ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So you just told Tarantino 'Let's do it.' Samuel L. Jackson is the true villain. Lee Donowitz | Vincenzo Coccotti | So when Quentin says 'cut,' she's back in the kitchen crying, and I'm going in saying, 'All right, are we going too hard? : Ku Klux Klan | He sees these slaves who are considered chattel, whose lives are worthless to their white owners, and maybe he goes a little further in his cruelty toward them because he resents that he is like them. Yo daddy's rollin' over in his goddamn grave, right now. Did I inhabit the character full enough to make you believe that, and make you uncomfortable enough to make you hate me? Now, when you get there, they gonna take away your name, give you a number and a sledgehammer, and say, "Get to work!" Maynard | Calvin Candie Yolanda, Natural Born Killers : It is shown that Stephen is more cunning and intelligent than the others at Candyland, including Calvin himself. white people; or any person perceived to be a participant in the [Stephen pulls up a stool and sits in front of the hanging Django]. They get whipped, they get beaten, and they die. Being a senior house slave more respected than the rest, Stephen personally views himself second only to the white man with all his fellow black people beneath him. Calvin is a reflection of Stephen. And you feel guilty because then you want to see me die. Get her ass up outta there! Take her out? And if y'all think my price for this nigger here is too steep, what I'm gonna desire to do is [Candie causally sets his cigarette down; he suddenly but quickly picks up his hammer and violently grabs hold of Broomhilda's hair, slamming her face on the dinner table and raising the hammer above her head. : And they are our guests, Stephen. Continue Reading. Calvin Candie Yeah, yeah, yeah. : America tends to sugarcoat slaveryyou see negroes out in the field picking cotton, and they're singing a song. The production was delayed by typhoons and the budget ballooned. Calvin Candie returns to Candyland along with his men, Schultz and Django. Now, gentlemen, I do apologize; but, I am weary from our travels beyond words. You don't have to know why. : His voice, his manner of address (particularly to Candie), his diction and his subservience all adapt or evaporate instantly. Lori Lee! Stephen Adolf Hitler | Seventy-six years, Stephen. With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. Marsellus Wallace | Now I realize it is an inconvenience. He tells all of the slaves, excluding Stephen, to get as far away from the plantation as possible, which they agree to. Yessir, you stuck! As an elder house slave, Stephen enjoys a twisted friendship with Calvin Candie. Unusual Death in Django Unchained (Female death censoring?). Like a baby miss mammy titty! : All right, come ongive me a hug. As the senior house slave, he has the luxury of being the authority over the other slaves, but his intellect, like that of all slaves, is grossly underestimated by his owner. Calvin Candie | And it's honest. : Calvin Candie Southern hospitality dictates I make her available to him. Stephen is left to die inside the Candieland mansion. However, the topic of Uncle Toms in America was apparently too controversial and uncomfortable to discuss for the first century of cinema. Thats why Django shoots him in the leg in the end. By and by Ohhhhhh! Now, considering y'all have ridden a whole lot of miles [Candie aggressively grabs Broomhilda's head, she whimpers as Django looks on intensively]. How many people run away while I was gone? : Calvin Candie Well, naturally, it is the soaring eagle that attracts her attention, not the plucked chicken. He's getting worse and worse. Whoo! Stephen: Django Unchained (2012) Loyal servant and friend to Calvin Candie, house slave Stephen is a resentful senior slave that turned his back on his people, mistreating and torturing other slaves and despising Django since the first step he made on Candyland. His distaste is so entrenched that he never hesitates to get slaves into trouble (even though punishments are brutal, and often fatal). : Stephen And Samuel L Jacksons Stephen is the greatest character of all time. Do you understand? During the meal, Stephen's dislike towards Django grows increasingly apparent due to the fact that he is a free man and is free to ride a horse alongside white men. Was it uncomfortable for you to inhabit someone as despicable as Stephen? Strategic Right-Hand. : Lara Lee Candie-Fitzwilly | However, no character is as controversial as Samuel L. Jackson 's Stephen. Pink | I worked on that for over a year and a half, from the