Where the book shines as its own creation, however, is in its. A cute, short, talented guys who look like 12 year old boys. [33]:46:0048:00 In it, Cliff Booth writes a film for Dalton featuring a flamethrower, which they produce and Dalton directs. [127] Macaulay Culkin auditioned for an undisclosed role. Actor Rick Dalton gained fame and fortune by starring in a 1950s television Western . [219] This happens in the film, with Jay Sebring in place of Altobelli and Hatami. He also brought first-time collaborators, production designer Barbara Ling, based on her work recreating historical settings in The Doors, and costume designer Arianne Phillips. "[7] The series would be shot in black and white and follow the half-hour format of Western television shows from the 1950s. The film also contains numerous songs and scores not included on the soundtrack, including from artists The Mamas & the Papas and Elmer Bernstein. [128] It was also initially reported that Samuel L. Jackson was in talks for a major role. "[186], David G. Hughes wrote of the symbolized fantasy. In 1978 Polanski directed the film adaptation, Tess (1979), dedicating it to Tate. See the Happy Hippies in 1967", "Spencer Garrett (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Bosch, Star Trek: The Next Generation)", "Oklahoma's Clu Gulager talks friendship with Quentin Tarantino, role in 'Once Upon a TimeIn Hollywood', "Film Review: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood", "Bruce Dern Replaces His Friend Burt Reynolds in Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon A Time in Hollywood', "Commentary: Charles Manson was a white supremacist. She writes the exorcism and revenge of the film are not only through the violence but also because "the film denies Manson a meaningful presence," demythologizing him and "reduc[ing] him to a cameo, expos[ing] the Manson Family as inept, and mak[ing] Sharon Tate the story's beating heart. Dalton and Booth represent the duality of attitudes towards "their seeming impending obsolesce." and Company, Lady in Cement, Three in the Attic, and The Wrecking Crew, in which Sharon Tate appears as Freya Carlson. This allows Booth's imagination to run wild thanks to the acid. [107] On February 28, 2018, the film was titled Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, with Pitt cast as Cliff Booth. The posters for the two films are the same, except with Dalton replacing George Maharis. Hughes wrote that by switching the real-life violence by Manson Family members with movie violence instead directed at them, "Tarantino is making a firm distinction between cruel real-world violence and ethical, cathartic fantasy violence. Comscore reported that 47% of audience members went to see the film because of who the director was (compared to the typical 7%) and 37% went because of the cast (compared to normally 18%). He wrote how Dalton's stress and psychological issues prevent him from being a symbol of fantasy for the audience. Booth throws a can at her face and signals Brandy to attack her. Lee laughed and told him he was "lucky it is a TV show. [4] By some estimates, the film needed to gross around $250million worldwide in order to break-even,[155] with others estimating it would need to make $400million in order to turn a profit. Hart states "the artistic masterstroke" comes in the end when Tate is heard "as a disembodied voice speaking from that alternative reality, that terrestrial paradise that evil could not enter. Meanwhile, Booth comes in to handle the dangerous stuff on another Western set where he also triumphs. That's a little Chinese hand. The Gossip Girl actress plays a real-life actress and neighbour to Sharon Tate. [152] In April 2020 Media Play News magazine announced Once Upon a Time in Hollywood earned Title of the Year and Best Theatrical Home release in the 10th annual Home Media Awards. Within the film one can interpret Billie's death as Cliff's speargun accidentally going off in the same vein as Vincent's gun, or as a cold blooded murder by Cliff and a cover up, or in a number of other scenarios. [11], Several important scenes were shot at the Musso & Frank Grill, which was a "must have" location for Tarantino according to Rick Schuler, supervising location manager. In its foundations, its so breathtakingly right-wing it could have been made by Mel Gibson. [221], In the film, Atkins convinces the others to seek revenge by killing Rick Dalton, star of a TV western. Saying that portraying The Manson Family as hippies is "a more bankable image than Manson the ignorant white supremacist. A feat that could not have been achieved by either the actor or stuntman