Rick Dalton, the beloved character from Tarantino’s Oscar- Winning movie, “Once upon a Time in Hollywood” has passed away.
The director, on Friday, announced to the world that Rick Dalton played by Leonardo Di Caprio has passed away at the age of 90 in his home in Hawaii. The news was tweeted out by The Video Archives Podcast’s official Twitter handle. The podcast is hosted by Tarantino and his Pulp Fiction co-writer Roger Avary.
We are saddened by the news of the passing of actor Rick Dalton, best known for his roles in the hit TV series Bounty Law and The Fireman trilogy.
Rick passed away peacefully in his home in Hawaii and is survived by his wife Francesca.
RIP Rick Dalton 1933-2023 pic.twitter.com/j51sNEh7AP
— The Video Archives Podcast (@VideoArchives) May 19, 2023
In a subsequent tweet, it was also announced that the next episode of the podcast will pay homage to the fictional character. It will be “a memorial episode designed by Quentin that features some of Rick’s best roles.”
Released in 2019, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was directed by Quentin Tarantino. It follows Rick Dalton, a faded television actor, and Cliff Booth, his stunt double who strive to achieve fame and success in the final years of Hollywood’s Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles. Though the movie is set in 1969, Tarantino has sketched Rick Dalton’s life after the events of the movie.
The director is also set to release a book titled, ” The Films of Rick Dalton” . Talking about the book, he said, “It’s written as if Rick is real. You know, they have The Films of Charles Bronson and The Films of Anthony Quinn, well, it’s done like that, with synopsis and then some critical quotes from the time, and the book goes through every one of Rick’s movies that he did, leading to the end of his career in 1988, I believe, and every one of his episodic television shows.”
The movie starred Leonardo Di Caprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie in lead roles. Additionally, the cast also included notable actors like Emile Hirsch, Austin Butler, Dakota Fanning, Luke Perry, Kurt Russel, Al Pacino and many more.
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