BUNNY// TXT 6TH MEMBER

* All About Bunny's Characters: "Once Upon a Time In... Hollywood" *

   (Here we go! Another one of Bunny's characters! If you haven't seen "Once Upon a Time In... Hollywood," this will contain spoilers so proceed with caution. I hope you guys will enjoy this)! 

   Bunny's fifth acting job and fourth movie role was in "Once Upon a Time In... Hollywood" in the US. This role was special because she got to work with her favorite director Quentin Tarantino, one of her favorite actors Leonardo DiCaprio, another one of her favorite actors Brad Pitt, and more actors she admired. What made it even more special was the fact that Quentin wrote the character with her in mind and credited her by her birth name, not Lydia Kim like how her usual US roles went. She was 14 during filming and 15 when the movie was released. This is all about her character, Danielle Donovan. 

   Danielle Donovan is a 19-year-old struggling actress, dancer, and singer. She got her start on "Bounty Law" when she was younger. This is where she met Rick Dalton and his stunt double Cliff Booth. That is where her friendship with them started. Since then, they've been extremely close. 

   While Rick has acting jobs, Danielle can barely find anything and instead has to work as his and Cliff's manager. The reasoning is because she's mixed and because of that, people have deemed her unattractive and have said she doesn't deserve to be in a lead role. Rick and Cliff repeatedly tell her that that isn't true but she continues to believe it. 

   She spends her days driving around with Cliff and dropping off Rick at different places since his license got suspended due to his many DUI arrests. Rick is also struggling and believes his career is fading after a meeting with his agent Marvin Schwarz. Mr. Schwarz tells him his career will fade if he keeps taking guest appearances as villains and advises him to star in Italian spaghetti westerns. Cliff and Danielle reassure him that he's wrong. After they take Rick home, Cliff drops Danielle off at her home. Danielle absolutely hates living there since she lives with her parents who neglect her and are addicted to drugs. Her only friend at home is a teddy bear named Audrey that Rick and Cliff gave her as a late birthday present. 

   The next day, after dropping Rick off at another acting job, Cliff and Danielle make their way to Rick's house so that Cliff could fix his antenna while Danielle chills in the pool. Once he's finished, they drive around again and pick up a hitchhiking hippy, who they have seen the night before and earlier that day. Danielle had teased Cliff prior to seeing her the third time that he found himself a new girlfriend. The hitchhiker lives at Spahn Ranch, where "Bounty Law" was filmed. 

   Cliff and Danielle get acquainted with the other hippies who live there and learn that the hitchhiker they picked up is called "Pussycat." Unbeknownst to them, the hippies are a part of the Manson family. Cliff decides to check on George Spahn, the ranch's owner, as he believes the hippies are taking advantage of him. The hippies begin acting suspicious, which starts giving Danielle a bad feeling. She repeatedly tells Cliff to forget about it as he heads to the house but he won't listen. 

   They then meet "Squeaky," who repeatedly tells Cliff that George is napping. This doesn't stop Cliff so he enters the house with Danielle behind him. They see George and he was in fact napping. George is nearly blind and dismisses Cliff's concerns. They make their way out and Pussycat tells them, mostly Cliff, that they embarrassed her and her and the hippies yell at them to leave. However, another hippy punctures one of the tires so Cliff makes him change it after he beats him. They manage to drive away. 

   That night after picking up Rick, they drive to his home and they watch an episode of "The F.B.I.," where Rick made a guest appearance. Marvin Schwarz is also watching the episode and books him as the lead in Sergio Corbucci's spaghetti western "Nebraska Jim." Rick, Cliff, and Danielle head to Italy for six months, where Rick stars in "Nebraska Jim" and three other films. Danielle tries to find acting jobs in Italy, as she thinks it would be better than Los Angeles. However, her experience is the same. Danielle gets put as an extra in Rick's movies and other movies, since the producers told her the Italian actresses are more beautiful than her and she doesn't deserve the leading roles. Cliff continues to do Rick's stunts. 