alone, but only together. . They were tired of getting hurt." "[133][138] In order to build the Lancer set Ling watched "Enormous amounts of episodes" of the series. I wanted you to see Sharon a lot. Look at my hand. [150] The studio spent around $110million marketing the film. hair department head (as Janine Rath-Thompson), second second assistant director (as Brendan 'Bear' Lee), set dresser (as Fred Ortiz) / set dresser, poster designer: Rick Dalton posters (uncredited), additional sound recordist / sound editor, supervising foley artist (as Gary 'Wrecker' Hecker), additional re-recording mixer / additional sound recordist / sound editor, additional sound recordist / supervising sound editor, Additional Boom Operator/Utility (uncredited), visual effects miniatures director of photography, visual effects supervisor: Exceptional Minds, visual effects artist: Exceptional Minds Studio, visual effects artist: for Exceptional Minds [us], Visual Effects Artist: Lola Visual Effects, visual effects artist: Exceptional Minds [US], roto/paint artist: Luma Pictures (uncredited), digital compositor: Luma Pictures (uncredited), vfx production assistant: Luma Pictures (uncredited), senior matte painter: Luma Pictures (uncredited), pre-visualization artist: Day for Nite (uncredited), matchmove lead: Luma Pictures (uncredited), compositing supervisor: Pixel Pirates (uncredited), visual effects producer: Lola vfx (uncredited), jr pipeline technical director: Luma Pictures (uncredited), lighter/compositor: Luma Pictures (uncredited), visual effects artist: Exceptional Minds (uncredited), visual effects executive producer: finishing (uncredited), data wrangler: Luma Pictures (uncredited), lead lighting artist: Luma Pictures (uncredited), compositing & lighting: Luma Pictures (uncredited), lead visual effects artist: Lola vfx (uncredited), r&d developer: Luma Pictures (uncredited), animation supervisor: Luma Pictures (uncredited), lead compositor: Luma Pictures (uncredited), junior pipeline td: Luma Pictures (uncredited), lead compositor: Pixel Pirates (uncredited), pipeline technical director: Luma Pictures (uncredited), stunt double: Lorenza Izzo / stunt performer, motorcycle stunts / stunt performer (as Joey Bucaro), stunt driver / stunt performer (as Gary A. Dionne), Stunt double: Brad Pitt / stunt double / stunt performer / utility stunts, stunt double: James Landry Hbert / stunt performer (as Dylan Vick Hice), stunt double: Austin Butler / stunt performer, stunt double: Mikey Madison / stunt performer, stunt double: Madisen Beaty / stunt performer (as Kimberly Murphy), stunt double: Clifton Collins Jr. / stunt performer, precision driving team coordinator (uncredited), specialty lighting technician (as Nick Kovalenko), underwater camera operator (as Peter Romano), editorial production assistant (as Alana Feldman), film lineup technician (as Mike L. Griffin), color supervisor / digital intermediate colorist, assistant location manager (as Daniel Alvarez), supervising location manager (as Rick Schuler), assistant location manager (as Jacob Torres), locations productions assistant (uncredited), pro tools music playback and recording (uncredited), script supervisor (as Martin 'The Cobra' Kitrosser), transportation coordinator (as Richard Bennetti), driver: Al Pacino (uncredited) / driver: Margot Robbie (uncredited), driver: pursuit process trailer (uncredited), background driver coordinator (uncredited) / picture car driver (uncredited), stand-in: Mr. DiCaprio (as Michael Faradie), production staff: Security Brad Pitt Press Tour, set production assistant (as Jonathan Gauthier), basecamp production assistant (as Yanaina M. Gutierrez), cast reader: Rehearsal Asst. [33]:37:0038:00, In June 2021 Tarantino announced his plan to produce a stage adaptation of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. He believes Manson never sent anyone over to Tate's house to murder anyone, and that the murders happened spontaneously. Dalton's best friend and stunt double, Cliff Booth a war veteran who lives in a trailer with his pit bull, Brandy drives Dalton around due to his DUI arrests and driver's license suspension. Produced by Columbia Pictures, Bona Film Group, Heyday Films, and Visiona Romantica and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is a co-production between the United States, United Kingdom, and China. What's that? "[26] In the 2018 Bruce Lee: A Life, Lee's biographer Matthew Polly wrote, Lee would jump-kick people on the set. In the end, however, not only are Booth and Dalton able to save the future, but Dalton becomes the hero he always wanted to be. [190], Armond White and Kyle Smith