Inglourious Basterds, which told an alternate version of World War II, Tarantino brought Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, which took events from the late 1960s and gave them a twist.
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood told the story of very different ending. Of course, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood featured a couple of frequent collaborators of Tarantino, such as Kurt Russell and Zoë Bell.
Even though Russell was one of the names included in the marketing for the film, he and Bell were cast in minor roles and their scenes were brief, but their characters are a subtle yet fun reference to another film by Tarantino.
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’s Death Proof Reference
When Cliff is fixing Rick’s TV antenna, he stops and reminisces about his time as stuntman on the set of The Green Hornet. There he comes across with Randy Miller (Kurt Russell), the stunt coordinator, who hesitates about hiring him and ends up doing so after Rick asks him to give him a chance. After a sparring contest with he killed his wife. Russell and Bell’s characters both being stunt coordinators is a reference to the 2007 film Death Proof, as well as to Bell’s career and previous work with Tarantino.
In Kill Bill: Volume 1 and Volume 2, as well as Mélanie Laurent and Diana Kruger’s stunt double in Inglourious Basterds. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is packed with little details like these referencing past Tarantino movies, and it also has a lot of foreshadowing, which definitely make it worth a rewatch.
