Quentin Tarantino on what happened to Rick Dalton

[@raoulduke8085]

I always imagined after Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, that Rick would end up like Clint Eastwood acting in and directing his own films.

[@kevind3974]

Well he kinda dos.

[@CameronStrandberg]

@@kevind3974 I think he seems like too much of a shithead to do that, personally.

[@arktomorphos]

Na, Clint Eastwood was a huge star in the 70s. Rick was on his way out.

[@nuckygulliver9607]

Clint is way more intelligent. I thought he'd be Burt Reynolds or Charles Bronson.

[@nuckygulliver9607]

@@arktomorphos this was 1969? Clint was only a big star after the spaghetti westerns.

[@not8719]

It’s really cool to hear Rick and Cliff still were making movies and were best buds for all those years

[@mukulseth]

@Ben Woodcock I felt like no matter what Rick would have taken care of him for saving his life. When Rick goes to see Cliff in the ambulance - I felt like he communicated as much when he says "You're a good friend" this was a genuine and vulnerable recognition just between the two of them. I just realized that was a callback to when Al Pacino's character says the same thing in the beginning to Rick about Cliff for driving him around, but we think it's because he's the cash cow for Cliff so he has to - I actually love the bond these two share - very wholesome friendship.

[@mukulseth]

@Ben Woodcock found a clip that highlights these two moments. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaaTdaWVmKiaf5I

[@bill2953]

The more you people delve into the world Tarantino creates the better his chances of not being chastised for cowing down when Harvey tormented Mira Sorvino. Fact vs fiction.

[@plagues-haze-3987]

Wait soo did Rick really kill those people in real life?

[@Elghast]

I love how passionate Quentin is about his characters. They all feel so real. It's amazing cause they're made up but we're all such massive fans...

[@zlozlozlo]

Rick and Cliff are two fictional characters, yet I'm really happy to learn that their fictional lives went well after the fictional story I watched about them.

[@georgebailey8179]

I'd love it if Rick Dalton's career was given a boost in the 90s when a young Tarantino cast him having loved his older films. Maybe with Sharon Tate starring alongside him.

[@GhostofCTC]

That would be incredible

[@Hot18Shot]

New headcanon, f'n brilliant.

[@SS-gx7tg]

Rick Dalton and Sharon Tate win the dance contest at Jack Rabbit Slims lmao

[@joemanco1075]

In the novelization the little girl rick worked with on Lancer went on to star in a tarantino film

[@johnoneill6964]

Calvin Candie...

[@ShadyLurker16]

If "Quentin Tarantino" stops directing at 10 films I hope he directs films as fictional characters. He could make a Rick Dalton movie directed by "Rick Dalton" instead of Quentin Tarantino.

[@raoulduke8085]

Imagine getting Rickrolled by Tarantino by making a movie as Rick Dalton

[@spaceodds1985]

So nice to hear Cliff and Rick carried on being friends. Really glad to hear that Cliff became a producer, and these two decided to retire… not pushing their luck and leaving the stage with a wink and a grace… even though he did end up working with Cannon.

[@Sideshowbob007]

Tarantino ............. Just effortlessly rolls off potential hit after hit cinematic masterpieces. Passion all Passion, I'll say it again this man is gifted.

[@ze2004]

hard worker yes

[@babylonhasfallen5338]

I almost got tears, this was such a nice way to wrap up his story

[@callmeroy2172]

Rick Dalton definitely did an episode or two of Columbo

[@agentcooper4627]

And an episode of Dallas where he gets beat out in business by JR.

[@purefoldnz3070]

or Love Boat

[@mercatorjubio3804]

he plays Sheriff Teasle in FIRST BLOOD

[@paspax]

And Quincy Jones MD.

[@SingleTrack66]

I’m pretty certain I remember him playing the bad guy in an episode of The Six Million Dollar Man.

[@jimmyhook4824]

In my fantasy, Rick Dalton comes out of retirement to play the Clint Eastwood role in Unforgiven in 1993, wins the Oscar, retires again on top as a true legend.

[@jhchooo]

I've seen this movie more than 10 times and can't believe how good Leonardo Dicaprio was in this movie, easily his best role and best performance since Django Unchained... looking forward to more Leo-Quentin collabs.

