This Oscar-Winning Quentin Tarantino Picture Is Now Free-To-Stream!
I don’t know about you. But I love Tubi. They are an AVOD platform with something for everyone. From low-budget slasher pictures you’ve never even heard of to Oscar-winning films, they’ve got you covered. Speaking of their Academy Award-winning cinematic offerings, the platform recently added Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained to the lineup.
Django Unchained took home Oscar statuettes for ‘best screenplay’ (Quentin Tarantino) and ‘best actor’ (Christoph Waltz) at the 2013 Academy Awards.
Tarantino has loosely described the 2013 film as a Spaghetti Western that tackles the uncomfortable side of American history.
The setup for this award-winning Quentin Tarantino picture goes as follows:
Two years before the Civil War, Django (Jamie Foxx), a slave, finds himself accompanying an unorthodox German bounty hunter named Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) on a mission to capture the vicious Brittle brothers. Their mission is successful, Schultz frees Django, and together they hunt the South’s most-wanted criminals. Their travels take them to the infamous plantation of shady Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio), where Django’s long-lost wife (Kerry Washington) is still a slave.
The 1966 film Django was a big influence for Tarantino. Accordingly, he gave the film’s star, Franco Nero, a cameo in Django Unchained.
Django Unchained has a storied history as it pertains to casting.
Will Smith was reportedly considered for a role in the film but bowed out, saying it was “not for me.” Kevin Costner also backed out of the project, citing a scheduling conflict. Kurt Russell was cast to replace Costner. But Russell also bowed out.
The film was shot over the course of 130 days. That’s absolutely insane, considering that many indie pictures shoot over the course of a week or two. But Quentin Tarantino has a proven track record of packing butts into seats at the multiplex. And he did exactly that with Django Unchained. The film earned $426 million globally against a budget of $100 million.
If you’re keen to check out Django Unchained, head over to Tubi, where you can find the film streaming for free (with ads) as of the publication of this post.
That’s all we have for you, for the time being, dear reader. Make sure to keep an eye out for more updates on which films within your interest set are available to stream and where to find them in the near future. If you’d like to chat about Tarantino’s storied filmography, hit me up on Threads @FunWithHorror.
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