‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Clip: Kurt Russell Does Not Dig Brad Pitt
The firstOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodclip just popped up online, featuring a stutteringLeonardo DiCaprio, a too cool for schoolBrad Pitt, and a flusteredKurt Russell. The striking thing here is how relatively low-key this clip is compared to the energetic trailers we’ve seen so far. Perhaps Sony wants to save all the wild stuff for the movie itself. Watch the clip fromQuentin Tarantino’s latest below.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Clip
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Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) just wants some work for his longtime friend and stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt). Enter Randy (Kurt Russell), a stunt coordinator on the film Rick is working on. In the clip above, Rick – stuttering here and there – attempts to talk Randy into giving Cliff something to do. But Randy apparently doesnotlike Cliff very much. “I don’t dig him,” Randy says. “And I don’t dig the vibe he brings on a set.”
Awkward. Having not seenOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodyet, I’m not sure justwhatit is about Cliff and his vibe that Randy doesn’t dig. I guess we’ll have to wait and see. I do think it’s a bit curious that this is the first official clip released from the film, rather than something a bit funnier, or perhaps something featuringMargot Robbie’s Sharon Tate.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"visits 1969 Los Angeles, where everything is changing, as TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) make their way around an industry they hardly recognize anymore. The ninth film from the writer-director features a large ensemble cast and multiple storylines in a tribute to the final moments of Hollywood’s golden age." Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch, Margaret Qualley, Timothy Olyphant, Austin Butler, Dakota Fanning, Bruce Dern, Kurt Russell, and Al Pacino star, along with about 5,000 other people.
Early reviews forOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodhave beenoverwhelmingly positive. Asour own review, from Jason Gorber, stated: “Once Upon A Time…in Hollywoodis a beautiful, brash rumination on the grime and beauty that Hollywood both represents and the real world effects of its mythmaking.” I’m incredibly excited to finally see it next week.
