Not included in the film or its novelization, before shooting Spaghetti Westerns in Italy, Dalton's agent Marvin Schwarz arranges for him to have dinner with Sergio Corbucci and his wife, costume designer Nori Bonicelli, during which Dalton confuses Corbucci with Sergio Leone and disparages the English-dubbed version of Navajo Joe. DiCaprio felt that it would help to represent Dalton's nervousness and anxiety. He stated that it comes out when his friend is nervous and uncertain about his life. Dalton has a stutter which DiCaprio based on a friend of his. To him Dalton was a template for Hollywood at the time, and for actor's self doubt which he related to on a personal level. DiCaprio also really connected with Dalton's relationships with Trudi Frazer (who he saw as a young Meryl Streep) and Booth. That's the Hollywood they want to belong to, or at least Rick is desperately hoping to be a part of." DiCaprio and Tarantino studied the performances of Byrnes, Hardin, Meeker and others to find Dalton's identity. DiCaprio described Tate's house as "this crystal castle next door. They watch Sharon Tate's house as Gatsby and Carraway look at Daisy Buchanan's. DiCaprio saw them as the Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway of Hollywood. What attracted DiCaprio to Dalton was that he, along with Booth were telling a Hollywood story as outsiders. Īfter creating the character of Dalton for the film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Tarantino collaborated with DiCaprio to fully develop and craft the character. He decided that was the guy closest to Dalton, stating "That was the soul of who Rick Dalton was for me." Dalton suffers from alcoholism and an undiagnosed bipolar disorder, inspired by Pete Duel. After watching numerous performances on television and film, DiCaprio really connected with Meeker. : 13:00-14:00, 54:00-56:00 In the film Leonardo DiCaprio based his performance on Ralph Meeker. Tarantino's inspiration for Dalton came from actors whose careers began in classical Hollywood but faltered in the 1960s, including Ty Hardin, who went from starring in a successful TV Western to making Spaghetti Westerns, and also Tab Hunter, George Maharis, Vince Edwards, Fabian Forte, William Shatner, and Edd Byrnes, whom Tarantino said DiCaprio responded to the most. ĭalton's relationship with his stunt double and best friend Cliff Booth is based on Kurt Russell and his stunt double of many years, John Casino, and Burt Reynolds' with his longtime stunt double Hal Needham. his bad guys are his own demons," and likens Dalton finally facing his demons on Lancer to The Wild Bunch facing the Mexican Army. Tarantino said of Dalton, "his biggest enemy is himself. Through this challenge Dalton is able to see a future for himself in the new generation of filmmaking. He guest stars on the TV western Lancer where he is challenged as an actor for the first time by both child actor Trudi Frazer and director Sam Wanamaker. In February 1969 Dalton has no understanding of New Hollywood or the hippie generation and sees himself as not belonging. : 10–18 While preparing to film his role in the 1966 movie The 14 Fists of McCluskey Dalton would practice by using a flamethrower for three hours a day for two weeks. His film career never took off and in '67 he started to guest star on TV series as villains. After Bounty Law Dalton began to appear in supporting film roles, leading to a four-picture-contract with Universal Pictures, ending in 1967. However, after McQueen starred in The Magnificent Seven their career paths took two very different trajectories. His series ran on NBC at the same time McQueen's ran on CBS. Dalton's career was parallel to McQueen's for a couple of years. Originally from the Midwest, Rick Dalton is an actor who moved to Los Angeles and starred in the fictitious television Western series Bounty Law from 1959 to 1963, : page11 inspired by real-life series Wanted Dead or Alive, starring Steve McQueen.
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