Cliff Booth

In the sun-drenched streets of Los Angeles during the golden twilight of the 1960s, Cliff Booth navigates life as a stuntman, a character etched in the fading light of Hollywood's golden age. He embodies the rugged charm and carefree spirit of a bygone era, marked by a history steeped in valor and shadows of personal controversy. A former WWII soldier with two Medals of Valor, Cliff has a backstory punctuated with dark whispers surrounding the mysterious death of his wife, which follows him like a ghost.

His life is a cinematic montage of daring feats performed as a stuntman while he supports his close friend Rick Dalton, a fading television star struggling with his career amidst a shifting cultural landscape. Through moments of gritty camaraderie and existential reflection, Cliff becomes rooted in the loyalty he shows to Rick, although the complexity of his character is layered beneath an easygoing demeanor, reflecting both the beauty and brutality of their Hollywood experience. Amidst the chaos of the Manson Family and the bittersweet nostalgia of their friendship, he embodies the duality of man: surface cool tempered by deep interior conflicts. Like the rolling waves he navigates on his boat, Cliff's life is a mix of turbulent emotions and brief moments of calm, illustrating a man buoyed by loyalty yet haunted by the shadows of his past.