{"id":30478,"date":"2022-09-09T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=30478"},"modified":"2022-09-26T11:38:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:38:19","slug":"once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-the-deluxe-hardcover-by-quentin-tarantino-z-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=30478","title":{"rendered":"ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD: The Deluxe Hardcover by Quentin Tarantino \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood: The Deluxe Hardcover<\/a> by Quentin Tarantino<\/span><\/p>\n

Hardcover: 400 pages
\nPublisher: Harper<\/p>\n

First sentence…<\/p>\n

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The buzzer on Marvin Schwarz’s desk makes a noise.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Overview:  Beware of Spoilers\u2026<\/p>\n

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood<\/a><\/span> is the fictionalized account of Hollywood actor and tv star, Rick Dalton, his stuntman and best friend, Cliff Booth and the famous\/infamous folks they run into in Hollywood in the late 60s.  If you’ve seen Tarantino’s movie of the same name, then you know the story… or at least most of it.  The novel goes into greater detail especially in regard to Cliff Booth.  If you liked the movie, you should enjoy the book.  If you think, I’ve seen the movie, I don’t need a rehash in a novelization, you might be surprised.  There’s a different story structure in the novel than the film and time to dig a deeper into the characters.<\/p>\n

If you haven’t seen the movie, let me get you up to speed.  Rick Dalton was a rising movie star.  He had a western tv series called Bounty Law<\/em>.  It was popular and ran for a few years.  Dalton then went into feature films, but that was then.  Now Dalton appears to be on his way down.  He’s been regulated to guest starring in television shows and usually ends up beaten and beaten up by the star of the show.  Dalton hopes he’ll get another run at feature films.  Cliff Booth is a World War II decorated vet, a stuntman and Rick’s best friend.  Booth may or may not have killed his wife (we find out for sure in the novel).  He also went toe-to-toe with Bruce Lee in a challenge that pretty much ended Booth getting stunt work.  Rick and Cliff will also have run-ins with the Charlie Manson family, Sharon Tate and others.  To say more would be to say too much,<\/p>\n

Tarantino is more of a story-teller than a writer.  Someone said if the novel was better written, it wouldn’t be as good.  That may sound strange, but I get the sentiment.  As you read Once Upon a Time in Hollywood<\/a><\/span>, there’s the feeling that we’re hearing the tale from an insider and not a writer somewhere trying to polish his prose.  I loved the inside stories\/legends of real life actors\/actresses in Hollywood.<\/p>\n

The Deluxe Edition also features a Rick Dalton Bounty Law episode script; Photos of lobby cards from two of Rick Dalton’s feature films, two Bounty Law stills, two Bounty Law TV Guide covers, two Bounty Law comic book covers, a Bounty Law lunchbox, Bounty Law production art, a Bounty Law board game, 8 movie posters featuring Rick Dalton and other real-life stars, and a MAD magazine Bounty Law parody featuring the cover and story by Andrew Secunda and Tom Richmond.<\/p>\n

I enjoyed Once Upon a Time in Hollywood<\/a><\/span> and hope that Tarantino writes more novels.  I’m a sucker for a good story.<\/p>\n

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood<\/a><\/span> rates 4 of 5 stars.<\/p>\n

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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: The Deluxe Hardcover<\/a>
\nOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood<\/a> Paperback
\nOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood<\/a> Kindle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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