Pussycat once upon a time in hollywood12/19/2023 ![]() ![]() It’s also on my list of places to stop in and truly visit! One day! Dumpster Dive – Super A Foods The Frolic Room is a popular filming spot, and was also featured in another favorite film of mine, LA Confidential. Originally opening as a speakeasy in 1930, it turned legit in 1935 as Freddy’s Frolic Room. A flashback shows him in the back of a police car, visible through the back window is his wrecked car in front of the Frolic Room. Musso & Frank appears once more later on in the film, during a neon sign montage.ĭuring the Musso and Frank lunch, we find out the reason Cliff drives Rick everywhere is because of Rick’s drunk driving. ![]() They later crop up again in mural form in the Cliff Booth and Bruce Lee fight scene, and again, as posters inside George Spahn’s house. This is the first of three appearances of Hanelock’s series. They later pull out of the parking lot, and visible to the left are two mural versions of Elaine Hanelock’s popular psychedelic old Hollywood posters that she did in 1968, one featuring Charlie Chaplin, the other featuring Mae West and W.C. Later Schwarz arrives, entering through the front, and meets Rick and Cliff at the bar, later Rick and Marvin are seated at a table.Ī friend of mine surprised me with Musso & Frank reservations awhile back, and we were lucky enough to be seated in a booth visible just past Pacino once he and DiCaprio at seated, with a lovely view of the area where they sat for the film.Īfter Rick and Marvin’s luncheon, Rick and Cliff have a conversation in the parking lot as they await Rick’s car, standing under the massive Musso and Frank sign. Rick and Cliff arrive by driving into the back parking lot and entering through the backdoor, eventually landing at the bar. The pair arrive at Musso & Frank Grill, Hollywood’s oldest restaurant, for Rick to have a lunch meeting with Marvin Schwarz (Al Pocino). In the beginning of the film we are introduced to Rick Dalton (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) and his stuntman/right hand man Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt). Additionally, due to COVID, I have not visited or in some cases revisited the interiors of some locations. This has been a post months in the making, and in a way, also kind of years in the making, as I utilize some older photos from visits to these locations prior to and around the film’s release. While many of the locations in the film, they “play themselves” there are a handful of places that were dressed up to be one thing or another. Quinten Tanatino’s love letter to late 1960s LA is full of wonderful details and used many beloved SoCal institutions, including a number that are accessible to the film buff! Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood has quickly become one of my all time favorite movies. ![]()
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