   Later, Rick marries Italian starlet Francesca Capucci and tells Cliff and Danielle that he can no longer afford their services. This leaves Danielle heartbroken but she refuses to show it to Rick and Cliff. On the plane ride back to Hollywood, Danielle cries while clutching onto Audrey the teddy bear due to having a failed career and feeling betrayed by Rick. She is sitting away from them so they don't know the pain she's going through. This leaves her feeling suicidal, since she knows her life won't be the same without Rick or Cliff if he decides to stop being friends with her too.

   It's August 8, 1969 when they are back home and they go for drinks to commemorate their time together while Francesca sleeps and Cliff's dog Brandy stays home. After drinking, they go back to Rick's house. Cliff and Danielle take Brandy on a walk while Cliff smokes a LSD-laced cigarette that he bought six months prior on the day they picked up Pussycat. Danielle warns Cliff not to do so but he does it anyway. 

   When they head back, Cliff begins to trip on the LSD while feeding Brandy. As he's tripping, Danielle tells him that she warned him not to smoke it. Brandy then begins to bark and the doors burst open to reveal three people dressed in black. Danielle instantly recognizes them as the hippies from Spahn Ranch. One of the hippies, "Tex," is pointing a gun at them while Cliff is tripping off his mind and begins to laugh at Tex. Another hippy, "Katie" takes Francesca while the third, "Sadie" is overlooking everything. Cliff finally recognizes them and orders Brandy to attack Tex. 

   Sadie rushes to stab Cliff, but he throws a can of dog food at her, which breaks her nose. Cliff orders Brandy to attack Sadie, to which she does. Francesca punches Katie and runs away as Cliff and Danielle are fighting Tex, in which Cliff kills him. Katie gets back up and stabs Danielle, severely wounding her. She then goes after Cliff, who realizes Sadie's knife is stuck in his thigh. He grabs Katie and kills her by smashing her face in different household decors. Sadie, who is still being attacked by Brandy, fires Tex's gun as Cliff passes out. Danielle shouts for him but gets shot by Sadie in the process. She falls in front of Cliff, unconscious. 

   Sadie stumbles outside to the pool, where Rick is relaxing while listening to music on his headphones. He is completely unaware of the chaos unfolding inside. Rick becomes alarmed and overlooks Sadie, who had fallen into the pool, bleeding profusely. She gets back up and shoots Tex's gun repeatedly. Rick gets out of the pool and heads to the shed and fetches a flamethrower, which he retained from his movie "The 14 Fists of McClusky." He fires it at Sadie and incinerates her. 

   Eventually, the police arrive and interview a terrified Francesca and Cliff, who had just regained consciousness. Danielle, who is severely wounded, is unable to be interviewed as she had just regained consciousness as well. Cliff and Danielle are loaded onto an ambulance and Rick tells them they are good friends. Cliff responds with "I try" and Danielle kisses her index and ring finger and gives Rick a peace sign, something she does to the both of them to express her affection. 

   Jay Sebring, Rick's neighbor asks him what had happened, to which Rick explains. Sharon Tate, who also lives there, asks Jay through the intercom system about what had happened, to which Jay explains. Sharon asks Rick if he's alright and he responds. Sharon invites him over for a drink, and he accepts. 

   This movie and this role mean the entire world to Bunny. Danielle Donovan is her all time favorite role and she is grateful that Quentin Tarantino casted her. She got to work with amazing people that she admired growing up and she will forever cherish that. She didn't expect to be nominated for an Oscar let alone even winning it at the age of 15. She didn't know how she won for "Best Supporting Actress," but she is forever grateful for it and she will forever thank Quentin for everything. She will always cherish that night and the Oscar. This was Bunny's fifth role, Danielle Donovan. Let's take a look at her next role. 

   (So that was Bunny's role in "Once Upon a Time In... Hollywood!" I absolutely love Quentin Tarantino and this movie is honestly the best thing ever. One of my favorites. I hope you guys enjoyed this! Stay tuned for more)!