Running time 165 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $100 million Box office $425.4 million Django Unchained is a 2012 American film written and directed by, starring,,,, and, with,,, and in supporting roles. Set in the and, it is a highly tribute to, in particular the 1966 Italian film by, whose star has a. Development of Django Unchained began in 2007 when Tarantino was writing a book on. By April 2011, Tarantino sent his final draft of the script to The Weinstein Company. Casting began in the summer of 2011, with and being considered for the role of the title character before Foxx was cast. Principal photography took place from November 2011 to March 2012 in California, Wyoming and Louisiana. Django Unchained premiered at the in New York City on December 11, 2012, and was released on December 25, 2012, in the United States. More Django [2018] videos. The film was nominated for several film industry awards, including five. Waltz won several awards for his performance, among them Best Supporting Actor at the,, and. Tarantino won an, a, and a award for writing the film's original screenplay. The film grossed over $425 million worldwide in theaters against its $100 million budget, making it Tarantino's highest-grossing theatrical release. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Plot [ ] In 1858, the Speck brothers, Ace and Dicky, drive a group of on foot. Among the shackled slaves is, sold off and separated from his wife, Broomhilda von Shaft. The Speck brothers are stopped by Dr. King Schultz, a German -turned- from, who asks to buy one of the slaves. He questions Django about his knowledge of the Brittle brothers, a group of for whom Dr. Schultz is carrying a warrant. When Ace becomes suspicious, Dr. Schultz, a superior, kills Ace with a, then shoots Dicky's horse, pinning Dicky to the ground and crushing his leg. Schultz insists on honorably paying Dicky a fair price for Django before leaving him at the mercy of the newly-freed slaves, who kill him and follow the to freedom. As Django can identify the Brittle brothers, Dr. ![]() Schultz offers him his in exchange for help tracking them down. After tracking the Brittles to the plantation of the wealthy Spencer 'Big Daddy' Bennett and killing them, the liberated Django partners with Dr. Schultz and becomes his apprentice. Later that evening, the duo are hunted by Bennett and a large gang of white supremacists (a reference to the early ), but Dr. Schultz deceives and kills most of Bennett's gang with an explosive and Django kills Bennett. Schultz explains that he feels responsible for Django since Django is the first person he has ever freed, and feels morally obliged to help Django reunite with Broomhilda. ![]() Now fully trained, Django collects his first bounty, keeping the flyer for good luck. In 1859, Django and Dr. Schultz travel to, where they learn the identity of Broomhilda's owner: Calvin J. Candie, the charming but cruel owner of the Candyland, where slaves are forced to fight to the death in brutal wrestling matches called 'Mandingo fights'. Schultz and Django meet Calvin at his gentleman's club in and submit their offer to buy one of his best fighters; however, this is a pretense. Their ulterior motive is to purchase Broomhilda. Intrigued, Calvin invites them to his ranch at Candyland. During the ride to Candyland, they come across a group of Calvin's slave trackers cornering one of Calvin's Mandingo fighters, D'artagnan, who tried to run away due to no longer wanting to fight. Calvin says that because he bought D'artagnan for $500, D'artagnan (who has only fought three times) must fight at least five times. When Django and Dr. Schultz offer to reimburse Calvin and then change their minds, Calvin has his chief tracker, Mr. Stonecipher, unleash several attack dogs that. After finding Broomhilda and telling her of their plan, Dr. Schultz claims to be charmed by her and offers to buy her as well. During dinner, Calvin's staunchly loyal house slave Stephen becomes suspicious. Deducing that Django and Broomhilda know each other and that the sale of the Mandingo fighter is a, Stephen alerts Calvin, who alters the deal so that Broomhilda will be sold instead of the Mandingo fighter. Schultz agrees, and the papers for her freedom are drawn up and signed. Calvin smugly insists that the deal be sealed through a, which Dr. Schultz refuses. When Calvin threatens to have his bodyguard Butch Pooch kill Broomhilda, Dr. Schultz, who has finally had enough of Calvin's cruelty and is still thinking about D'artagnan's death, shoots Calvin through the heart with his, killing him. As Stephen mourns Calvin, Butch turns around and kills Dr. Schultz by shooting him with his, and is killed by Django in turn with Butch's own. A begins, and Django shoots down a great number of Calvin's henchmen before surrendering when Broomhilda is taken. The next morning, Stephen tells Django that Calvin's sister, Lara Lee Candie-Fitzwilly, is in charge now, and he will be sold to a mine and worked to death. En route to the mine, Django proves to his escorts that he is a bounty hunter by showing them his flyer. The escorts release him and give him a revolver, which he immediately uses to kill them before stealing a horse and returning to Candyland with a bag of. At the plantation, Django kills more of Calvin's henchmen, including Mr. Stonecipher and all the other