Django Unchained

What is a western?  

Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the later half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name

What is a spaghetti western?

A broad subgenre of Western films that emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's film-making style and international box-office success.

What is a blaxpoitation film?

A genre of American film of the 1970s featuring African-American actors in lead roles and often having antiestablishment plots, frequently criticized for stereotypical characterization and glorification of violence

Which THREE films does Django Unchained take its name from?

-1966 Django

- 1959 Hercules Unchained

- 1970 Angel Unchained

Why does Franco Nero appear in the film and what is the significance of his dialogue with Jamie Foxx?

Nero asks Django how to spell the name, when he replies with ‘the D is silent’ Nero says ‘I know’ which could be a subtle reference to him playing Django in the original film

What song plays over the final credits and how does this film connect to the original film Django?

Trinity

Which other song from Django features in Django Unchained?

Django – Rocky Robert

Who or what is Mr Ed?

Mr Ed was a horse that was able to move its mouth to make it seem like it’s talking, Tarantino uses this idea in Django with King Schultz horse

What is the significance of the red mask worn by Zoe Bell as Django murders the killers of Dogtanian?

The rest of her scenes weren’t filmed, you could only see part of her face which is an intertextual reference

The name of the saloon in which Schultz and Django drink is called Minnesota Clay, why?

Minnesota Clay is the name of a western film from 1965

Who is Ennio Morricone?

An Italian composer who composed the soundtrack for Django Unchained

What connects him to both Django Unchained and director Sergio Corbucci?

Wrote the soundtrack for Django Unchained, and worked with Corbucci in the original Django

Why sequence has made the 1903 film "The Great Train Robery" so iconic?

One of the wanted posters calls for the apprehension of Edwin porter the train robbery, Edwin porter was the filmmaker of the great train robbery