Trivia: Movie - The Wolf of Wall Street - 2013

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During the kissing scene between Leonardo DiCaprio and Joanna Lumley, Leonardo was so nervous that the scene required a reported 27 takes to get it right.

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The actors snorted crushed B vitamins for scenes involving cocaine. Although their noses felt uncomfortable, it gave them more energy to perform their scenes.

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In the film, most of the real-life characters' names originally in Belfort's memoir have been changed.

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The film is the fifth collaboration between Scorsese and DiCaprio.

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In 2010, Warner Bros. had offered Ridley Scott to direct the film, with Leonardo DiCaprio playing the male lead. Warner Bros. eventually dumped the project.

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In 2007, Leonardo DiCaprio won a bidding war against Brad Pitt for the rights to Jordan Belfort's memoir The Wolf of Wall Street.