Quentin Tarantino’s latest film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood captures the golden age of cinema before it changed forever. Leonardo DiCaprio plays Rick Dalton, a television star who makes his way around Hollywood joined with his long-time stunt double Cliff Booth, played by Brad Pitt.
Before the film’s release, Tarantino teamed up with Sony Pictures to create a list of films that played a role in the development of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Get ready for Tarantino’s latest feature film by checking out these movies below:
Arizona Raiders’
When a gang of outlaws is nearly destroyed by a group of Arizona Rangers, two of the captured outlaws agree to help them finish the job. The film stars Audie Murphy, a famous genre actor, who inspired Leonardo DiCaprio’s character in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
‘Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice’
Bob Sanders and his wife, Carol, attend a group therapy session and then begin to chastise their closest friends Ted and Alice for not being more in touch with their feelings. The film stars Natalie Wood, Robert Culp, Elliot Gould, and Dyan Cannon. The movie was nominated for four Academy Awards.
“But this time, the bark was much worse than the bite, and after a couple of days, John was brought right back onto the set,” Hourly History concluded.
John Wayne hit big moving to Warner Bros.
Hangman’s House was enough for Wayne to pursue his interest with other studios. He worked at Warner Bros. as an extra on Noah’s Ark. Hourly History reports that director Raoul Walsh saw Wayne moving luggage around as a part of his prop job. The actor’s good looks ultimately got him the lead role in a Western called Saturday Evening Post.
This fateful moment officially set Wayne’s career on the path to success. He boasted his iconic delivery that would later become legendary across the entertainment industry, which continues to inspire filmmaking and television to this day.
‘Cactus Flower’
Directed by Gene Saks, Cactus Flower is about a dentist who is so afraid of commitment that he pretends to be married to avoid serious relationships. This classic comedy stars Walter Matthau, Goldie Hawn, and Ingrid Bergman. This film was Goldie Hawn’s breakout role.
‘Easy Rider’
Two motorcyclists travel from Los Angeles to New Orleans on a quest for spiritual enlightenment in this counterculture classic. The film stars Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper. Easy Rider played a huge role in launching the new Hollywood movement that would consume the 1970s
‘Battle of the Coral Sea’
In the early 1940s, a submarine commander secretly photographs Japanese aircraft carriers in the Coral Sea, but he is forced to surrender once his submarine is damaged. The commander and his crew are forced to go to a Japanese POW camp where they must plan to escape. The film stars Cliff Robertson, Gia Scala, and Teru Shimada.
‘Getting Straight’
Richard Rush’s Getting Straight follows a Vietnam veteran who returns to college and is torn between his desire to become a teacher and his sympathy for student protestors. Like Easy Rider, Getting Straight played a role in providing the foundation for the new Hollywood era of the 1970s.
‘The Wrecking Crew’
Sharon Tate stars in this spy comedy about a highly-skilled secret agent, played by Dean Martin, who must pair up with a British spy to catch a thief. Since Margot Robbie plays Sharon Tate in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, it’s easy to see why Tarantino would want to include one of her films in his lineup. The Wrecking Crew was Tate’s last film that she released before her murder in 1969.
‘Model Shop’
Waiting to be drafted, a young man has a bittersweet love affair with a young French woman in Los Angeles. The film was written and directed by Jacques Demy and stars Anouk Aimée, Gary Lockwood, and Alexandra Hay.
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