Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019
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Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
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Title: Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Original Title: Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Year: 2019

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Release Dates

  • UK: August 14 2019
  • United States: July 26 2019

Plot

In the summer of 1969 in Los Angeles, alcoholic actor Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio, 'The Wolf of Wall Street') and his long-term stuntman and best friend, Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt, 'Ad Astra'), watch their fame diminish as Rick struggles to find meaning in the changing landscape of Hollywood after a successful career as a leading actor in 1950s Westerns. Living next door to Dalton is Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie, 'I, Tonya') and her husband Roman Polanski (Rafal Zawierucha, 'Jack Strong'), who Dalton hopes can propel him back towards stardom with their connections to this "new" Hollywood that he is struggling to recognise and in which he doesn't feel he belongs. In the days approaching the famous Tate-LaBianca murders, Cliff notices that Spahn Ranch, a former filming location for himself and Rick, has turned into a hippy commune that revolves around Charles Manson (Damon Herriman, 'Mr Inbetween'). In this reimagining of 1960s Hollywood and the Manson family, Quentin Tarantino rewrites the brutal murder of Sharon Tate and her unborn child whilst also penning a love letter to Old Hollywood.

'One Upon a Time in Hollywood' is written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Also joining the cast are Emile Hirsch ('Into the Wild'), Austin Butler ('The Shannara Chronicles'), Dakota Fanning ('The Alienist'), Al Pacino ('The Godfather') and Margaret Qualley ('Fosse/Verdon').

Awards

  • 2020 Academy Awards (Oscars): 11 2
  • 2020 Golden Globes: 5 3
  • 2020 BAFTA Awards: 10 1

Cast

Director:

Quentin Tarantino Quentin Tarantino

Austin Butler

Austin Butler

Charles "Tex" Watson

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio

Rick Dalton

Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

Cliff Booth

Margot Robbie

Margot Robbie

Sharon Tate

Al Pacino

Al Pacino

Marvin Schwarzs

Damon Herriman

Damon Herriman

Charles Manson

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Trivia

#MeToo

Quentin Tarantino was scheduled to make the film for The Weinstein Company. When news broke out about the sexual assault allegations against co-chairman Harvey Weinstein, Tarantino severed ties with The Weinstein Company and essentially began summoning studio executives to his agent's office to read copies of his Manson script. The project was already one of the most anticipated and promising projects on the board at the time. After reading the script, each studio -- Warner Bros., Universal, Sony, and Paramount, most prominently -- were welcome to make a bid for the theatrical right before a second round of bids pitched to Tarantino himself. Sony won the theatrical rights in the bidding war.

Looking for the big door

The film will debut in the 72th Cannes Awards.

A sad replacement

Burt Reynolds was originally cast as George Spahn, the ranch owner, but he sadly passed away weeks before he was scheduled to shoot his scenes.

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