[@benjaminkukkola8754]

Its def his best role, he cracks me tf up in this movie

[@mello7535]

I can’t believe how well he can explain the actions of these fictional characters They feel so real when he talks about them It’s amazing

[@robjones2408]

One of the best things about OUATH is how Quentin rescued Sharon Tate's reputation, as a happy-go-lucky actress who lived a long life in a professional and personal capacity. If only it had turned out that way, in reality.

[@bluecollar825]

What reputation did he rescue her from?

[@Dravianpn02]

@@bluecollar825 he didn't. This is just another compliment to Tarantino to simp to a ridiculously high level.

[@bluecollar825]

@@Dravianpn02 lmao 🤣. C'mon man, its the holidays! Lighten up Francis! Jk man thanks for the laugh. Idk if OP is fanned out but Ive never heard anything bad about Sharon Tate other than some saying she wasn't very good. I personally can't say. It certainly wasn't her fault she was notoriously murdered. ✌

[@artistaprimus7080]

I like Rick because he was always honest with himself. He knew his strengths and weaknesses. QT is a genius.

[@dileum2015]

Tarantino writes as if he isn't in complete control of what occurs, and that's what makes his writing so compelling

[@romeoalpha68]

Once upon a time in Hollywood was so great . Loved it . Reservoir Dogs is my favorite Quentin Tarantino movie .

[@ledsith]

I always wondered what happened to Cliff and Rick after . Glad to hear they stayed friends and made movies .

[@LRM5195]

This is my favorite Tarantino movie. That ending is so satisfying. Also I feel like this movie was Brad Pitts true return to form (Ad Astra was good as well for him).

[@AnnaLVajda]

I just did not like how Brads character murdered his wife and that was just sort of glossed over and accepted reminded me of Natalie Wood it's implied they were bickering on the boat so he drowned her but then since he smoked some lsd and killed the would be murdering hippies he was a hero? Rick does not even want to accept the truth about him defends him to Zoe and Kurts characters who don't even want him on set he's a trouble maker too.

[@likearollingstone007]

@@AnnaLVajda It’s not a Disney movie, everybody’s a little dirty, like in real life.

[@jcout25]

@Creature Crosby IT'S FICTION!

[@Jumbleman5]

That's how all his movies end if you think about it. The good guys win and the bad guys get what's coming to them.

[@chandie5298]

@Ray Of Disintegration | Creature Features you are aware that films do not always follow novels to the letter, right? I'd suggest reading, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" and then watch Blade Runner. Or Kubrick's genius masterpiece "The Shining" and compare it to King's quaint little ghost story of the same name. A film is a completely different thing than a novel. In the film, there is only one human who knows if Cliff killed his wife... Cliff Booth. Alternately, you might want to consider that all of the characters are fantasy. Yes there is the Natalie Wood tragedy and in that reference we again have no earthly idea how she died. You and I and millions of others posting comments on YT videos have no earthly idea about the details of her death....just speculation.

[@tasteslikeawesome]

Remember, there’s an parallel universe where this is all real. Rick Dalton is real.

[@seabrook1976]

This is one of the greatest movies of enduring friendship that I've ever seen. A masterpiece.

[@shoWbitz]

QT is a genius! I want him to make more of these expanded universe.

[@vb8428]

Sounds like he just picked some old obscure film and said Rick would replace the lead.

[@kevincollins7756]

Taratino is a pastiche writer/director. He copies things that have already been done and puts his name on it. He's just good at claiming/selling it as his work.

[@vb8428]

@@kevincollins7756 Seen so many do it but I still find him entertaining to listen to on podcasts

[@kevincollins7756]

@@vb8428 Yes, all of Hollywood is recycled devil worship. Just wrapped and tied in different bows. They don't even hide it anymore and admit it's the same stories and camera framing with the same plot and different settings.

[@joebidentrueform4734]

@@kevincollins7756 be that as it may, and it isn't, he does it better.

[@jlovebirch]

This should be turned into a one-hour documentary bonus feature for some future anniversary rerelease of the movie.

[@frankbarrie6785]

That was some great/amazing editing you did.. Especially the choice of clips, and having them match/sync up "perfectly" with what's being said and everything. Seriously, great job!

[@ministerofdarkness]

I can totally see Rick Dalton playing Robert Forrester’s character in Jackie Brown.

