History WMG / OnceUponATimeInHollywood

Tarantino is known to set all of his films in a single, continuous cinematic universe so having a character from one movie appear in another isn't impossible. Cliff is noted to be a war hero and has been a stunt double since the original run of ''Bounty Law'' in the 50's, likely meaning he was a World War II vet. So Aldo Raine completes his tour after killing Hitler and returns to the States. Without a war to fight the stress catches up with him and he tries to escape by changing his name and winds up in Hollywood.

Though we do see what it would have been like with Dalton in the role of Hilts, with him just being cast in the role, the film wouldn't have been as memorable. It's been stated that the character of Hilts got more screen time due to Creator/SteveMcQueenActor pushing. And the iconic motorcycle chase sequences in the film? It wouldn't have existed because it was McQueen and his love of motorcycle racing that pushed for it to be there.

** The Basterds might have been seen more as bogeymen than actual people and it wouldn't be the first time somebody decided to run away from the pressure of their fame.

Maybe the big bad Candie wasn't played by Leonard DiCaprio, but was actually played by Rick Dalton after he got himself and his career straightened out, and after he sobered up.
* Alternatively, it was the son of Rick Dalton and his Italian wife, following in his father's footsteps and staring in a Spaghetti Western-style Blaxploitation film.

Though we do see what it would have been like with Dalton in the role of Hilts, with him just being cast in the role, the film wouldn't have been as memorable. It's been stated that the character of Hilts got more screen time due to McQueen pushing. And the iconic motorcycle chase sequences in the film? It wouldn't have existed because it was McQueen and his love of motorcycle racing that pushed for it to be there.

[[WMG: ''[[Film/DjangoUnchained Django Unchained]]'' is a film in the reality of this film]]

[[WMG: If ''[[Film/TheGreatEscape The Great Escape]]'' had Rick Dalton in it, the film would have been forgettable.]]

[[WMG: If ''[Film/TheGreatEscape The Great Escape]]'' had Rick Dalton in it, the film would have been forgettable.]]

[[WMG: [[Film/DjangoUnchained Django Unchained]] is a film in the reality of this film]]

[[WMG: [[Film/DjangoUnchained]] is a film in the reality of this film]]

Influence-wise he's a combination of Creator/JohnWayne with a little bit of SpaghettiWestern-era Eastwood. (Like Eastwood, he became famous starring in [[Series/{{Rawhide}} a long-running]] WesternSeries, then moved to UsefulNotes/{{Italy}} and did [[Film/TheDollarsTrilogy spaghetti westerns]] to keep his career going. He also appeared in [[Film/WhereEaglesDare a violent film]] set during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII,) He'll probably end up having the same amount of success as Eastwood.

Influence-wise he's a combination of Creator/JohnWayne with a little bit of SpaghettiWestern-era Eastwood. (Like Eastwood, he became famous starring in [[Series/{{Rawhide}} a long-running]] WesternSeries, then moved to UsefulNotes/{{Italy}} and did [[Film/TheDollarsTrilogy spaghetti westerns]] to keep his career going. Unlike Eastwood, his Italian films didn't do that well.) He'll probably end up having the same amount of success as Eastwood.

Influence wise he's a combination of John Wayne with a little bit of Spaghetti Western Era Eastwood. Who'll end up having the same amount of success as the latter.

[[WMG: Rick Dalton is The Tarantinoverse's equivalent of ClintEastwood...]]

* [[spoiler: Confirmed! Though they don't end up attacking the Tate house in this movie, instead they get taken out by Cliff Booth while they try to kill Rick Dalton.]]

* [[spoilers: Confirmed! Though they don't end up attacking the Tate house in this movie, instead they get taken out by Cliff Booth while they try to kill Rick Dalton.]]

As with ''Film/IngloriousBasterds'', this movie will go against history (and the expectations of the audience) and have Manson and his girls getting killed during their attack on Sharon Tate.

As with ''Film/IngloriousBasterds'', this movie will go against history (and the expectations of the audience) and have Manson and his girls getting killed during their attack on Shannon Tate.

As with ''Film/IngloriousBasterds'', this movie will go against history (and the expectations of the audience) and have Manson and his girl getting killed during their attack on Shannon Tate.