Rick Dalton’s flamethrower becomes the film’s “Chekhov’s gun” when he “burns to a crisp” a follower of Charles Manson, who was portrayed only briefly in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood by Damon Herriman since Quentin Tarantino was forced to [cut the actor’s additional footage](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2478380/looks-like-quentin-tarantino-cut-a-bunch-of-charles-manson-footage-from-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood…https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2456773/quentin-tarantinos-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-lead-will-also-play-charles-manson-on-tv to bring the film down [from more than four hours to under three.](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2478380/looks-like-quentin-tarantino-cut-a-bunch-of-charles-manson-footage-from-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood…https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2456773/quentin-tarantinos-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-lead-will-also-play-charles-manson-on-tv However, the deleted scene is available on the Blu-ray, and you can see more of Herriman as the infamous cult leader on the Netflix true crime drama Mindhunter.