[@TheSuperQuail]

QT proves that these characters are not fictional to him

[@colinmacvicar2507]

We’re so lucky to live in the same time as this brilliant man.

[@DavidMartins1]

This is pure awesomeness. It cracks me up. You got to love Tarantino.

[@freeaccount6770]

I'd love to see more Rick & Cliff Adventures, I'm curious to see what themes and subtext QT would weave into theme having done so much with Once Upon A Time in Hollywood.

[@juancollazos196]

Now i need a sequel. Thank you very much

[@jason4275]

I would assume that with his new friends and the news of his house attack, would boost his career 100% and the the movie roles would start pouring in for Dalton and his stuntman.

[@donniedewitt9878]

Love the fact he has so much lore for this one character just for the fun of it

[@eliasandrinopoulos8746]

What else can you say other than, incredible. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Thanks Quentin for all these amazing tidbits of a very brilliant movie 🎥 🍿

[@UncleAlex916]

In 1991 Quentin offered Rick to come out of retirement to be in reservoir dogs. Rick declined

[@epobirs]

In the Dalton-verse: As an actor who did a lot of work in TV Westerns, Rick Dalton had to be acquainted with Gene Rodenberry and his circle of actors. Therefore, Dalton had to have had a prominent guest role on TOS Star Trek, perhaps even reprising the same character for an early season of TNG. Rick Dalton, Klingon?

[@gigerbrick]

I bet his last movie, "The Critic" might mention Rick Dalton.

[@Ereldor]

Wow, now that's taking it to the next level - he has the entire character's life planned out

[@TerryUniGeezerPeterson]

Has anyone else noticed how much Rick Dalton looks like Leo DiCaprio?

[@Mastermind-m5n]

Please make "Once upon a time in Hollywood Part 2."

[@delix787]

I would love that. 💙

[@GhostofCTC]

Another time in Hollywood

[@purefoldnz3070]

would love to see him adapt Savage Sword of Conan.

[@sutcliffe3425]

I need this

[@FUY735]

Imagine being that talented. He has a very rare gift and I want it

[@giantstingray]

Quentin is the kind of person who would email you whole character backstory novels if he was your RP partner

[@jaysonpida5379]

Glad that Cliff made a lot of money from producing to move out of that trailer ----maybe to a nice ranch house in the L.A. mountains with a big pack of dogs.

[@MIKELIN8]

I have thought that in Tarantino's alternate reality, Sharon Tate would have played Bridget von Hammersmarck in the movie "Operation: Kino".

[@Diegesis]

wouldnt she be 66 years old by then?

[@Omegaman18]

@@Diegesis that character was an actress in WW2. If it’s a movie based on her character… no

[@JackBeddows]

I love this! The best part about Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, is the same thing that was great about The Man Who Would Be King, at their heart, both films are really about the inseparable nature of the friendships of the main characters. This is true, despite the professional separation near the ending of Once Upon a Time, which feels like it was reprieved anyway by the subsequent action, and all the consequences of that now laid out here confirm it. Great stuff!

[@actstuntcam]

This was so cool - great pics added that really made it good to watch too. Nice work mate :)

[@mightquinnable]

The idea of having the character film movies in Italy and the Philippines is a great example of film history

[@jamesmcclure3907]

I really loved Rick Dalton's turn on THE LOVE BOAT

[@jkorshak]

Rick definitely would have had a role as a wise, no nonsense foreman or a veteran oil worker who gets tragically killed in Urban Cowboy.

[@elwray3506]

I wanna see Rick in "Operazione Dyn-O-Mite", directed by Antonio Margheriti, who in the 1940´s already was an aspiring camera man!

[@n0u4n]

I bet in the near future everyone's making their favourite "would have been" movies with something like Blender, and they just add whichever movie star in it and use AI to create the voices.

[@elwray3506]

@@n0u4n I mean, yeah, quite possible. However, I´m afraid everybody would also just watch their own movies, so noone would ever come out of their own comfort zone. Individuality to the extreme will only make us lonely and disconnected, I guess. One more thing, if you have seen Inglorious Basterds, you will understand, that my initial comment was rather refering to "the three Italians" ;)

[@n0u4n]

@@elwray3506 Hah, thought there was a joke somewhere in there. I completely forgot about "Marghareeeti!".