time when I read the script. Just look at the dinner scene when Stephen Calvin what Django and Schultz's true intentions are. Calvin Candie Dr. King Schultz Seth Gecko, Kill Bill Overview a loyal slave who will do anything for his evil master. Calvin Candie | Lara Lee Candie-Fitzwilly In this conversation, the idea of genital mutilation arises, and Steven seems to show a familiarity with such an ugly practice. Stephen! Stephen comes from a long line of working house slaves. : Esteban Vihaio | I've done all that during rehearsals. : He sees himself being above the other slaves and it's implied he, being a father figure to Calvin, molded him into the sadist as seen in the film. Last night. I've done all the stuff I need to do to get where I need to get before I get to work every day. Part of that uniqueness is found in the characters and their place in that dark period of history. Nigger love's a powerful emotion, boy. Manson Family. And after pointing this out to him, he shoots Stephen in the kneecap. He cant leave. He almost looks like the cotton in those fields. There is no "too far" in that. Noticing how Django and Broomhilda look at each other during dinner, he becomes suspicious. : And as a slave of the LeQuint Dickey Mining Company, henceforth until the day you die, all day, every day, you will be swingin' a sledgehammer, turnin' big rocks into little rocks. Calvin Candie : Candie is just a dumb stereotypical plantation owner while Stephen (Jackson) is the house ni*** that runs the show behind the scenes. This is no mere case of. What is the point of having a nigger that speaks German if you can't wheel 'em out when you have a German guest? And the plantation is his entire universe. Why did Stephen pretend to have a limp in Django Unchained? : By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. I don't. 'Django Unchained' - A film by Quentin Tarantino. Matsumoto | And an extreme institution. "Two weeks in Boston!" Well what's she doin' there? After Candie is shot and killed, a grief-stricken Stephen cradles his master's corpse in his arms. This is Thesecret1070. Stephen is a thoroughly contemptible villain, andto meeven worse than DiCaprio's Candie because of the hypocrisy of his character. [ Django cocks back the safety and puts the rifle down ] Dr. King Schultz : Don't worry, I'm not mad at you. Then it must not have been hard for you to leave Stephen behind. Django surrenders and is subdued. account. And if y'all wanna leave Candyland with Broomhilda, the price is $12,000. Daisy Domergue | Broomhilda's Backstory. Stephen! Stephen (June 26, 1780s - May 7, 1859) was Calvin Candie 's starkly loyal house slave and close friend. Origin : Stephen is a slave on a plantation. Mr. Stephen is more than happy to allow evil to happen to his fellow slaves as long as he isn't personally facing it, even though he is arguably the most cunning and intelligent person in the film. I can't hear you, nigger! Some people want to defund the police. [Candie greedily smiles as Stephen drops the cash in front of him]. What's the matter? Stephen will not allow anything to hurt Candie or Candyland a scruple that places him on the opposite side of Django and Schultzs rescue mission. And he's the greatest character of all time. This week's cover: 'Django Unchained' draws its guns, 'Django Unchained': Jamie Foxx on portraying slavery, 'Django Unchained': Three new clips unveiledVIDEO. How did you and Quentin come up with Stephen's hair and makeup? There was the house Negro and the field Negro. Calvin Candie . : Unnamed Mother unnamed father unnamed brothers unnamed sisters unnamed children unnamed grandmother unnamed grandfather unnamed grandmother unnamed grandfather unnamed wife (deceased). Let's keep it funny. : For more information, please see our Richard "Richie" Gecko | : SAMUEL L. JACKSON: I had no trepidation. Aw, naw, naw. Major Marquis Warren | His father did that job, his grandfather did that job. They come and go. : Candie has the name and the blue blood. Jackson didn't get an Oscar nomination for Django Unchained, but the film did win two Oscars.Waltz won Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, and Tarantino won Best Writing, Original . Calvin Candie is the main antagonist in the 2012 Quentin Tarantino film Django Unchained. Cookie Notice Chatty Nazi ? Ted Cruz slams Joy Reid for calling him Stephen from 'Django Unchained' in debate on voting rights bill Cruz railed against Reid on Tuesday, tweeting that her 'arrogant condensation' is leading. Schultz then lets Butch kill him, angering Django to rush over and take Butch's gun, murdering him. : It's in your face. Will you