Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood (2019)

A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the final years of Hollywood's Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.

Director:

Quentin Tarantino

Writer:

Quentin Tarantino

Stars:

Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie

Won 2 Oscars. Another 127 wins & 345 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leonardo DiCaprio	...	Rick Dalton
Brad Pitt	...	Cliff Booth
Margot Robbie	...	Sharon Tate
Emile Hirsch	...	Jay Sebring
Margaret Qualley	...	Pussycat
Timothy Olyphant	...	James Stacy
Julia Butters	...	Trudi Fraser
Austin Butler	...	Tex Watson
Dakota Fanning	...	Squeaky Fromme
Bruce Dern	...	George Spahn
Mike Moh	...	Bruce Lee
Luke Perry	...	Wayne Maunder
Damian Lewis	...	Steve McQueen
Al Pacino	...	Marvin Schwarz
Nicholas Hammond	...	Sam Wanamaker

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

white miniskirt | visible midriff | nagging wife | flaunting girl | miniskirt with boots | 

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Taglines:

The 9th Film from Quentin Tarantino.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language throughout, some strong graphic violence, drug use, and sexual references

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the scene in which George Spahn is struggling to identify Cliff Booth, he mishears his name as John Wilkes Booth. John Wilkes Booth was the man who assassinated president Abraham Lincoln on April 15 1865. The woman who questions Cliff before allowing him to enter, and sitting one room away from this exchange, is infamous Charles Manson acolyte Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme. On September 5 1975, Fromme made an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate President Gerald Ford. Interestingly, Lincoln was assassinated in Ford's Theatre in Washington DC, and Fromme's attempt on Ford was in Capitol Park after he had entered from Lincoln street in Sacramento, California.

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Goofs

The first time we see, and hear, Cliff Booth driving off from Rick Dalton's home, in Cliff's own car, a vintage VW Karmann Ghia, he drives off with the car's engine in high gear. However, the sound we hear seems not to be that of a the typical air-cooled engine VW motor, but more of that of a sports care with a conventional engine.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Bounty Law Promo Announcer: This man is worth 500 dollars. And this man's going to collect. He's Jake Cahill, and he lives by... "Bounty Law".

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Crazy Credits

A radio ad for Batman (1966) plays during the end credits.

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Alternate Versions

In October 2019, an extended cut of the film was released in selected theaters with an additional 10 minutes, made up of 4 new scenes which include an extended version of the opening scene, two fake commercials and a new after-credits scene.

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Connections

Featured in Good Morning Britain: Episode dated 31 July 2019 (2019)

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Soundtracks

Can't Turn You Loose
Written by Otis Redding
Performed by Wayne Cochran and the C.C. Ryders (as Wayne Cochran and C.C. Riders)
Courtesy of Gusto Records, Inc.

User Reviews

The more you appreciate cinema as an art, the more you will like this film

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.

Details

Official Sites:

Columbia TriStar - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Magazine Official Facebook

Country:

USA UK China

Language:

English Italian Spanish German

Release Date:

26 July 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$41,082,018, 28 July 2019

Gross USA:

$142,502,728

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$374,343,626

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Bona Film Group, Heyday Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

161 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1) Dolby Atmos Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1