Are you ready for a deep movie dive?
Like, aQuentin Tarantino-level submersion?
“Leonardo DiCaprioplays an actor named Rick Dalton,” Tarantino tellsPure Cinemahosts Elric Kane and Brian Saur.

Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.Credit: Andrew Cooper/Columbia
“Rick had a very successful NBC series calledBounty Law.
It started [in] the ‘58-‘59 season and ended in the ‘63-‘64 season.
We let our readers decide!’

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Rick is still Jake…
He doesn’t pull off the TV-to-movies transition.”
In Tarantino’s film,Brad Pittplays Rick’s stunt double, Cliff Booth.
“Brad came over to the house,” says Tarantino.
He couldn’t believe that we both were thinking ofBilly Jack and more Tom Laughlin."