What is a western?
A nostalgic eulogy to the early days of the expansive, untamed American frontier (the borderline between civilization and the wilderness). They are one of the oldest, most enduring and flexible genres and one of the most characteristically American genres in their mythic origins.
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. Most of these western films are produced and directed by Italians.
What is a blaxploitation film?
An ethnic subgenre of the exploitation film. Blaxploitation films were originally made specifically for an urban black audience, but the genre's audience appeal soon broadened across racial and ethnic lines.
Which THREE films does Django Unchained take its name from?
Django, Mandingo, The Great Silence
Why does Franco Nero appear in the film and what is the significance of his dialogue with Jamie Foxx?
Franco Nero made his cameo in the film and is seen wearing white gloves. This may be a reference to his wounds in the original Django film. However, this should not be seen as him being the same character in both movies, as Django (1966) takes place in the 1870s and Django Unchained (2012) takes place before that, in the 1850s.
What song plays over the final credits and how does this film connect to the original film Django?
Trinity (Titoli) by Annibale E I Cantori Moderni
Which other song from Django features in Django Unchained?
Django by Luis Bacalov and Rocky Roberts.
Who or what is Mr Ed?
Mr Ed was a TV show and is a horse in the show. The concept is that the horse has the ability to talk to its owner Wilbur Post, but cannot to anyone else. The Mister Ed show concept was derived from a series of short stories by children's author Walter R Brooks.
What is the significance of the red mask worn by Zoe Bell as Django murders the killers of d’Artagnan?
Bell seems to hold no grudges, and was reluctant to share too many details, as she didn't want to displease her director. But she did go on to explain that her red scarf wasn't just a fashion choice, "There was a little sneaky secret under the mask: part of my face was missing."
The name of the saloon in which Schultz and Django drink is called Minnesota Clay, why?
Minnesota Clay, is a 1965 Italian / French/ Spanish international co-production spaghetti western directed by Sergio Corbucci.
Who is Ennio Morricone?
An Italian composer, orchestrator and conductor. He composes a wide range of music styles, making him one of the most versatile, experimental and influential composers of all time, working in any medium.
What connects him to both Django Unchained and director Sergio Corbucci?
Ennio Morricone wrote music for both adaptions of the film, Django (1996) and Django Unchained.
What sequence has made the 1903 film "The Great Train Robbery" so iconic?
One of the wanted posters calls for the apprehension of Edwin Porter for train robbery. Edwin Porter was the filmmaker who directed The Great Train Robbery.
What is the significance of the name Von Shaft?
‘Broomhilda von Shaft’, a play on the more accurate Brunnhilde von Schaft, is a name Hildi’s German owners – the von Schafts – gave her, and as Schultz explains, it comes from a popular German legend about a hero who must rescue his damsel in distress. I think we can all guess at what her last name alludes to.
What TV western does Django's western style outfit pay homage to?
Little John from the NBC western series, Bonanza (1959 to 1973).
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