Quentin Tarantino sure likes to play with history. He did this, most jarringly, in 2009’s Inglorious Basterds. Believe it or not, Hitler was not roasted in a movie theater and peppered with bullets by avenging Jews. This year, when Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood premiered, fans got to wondering if Tarantino would be telling the real story of the Manson murders, or some fantasy version. If you’ve seen the movie, you know that the historical record was altered just a little. However, careful attention to detail was a priority for the film, its researchers working hard to …
Just because the movie ended doesn’t mean Rick Dalton’s story was over.
Which real-life actors inspired Quentin Tarantino to create Once Upon a Time in Hollywood's Rick Dalton? We break down the most relevant names.
Quentin Tarantino’s new film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood presents a unique sort of release scenario. There are only three main characters in the film, but all three are played by the biggest movie stars in the world—you’re not going to see Leonardo DiCaprio or Brad Pitt going all-out to do press. The same goes for Tarantino, who’s a star in his own right, which means interviews are few and far between. So that’s why it’s a delight to see DiCaprio and Tarantino sat down for a 14-minute deep-dive into …
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is mainly about the career of Rick Dalton, played by Leonardo DiCaprio. Here is every movie and TV show Dalton stars in.
Quentin Tarantino’s next film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, is about, well, Hollywood, so it’s only appropriate that the marketing for the film leans into the self-reflexive nature of the 1969-set film. Leonardo DiCaprio leads the cast as Rick Dalton, a mildly famous TV actor who’s having trouble transitioning into movies. In a new poster released for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, we actually get a look at a poster for a movie within the movie, the Rick Dalton vehicle Operazione Dyn-O-Mite!. It looks incredibly silly and completely believable. This is …