trackers, takes Broomhilda's freedom papers from the dead Dr. Schultz's pocket, and frees his wife from a nearby cabin. When Calvin's mourners return from his burial, Django kills Lara and the remaining henchmen, releases the two remaining, and Stephen before igniting the dynamite that he has planted throughout the mansion. Django and Broomhilda watch from a distance as the mansion explodes, killing Stephen, before they ride off together. • as • as Dr. King Schultz • as 'Monsieur' Calvin J. Candie • as Broomhilda 'Hildi' von Shaft • as Stephen • as Spencer 'Big Daddy' Bennett • as Billy Crash • as Ace Speck and Butch Pooch • as Leonide 'Leo' Moguy • as Dicky Speck • as Mr. Stonecipher • as U.S. Marshal Gill Tatum • as Cora • Nichole Galicia as Sheba • as Lara Lee Candie-Fitzwilly • as D'Artagnan • Sammi Rotibi as Rodney • Clay Donahue as Fontenot • Escalante Lundy as Big Fred • Miriam F. Glover as Betina • as Frankie • as Chicken Charlie • as Amerigo Vessepi Other roles include as Son of a Gunfighter, as Daughter of a Son of a Gunfighter, as Sheriff Bill Sharp, as Old Man Carrucan, as Big John Brittle, as Lil Raj Brittle, Doc Duhame as Ellis Brittle, as Bag Head #2, a member of a -like group; as Sheriff Gus (Snowy Snow), as Tennessee Harry, as Minnie, as Coco and Clay Donahue Fontenot as Luigi.,,,,,, and play Candyland trackers, while and, alongside Tarantino himself in a as Frankie, play the LeQuint Dickey Mining Company employees. Production [ ] Development [ ]. Tarantino in Paris at the film's French premiere, January 2013 In 2007, Tarantino discussed an idea for a type of set in the United States' pre-Civil War. He called this type of film 'a southern', stating that he wanted 'to do movies that deal with America's horrible past with slavery and stuff but do them like spaghetti westerns, not like big issue movies. I want to do them like they're genre films, but they deal with everything that America has never dealt with because it's ashamed of it, and other countries don't really deal with because they don't feel they have the right to.' Tarantino later explained the genesis of the idea: 'I was writing a book about when I came up with a way to tell the story.. I was writing about how his movies have this evil Wild West, a horrible Wild West. It was surreal, it dealt a lot with. So I'm writing this whole piece on this, and I'm thinking: 'I don't really know if Sergio was thinking [this] while he was doing this. But I know I'm thinking it now. And I can do it!' ' Tarantino finished the script on April 26, 2011, and handed in the final draft to. In October 2012, frequent Tarantino collaborator said that he and Tarantino had intended to Django Unchained with RZA's Tarantino-presented martial-arts film. The crossover would have seen a younger version of the blacksmith character from RZA's film appear as a slave in an auction. However, scheduling conflicts prevented RZA's participation. One inspiration for the film is Corbucci's 1966 spaghetti western, whose star has a cameo appearance in Django Unchained. Another inspiration is the 1975 film, about a slave trained to fight other slaves. Tarantino included scenes in the snow as a homage to. ' Silenzio takes place in the snow. I liked the action in the snow so much, Django Unchained has a big snow section in the middle,' Tarantino said in an interview. The title Django Unchained alludes to the titles of the 1966 Corbucci film Django;, the American title for the 1959 Italian epic fantasy film Ercole e la regina di Lidia, about the mythical hero's escape from enslavement to a wicked master; and to, the 1970 American biker film about a biker exacting revenge on a large group of. Casting [ ] Among those considered for the title role of Django, and were mentioned as possibilities, but in the end was cast in the role. Smith later said he turned down the role because it 'wasn't the lead'. Sent in an audition tape as the character., the original Django from the, was rumored for the role of Calvin Candie, but instead was given a cameo appearance as a minor character. Nero suggested that he play a mysterious horseman who haunts Django in visions and is revealed in an ending flashback to be Django's father; Tarantino opted not to use the idea. Was in negotiations to join as Ace Woody, a Mandingo trainer and Candie's right-hand man, but Costner dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Was cast instead but also later left the role. When Kurt Russell dropped out, the role of Ace Woody was not recast; instead, the character was merged with 's character, Billy Crash. Was offered the role of Scotty Harmony, a gambler who loses Broomhilda to Candie in a poker game, but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts with. Was also offered the role, but declined in order to appear in. Neither Scotty nor the poker game appear in the final cut of the film. Hill later appeared in the film in a different role. Said that he 'would have loved, loved to have' been in the film but would be unable to appear because of a prior commitment to direct his first film,. Costume design [ ]. Main article: The film features both original and existing music tracks. Tracks composed specifically for the film include '100 Black Coffins' by and produced by and featuring Jamie Foxx, 'Who Did That To You?' By, 'Ancora Qui' by and, and 'Freedom' by and. The theme, 'Django', was also the theme song of the 