of National Review, in separate reviews, interpreted and praised the film as being politically conservative, with Smith writing that "It mercilessly sends up leftist values. | 215)", "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood: 15 Cool Behind-The-Scenes Facts About Quentin Tarantino's Movie", "Where Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Was Filmed: Every Real-Life Location", "Cool Tricks Quentin Tarantino Used to Recreate 1969 L.A. For Once Upon a Time in Hollywood", "Guest: Quentin Tarantino Talks Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Pulp Fiction Prequel & More", "Leonardo DiCaprio Improvised 'Hollywood' Freakout Scene, and Tarantino Never Saw Him More Nervous", "Quentin Tarantino announces Once Upon a Time in Hollywood soundtrack", "Quentin Tarantino's Manson Movie Shifts Off Sharon Tate Murder Anniversary Date", "What Are the Songs in the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Trailer? In real-life the four members stopped at the house of Rudolf Weber, down the street from Tate's house. . [163] In its ninth weekend, its global total earnings reached $329.4million, surpassing Inglourious Basterds to become Tarantino's second-highest global grosser behind Django Unchained. "[99][125] Tarantino had also spoken to Tom Cruise about playing Cliff Booth, who was being considered for the role. "[201], Anna Swanson wrote about the death of Billie and how it is used to frame the rest of the film. | [7] Scenes from the episodes already written appear in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. At this point, Leonardo DiCaprio was revealed to be among a short list of actors Tarantino was considering. [253] On January 3, 2020, Collider confirmed the statement in an interview with Quentin Tarantino, revealing the extended-cut of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood would probably be available in approximately one year. According to the theory, the Black Muslims[70]:page246 would eventually look to Manson to lead them. LeBell was tasked with "calming Bruce down. Willis auditioned for two roles, neither of which she got, but was later offered the part of Joanna Pettet. Dalton feels he is no longer able to do this, and is tortured by the feeling. [65], The Playboy Mansion scene was shot at the actual mansion. Despite this, Polanski's wife, Emmanuelle Seigner, criticized Tarantino for using Polanski's likeness after the film's premiere. . For Mr. Brad Pitt / For Mr. Pitt / Special Effects Make -Up for Mr. Brad Pitt. Dalton takes Booth with him for a six-month stint in Italy. The stuntmen hated it." "[173] Katie Rife of The A.V. Harvey and Bob Weinstein would be involved, but it was not known whether The Weinstein Company (TWC) would distribute the film, as Tarantino sought to cast before sending a package to studios. And even those who don't qualify may still enjoy the hell out of it. During filming, Dalton struggles to remember his lines and suffers a breakdown in his trailer. The line appears in the film, spoken to Booth by Bruce Lee. | Booth gets to fulfill his hero fantasy and instead of Dalton losing his house and career he gets to be idolized and accepted by the "cool kids. "[197], Multiple critics interpreted Cliff Booth as an unreliable narrator when it came to him remembering his fight with Bruce Lee. Barabuta is based on the home's owner, Rudolph Altobelli, and its caretaker, William Garretson. "[177] Caspar Salmon of The Guardian took issue with the violence in the film, writing, "Tarantino's filmography reveals a director in search of increasingly gruesome settings to validate his revenge fantasies andblood-thirst. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood will be released in UK cinemas on August 14, 2019. . Weber came out and yelled at them to leave. "[247], On The Joe Rogan Experience, Tarantino said he thought Bugliosi's theory was "bullshit." "Tophat", portrayed in the film by Ronnie Zappa, The character of "Sundance" was named by Cassidy Vick Hice, the actress who portrays her. Booth has also been discarded by Hollywood to the point of Dalton having to beg for him to be used. [204][209], The final scene features Dalton in a commercial for fictional Red Apple cigarettes, which appear in many Tarantino films. To restore Larry Edmunds Bookshop, she reproduced the original storefront sign and tracked down period-appropriate merchandise, even recreating book covers. The film is set in 1969. Breaking into Dalton's house, they confront Booth and Capucci. [99] It was also reported that Pitt was in talks for the detective investigating the murders. [142] As the camera rises up over the