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Throughout his career, Brad Pitt has opted for several personas for his movies and has given his best, whether it’s as Tyler Durden inFight Clubor Rusty Ryan in theOcean’s Trilogy. One such character also includes the role of a stunt double, Cliff Booth in Quentin Tarantino’s 2019 comedy-drama. He is described as a World War II hero who specializes in knives and close-quarter combats. While the director gives a brief look at Cliff Booth in his novel of the same name, one of the scenes featuring Booth has been quite controversial in the movie.
Although the movie was a box office success and was received very well by critics as well, many were upset with the way it portrayed the legendary martial artist Bruce Lee. And the Oscar-winning actor has also expressed his concern about the same.
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Brad Pitt Raised Concern Over His Controversial Fight Scene
Quentin Tarantino’s2019 comedy-drama,Once Upon a Time… In Hollywoodfeatured a scene betweenBrad Pittand Mike Moh as Cliff Booth andBruce Lee, respectively. While the movie received rave reviews from critics, the particular sequence between the martial arts legend and the stunt double was heavily criticized by many.
The scene features a fight sequence between the two, in which Booth takes the lead against Mike Moh as Bruce Lee. Many, including the late actor’s daughter, criticized the scene, saying that it portrayed him“as an arrogant a**hole, who was full of hot air.”
During an interview with HuffPost, the co-stunt coordinator on the 2019 movie, Robert Alonzo, revealed that the scene was expected to be much longer than it actually is in the movie. And both he and Pitt were concerned over that specific scene.
“I know that Brad had expressed his concerns,”he toldHuffPostbefore adding,“Brad was very much against it. He was like, ‘It’s Bruce Lee, man!'”He also shared that many on the movie set were also concerned over the way the comedy-drama portrays Bruce Lee.
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The Controversial Fight Sequence Had an Alternate Ending
The fight sequence between Cliff Booth and Bruce Lee inOnce Upon a Time… In Hollywooddoesn’t really portray either of them as the winner, as stunt coordinators Janet and Randy, portrayed by Zoë Bell and Kurt Russell, respectively, interfere and stop the duel.
However, according toHuffPost, it had an alternate ending, which featured Lee losing against Booth by what Robert Alonzo described as a“cheap-shot move.”The stunt coordinator for Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood clarified that it was meant to“explain to the audience the level at which Cliff was [operating].”
After testing different versions of the scene, the director eventually decided to leave the brawl indeterminate, with the stunt coordinators interfering in the“friendly contest.”Robert Alonzo shared that he spent nearly three months training Brad Pitt and Mike Moh to get the fight choreography natural.
Once Upon a Time… In Hollywoodis available on Prime Video.
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Source:HuffPost
Laxmi Rajput
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Laxmi Rajput is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, with over 3,300 articles published covering film, TV, and pop culture. With a degree in Broadcast Journalism and over three years of experience in content writing, she pivoted to entertainment journalism because let’s be honest, superheroes, sitcoms, and Netflix binges are way more fun. Laxmi frequently covers Marvel, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and popular TV shows, offering both fan-first enthusiasm and thoughtful analysis. Her work often dives into Marvel theories, revisits the genius of The Big Bang Theory, or unpacks the Netflix phenomenon of Stranger Things.
