The film is packed with memorable scenes, and Robbie’s commitment to realism played an important role.
Believe it or not, “The Wolf of Wall Street” was released almost a decade ago.
Despite this, many of the film’s moments might feel as vivid to you as if you had seen them just yesterday.
This three-hour epic is packed with scenes that are hard to forget — from selling pens and throwing dwarfs to the unforgettable tease by Margot Robbie.
Indeed, this Australian actress played a significant role in the movie’s success.
Now a top star in Hollywood, Robbie was just beginning her ascent at the time.
She had spent a few years on “Neighbours” and was daring enough to choose to appear nude in what was a major breakthrough role for her.
The beloved film by Martin Scorsese is an adaptation of the life of the controversial stockbroker Jordan Belfort, portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio, with Robbie playing Naomi Lapaglia, Belfort’s second wife.
Robbie’s role involved several explicit scenes, including one where she appeared completely nude.
She confessed to feeling nervous about these scenes being forever accessible on the internet.
However, when Scorsese proposed softening some scenes for her comfort, she courageously refused, choosing to preserve the film’s authenticity.
In a 2014 interview with The Telegraph, when she was just 23, Robbie expressed her views on nudity:
“I think nudity for the sake of nudity is shameful. If they’ve put it in just so that a girl gets her top off, then that’s disgusting.
“And you can always tell. But I also think it’s disgusting when someone would have got naked in real life, in the film they conveniently leave their bra on, or hold up the bed sheet.
“Seeing someone being choreographed into being covered up irritates me just as much.”
She elaborated further: “The whole point of Naomi is that her body is her only form of currency in this world.
“So when Marty [Scorsese] was trying to help me out, and said in the scene where she seduces Jordan perhaps I could have a robe on, I said she wouldn’t.
“She has to be naked. She’s laying her cards on the table.”
While Robbie’s dedication to realism in her role is truly impressive, she admits it wasn’t without personal challenges and moments of embarrassment.
Reflecting on a particularly memorable seduction scene, she shared with Porter in 2018:
“It doesn’t come across when you’re watching the movie, but in reality, we’re in a tiny bedroom with 30 crew members all crammed in.
“They are all men. And for 17 hours, I’m pretending to be touching myself. It’s just a very weird thing, and you have to bury the embarrassment and absurdity really deep, and fully commit.”