theater, the shot transitions to a miniature set with toy cars. Now tripping on the LSD, Booth chats with the intruders, remembering them from Spahn Ranch. In This Town It Can All Change. Being handsome, strong, loyal, and courageous makes him desirable. It is the same year, color, make and model of the car that Beatrix "the Bride" Kiddo (Uma Thurman) drives in Kill Bill: Volume 2. [30], In the film, Bruce Lee engages in a fight with Cliff Booth on the set of The Green Hornet. [70]:244247,334,361362[243], Musician and filmmaker Boots Riley criticized Tarantino's film for not portraying Bugliosi's Helter Skelter narrative, or depicting the Family as white supremacists. Through the fictional violence the myth of the Manson Family is purged. In Hollywood" and calling it Tarantino's "wistful midlife crisis movie. Categories: Characters Once Upon a Time in Hollywood This page was last edited on 18 April 2019, at 21:33. 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[200], Steven Boone of The Hollywood Reporter also commented on the ending feeling like Booth's fantasy. ", "How Universal Is Reviving The R-Rated Comedy & Making 'Good Boys' Great At The B.O. Hollywood" Photocall in Berlin 2019.jpg 2,048 1,365; 433 KB. According to Lee's co-star Van Williams, it stopped when "He dislocated [a set designer's] jaw." [133] The dance sequence for the scene was choreographed by Toni Basil who knew Sharon Tate and once dated Jay Sebring. [79] Linda Kasabian went along that night, though she did not murder anyone and stayed outside the whole time as a lookout. Peter. According to members of the Family; Paul Watkins, Juan Flynn and Barbara Hoyt, Manson referred to the race war as Helter Skelter, getting the name from the song of the same name. [30], In the film, Tate goes to see The Wrecking Crew at the Bruin Theater. However, he says they are the antithesis of each other. This article is about the film. Tarantino stated:.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, the jumping off point was going to be my memory as a six-year old sitting in the passenger seat of my stepfather's Karmann Ghia. [113] Timothy Olyphant was also cast. [96] DiCaprio, Robbie, and Pitt were the only other people who read the entire script. Booth picks up a hitchhiker, "Pussycat" and takes her to Spahn Ranch, where he once worked on the set of Bounty Law. "[172] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone awarded the film 4.5 out of 5 stars, remarking that "All the actors, in roles large and small, bring their A games to the film. Hatami responded the house was the Polanski residence and perhaps Melcher lived in the guest house. "[218] According to Williams, Lee's treatment of stuntmen drove the show's stunt coordinator Bennie Dobbins to want to fight [him]. In February 1969, Hollywood actor Rick Dalton, star of 1950s TV Western series Bounty Law, fears his career is fading, with his recent roles being guest appearances as villains. Connie Stevens. [93][94] Tarantino stated, while Casino may have been a perfect double for Russell years earlier, when he met them, "this was maybe the last or second-to-last thing they'd be doing together". Meet The Cast Of 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' And Their IRL Counterparts. Hughes compares Booth to Charles Manson, saying both are violent outcasts who sit between the worlds of Western Renaissance and Eastern philosophy. "[193], Av Sinensky wrote about the ending of the film when Susan Atkins concludes that the Manson Family members should kill Dalton because he played a character who killed people on TV, he "taught them to kill." [188] However Hughes was much more interested in what Booth represents. Tarantino plans on directing all episodes of the series. That night, Tate and Polanski attend a celebrity-filled party at the Playboy Mansion. Watson's is real, just as the Manson Family's violence was. [100] Actor Lew Temple, who played a minor role in the film said that Jack Nicholson shot an undisclosed role for the movie. "The past leads to the present, and the present leads to the future, and all three are required for the narrative to continue. [95] Further, to get his mind into Dalton, Tarantino wrote five episodes of the fictional television show Bounty Law, in which Dalton had starred, having become fascinated with the amount of story crammed into half-hour episodes of 1950s western shows. Hughes also writes that Booth embodies the Buddha's teachings on Zen, but also that he is capable of "barbaric violence." But he kinda-sorta gives his own game away early on with a clip from the . "[79][222] In real life, Manson Family member Nancy Pitman said: "We are what you have made us. [255]:38:0040:00, Also in 2019, Tarantino expressed interest in creating a Bounty Law television series based on five half-hour scripts he wrote in preparation for the film and that he plans on writing three more episodes. [240], Debra Tate, Sharon's sister, initially opposed the film, saying it was exploitative and perpetuated mistruths: "To celebrate the killers and the darkest portion of society as being sexy or acceptable in any way, shape or form is just perpetuating the worst of our society." [41], Tarantino responded, saying Lee was "kind of an arrogant guy," and that Lee's widow, Linda, wrote in her 1975 book Bruce Lee: The Man Only I Knew that he could beat Muhammad Ali. [160][161][162] In its fifth weekend the film made $5million, bringing its running domestic total to $123.1million, becoming the second-highest of Tarantino's career behind Django Unchained. [29], The scene in which Rick Dalton flubs his lines in Lancer was not in the screenplay but rather an idea DiCaprio had on set while filming. Stan's Donuts, across the street from the Bruin, got a complete makeover. The 4K version is available as a regular version and a collector's edition. 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Connie Stevens: Singer/Actress; Joanna Pettet: Actress; Mama Cass - Member of The Mamas & The Papas, shown dancing with Sharon . Sydney Sweeney said everyone she auditioned with did so for the same character, then were told they could do extra credit. "[196] Dan Schindel also saw Dalton's walk up Tate's driveway as "an ascent to heaven," based on the "rising camera movement. Quentin Tarantino shared the story this weekend during a special event held at his Los Angeles theater, the New Beverly Cinema, where he was joined in a post-screen Q&A session with Once Upon A. She convinces the theater's employees that she stars in the movie after they fail to recognize her. [205] The third is from The Great Escape, with Dalton appearing as Virgil Hilts, the role made famous by Steve McQueen. [207] Three scenes were digitally altered, replacing the original actors with Rick Dalton. [215] The carrier she puts the dog in is the one that Tate actually owned. It went on to debut to $41.1million, finishing second behind holdover The Lion King and marking Tarantino's largest opening. Day did not show up to interview for the part because he did not want to see himself in that role. [108] DiCaprio and Pitt were each paid $10million. He then imagines a scenario that lets him play out his violent fantasies and allows Dalton to be a hero, using a flamethrower from a film he would never actually still own but which occupies a place in Booth's memory. He'd kill me. Quentin Tarantino has repeatedly implored audiences not to reveal any plot twists in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.". Announced in July 2017, it is the first Tarantino film not to involve Bob and Harvey Weinstein, as Tarantino ended his partnership with the brothers following the sexual abuse allegations against the latter. Swanson argues that which interpretation the individual viewer has will lead them to view the rest of the film through that lens and have a completely different experience than someone who views it alternatively. "[223] Sandra Good said: "You want to talk about devils and demonic and immorals and evil, go to Hollywood. After a cut, "Booth enters the scene cheats death," and handles the physical danger. Since TV taught them to kill, it is fitting they kill the guy from TV, and "My idea is to kill the people who taught us to kill! [70]:176180 In the film, they go to Tate's house to commit the murders but instead end up breaking into Dalton's house after he interrupts them. Fry says of Dalton's career that there is "a sense of the ruthlessness of Hollywood, whose denizens are devastated when the industry almost inevitably turns away its gaze." [115][116][117] Spencer Garrett, James Remar, and Mike Moh were announced in July. She sees Dalton and Tate as needing to be seen as their livelihoods depend on it and "an actor onscreen as a conduit for [their] own fantasies and those of others." When True Romance was released, he saw it at the same theater, where he eventually convinced its employees that he wrote the script. [91] The life of the work for the first five years was as a novel,[91] which Tarantino considered to be an exploratory approach to the story, not yet having decided if it would be a screenplay. "Sadie" lunges at Booth with a knife. Connie Stevens. Organizations such as the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute named Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as