1966 film. Musician wrote an original song for the film's soundtrack, but it was rejected by Tarantino, who explained that 'Ocean wrote a fantastic ballad that was truly lovely and poetic in every way, there just wasn't a scene for it.' Frank Ocean later published the song, entitled 'Wiseman', on his blog. The film also features a few famous pieces of, including ' and 'Dies Irae' from. Tarantino has stated that he avoids using full scores of original music: 'I just don't like the idea of giving that much power to anybody on one of my movies.' The film's soundtrack album was released on December 18, 2012. Ennio Morricone made statements criticizing Tarantino's use of his music in Django Unchained and stated that he would 'never work' with the director after this film, but later agreed to compose an original film score for Tarantino's in 2015. In a scholarly essay on the film's music, notes that the vast majority of film music borrowings come from films made between 1966 and 1974 and argues that the political and musical resonances of these allusions situate Django Unchained squarely in the Vietnam and Watergate era, during the rise and decline of Black Power cinema. 's hit ' was featured in the soundtrack. Release [ ] Part of a series on. • • • The first teaser poster was inspired by a fan-art poster by Italian artist Federico Mancosu. His artwork was published in May 2011, a few days after the synopsis and the official title were released to the public. In August 2011, at Tarantino's request, the production companies bought the concept artwork from Mancosu to use for promotional purposes as well as on the crew passes and clothing for staff during filming. Django Unchained was released on December 25, 2012, in the United States by and released on January 18, 2013, by in the United Kingdom. The film was screened for the first time at the on December 1, 2012, with additional screening events having been held for critics leading up to the film's wide release. The premiere of Django Unchained was delayed by one week following at an elementary school in, on December 14, 2012. The film was released on March 22, 2013, by Sony Pictures in. In March 2013, Django Unchained was announced to be the first Tarantino film approved for official distribution in 's film market. Lily Kuo, writing for, wrote that 'the film depicts one of America's darker periods, when slavery was legal, which Chinese officials like to use to push back against criticism from the United States'. The film was released in China on May 12, 2013. Box office [ ] After a total of 143 days, the film ended its American theatrical run on May 16, 2013 with a gross of $162,805,434 in North America. It grossed $262,562,804 in foreign countries including $51,597,323 of Germany, $37,297,979 of France, and $24,893,462 of the United Kingdom, making a worldwide total gross of $425,368,238. As of 2013, Django Unchained became Tarantino's highest-grossing film, surpassing his 2009 film, which grossed $321.4 million worldwide. Home media [ ] The film was released on,, and Digital Download on April 16, 2013. In the United States, the film has grossed $31,939,733 from DVD sales and $30,286,838 from Blu-ray sales, making a total of $62,226,571. Reception [ ] Critical and scholarly response [ ] On the film has an approval rating of 87% based on 255 reviews and an average rating of 8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, 'Bold, bloody, and stylistically daring, Django Unchained is another incendiary masterpiece from Quentin Tarantino.' , which assigns a weighted average score to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 81 out of 100 based on 42 reviews, indicating 'universal acclaim'. Of the gave the film four stars out of four and said: 'The film offers one sensational sequence after another, all set around these two intriguing characters who seem opposites but share pragmatic, financial and personal issues.' Ebert also added, 'had I not been prevented from seeing it sooner because of an injury, this would have been on my year's best films list.' , film critic for, awarded the film five stars, writing: 'I can only say Django delivers, wholesale, that particular narcotic and delirious pleasure that Tarantino still knows how to confect in the cinema, something to do with the manipulation of surfaces. It's as unwholesome, deplorable and delicious as a forbidden cigarette.' Writing in, critic compared Django to Tarantino's earlier: 'Like Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained is crazily entertaining, brazenly irresponsible and also ethically serious in a way that is entirely consistent with its playfulness.' Designating the film a Times 'critics' pick, Scott said Django is 'a troubling and important movie about slavery and racism.' Filmmaker praised Django, tweeting that the movie 'is one of the best film satires ever. A rare American movie on slavery and the origins of our sick racist history.' To the contrary,, film critic for the Entertainment Weekly, wrote: ' Django isn't nearly the film that Inglourious was. It's less clever, and it doesn't have enough major characters – or enough of Tarantino's trademark structural ingenuity – to earn its two-hour-and-45-minute running time.' In his review for the Indy Week, David Fellerath wrote: ' Django Unchained shows signs that Tarantino did little research beyond repeated viewings of Sergio Corbucci's 