{"id":38594,"date":"2020-01-04T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-04T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1059735"},"modified":"2020-01-04T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T15:00:00","slug":"see-how-the-stars-of-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-compare-to-the-real-life-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/music-news\/see-how-the-stars-of-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-compare-to-the-real-life-players\/","title":{"rendered":"See How the Stars of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Compare to the Real-Life Players"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood<\/em> sure did cast a spell on, well, Hollywood.<\/p>\n

And while the Quentin Tarantino<\/a><\/strong>-directed flick, a love letter to a time in Tinseltown that’s long since been left in the dust that’s been nominated for five awards at this weekend’s Golden Globes including Best Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy, is worth celebrating for the simple fact that it’s the first time<\/a> anyone has managed to get Brad Pitt<\/a><\/strong> and Leonardo DiCaprio<\/a><\/strong>, arguably two of the last real movie stars left, to star opposite one another, it’s also worth noting that their supporting cast is seriously stacked. <\/p>\n

Though the characters DiCaprio and Pitt bring to life, a fading star of TV westerns and his loyal, longtime stunt double, respectively, are composites, works of fiction based on the sort of partnerships once commonplace in the industry, nearly everyone else involved in the film is playing someone who actually lived in Los Angeles in 1969. From Margot Robbie<\/a><\/strong> as the ill-fated Sharon Tate<\/strong> to Damian Lewis<\/a><\/strong> as Steve McQueen<\/strong>, Timothy Olyphant<\/strong> as Lancer<\/em> star James Stacy<\/strong> to Lena Dunham<\/a><\/strong> as Manson Family member Catherine Share<\/strong>, the film is a who’s who of the City of Angels at the end of the free-wheeling ’60s.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Before we learn if the film, Tarantino, DiCaprio or Pitt take home any trophies on Sunday night, take a look back at all the famous faces who joined them in the hit film as, well, other famous faces!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Margot Robbie\u2014Sharon Tate <\/h3>\n
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The I, Tonya<\/em> actress reunites with her The Wolf of Wall Street<\/em> co-star to play the ill-fated actress who was eight-and-a-half months pregnant with husband and film director Roman Polanski<\/strong>‘s baby when she was murdered by the Charles Manson Family in the summer of 1969. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Emile Hirsch\u2014Jay Sebring <\/h3>\n
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The Into the Wild<\/em> actor plays celebrity hair stylist and Tate’s ex-boyfriend, born Thomas Krummer<\/strong>, who was murdered alongside her and couple Wojciech Frykowski<\/strong> and Abigail Folger<\/strong> on August 8, 1969.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Damon Herriman\u2014Charles Manson <\/h3>\n
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The Australian actor, perhaps best known for playing Dewey Crowe in 22 episodes of FX’s Justified<\/em>, plays the notorious cult leader and murderer who died in late 2017 from cardiac arrest resulting from respiratory failure and colon cancer at the age of 83.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Austin Butler\u2014Charles “Tex” Watson <\/h3>\n
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Butler, who has dated Vanessa Hudgens<\/strong> for eight years and just landed the highly-coveted role of Elvis Presley<\/strong> in Baz Luhrmann<\/strong>‘s upcoming biopic, stars as the central member of the Manson Family, responsible for carrying out seven murders, including Tate and Sebring’s. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lena Dunham\u2014Catherine Share <\/h3>\n
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The Girls<\/em> creator and star portrays one of Manson’s followers who did not participate in the Tate-LaBianca murders<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Bruce Dern\u2014George Spahn <\/h3>\n
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The legendary actor plays the aged rancher who was convinced by Manson to allow the Family to live on his Los Angeles ranch, which used to be a filming location for Westerns. Burt Reynolds<\/strong> was initially cast in the role, but died before his scenes could be filmed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Dakota Fanning\u2014Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme <\/h3>\n
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The War of the Worlds<\/em> star plays this member of the Manson Family who earned her nickname from Spahn because of the sound she made when he touched her. While she didn’t take part in the Tate-LaBianca murders, she would go on to make an assassination attempt on President Gerald Ford<\/strong> in 1975.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Timothy Olyphant\u2014James Stacy <\/h3>\n
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The Justified<\/em> star plays this actor, born Maurice William Elias<\/strong>, who was best known for starring in the late ’60s TV western Lancer.<\/em> In 1973, Stacy was hit by a drunk driver while driving his motorcycle, resulting in the amputation of his left leg and arm, as well as the death of his girlfriend Claire Cox<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Luke Perry\u2014Wayne Maunder <\/h3>\n
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In what would turn out to be his final film role, the late Riverdale<\/em> actor, who died tragically in early March after suffering a massive stroke at his home on February 27, 2019, plays this Canadian-born actor who starred on Lancer<\/em> alongside Stacy. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mike Moh\u2014Bruce Lee <\/h3>\n
