CURTAIN RAISER -Celebrated filmmaker, Quentin Tarantino’s 11th film this is which features a large ensemble cast and multiple storylines
in a tribute to the final moments of Hollywood’s golden age! Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, the screenplay
of this comedy drama is set in 1969 Los Angeles
where a fictional aging television actor & his stunt double & longtime
friend, navigate the changing Hollywood film industry! Hailed as Tarantino's love letter to Los Angeles in the
60s the film has won praises for its casting.
SYNOPSIS
– Narrated by Kurt
Russel, the film visits 1969 Los Angeles, where
everything is changing, as TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) & his
longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) make their way around an industry
they hardly recognize anymore!
Leonardo DiCaprio plays Rick Dalton, an actor who starred in
the television Western series Bounty Law from 1958 to 1963,
based on Wanted Dead or Alive (1958–1961).
His attempt to transition to film failed and in 1969 he is struggling. Dalton's
relationship with Cliff Booth is based on that of actor Burt
Reynolds & his long time stunt
double Hal Needham. Dalton
is modeled on actors who started their career in Classical
Hollywood, but faltered in the 1960s after their
type of leading men went out of fashion!
Brad Pitt appears as Cliff Booth, a war veteran & Rick's
longtime stunt double and best friend. Tarantino and Pitt modeled
Booth after Billy Jack, a character
portrayed in four films by actor Tom Laughlin.
Bankrolled at a budget
close to $100 million, the film has a running time of 161 minutes.
Shot at locations in
Los Angeles & California.
The film
had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival
where it received a
seven-minute standing ovation!
CREDITS –Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch,
Margaret Qualley, Timothy Olyphant & Al Pacino
Cinematography-
Robert Richardson
Edited by-Fred Rashkin
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