and Cora be responsible for getting her cleaned up and presentable for Dr.Schultz, here? This here is what you take with you. Calvin Candie | Stephen : So he leaves the day to day plantation operations in Stephens capable hands. Calvin Candie : : The KKK first began to flourish in the late 1860s. Share the best GIFs now >>> In a film that clearly . He was portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio, who also played King Louis XIV in The Man in the Iron Mask, Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me If You Can, Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby and Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street. Analyzing Evil: Stephen From Django Unchained The Vile Eye 619K subscribers Subscribe Share 1.6M views 1 year ago #DjangoUnchained #Tarantino #SamuelLJackson Thanks to Scopely for sponsoring this. Calvin Candie That's actually a similar thing I say to John [Travolta] in Pulp Fiction: 'Let's get into character,' before we knock on the door and kill those guys. The girls who serve the tables were taught the serving ceremony by their mothers or grandmothers. Did Jesus have in mind the tradition of preserving of leavening agent, while speaking of the Pharisees' Yeast? Psychopathic killer ? and done spread a whole lot of bull to purchase this lovely lady right here, it would appear that Broomhilda is in fact the right nigger. Still, you take her ass out! And THAT will be the story of you, Django! Shoots? They ain't here for no muscle bound Jimmie, they here for that girl. Calvin Candie It is time for me to rest my tired eyes. You wanna know my name or the name of my horse, you ask me. He has never stepped foot out on the fields for work. Calvin Candie Thats not how Stephen views himself. It seems that he must have had some kind of walking problem and that's why he used stick. : Werner Rachtman, Django Unchained Then, they're gonna hit you in the head with a hammer, throw your ass down the nigger hole. I give up. Why did the white people on Candieland respect or even take commands from Stephen? Oh, you son of a bitch! Release Dates Old Man Carrucan | Smitty Bacall, The Hateful Eight Due to his upbringing and experience of slavery from a different view, he convinced himself that he holds more power over field slaves. Yes, sir. Django remembers Schultz predicting he will become known as "the fastest gun in the West," before riding off . Jody Domergue | : They playin your ass for a fool, is what I'm talkin' bout. Dr. King Schultz She's one of those actresses who kind of hangs on to stuff for a minute. So he's the guy who makes that plantation run. : In his first scene, he sees our hero Django ride up to the door of the Candieland mansion. "The most hated Negro in cinematic history. Susan "Sadie" Atkins | TAKE THIS GODDAMNED HAMMER HERE, AND BEAT HER ASS TO DEATH WITH IT! Every man with a steady job has sold out to some extent or another. : Who dis nigger up on dat nag? He has never stepped foot out on the fields for work. Stephen seethes with righteous anger. He's not like the rest of those people around there. Bill | The man essentially ran Candyland. And I want you to start solving that problem right now and get them goddamn rooms ready! Calvin Candie That definitely helps him. Broomhilda By outward appearances, Stephen is a largely impotent character: but secretly he is cold, calculating and incredibly observant. Oh, sweet Jesus, let me kill this nigger! Candieland Stephen is the secondary antagonist of the 2012 Quentin Tarantino film Django Unchained. Once the aforementioned sequence was deleted from the movie, so was (basically) that . Stephen At the end, as Django runs out of ammo, Stephen gives him two options: surrender or see Broomhilda be killed. It's kind of great to be able to do that. Evil-doer That never happens. Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. And you, you old, decrepit bastard, you are to show them every hospitality. While race conflict is Americas very public Achilles Heel, class differences are swept under the rug. And I take it you prefer the take it or leave it style of negotiation? Stephen This hypocrisy is just ingrained in him then? Only you and I have some choice in where we work. Mister Stephen, I don't. Hello, my ass. Calvin Candie How can I drop 15 V down to 3.7 V to drive a motor. He doesn't feel himself as actual property. Other people view cops [], A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) **** Ive argued in this column that owning a house is an unwise move. I liked the fact that Stephen calculates, and he's interesting. 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