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1990s: By day he made thousands of dollars a minute. By night he spent it as fast as he could.
1990s: By day he made thousands of dollars a minute. By night he spent it as fast as he could.
In the 1990s Jordan Belfort, former kingpin of the notorious investment firm Stratton Oakmont, became one of the most infamous names in American finance: a brilliant, conniving stock-chopper who led his merry mob on a wild ride out of the canyons of Wall Street and into a massive office on Long Island. In this astounding and hilarious tell-all autobiography, Belfort narrates a story of greed, power, and excess no one could invent – the story of an ordinary guy who went from hustling Italian ices at sixteen to making hundreds of millions. Until it all came crashing down
Equitable Building, Broadway, New York – Belfort gets his first job as a licensed broker and works his way up
Kacandes Diner’ features in the film but this is actually Shalimar Diner, 6368 Austin Street at 63rd Drive, Rego Park, near Forest Hills in Queens (
Stratton Oakmont, the third and swishest HQ of his company, is located in the film at 500 Mamaroneck Avenuein Harrison, Westchester County.
Party central – The beachfront home where all manner of things go on is located in Hoffstot Lane on Long Island. CGI added the neighbouring homes
Good for a proposal: Belfort proposes to Naomi: Four Seasons Restaurant, East 52nd Street, New York
Author/Guide: Jordan Belfort Destination: New York Departure Time: 1990s
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