1966 spaghetti Western and a blaxploitation from 1975 called, written by and starring.' New Yorker 's was 'disturbed by their [Tarantino's fans'] yelps of triumphant laughter, at the screening I attended, as a white woman was blown away by Django's guns.' An entire issue of the academic journal Safundi was devoted to Django Unchained: [ ] ' Django Unchained and the Global Western,' featuring scholars who contextualize Tarantino's film as a classic 'western'. Dana Phillips writes: 'Tarantino's film is immensely entertaining, not despite but because it is so very audacious—even, at times, downright lurid, thanks to its treatment of slavery, race relations, and that staple of the Western, violence. No doubt these are matters that another director would have handled more delicately, and with less stylistic excess, than Tarantino, who has never been bashful. Another director also would have been less willing to proclaim his film the first in a new genre, the 'Southern'.' Top ten lists [ ] Django Unchained was listed on many critics' top ten lists. Main article: Django Unchained garnered several awards and nominations. The named it one of their Top Ten Movies of the Year in December 2012. The film received five nominations, including, and and for Tarantino. Tarantino won an. Christoph Waltz received the, the, and the, his second time receiving all three awards, having previously won for his role in Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds. The gave the film four nominations, while the named DiCaprio their. Django Unchained earned a nomination for from the. Comic book adaptation [ ] •: Django Unchained (February 2013) Potential future projects [ ] Miniseries [ ] Tarantino has said in an interview that he has 90 minutes of unused material and considered re-editing Django Unchained into a four-hour, four-night cable. Tarantino said that breaking the story into four parts would be more satisfying to audiences than a four-hour movie: '.it wouldn't be an endurance test. It would be a mini-series. And people love those.' Novels [ ] The story which became the director's follow-up film was first attempted as a paperback novel sequel to Django Unchained titled Django in White Hell. Tarantino decided, however, that the character's established morals did not fit the tone of the developing story so he began re-writing it as an original screenplay with no connection to the earlier film. He has expressed a desire to write a series of Django sequel novels. Crossover [ ] Sony is planning on a Django/ crossover movie, which currently exists in the form of a comic book. In the 2014 film, Django is seen shooting the proprietor of a racially charged shooting game, saying 'people die at the fair'. Despite his appearance, the film has no serious connection with Tarantino film and is used mostly for parody and humor. Alleged copyright infringement [ ] In December 2015, a $100 million lawsuit was filed against Tarantino by filmmakers Oscar Colvin Jr. And Torrance J. Colvin, who claimed that the script for Django Unchained bears extensive similarities to their film, titled Freedom. The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in. On January 24, 2017, the lawsuit was dismissed. See also [ ] • • • References [ ]. Retrieved July 23, 2017. December 17, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2012. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 25, 2013. • Hiscock, John (April 27, 2007).. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved April 16, 2012. • Franich, Darren (July 14, 2012).. 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Every night, guitarist and composer Django Reinhardt delights Parisian audiences with his witty, life-affirming ‘gypsy swing’ music. Whilst many other Romany people are finding themselves the target of racist persecution and being murdered in concentration camps, Django believes himself to be France in 1943 during the German occupation. Every night, guitarist and composer Django Reinhardt delights Parisian audiences with his witty, life-affirming ‘gypsy swing’ music. Whilst many other Romany people are finding themselves the target of racist persecution and being murdered in concentration camps, Django believes himself to be safe due to his popularity – until agents of the Nazi propaganda machine demand that he goes on tour to Germany in order to counteract the influence of ‘negro music’ from the USA. Django Reinhardt refuses. One of his Parisian admirers helps him, his pregnant wife and his mother to hide out in a village close to the Swiss border; here he meets members of his large extended family who are also on the run. But when he tries to cross Lake Geneva into Switzerland with his wife and his mother, the Nazis are hot on his heels. If you are a fan of Django, then you will really enjoy this movie. If you are into music, then you will really enjoy this movie. If you are a movie critic and have none of the above attributes, then your life is missing something. I found this movie compelling, interesting and totally If you are a fan of Django, then you will really enjoy this movie. If you are into music, then you will really enjoy this movie. If you are a movie critic and have none of the above attributes, then your life is missing something. I found this movie compelling, interesting and totally un-Hollywood.
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