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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Leonardo DiCaprio actually set actors on fire with his flamethrower in the 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood?

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Stephen Silver (23 July 2019). "'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Wikipedia Entry Repeatedly Vandalized With False Plot Summary". Inquisitr. Retrieved 24 July 2019. Days before it arrives, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood has set off a very strange battle on, of all places, Wikipedia. And it has shown what the limitations are of Wikipedia as a source of information.
Adi Robertson (30 July 2019). "A Wikipedia spoiler war created a ridiculous fake ending for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood". The Verge. Retrieved 31 July 2019. And on Wikipedia, an invaluable source of movie synopses, this gap gave rise to a heated edit war with its own odd twist. Nobody was supposed to reveal Once Upon A Time In Hollywood's ending. So somebody on Wikipedia made one up.
Tom Nicholson (31 July 2019). "There's Been A Huge Fight Over The 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Wiki Page". Esquire (magazine). Retrieved 1 August 2019. Over the last few weeks, the bloody retribution of Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction has been played out on Wikipedia. To explain why, we'll have to spool back a couple of months.
Eric Francisco (26 July 2019). "Tarantino Finally Embraces Sentimentality in 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'". Inverse (website). Retrieved 5 August 2019. For two days, the Wikipedia page for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood had wildly incorrect plot summary that was so completely wrong that it was hard to tell if it was a troll on an earlier version, a misleading edit by someone associated with the movie, or both.
Kate Erbland (7 August 2019). "'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood': Why the Brad Pitt and Bruce Lee Fight Is Confusing Moviegoers". IndieWire. Retrieved 8 August 2019. In illustrating another point about the limits of Wikipedia, journalist Scott Meslow pointed out a salient argument involving 'Hollywood,' one that continues to take shape on the film's Wikipedia page, which can be edited by anyone. As Meslow notes, one edit says that Cliff 'remembers' fighting Lee, while another changes it to 'daydreams about.'

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Marvin Schwarz

At the top of the Plot section, Marvin Schwarz is referred to as Rick Dalton's agent. He is not. in fact, Dalton mispronounced Schwarz' name. Schwarz is a producer trying to induce Dalton to join Italian westerns he has an interest in. 2601:240:4980:88F0:AC91:CB27:2C43:D24D (talk) 19:29, 6 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wojciech Frykowski

In the article the name of Wojciech/Voytek Frykowski is spelled in two different ways. It seems that the real person was named Wojciech and the character is Voytek (based on the IMDb listing). The article seems to be inconsistent about applying these spellings and never clarifies the difference in the first place. Lww22 (talk) 13:59, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wojtek (read: Voytek) in Polish language is a diminutive of the name Wojciech, just as well as Tom and Kate are diminutives of Thomas and Katherine respectively. Frykowski is know both in the movie and in the reality as Wojtek or Wojciech. There is no mistake. Fruflea (talk) 21:01, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Factual / Fictional / Film / Novel - Characters

Whereas I can appreciate the writer(s) of the main article trying to nail down all of the characters, both actual and fictional, it’s all way too wordy and confusing. Some of the explaining of the composite characters goes on and on. ( i.e., explaining who someone was based on, say, a specific stunt person - good. Going on an additional tangent about that person, all their quirks, etc. - not so good.). There’s also a want to describe the character, then add the additional footnotes from the novelization, and differences that makes to the character in the film. ( We get it, you REALLY like the material.). Part of what confuses the reader , a lot , is the references to “Lancers” , a real television series of the time, but, again, the writer wants to cover “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” + the real “Lancers” + the fictional “Lancers” + the real actors + the fictional actors + their real & fictional events + the kitchen sink!

I’m not saying it’s pointless to have in the article - I love Tarantino’s in-jokes and Easter eggs too - but, there’s got to be a better way to present it in the article. Perhaps two sections? “The Real Characters” / “The Film Character”. Just a suggestion, to make some of this less confusing. 75.106.32.81 (talk) 21:59, 22 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cliff Booth

Cliff Booth was not a Green Beret WWII veteran. The Green Berets came into existence during the Kennedy Administration. 2601:644:9100:6746:E98B:A373:858:379C (talk) 19:31, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This film isn't a documentary, it's fiction. DonQuixote (talk) 19:39, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What was I thinking……? Touché. 2601:644:9100:6746:6458:964E:7434:9B6C (talk) 15:59, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ellipsis in title

All the promotional material for the film that I can find online renders the title as Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood. Note the placement of the ellipsis (three periods). However, this Wikipedia article renders it as Once Upon a time... in Hollywood in the first line of the article. I realize there's a note that says "Stylized in promotional materials as Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood, or known simply as Once Upon a Time in Hollywood", but what is the rationale for including an ellipsis but in the "wrong" spot? 158.174.187.218 (talk) 11:59, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Check out the title in the end credits, which matches how it is initially given in the article. I'm not sure how the official title is determined, but that seems like a pretty good indication. I suspect Tarantino changed it at the last moment, which is why the promo materials have it different. –CWenger (^ • @) 14:38, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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