Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Re-Release
Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood visits 1969 Los Angeles, where everything is changing, as TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) make their way around an industry they hardly recognize anymore. The ninth film from the writer-director features a large ensemble cast and multiple storylines in a tribute to the final moments of Hollywood’s golden age.
Los Angeles, 1969. As the final chapter of Hollywood`s golden age draws to a close, fading TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) make their way around an industry they hardly recognize anymore.
The ninth film from Quentin Tarantino features an ensemble cast and multiple storylines, and is a glowing tribute to the memories of a bygone era.
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood cast
- Rating:R (for language throughout, some strong graphic violence, drug use, and sexual references)
- Genre:Comedy, Drama
- Directed By:Quentin Tarantino
- Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie
- Written By:Quentin Tarantino
- Runtime: 159 minutes
- Studio:Columbia Pictures
- Budget: $90,000,000 (estimated)
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Trailer
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Taglines:
The 9th Film from Quentin Tarantino.
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Full Movie story
In February 1969, veteran Hollywood actor Rick Dalton (DiCaprio), star of 1950s Western television series Bounty Law, fears his career is coming to an end. Casting agent Marvin Schwarz (Pacino) advises him to travel to Italy to make Spaghetti Westerns, which Dalton feels are beneath him. Dalton’s best friend and stunt double, Cliff Booth (Pitt) – a war veteran skilled in hand-to-hand combat.who lives in a tiny trailer with his pit bull, Brandy — drives Dalton around Los Angeles because Dalton’s drinking has resulted in several DUI tickets. Booth struggles to find stunt work in Hollywood due to rumors that he murdered his wife. Actress Sharon Tate (Robbie) and her husband, director Roman Polanski (Zawierucha), have moved next door to Dalton, who dreams of befriending them as a means of reviving his declining acting career. That night, Tate and Polanski attend a celebrity-filled party at the Playboy Mansion.
The next day, while repairing Dalton’s TV antenna, Booth reminisces about a sparring contest he had with Bruce Lee on the set of The Green Hornet which resulted in Booth being fired. Meanwhile, Charles Manson (Herriman) stops by the Polanski residence looking for music producer Terry Melcher, who used to live there, but is turned away by Jay Sebring (Hirsch). Tate goes for errands and stops at a movie theater to watch herself in the film The Wrecking Crew.
While driving Dalton’s car, Booth picks up a female hitchhiker named Pussycat, whom he takes to Spahn Ranch, where Booth once worked on the set of Bounty Law. He takes notice of the many hippies living there (the Manson Family). Suspecting they may be taking advantage of the ranch’s owner, George Spahn (Dern), Booth insists on checking on him despite “Squeaky” Fromme’s (Fanning) objections. Booth finally speaks with Spahn, who dismisses his concerns. Upon leaving, Booth discovers that Steve “Clem” Grogan has slashed a tire on Dalton’s car; Booth beats him and forces him to change the tire. Tex Watson is summoned to deal with the situation but he arrives as Booth is driving away.
Dalton is cast to play the villain in the pilot of Lancer, and strikes up a conversation with his eight-year-old co-star, Trudi Fraser. Dalton struggles to remember his lines and later suffers a breakdown in his trailer. He subsequently delivers a performance that impresses Fraser and the director, Sam Wanamaker, bolstering his confidence. After watching Dalton’s guest performance on an episode of The F.B.I., Schwarz books him as the lead in Sergio Corbucci’s next Spaghetti Western, Nebraska Jim. Dalton takes Booth with him for a six-month stint in Italy, during which he appears in two additional Westerns and a Eurospy comedy, and marries Italian starlet Francesca Capucci. With a new wife, Dalton informs Booth he can no longer afford his services.
On the evening of their first day back in Los Angeles, Dalton and Booth go out for drinks to commemorate their time working together and then return to Dalton’s house. Tate and Sebring go out for dinner with friends and then return to Tate’s house. Booth smokes an acid-laced cigarette purchased from a hippy girl in the street and takes Brandy for a walk while Dalton prepares drinks. Manson Family members Tex, Sadie, Flower Child, and Katie arrive outside in preparation to murder everyone in Tate’s house. Dalton hears the car and orders them to get off his street. Changing their plans, the Manson Family members decide to instead kill Dalton after Sadie reasons that Hollywood has “taught them to murder.” Flower Child deserts the group, speeding off with their car. They break into Dalton’s house and confront Capucci and Booth, who recognizes them from his visit to Spahn Ranch. Booth orders Brandy to attack, and together they kill Katie and Tex and injure Sadie, though Booth is stabbed and knocked unconscious in the altercation. Sadie stumbles outside, alarming Dalton, who is in his pool listening to music on headphones, oblivious to the mayhem. Dalton retrieves a flamethrower that he had previously used in a movie and incinerates Sadie. After Booth is taken to the hospital to treat his injuries, Sebring engages Dalton in conversation outside and Dalton receives an invitation to have a drink with Tate and her friends at her house, which he accepts.
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Music
Track listing
- “Treat Her Right” – Roy Head and the Traits
- “Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man” – Bob Seger System
- “Hush” – Deep Purple
- “Hector” – The Village Callers
- “Son of a Lovin’ Man” – Buchanan Brothers
- “Paxton Quigley’s Had the Course” – Chad & Jeremy
- “Hungry” – Paul Revere & the Raiders
- “Good Thing” – Paul Revere & the Raiders
- “Choo Choo Train” – The Box Tops
- “Jenny Take a Ride” – Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
- “Kentucky Woman” – Deep Purple
- “The Circle Game” – Buffy Sainte-Marie
- “Mrs. Robinson” – Simon & Garfunkel
- “Bring a Little Lovin'” – Los Bravos
- “Hey Little Girl” – Dee Clark
- “Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show” – Neil Diamond
- “Don’t Chase Me Around” – Robert Corff
- “Mr. Sun, Mr. Moon” (feat. Mark Lindsay) – Paul Revere & the Raiders
- “California Dreamin'” – José Feliciano
- “Dinamite Jim” – I Cantori Moderni Di Alessandroni
- “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” – Vanilla Fudge
- “Miss Lily Langtry” – Maurice Jarre
Oscars: How ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Fared
Tarantino’s love letter to Hollywood took home two wins for supporting actor and production design.
Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood took home two awards at the 2020 Oscars on Sunday, after having been nominated for ten.
The film, which follows actor Rick Dalton (DiCaprio) and his stuntman Cliff Booth (Pitt) struggling to find meaningful work in a fast-changing 1969 Hollywood, snagged honors for best supporting actor and production design.
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Review
I would like to preface this review by expressing that I didn’t particularly love this film as much as I expected to. Like many others, Tarantino is one of my favorite directors. I respect his fundamental consistency and his creative license above all else, and he lets both of those aspects shine through brightly in his 9th undertaking. It was this particular flavor of storytelling that he used this time around that I wasn’t fond of. There was nothing difficult to follow about it, but it just didn’t want to piece itself together into any coherent arcs. I can certainly appreciate that this was the feel Tarantino was going for, but it was not one I could appreciate during my viewing. With that being said, the story wraps up into a bizarre, unique, and satisfying conclusion that reminded me why I will always be in theaters for this director. What makes Tarantino so great is that he maintains such sound film fundamentals when taking on these strange and creative projects. His actors blew their roles out of the water, his cinematographer enhanced their potent performances further, and his set/costume decorators crafted a world of immersion. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is not a film everyone will love, but it is a film everyone should see.
