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The final timeframe is one that might ring a bell: August 8, 1969. So what actually happened in the Once Upon a Time.In Hollywood ending? She takes in the audience's reaction to her work with much enjoyment. Sharon, meanwhile, spends the afternoon listening to music and heading to a screening of her own new release movie, The Wrecking Crew, in which she stars alongside Dean Martin. He feels like something isn't right, and after a few wild happenings, he flees. As Cliff used to film there with Rick, he heads over to check it out.
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While Rick goes through the motions to get his TV part (on the real-life show Lancer ) right, Cliff picks up a hitchhiker named Pussycat who turns out to be a member of the Manson Family, who are squatting at Spahn Ranch. The second time period finds Rick and Cliff separated, as Rick is filming a guest spot on a TV show and Cliff has blown his relationship with the show's stunt coordinator in the past (a brilliant flashback sequence shows Cliff fighting a hyper-confident Bruce Lee, played by Mike Moh). Sharon Tate, a carefree, kind-hearted, up-and-coming actress keeps company with her husband, the director Roman Polanski (Rick lives next door to the couple, and desperately wants to work with Polanski), and celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring. Where Rick is an insecure mess, feeling older and with less of a place in the industry every day, Cliff carries an effortless confidence everywhere he goes. Cliff, who may or may not have killed his wife, is a cool breeze stuntman who drives Rick everywhere and always has his back.
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Rick is a former TV star who's foray into movies didn't go as planned, and he's desperately trying to make his way back, settling for a series of TV guest spots playing the villain. In Hollywood takes place in three distinct time periods: the first, where we first meet Rick and Cliff, establishes the characters.
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The movie is not only an exploration of two lead characters unlike any others in Tarantino's repertoire, but also a statement about violence, an era, movies, and Hollywood itself. With the idea of Old Hollywood, and movie stardom as central themes, it's a movie that Tarantino-a movie buff through and through-felt destined to make, and the ending seems to speak strongly to that love of film. That being said, Once Upon a Time's ending feels almost engineered to spark discussion, and it's a discussion we're happy to be a part of. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play While Tarantino's repertoire of films often goes to extreme places, Once Upon a Time often feels restrained the warmth throughout is rare within this director's movies. At first, the movie's plot was kept secret-all we knew was that it somehow involved The Manson Family, and that DiCaprio and Pitt would be playing fictional actor Rick Dalton and stuntman Cliff Booth, respectively (Margot Robbie plays Sharon Tate).īut the movie has now been out for more than six months, and people have had time to see, digest, and understand it. In fact, it's nominated for 10 Oscars, including Tarantino himself (for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay), and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt (the heavy favorite to win his first Oscar in the Best Supporting Actor category). If you haven't seen it yet and plan to, you should probably stop reading right now!īy now, Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time.In Hollywood is no secret to anyone. Warning: this story includes spoilers for the ending of Once Upon a Time. You might be confused by the movie's ending-that's OK.It's expected to earn Brad Pitt, who plays Cliff Booth, his first Oscar for acting.

In Hollywood is nominated for 10 Academy Awards.