one of the top ten films of 2019. Booth speaks with the nearly blind Spahn, who dismisses his concerns. [101] A short time later, reports circulated that studios were bidding for the film, and that David Heyman had joined as a producer, along with Tarantino and Shannon McIntosh. [He] didn't always have the most affection for stuntmen; he didn't respect all of them. Steve McQueen Dalton is cast as the villain in the pilot for the TV Western Lancer and strikes up a conversation with eight-year-old co-star Trudi Frazer. [7] Tarantino said he does not know who would play Jake Cahill, the lead but added "if [Leonardo DiCaprio] wants to do it that'd be great. The film was nominated for ten awards at the 92nd Academy Awards, winning two, and received numerous other accolades. Anderson notes that "Cliff is a complete psychopath" whose life has amounted to menial labor, while "Rick [is] a washed-up loser." If one views Cliff as innocent it makes him easier to like, and could be "suggesting an innocent man's life can be ruined by unfortunate circumstances beyond his control." Los Angeles, 1969. For Bounty Law, she went for a dusty, dirty, early Deadwood look, to separate it from the "Moneyed Lancer world". Pitt, DiCaprio, Robbie, Zo Bell, Kurt Russell, and others joined the cast between January and June 2018. Dreama Walker as Connie Stevens - The actress and singer Connie Stevens was best known in the 1960s for the popular American detective series Hawaiian Eye, . "[191][192], Theologian David Bentley Hart wrote that Once Upon a Time "exhibit[s] a genuine ethical pathos" for its portrayal of "cosmic justice." He subsequently delivers a strong performance that impresses Frazer and the director, Sam Wanamaker. About the ending, he wrote "It's as if stuntman Cliff, a serene Hollywood foot soldierwas the editor here. Suspecting they may be taking advantage of the ranch's elderly owner, George Spahn, Booth insists on checking on him despite "Squeaky"'s objections. Fans and contemporaries of Lee, including his protg Dan Inosanto, criticized the portrayal. in Hollywood', "Tarantino's gruesome revenge fantasies are growing more puerile and misogynistic", "Golden Globes: The Complete Winners List", "National Board of Review 2019: 'The Irishman' Wins Best Film, Adam Sandler Named Best Actor", "AFI Reveals 2019 Award Winners for Film and Television", "A touch of zen and violence: on the playful fantasy of Cliff Booth", "Bishop Barron on 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood', "The Brutal Logic of Stardom in 'Once Upon a Timein Hollywood', "The Shocking Right-Wing Tinge of Once Upon a Time . [170], Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave it five out of five stars, praising Pitt and DiCaprio's performances and calling it "Tarantino's dazzling LA redemption song. [97][7] In an interview with Adam Sandler, Pitt revealed that the only other copy of the script was burned by Tarantino. They look freakishly alike. "[175] Writing for Variety, Owen Gleiberman called it a "heady engrossing collage of a filmbut not, in the end, a masterpiece. The 1969 streets of Los Angeles feel meticulously set. During the opening credits of the Japanese anime, Chainsaw Man, the opening scene of the movie has been referenced. [133], Spahn Ranch was recreated in detail over about a three-month period. ", Straight Satan David, portrayed in the film by, Bill "Sweet William" Fritsch, portrayed by Tom Hartig, This page was last edited on 2 March 2023, at 19:58. After Tarantino contacted her and showed her the script, she withdrew her opposition, saying: "This movie is not what people would expect it to be when you combine the Tarantino and Manson names." [140], To improve the use of practical effects, Leonardo DiCaprio was allowed to light stunt coordinators on fire while shooting scenes with a flamethrower. Lovely, indefatigable Connie Stevens added sparkle to a number of films and TV shows in the late 50s and 60s Hollywood. [210] The masks worn by the Crazy 88 gang in that film are the same as Lee's mask as Kato in The Green Hornet. Synopsis. Mr. Al Pacino, key set production assistant (as Travis 'S**t Sandwich' LaSalle), photo double: Brad Pitt / stand-in: Brad Pitt, production assistant (as Hannah Olsen Mansoor), financial controller (as Rachel Prentiss), set production assistant (as Ruby Skotchdopole), additional set production assistant (uncredited), key 2nd assistant accountant (uncredited), script typist: Mr. Tarantino (uncredited), Italian dubbing: Rick Dalton (uncredited), production assistant: luma pictures (uncredited).
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