All of The Wolf of Wall Street's Fake Drugs Got Jonah Hill in Real Trouble

Playing stockbroker Donnie Azoff, Hill stars alongside Leonardo DiCaprio's Belfort throughout the film, indulging in all the unfortunate revelry that their pump-and-dump scheme brings. Sniffing extreme amounts of vitamin D powder was necessary to adequately depict Stratton Oakmont's outlandish shenanigans, but it came at a cost. The actor revealed in an interview with Bill Simmons that the powder actually caused him bronchitis, which he suffered for three weeks, which required him to be hospitalized. Elaborating on the experience, Hill explained:

"It's vitamin powder. But it doesn't matter, because if you ingest stuff, that much stuff, into your lungs, you'll get very sick. And we were literally doing fake coke for, like, seven months. Every day. I've never had more vitamin D in my life. I think I could have lifted a car above my fucking head."

It's somewhat surprising that Hill and his co-stars were allowed to snort the powder for seven months straight. Things have changed since 1983, when "Scarface" was filmed, and surely someone must have been aware that even vitamin D can cause problems when ingested over such a long period of time. That said, the actor doesn't seem to be suffering from any long-term effects, like Pacino - at least none he's talked about since. So it's something. But even a Scorsese movie isn't worth risking your ability to breathe.