The Making of Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - Hardcover

by Jay Glennie (Author), Quentin Tarantino (Introduction by)

"A lush letter to '60s-era Hollywood." -- Forbes

"Revealing... brimming with costumes, props and set photos, new interviews with Tarantino and the cast... all woven together with 170,000 words of accompanying text by Jay Glennie, who has gained an international reputation as the Cecil B. DeMille of 'making of' books." -- The Hollywood Reporter

Legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino personally introduces the definitive and official examination of his entire oeuvre with the Quentin Tarantino Library written by Jay Glennie. In the first book in the series, The Making of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, writer Jay Glennie pulls back the curtain on the visionary writer/director/producer's ninth film, with unprecedented access to the filmmaker, cast, and crew. This epic tome is a stunning and faithful deep dive into the mind of a masterful auteur and a must-have book for all film lovers and Quentin Tarantino fans.

For the first time ever Academy Award winning filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has granted respected journalist and author Jay Glennie unique access revealing the never-before-told behind-the-scenes making of one of the most iconic films of all time, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood.

Quentin Tarantino personally introduces the volume, as well as providing hundreds of behind-the-scenes photographs, along with production memos, concept art, and costume and production design sketches. There are also exclusive reproductions of letters, studio documents and film ephemera. The result is an account of the monumental effort undertaken to produce Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood and is the official record of how it was achieved, from inception to the world premiere and on to ten Academy Award nominations, resulting in two Oscars.

The book includes new and exclusive interviews undertaken by Jay Glennie with key cast and crew members, including Oscar winning actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, Oscar nominee Margot Robbie, and the brilliant supporting cast including Oscar winner Mikey Madison, Margaret Qualley, Oscar nominee Austin Butler, Lena Dunham, Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Emile Hirsch, Damian Lewis, Maya Hawke, and Sydney Sweeney.

Author Biography

Renowned and respected journalist (The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline Hollywood, The Guardian, Empire Magazine, Sight and Sound) and author Jay Glennie (One Shot: The Making of Deer Hunter, Raging Bull: The Making of, and the critically acclaimed The Making of Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood named Rolling Stone's best film book of 2025) brings his expertise, experience, unprecedented contacts, and incisive writing to this unique volume.

With his vibrant imagination and dedication to richly layered storytelling Quentin Tarantino is one of the most celebrated filmmakers of his generation. He made his directorial debut in 1992 with Reservoir Dogs, and then co-wrote, directed and starred in one of his most beloved films, Pulp Fiction, which won his first Oscar(R) for Best Screenplay. Followed by the highly acclaimed films Jackie Brown, Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, and Death Proof, Tarantino then released his World War II epic, Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained (which won his second Oscar(R) for Best Screenplay), and the Hateful Eight. Tarantino's most recent film, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, was nominated for five Golden Globes, ten BAFTAS, and ten Academy Award nominations.