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In this scene in Inglourious Basterds, Tarantino asked Brad Pitt to play “an American completely incapable of imitating another language.” Christoph Waltz said it was hard not to laugh watching him put so much effort into speaking Italian badly.

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In Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), Tarantino wrote a long scene where Cliff defeats Bruce Lee. Brad Pitt argued it was too much, saying ‘It’s Bruce Lee, man,’ so the fight was shortened to make it more realistic and respectful.

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Tom Cruise spent nearly a year training before filming The Last Samurai. He learned martial arts, katana fighting, and even the basics of the Japanese language to make his character more believable. True to his reputation, Cruise performed most of his own stunts. During the

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Quentin Tarantino defended the scene by saying Bruce Lee was “kind of arrogant,” pointing to his remarks about being able to defeat Muhammad Ali. Originally, he had written a longer version in which Cliff beat Lee, but it was revised after Brad objected: “It’s Bruce Lee man!”