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16 Hidden References And Meanings In 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood'

"A movie isn't a movie without a homage to Hitchcock." - Hitchcock, probably.

16 Hidden References And Meanings In 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood'

May 10, 2021

With Tarantino’s filmography stacking up, it’s no surprise that his latest film about the Golden Age of Hollywood is filled with references to his past work. Also, sometimes it’s just easier using the same cars in your projects. Even if Uma Thurman crashed one of them. That's showbiz for you. Here’s a list of Easter eggs, hidden meanings and references in Tarantino's alternate Charles Manson universe movie, Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood.

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EASTER EGGSTRA HIDDEN MEANINGS & REFERENCES ONCE UPON A TIME IN... HOLLYWOOD THE JACKIE BROWN REFERENCE When Cliff walks his dog and smokes his acid-dipped cigarette, he quips: And away we go. It signals the beginning of the climactic ending at Dalton's house. In Jackie Brown, Robert Forster's character Max Cherry looks over at Jackie in a department store and, realizing that the plan is about to unfold, says and away we go. CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant

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EASTER EGGSTRA HIDDEN MEANINGS & REFERENCES ONCE UPON A TIME IN... HOLLYWOOD THE MOVIE IS FILLED WITH BURT REYNOLDS JOKES The relationship between Rick Dalton and his stuntman Cliff Booth was inspired by the friendship between Reynolds and his stuntman Hal Needham. Rick stars in an episode of The F.B.I. (a real show that Reynolds acted in), there are multiple references to Reynold's filmography, and he even wrote the line where Cliff is described as kinda pretty for a stunt guy. CRACKED.COM — 6 Movies And Shows With Embedded Sneaky References, Cinemablend

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EASTER EGGSTRA HIDDEN MEANINGS & REFERENCES ONCE UPON A TIME IN... HOLLYWOOD THE RESERVOIR DOGS CAR Rick's Cadillac Coupe that Cliff drives over to the Spahn Ranch is the same car seen in Tarantino's 1992 film. CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant

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Psycho

EASTER EGGSTRA HIDDEN MEANINGS & REFERENCES ONCE UPON A TIME IN... HOLLYWOOD THE SPAHN RANCH SCENE: HOMAGE TO PSYCHO PRIVATE In Psycho, Lila Crane searches for her (murdered) sister in the old house where the dead and eyeless Mrs. Bates is found. In Tarantino's movie, Cliff is looking for his old colleague George, who is supposedly blind and looks like a skeleton, while the same kind of riff like that in Psycho plays over the scene. CRACKED.COM — IndieWire

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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

EASTER EGGSTRA HIDDEN MEANINGS & REFERENCES ONCE UPON A TIME IN... HOLLYWOOD TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES In one scene, Robbie's character Sharon Tate buys a copy of the book that Roman Polanski, her boyfriend at the time, would go on to adapt for his movie, Tess. CRACKED.COM — The Wrap

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EASTER EGGSTRA HIDDEN MEANINGS & REFERENCES ONCE UPON A TIME IN... HOLLYWOOD THE KILL BILL VOL. 2 CAR Cliff's blue Volkswagen is the same car driven by The Bride. It's also the same car Uma Thurman crashed on set. CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant

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EASTER EGGSTRA HIDDEN MEANINGS & REFERENCES ONCE UPON A TIME IN... HOLLYWOOD STRAIGHT SHOOTER don't make waves make the tate harses aron journa webber In the movie, Abigail Folger plays the song Straight Shooter on the piano in the house. The song's sheet music was on the piano the night of the murder. CRACKED.COM — IndieWire

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Inglorious Basterds

EASTER EGGSTRA HIDDEN MEANINGS & REFERENCES ONCE UPON A TIME IN... HOLLYWOOD THE INGLORIOUS. BASTERDS REFERENCE In one scene, the narrator says that one of Rick's new Spaghetti Westerns was directed by Antonio Margheriti. Margheriti is a fake name used by one of the basterds trying to impersonate an Italian cinematographer. CRACKED.COM

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Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood

EASTER EGGSTRA HIDDEN MEANINGS & REFERENCES ONCE UPON A TIME IN... HOLLYWOOD ADAM WEST'S BATMAN CAMEO BOSS At the end of 30 the credits, there's FROM 93(KHJ an audio clip of the real HOLY TV SETS, YES, MIGHTY MITCHELL BATMAN, BUT WE DON'T 1966 THAT LET BATPHONE JUST SECRET ANYONE RIDE THE NUMBER IN BATMOBILE! Batphone IS TOUGH! Secret Number Contest, featuring the voices of Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin. CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant

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EASTER EGGSTRA HIDDEN MEANINGS & REFERENCES ONCE UPON A TIME IN... THE REAL HOLLYWOOD CHARLES MANSON SONG When we meet the girls of the Manson cult, they are singing a song called Always and Always Forever. Even though it sounds like a made-up nursery rhyme, it's actually based on a real song written by Manson called I'll Never Say Never To Always. CRACKED.COM — Ger von Videos, Stereogum

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Once Upon A Time in... Hollywood

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EASTER EGGSTRA HIDDEN MEANINGS & REFERENCES ONCE UPON A TIME IN... HOLLYWOOD DJANGO In the movie, Rick Dalton is recruited to star in Sergio Corbucci's films. In real life, Corbucci directed many Spaghetti Westerns, most notably his 1966 film Django which inspired Tarantino to make his own movie, Django Unchained. CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant

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EASTER EGGSTRA HIDDEN MEANINGS & REFERENCES ONCE UPON A TIME IN... HOLLYWOOD THE WILHELMSCREAM BOUNTY LAW Tarantino loves using this famous sound effect in his movies. A stock effect in TV shows and movies since the 1950s, it can be heard during Dalton's fictional show Bounty Law. CRACKED.COM — A.Frame

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Poster Cameo

EASTER EGGSTRA HIDDEN MEANINGS & REFERENCES ONCE UPON A TIME IN... HOLLYWOOD TARANTINO'S POSTER CAMEO THE 9TH FILM FROM QUENTIN TARANTINO ONCE UPONATIME A IN... HOLLYWOOD He's believed to be the director behind the camera right below Margot Robbie's face. CRACKED.COM — Hidden Details In Recent Movie Posters

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