[@robertr2731]

Thank you for the memories QT. ❤

[@charlietoole8707]

QT's 10th flick: 'The Fireman'. Just the title is perfect for that era.

[@kennetheaton1728]

What would be amusing, though not necessarily good, would be if Tarantino did it as a modern remake of the fictitious '80s movie with Dalton in a cameo.

[@Selendeki]

I think this is Tarantino's ultimate masterpiece

[@resdog851]

Am I the only one that really hopes somebody goes full meta ala Tarantino and makes a legit full scale movie of Nebraska Jim or the script Tarantino describes in this clip. Somebody needs to make these. For real.

[@jbdemarest9913]

Give me another few years, it’s all coming.

[@jonesjack6088]

I like to think that in between the action films he had time to make that one movie about the Rodeo star who has to grapple with getting older. That sounds like it would be a good film.

[@kato64]

Good to hear that Rick and Cliff continued working together, and maintained their friendship. It would have been sad to hear QT’s vision for Rick’s career post-OUATIH devolved into ‘Love Boat’ guest shots. Sounds like QT envisions him as “King of the B Movies”, a la Bruce Campbell.

[@Jetsetradio]

Great, now I'm thinking of what Autolycus, king of thieves would be like as played by Rick Dalton.

[@lenns_music]

I heard a rumor a few years ago that Quentin had offered Rick Dalton the part of Sheriff McGraw in From Dusk Til Dawn but Rick turn it down. The part went to Michael Parks and the rest is history.

[@jumpboy29]

I love the idea of Rick & Cliff film collaboration. It could be a decent idea for an actual sequel

[@phil8528]

This was absolutely hilarious man.

[@NASkeywest]

Tarantino has one movie left he said. Hope it’s amazing as well.

[@anxioussamurai9017]

I like Tarantino's ending for Rick, but I prefer the theory that he became more a Clint Eastwood type of actor and director.

[@Segadrome]

5 minutes of Tarantino explaining his cinema fanfictions

[@stephenmitchell8111]

I think it'd be cool for Tarentino to make/produce a Netflix (or Amazon or AppleTv or something) series of like eight, 45 minute episodes that are these Rick Dalton movies. Make "The Fireman" a three parter but separated by other movies (episodes) in between. Have different directors on some episodes so He's not pushing all the work, and also to give it different perspectives (like any other actor's catalogue of films done by different directors). That would be a really cool project!

[@CT-nb5lm]

We need more from The great Quinton Tarantino. And esp with the actors who get his way of directing. Like Leo,,Samuel,,Tim Allen,, And of course that German Dude in all his movies= -Christoph Waltz

[@JasonExplainsThings]

I want a "Fireman" movie. I want it so very much.

[@dominysynclair]

I love how a lot are the comments are as if Rick and Cliff are real. I'm in.

[@SingleTrack66]

Wait a minute…. Are you saying you didn’t know they were real ?

[@delix787]

I would love to see Cliff Booth and Rick Dalton again in a another movie! Whatever happened to that Netflix series?!

[@chriswilson3126]

A tarantino rick & cliff cinematic universe sounds so good

[@RichardGutierrezRG]

When I finished watching Once Upon a Time, I took it as an eye before the storm. Tate would still be murdered only later, as Manson finds out what happened to Tex and Co. It felt like a reprieve, Rick was on the way out of the neighborhood and would have moved. Manson would go up to get Rick, not find him, but also remember that he had stumbled upon the Tate and Roman estate and would do what happened as the Manson murders.

[@CodenameDoubleL7]

I would like to think that Rick comes out of retirement in the 2000's 2010's to cameo in Quentin Tarantino movies

[@shaneilogo2100]

I can't wait for Rick Dalton to guest star on Married With Children!

[@yehonathan]

Hearing this its make me think Dalton is REAL Quentin is a passionate genius

[@ledsith]

Right on !

[@danieldominguez5863]

Idk why but I absolutely loved this movie

[@XanderVJ]

Something that I really like about Tarantino is that his characters go through hell and back, but at the end, more often than not, they get a happy ending.

