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

by Jay Glennie, Quentin Tarantino (Introduction)

"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.

488 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 18, 2025

Reviews

[Andy · Rating 5 out of 5]

My review coming soon on Film Obsessive.
But for now let me say, this book is gorgeous and genius!!

[TLRHB · Rating 5 out of 5]

This massive doorstop of a coffee table book was pure catnip to me, an unabashed fan of the movie. I reveled in the detailed memories of how the 9th QT film came together and loved the marvelous set photos by Andrew Cooper. Yes, at 600-plus pages, there is way too much gushing over Tarantino's filmmaking genius, which Glennie could have gently excised a bit, but it is easily balanced by reams of insider insights from the film's top-line stars to more anonymous members of the production team and crew. Glennie really gives you a sense of the work it takes to make a movie, and what a miracle and joy it is when the film comes out great. Most importantly, the book and photos make clear that QT left a ton of material on the cutting-room floor and, while his novelization was fine, the petitioning must begin now for a longer version of the film or an episodic expansion like he did for Netflix with The Hateful Eight. We want more!

[Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is more of a 'dip into and read a bit at a time' book - and besides - it's over 7 pounds and hard to hold! However, if you love this movie, you really need to splurge!!