Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Spoiler alert! Please do not read the following plot summary if you have not seen the film.In February 1969, Hollywood actor Rick Dalton, star of 1950s Western television series Bounty Law, fears his career is over. Casting agent Marvin Schwarzs advises him to make Spaghetti Westerns, which Dalton feels are beneath him. Dalton's friend and stunt double, Cliff Booth – a war veteran who lives in a trailer with his pit bull, Brandy – drives Dalton around because Dalton's alcoholism has resulted in multiple DUIs. Booth struggles to find work since his wife's death whom he is rumored to have murdered. Actress Sharon Tate and her husband, director Roman Polanski, have moved next door to Dalton, who dreams of befriending them to restore his status. That night, Tate and Polanski attend a celebrity-filled party at the Playboy Mansion.

The next day, Booth repairs Dalton's TV antenna. He reminisces about a sparring contest he had with Bruce Lee on The Green Hornet set, resulting in Booth being fired. Charles Manson stops by the Polanski residence looking for Terry Melcher, who used to live there, but is turned away by Sebring. While driving Dalton's car, Booth picks up a hitchhiker, "Pussycat". He drops her off at Spahn Ranch, where Booth once filmed Bounty Law. He notices the hippies living there (the Manson Family), suspecting they are taking advantage of the owner, George Spahn. Booth insists on checking on him despite "Squeaky"'s objections. Spahn dismisses Booth's fears. Booth discovers that "Clem" slashed a tire on Dalton's car; Booth beats him and forces him to change it. "Tex", is asked to deal with the situation but arrives as Booth drives away. Tate goes for a walk and stops at a movie theater to watch herself in The Wrecking Crew.

Dalton plays a villain on the pilot of Lancer, and strikes up a conversation with his eight-year-old co-star, Trudi Fraser. Dalton struggles with his dialogue. After having a breakdown in his trailer, Dalton delivers a performance that impresses Fraser and the director, Sam Wanamaker, bolstering Dalton's confidence. After watching Dalton's guest performance on an episode of The F.B.I., Schwarzs books him as the lead of Sergio Corbucci's next Western, Nebraska Jim. Dalton takes Booth with him for a stint in Italy, during which he appears in two additional Westerns and a Eurospy comedy, and marries Italian starlet Francesca Capucci.

Returning home, Dalton informs Booth he can no longer afford his services. They go out for drinks, then return to Dalton's home. Booth smokes an acid-laced cigarette and takes Brandy for a walk. "Tex", "Sadie", "Flower Child", and "Katie" park outside in preparation to murder everyone in Tate's house. Dalton hears the car and orders them to leave. Changing their plans, they decide to kill Dalton after "Sadie" reasons Hollywood "taught them to murder". "Flower Child" drives off, deserting the other three. They break into Dalton's house and confront Capucci and Booth, who recognizes them from Spahn Ranch. Booth orders Brandy to attack, and together they kill "Katie" and "Tex" and severely injure "Sadie". She stumbles outside, alarming Dalton, who was listening to music on headphones, oblivious to the mayhem. He retrieves a flamethrower and incinerates her. Booth is hospitalized, Sebring engages Dalton in conversation, and Tate invites Dalton over for drinks.

'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' is as an ode to Hollywood and the classic era of television and movies. It is the tale of a former TV star played by Leonardo DiCaprio and his stunt double pal played by Brad Pitt, struggling to make it in Hollywood in the era of 1969.

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