Once Upon A Time In Hollywood: Every Deleted Scene Explained
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood had to leave some scenes on the cutting room floor, but not all of them added to the story. Here’s every deleted scene.
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Once Upon A Time In Hollywood could have been longer had some scenes been kept, and here’s every deleted scene and what they are about. Quentin Tarantino’s career as a filmmaker began in 1992 with the crime film Reservoir Dogs, and while it was very well received by critics, his big break arrived two years later with Pulp Fiction. Since then, Tarantino has explored different genres and topics with his films, and in 2019, he decided to tell an alternate version of history (as he did in 2009 with Inglourious Basterds) with Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Set in 1969 Los Angeles, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood followed actor Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his best friend and stuntman Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) as they did their best to remain active and relevant in the entertainment industry as Hollywood’s golden age neared its end. Their stories were intertwined with that of Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie), who was given a very different ending, yet it was inevitable for the film to not include Charles Manson (Damon Herriman) in some capacity. Still, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood was praised by critics (though it wasn’t safe from backlash, of course) for its story and performances, among other things, while many pointed out that it was too long.
As it happens on every film, Tarantino had to get rid of some scenes so Once Upon A Time In Hollywood wouldn’t be too long, of which some were later added to the extended cut of the film, while others became “additional material”. First off is a scene that was shown in the trailer but didn’t make it to the final product: in it, after visiting the Polanski/Tate house in Cielo Drive, Charles Manson went back to his truck, but on his way there, he locked eyes with Cliff, who was fixing some stuff on the roof of Rick’s house. Manson made weird karate moves, ending with a “f*ck you, Jack!” directed at Cliff, leaving him very confused. Moments before that, another Manson deleted scene showed him talking to the owner of the Polanski’s house, Paul Barabuta, who lived adjacent to the property, asking him about the former resident, Terry Melcher.
Other deleted scenes weren’t really part of the story and were instead fake commercials, like the Red Apple one right at the end, starring Rick Dalton. First is another Red Apple commercial that introduced different Red Apple options, and this one had a young Burt Reynolds (played by James Marsden) endorsing the brand. The other commercial was for Old Chattanooga Beer, a fictitious product and Cliff’s go-to beer brand. What’s relevant about this scene is that it had Walton Goggins in a voiceover role. Other deleted scenes offered extended looks at some scenes that made it to the film, such as a sequence from the pilot of Lancer with a bit more of Luke Perry’s Wayne Maunder, and a longer version of the Bounty Law clip shown earlier in the film, with more of Michael Madsen’s Sheriff Hackett.
Unlike other cases, where deleted scenes add to the story or include key moments, the cut scenes from Once Upon A Time In Hollywood didn’t include anything relevant that could significantly change the film, with the Charles Manson scenes being the only ones that could have helped the audience get an idea of his personality, as he was only seen very briefly.
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