Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
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Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood is a 2019 film directed by Quentin Tarantino. The movie is set in 1969 Los Angeles and follows the story of a fading actor and his stunt double. Their lives intersect with figures from the era, including Charles Manson and his followers, whose notoriety stemmed from a series of gruesome murders. The film blends fictional narratives with historical events, offering a stylized look at Hollywood and the cultural shifts of the late 1960s. It received critical acclaim and several awards, including Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture and Best Screenplay.1234
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Charles MansonFilms and books… (1976) and Quentin Tarantino’s fictional Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (2019) and the documentaries Manson Speaks: Inside the Mind of a Madman (2017), Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes (2018), Errol Morris’s CHAOS: The Manson Murders (2025), and the 2020 miniseries Helter Skelter: An American Myth.
Read More… (1976) and Quentin Tarantino’s fictional Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (2019) and the documentaries Manson Speaks: Inside the Mind of a Madman (2017), Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes (2018), Errol Morris’s CHAOS: The Manson Murders (2025), and the 2020 miniseries Helter Skelter: An American Myth.
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Manson FamilyAftermath…director Quentin Tarantino’s fictionalized film Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (2019) and journalist Tom O’Neill’s revisionist history Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties (2019; with Dan Piepenbring) shows a continual fascination with the group and case in the public psyche.
Read More…director Quentin Tarantino’s fictionalized film Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (2019) and journalist Tom O’Neill’s revisionist history Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties (2019; with Dan Piepenbring) shows a continual fascination with the group and case in the public psyche.
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Austin ButlerCareer shift and stardom…role in Quentin Tarantino’s acclaimed Once Upon A Time…in Hollywood (2019), a dramedy set in Los Angeles in 1969. It starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, and Butler played Tex Watson, a follower of Charles Manson. Also in 2019 Butler appeared in Jim Jarmusch’s The Dead Don’t Die, a comedic…
Read More…role in Quentin Tarantino’s acclaimed Once Upon A Time…in Hollywood (2019), a dramedy set in Los Angeles in 1969. It starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, and Butler played Tex Watson, a follower of Charles Manson. Also in 2019 Butler appeared in Jim Jarmusch’s The Dead Don’t Die, a comedic…
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Leonardo DiCaprioThe Revenant, Django Unchained, and Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood…the screen, starring in Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood. The movie—which centers on a washed-up actor (DiCaprio) and his stunt double (Brad Pitt) in 1969 Los Angeles—received a standing ovation when it premiered at the Cannes film festival in 2019, and for his performance DiCaprio earned his sixth Oscar…
Read More…the screen, starring in Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood. The movie—which centers on a washed-up actor (DiCaprio) and his stunt double (Brad Pitt) in 1969 Los Angeles—received a standing ovation when it premiered at the Cannes film festival in 2019, and for his performance DiCaprio earned his sixth Oscar…
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Lena DunhamLater projects…later appeared in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (2019). In 2024 she costarred in Treasure as a journalist who makes a trip to Poland with her father (Stephen Fry), a Holocaust survivor.
Read More…later appeared in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (2019). In 2024 she costarred in Treasure as a journalist who makes a trip to Poland with her father (Stephen Fry), a Holocaust survivor.
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Damian LewisSteve McQueen in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (2019). Lewis’s other films include the dramedy Dream Horse (2020). He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2014.
Read MoreSteve McQueen in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (2019). Lewis’s other films include the dramedy Dream Horse (2020). He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2014.
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Mikey MadisonActing career…in Quentin Tarantino’s award-winning film Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, playing a fictionalized version of Susan “Sadie” Atkins, a follower of Charles Manson who was convicted alongside five others in the 1969 murder of actress Sharon Tate.
Read More…in Quentin Tarantino’s award-winning film Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, playing a fictionalized version of Susan “Sadie” Atkins, a follower of Charles Manson who was convicted alongside five others in the 1969 murder of actress Sharon Tate.
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Al PacinoAcademy Award and later films…colorful characters in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (2019). He then costarred with De Niro in The Irishman (2019), his first film with director Martin Scorsese. In the mob drama, which received a theatrical release before airing on Netflix, Pacino played labor leader Jimmy Hoffa, whose disappearance in…
Read More…colorful characters in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (2019). He then costarred with De Niro in The Irishman (2019), his first film with director Martin Scorsese. In the mob drama, which received a theatrical release before airing on Netflix, Pacino played labor leader Jimmy Hoffa, whose disappearance in…
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Brad PittOnce Upon a Time…in Hollywood and later movies…later reteamed with Tarantino in Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (2019), playing the stunt double of a washed-up actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) in 1969 Los Angeles. For his performance, Pitt earned both an Oscar and a Golden Globe Award for best supporting actor. Also in 2019 he starred as an astronaut…
Read More…later reteamed with Tarantino in Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (2019), playing the stunt double of a washed-up actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) in 1969 Los Angeles. For his performance, Pitt earned both an Oscar and a Golden Globe Award for best supporting actor. Also in 2019 he starred as an astronaut…
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Margaret QualleyEarly acting roles…Pitt’s character in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, she began to book more projects. She portrayed American dancer Ann Reinking in the TV miniseries Fosse/Verdon (2019) and memoirist Joanna Rakoff in My Salinger Year (2020).
Read More…Pitt’s character in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, she began to book more projects. She portrayed American dancer Ann Reinking in the TV miniseries Fosse/Verdon (2019) and memoirist Joanna Rakoff in My Salinger Year (2020).
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Margot RobbieFrom ice-skating as Tonya Harding to waltzing as Harley Quinn…Sharon Tate in Quentin Tarantino’s Once upon a Time…in Hollywood (2019). Also that year she played a bank robber in a Dust Bowl drama, Dreamland, which she produced through LuckyChap Entertainment, a production company that she cofounded with her husband Tom Ackerley in 2014.
Read More…Sharon Tate in Quentin Tarantino’s Once upon a Time…in Hollywood (2019). Also that year she played a bank robber in a Dust Bowl drama, Dreamland, which she produced through LuckyChap Entertainment, a production company that she cofounded with her husband Tom Ackerley in 2014.
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Kurt Russell…a stunt coordinator in Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, a dramedy set in 1969 Los Angeles.
Read More…a stunt coordinator in Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, a dramedy set in 1969 Los Angeles.
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Sydney SweeneyBreakthrough parts and stardom… leader Charles Manson’s “Family,” in Once upon a Time…in Hollywood. Additionally, she garnered critical acclaim for portraying American former intelligence specialist and whistleblower Reality Winner in the biopic Reality (2023). Her other credits from 2023 include the popular rom-com Anyone but You. The following year Sweeney starred alongside Dakota Johnson…
Read More… leader Charles Manson’s “Family,” in Once upon a Time…in Hollywood. Additionally, she garnered critical acclaim for portraying American former intelligence specialist and whistleblower Reality Winner in the biopic Reality (2023). Her other credits from 2023 include the popular rom-com Anyone but You. The following year Sweeney starred alongside Dakota Johnson…
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