Published 11:53 IST, April 24th 2020

Leonardo DiCaprio's 'freakout scene' in 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' not scripted

Leonardo DiCaprio's iconic scene from his movie 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' was not a part of the script, the director reveals. Read for more.

Reported by: Vaishnavi Navalka
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Leonardo DiCaprio has been a part of more than a dozen films in Hollywood, but actor got nervous while he was shooting for this particular scene in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Disguised as Rick Dalton in movie Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Leonardo DiCaprio is seen freaking out, losing his cool in one scene, in trailer. Director Quentin Taranti revealed that this scene was t a part of script and Leonardo DiCaprio came up with this scene himself and was very nervous while shooting scene.

Leonardo DiCaprio's improvisation in a scene in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

This scene is considered as Leonardo DiCaprio’s most iconic scene from Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. Quentin Taranti, in an interview, revealed that it wasn’t a part of script and that team never rehearsed it. He ded Leonardo DiCaprio h a whole thing in his mind and at one point director told actor that scene needs to like actor h a real crisis.

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Quentin Taranti furr ded that he shot two versions of scene. One with Leonardo DiCaprio landing his lines as TV western villain and ar one which was seen in film. director of Once Upon A  Time in Hollywood ded that Leonardo DiCaprio was nervous and kept forgetting his lines which he h practiced night before, because of having several whiskey shots. 

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For scene, Quentin Taranti gave Leonardo DiCaprio a list of things Rick Dalton could be freaking out about. And director said he h never seen Leonardo DiCaprio so nervous till day y shot scene. Similarly, Leonardo DiCaprio said that as an actor he definitely has b days and said that he h never flipped out before like that day.

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n Quentin Taranti came up with an idea of ding a scene in trailer and said he took inspiration from Robert De Niro’s iconic performance in Taxi Driver. Quentin Taranti ded that he thought about scene as it is shown and thanks to Leonardo DiCaprio, y actually shot it same way and results can be seen.

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11:52 IST, April 24th 2020