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The Empire<\/em> actor appears as the legendary kung-fu master, whom Polanski briefly believed might’ve been behind the murders of Tate and the others at his home.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Rebecca Rittenhouse\u2014Michelle Phillips <\/h3>\n
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The star of Hulu’s upcoming Four Weddings and a Funeral<\/em> series adaptation from Mindy Kaling<\/strong> appears as the Mamas and the Papas singer.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Victoria Pedretti\u2014Leslie Van Houten <\/h3>\n
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The Haunting of Hill House<\/em> actress appears as this member of the Manson Family who joined the four behind the Tate murders the following evening to murder Leno<\/strong> and Rosemary LaBianca<\/strong> in their home.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Madisen Beaty\u2014Patricia Krenwinkel <\/h3>\n
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Beaty appears as Katie, the nickname given to Patricia Krenwinkel<\/strong>, the Manson Family member who directly participated in the Tate-LaBianca murders. Coincidentally, she also played Krenwinkel in NBC’s Manson-centric series Aquarius<\/em> that ran for two seasons from 2015-16.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Rachel Redleaf\u2014Cass Elliot <\/h3>\n
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The Atypical<\/em> actress appears as the Mamas and the Papas singer who would die in her sleep at age 32 in 1974.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Rafal Zawierucha\u2014Roman Polanski <\/h3>\n
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The Polish actor makes his English-language film debut as the famous director married to Tate at the time of her murder who would go on to become a fugitive from the U.S. criminal justice system in 1978 after fleeing the country while awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to statutory rape.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Damian Lewis\u2014Steve McQueen <\/h3>\n
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The Billions<\/em> star makes a cameo as the actor nicknamed “The King of Cool” who starred in hit films like The Thomas Crown Affair, The Magnificent Seven<\/em> and The Towering Inferno<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Margaret Qualley\u2014Kathryn Lutesinger <\/h3>\n
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The star of The Leftovers<\/em> appears as this Manson Family member, nicknamed Kitty, who was the girlfriend of Bobby Beausoleil<\/strong>, the man convicted of killing fellow Manson Family member Gary Hinman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Dreama Walker\u2014Connie Stevens <\/h3>\n
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The Don’t Trust the B<\/em> star makes a cameo as the popular actress and singer who was married to James Stacy at the time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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James Landry Hebert\u2014Steve Grogan <\/h3>\n
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The Stranger Things<\/em> actor appears as the Manson Family member who killed Spahn ranch hand Donald “Shorty” Shea<\/strong> weeks after the Tate-LaBianca murders. He remains the only person in the Family to be released from prison after being convicted of murder, having been granted parole in 1985.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Rumer Willis\u2014Joanna Pettet <\/h3>\n
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The Masked Singer<\/em> competitor makes a cameo as the British actress who had lunch with Tate on the day she was murdered.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mikey Madison\u2014Susan Atkins <\/h3>\n
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The Better Things<\/em> actress plays one of the Manson Family member who directly participated in the Tate-LaBianca murders.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Costa Ronin\u2014Wojciech Frykowski <\/h3>\n
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The Russian actor, best known for recurring as Oleg on The Americans<\/em>, plays the Polish actor who was killed alongside Tate in Polanski’s home.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Nicholas Hammond\u2014Sam Wanamaker <\/h3>\n
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The Sound of Music<\/em> actor\u2014he played Friedrich von Trapp in the classic film\u2014appears as this actor-turned-TV director.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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James Marsden\u2014Burt Reynolds <\/h3>\n
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Though he never made it in the film, the Westworld<\/em> actor was cast as the iconic actor who was due to appear in the film as well until his death forced director Quentin Tarantino<\/strong> to recast him with Dern. While it’s unclear whether Marsden ever filmed his intended scenes, he gets a “special thanks” in the film’s credits.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Danny Strong\u2014Dean Martin <\/h3>\n
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Similarly, Gilmore Girls<\/em> actor and Empire<\/em> co-creator Danny Strong<\/strong> was cast as the legendary Rat Pack member who starred in The Wrecking Crew<\/em> with Tate, only to find himself cut from the film as well.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood<\/em> is available on digital and DVD now.<\/p>\n

(Originally published on July 26, 2019 at 3 a.m. PT.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood sure did cast a spell on, well, Hollywood. And while the Quentin Tarantino-directed flick, a love letter to a time in Tinseltown that’s long since been left in the dust that’s been nominated for five awards at this weekend’s Golden Globes including Best Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy, is worth celebrating […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-38594","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-17 18:33:15","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KIFT - The LIFT FM","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38594\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}