stated he's never done drugs and had to sit down with addicts to determine the direction to take his performance in. This also means that the scene where he crawls to the car is improvised. Martin wanted these small oddities in their performance left on the camera and felt that it provided more genuine humor to the scenes.
The Cocaine
We aren't saying that you didn't notice the cocaine, but we bet you didn't know what it was actually made of. The cocaine that the group is seen taking in excess is actually a bunch of crushed of vitamins. While there are other things that you can use to mimic the look of cocaine, the camera got up pretty close to it in some scenes, which drove Scorsese to get as realistic as possible with their stand-in. It certainly worked, as the crunched up vitamins ed off as cocaine perfectly.
Shot On An iPhone
They really could have done well by using this scene for one of those Apple commercials. The 'Fasten Your Seatbelt' scene in the movie was actually shot on an iPhone. Martin wanted the shot but didn't want to waste the time or money to get the necessary shot.
While others on-set were trying to brainstorm ways to get the shot done, it was producer Robert Legato that had the bright idea to use his iPhone for the shot. After he took the small clip, he showed it to Scorsese and asked if it was anywhere near his vision. Scorsese loved it so much that he decided that it would be used in the final cut for the film.
Misaligned Audio
This little mishap came in pretty early in the movie, but it's also one of the hardest to notice. It's during the dining scene with Jordan and his friend Donny. Donny proceeds to ask Jordan a question which he answers "Something like that."
If you look closely then you will notice that Leo's lips actually don't even move at all when he says his line. This makes us wonder if the line was added in during the editing phases or if they had a third party voice answer it.
The Cigarettes
Donny is involved in yet another mishap, and this time it's chalked up to continuity. During the scene when the four main actors are sitting around and smoking their cigarettes and discussing what to do with the little people, you can see several shots of Donny's cigarette being either pretty new or close to being snuffed out. These errors are quite common, especially when the actors are eating and drinking during a scene. Some scenes are pieced together, which can make certain items look like they've vanished or appeared from thin air.
