AboutWhat does the meme depict?

The 'Pointing Rick Dalton' or 'Pointing Leonardo DiCaprio' meme features an image macro of Leonardo DiCaprio as Rick Dalton in the film 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'. In the image, DiCaprio is seated, pointing excitedly at a TV screen, holding a beer can in one hand with a cigarette between his fingers. This reaction image is typically used online to convey feelings of excited recognition or to highlight moments of personal relatability.

OriginWho did it first?

The meme is derived from a scene in 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood', which was released on July 26, 2019. Leonardo DiCaprio’s character, Rick Dalton, and his stunt double, Cliff Booth, watch Dalton’s performance in the television show F.B.I. During the viewing, Dalton points out himself acting on screen. The earliest known meme usage of this image appeared online on February 7, 2020, when a user on Twitter (now X) @annaswnsn shared it with the caption 'when I notice the timeline changes in Little Women.'^[1]

Origin: 2020