Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is a 2019 comedy-drama film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Quentin Tarantino's ninth feature film is a story that takes place in Los Angeles in 1969, at the height of hippy Hollywood. The two lead characters are Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio), former star of a western TV series, and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt). Both are struggling to make it in a Hollywood they don't recognize anymore. But Rick has a very famous next-door neighbor...Sharon Tate.
The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 26 and in the United Kingdom on August 14. It has grossed $371 million worldwide, with The Hollywood Reporter writing that critics had "an overall positive view" of the film, calling it "Tarantino's love letter to '60s L.A." and praising its cast and setting, though some were "divided on its ending".
RATINGS 7.9/10 on IMDb85% on Rotten Tomatoes 83% on Metacritic
Genre: Drama/ThrillerRuntime: 2h 40mins
CAST
CONTROVERSIESPortrayal of Bruce Lee: The depiction of Bruce Lee drew criticism. Fans and contemporaries of Lee took issue with his portrayal. Lee's daughter,Shannon, stated: "[Lee] was continuously marginalized and treated like kind of a nuisance of a human being by white Hollywood, which is how he's treated in the film by [Tarantino]." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who Lee trained and appeared with in Game of Death, stated: "Of course, Tarantino has the artistic right to portray Bruce any way he wants. But to do so in such a sloppy and somewhat racist way is a failure both as an artist and as a human being."
Portrayal of Sharon Tate: Tarantino gave an early script to a representative of Roman Polanski, Tate's husband, to assure him that "he didn't have anything to worry about". Tarantino stated: "When it comes to Polanski, we're talking about a tragedy that would be unfathomable for most human beings."
The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 26 and in the United Kingdom on August 14. It has grossed $371 million worldwide, with The Hollywood Reporter writing that critics had "an overall positive view" of the film, calling it "Tarantino's love letter to '60s L.A." and praising its cast and setting, though some were "divided on its ending".
RATINGS 7.9/10 on IMDb85% on Rotten Tomatoes 83% on Metacritic
Genre: Drama/ThrillerRuntime: 2h 40mins
CAST
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Rick Dalton
- Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth
- Margaret Qualley as "Pussycat"
- Julia Butters as Trudi Fraser
- Austin Butler as "Tex"
- Dakota Fanning as "Squeaky"
- Al Pacino as Marvin Schwarzs
- Brenda Vaccaro as Mary Alice Schwarzs
- Lorenza Izzo as Francesca Capucci
- Lena Dunham as "Gypsy"
- Madisen Beaty as "Katie"
- Mikey Madison as "Sadie"
- James Landry Hébert as "Clem"
- Maya Hawke as "Flower Child"
- Sydney Sweeney as "Snake"
- Harley Quinn Smith as "Froggie"
- Dallas Jay Hunter as "Delilah"
- Kansas Bowling as "Blue"
- Parker Love Bowling as "Tadpole"
- Cassidy Vick Hice as "Sundance"
- Ruby Rose Skotchdopole as "Butterfly"
- Danielle Harris as "Angel"
- Josephine Valentina Clark as "Happy Cappy"
- Ronnie Zappa as "Top Hat"
- Dyani Del Castillo as "Pebbles"
- Scoot McNairy as "Business" Bob Gilbert on Lancer
- Clifton Collins Jr. as Ernesto "The Mexican" Vaquero on Lancer
- Marco Rodríguez as the bartender on Lancer
- Courtney Hoffman as Rebekka
- Heba Thorisdottir as Sonya
- Rachel Redleaf as Mama Cass
- Spencer Garrett as Allen Kincade
- Clu Gulager as the Larry Edmunds Bookshop owner
- Martin Kove as a Bounty Law Sheriff
- Rebecca Gayheart as Billie Booth
- Kurt Russell as Randy Miller and the narrator
- Zoë Bell as Janet Miller
- Michael Madsen as Sheriff Hackett onBounty Law
- Perla Haney-Jardine as a hippie drug dealer
- James Remar as "Ugly Owl" Hoot onBounty Law
- Kate Berlant as the Bruin Theater ticket booth attendant
- Daniella Pick as Daphna Ben-Cobo
- Monica Staggs as Connie
- Tom Hartig as Bill "Sweet William" Fritsch
- Omar Doom as Donnie
- David Steen as Straight Satan David
- Corey Burton as the Bounty Law promo announcer
- Toni Basil as a dancer
- Rage Stewart as Harvey "Humble Harve" Miller
- Quentin Tarantino as the offscreen director of the Red Apple cigarettes TV commercial. He can also be heard announcing the title of Bounty Law.
- Ramón Franco as a Land Pirate onLancer and Rubén, the Bruin Theater manager
- Raul Cardona as "Bad Guy" Delgado onLancer
- Maurice Compte, Vincent Laresca, Lew Temple, Craig Stark, JLouis Mills, Eddie Perez, Gilbert Saldivar, and Keith Jefferson as the other Land Pirates onLancer.
- Sayuri as Brandy, Cliff Booth's pit bull
- James Marsden as Burt Reynolds(extended release)
CONTROVERSIESPortrayal of Bruce Lee: The depiction of Bruce Lee drew criticism. Fans and contemporaries of Lee took issue with his portrayal. Lee's daughter,Shannon, stated: "[Lee] was continuously marginalized and treated like kind of a nuisance of a human being by white Hollywood, which is how he's treated in the film by [Tarantino]." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who Lee trained and appeared with in Game of Death, stated: "Of course, Tarantino has the artistic right to portray Bruce any way he wants. But to do so in such a sloppy and somewhat racist way is a failure both as an artist and as a human being."
Portrayal of Sharon Tate: Tarantino gave an early script to a representative of Roman Polanski, Tate's husband, to assure him that "he didn't have anything to worry about". Tarantino stated: "When it comes to Polanski, we're talking about a tragedy that would be unfathomable for most human beings."
Debra Tate, Sharon's sister, initially opposed the film, saying it was exploitative and perpetuated mistruths: "To celebrate the killers and the darkest portion of society as being sexy or acceptable in any way, shape or form is just perpetuating the worst of our society." After Tarantino contacted her and showed her the script, she withdrew opposition, saying: "This movie is not what people would expect it to be when you combine the Tarantino and Manson names." She felt that Tarantino was a "very stand-up guy"; after visiting the set, she was especially impressed with Robbie, and lent her some of Sharon's jewelry to wear in the film.
The Mason Family: Charles Manson was convicted of the murders of Tate and four others, despite not being present, due mostly to a theory stating he was trying to instigate anapocalyptic race war, in the end leaving only black Muslims and the Manson Family. The black Muslims would eventually look to Manson to lead them. According to some, Manson referred to the race war as Helter Skelter, getting the name from the song of the same name.
Musician and filmmaker Boots Riley criticized the film for not portraying Helter Skelter or depicting the Family as white supremacists.
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