[@flemit35]

if they're alive

[@Jim-Tuner]

What happened is that Rick Dalton got cast in Deliverance and became a movie star. Cliff then would have written a script called "Smokey and the Bandit"....and Rick would have used his star power to get the film made and to get them to allow Cliff to direct it. Rick Dalton is Burt Reynolds and Cliff is Hal Needham. The film (minus the manson stuff) is about the turning point in Burt's life right before he got cast in Deliverance and became a big star.

[@PrimerCinePodcast]

Hey!! Quentin here sounds exactly like the narrator in Once upon a time in Hollywood!! Hahah

[@dobson.]

That's weird because that wasn't him

[@Snatchystashy]

​@@dobson.Yup. It was Kurt Russell. Quentin narrated Hateful Eight.

[@GhostofCTC]

We need a sequel called Another time in Hollywood

[@somepoorsoul]

Or, Once Again...

[@GhostofCTC]

@@somepoorsoul yes! Even better!

[@MrJeffcoley1]

This time Rick and Cliff can thwart the Nicole Brown Simpson/Ron Goldman murders

[@GhostofCTC]

@@MrJeffcoley1 yes! That is genius!

[@maxthepupp]

Great to hear Cliff &Rick both keeping' on okay!😁

[@jnazorn0t]

Okay Netflix there you go "The Continuing Adventures of Rick Dalton"

[@Klinkerklunk]

I would have imagined Rick would have been in rough shape by the 80's with the amount of booze and cigarettes the guy consumed. He's be around 60, but an old 60.

[@kronikandronic4686]

Really want to see Dalton and Booth brought back to life in another film. that would be something.

[@8BitRip]

I love everything about this.

[@MrJeffcoley1]

Before you see the movie read Vincent Bugliosi’s book “Healter Skelter”. Knowing what really happened allows you to appreciate the alternate reality. My heart stopped when Sharon Tate came on screen wearing the outfit from the crime scene photos

[@jason6010]

That book has been proved mostly false. Read Chaos by Tom O'Neil.

[@MrJeffcoley1]

@@jason6010 It’s a first-person account of the trial

[@samiam7342]

I was really hoping to hear if Cliff was Floyd's father from true romance or not?

[@GhostofCTC]

Definitely is

[@YeeWhoEnterHere]

What a true gift QT is to entertainment.

[@user-uw3fr7cd9z]

Rick Dalton and Dirk Diggler need to make an action movie and it should be directed by Jack Horner and Cliff Booth and the screenplay is by Barton Fink

[@vingasoline5068]

Random as hell but I love that there’s another person that appreciates Boogie Nights as much as me lol

[@user-uw3fr7cd9z]

@@vingasoline5068 it’s my favorite movie and QT himself is a huge fan of it and also it influenced OUTIH

[@shreknet]

OMG Rick starring in Cannon Films would be just the cherry on top!

[@xo4812]

I want to know what happened on that boat...

[@Felchenstien]

It's in the book.

[@duder6666]

Man, that stuff should have been in the credits at the end of the film Bill & Ted style, would have been the cherry on the top of the movie.

[@samuelbarber6177]

According to an episode of Quentin’s podcast, Rick only died, like, last year.

[@tallerwarrior1256]

Quentin also said before that Roman Polanski would have had him star in his films as a way to repay him for saving his wife. He would Star as the lead in Chinatown, replacing Jack Nicholson which would’ve relaunched his career as a 70s movie star.

[@thelonewolf2476]

Will they put that on the wiki ?

[@jaker.503]

What age do we think Rick lives up to?

[@cazgerald9471]

As if the Nixon moral majority are the only ones who appreciate a good hippie roasting.

[@cashcleaner]

Man, I absolutely loved this film.

[@Hank_Kingsley81]

where can I get the sequel to "the fireman" I love canon pictures...

[@auburnninja]

Rick would have a career revival in the early 2000s when a former hot shot indie director turned Hollywood darling casts him in his latest movie as the villain Bill after Warren Beattie passes and David Carradine has a scheduling conflict.

[@PeteFiftyeight]

I love Q, great story teller

[@daeneydirusso4069]

I’d pay good money to see a one season, limited HBO series starring Rick and Cliff about an adventure they had after Once Upon…

[@rebornsmith7542]

Is Rick the guy playing the part in Django Unchained?

[@maxamillion2140]

Well he's doing his next movie about a movie critic, so it seems likely we're going to see Rick Dalton (even just a poster) and maybe some of this stuff pop up in that movie.