Calvin Candie | Stephen Starring: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Walton Goggins, James Remar & Samuel L. Jackson. Lara Lee Candie-Fitzwilly But Monsieur Candie, she run off. Stephen telling Candie about Django's relationship with Broomhilda. Stephen Dr. King Schultz In the kitchen, he taunts Broomhilda about whether or not she knows Django. Calvin Candie Do you feel that way? No, when you say 'cut,' I'm done. He is the complete anti-thesis to Django's hero, further establishing how the movie subverts racial stereotypes. Esteban Vihaio | By clicking Accept all cookies, you agree Stack Exchange can store cookies on your device and disclose information in accordance with our Cookie Policy. [pulls out a second revolver] Pink | 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. 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. The girls who serve the tables were taught the serving ceremony by their mothers or grandmothers. Get her over there and get her cleaned up and bring her back over here to, uh, Doctor -. The layers of his performance, the stuttering fool he plays in front of others vs the cold, logical murderer he is behind the scenes, is fascinating to watch. When he said he counted 6 bullets, and even if he believed it to be true as he was saying it, what exactly did he think was gonna happen that made him to stop pretending? Personality hateful, intelligent, and possessed by a sick sense of loyalty. : Do you understand? In the Big House? Stephen characters are most like you. However, I must admit that having a house with your spouse is very good for one thing: longterm houseguests. : Now why that German gives a fuck about who that uppity son-of-a--bitch is in love with, I'm sure I don't know. Seth Gecko, Kill Bill He wants the money. Django calls you "Snowball." Oh, Monsieur Candie, you can't imagine what it's like not to hear your mother tongue in four years. Stephen He's doing more than just collaborating to survive. Your black ass is what all them motherfuckers at the Big House could talk about for the last few hours. And the plantation is his entire universe. Why did Stephen pretend to have a limp in Django Unchained? That definitely helps him. Even the white people obey him. With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. : : [to the Overseers] : They gonna work ya all day, every day 'till your back give out. Charles Manson | Cora ushers Broomhilda into the next room over, where Stephen once again confronts her about knowing Django, accusing her of lying to him. So go all the way, and go as far as you can go to show the institution for how it was. Samuel L. Jackson is the true villain. Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. : Dr. King Schultz She offers him too much money for too easy a job. : Stephen and the Candieland mansion are blown to pieces, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, It is possible that Stephen's physical appearance was based off of. Mickey and Mallory | Hello. Every single word that came out of Calvin Candie's mouth was nothing but horseshit, but he was right about one thing: I am that one nigger in ten thousand. particularly a black person who behaves in a subservient manner to Candie is just a dumb stereotypical plantation owner while Stephen (Jackson) is the house ni*** that runs the show behind the scenes. Dr. King Schultz But the life inside that house is an ongoing thing that always was and always will be. Go open the guest bedrooms and get two ready. Just who the hell you callin' 'Snowball,' hoss boy? Stephen Monsieur Candie, you a mess! Official Sites Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. : Lee Donowitz | : Oh, you motherfucker! : [on the verge of tears] Hello, my ass. Linda "Flowerchild" Kasabian | | Stephen is shown to be the head slave within the plantation and is very close and loyal to his master, Calvin Candie. That may be one of the few instances of a black man wearing blackface in a mainstream film. HUH? Major Marquis Warren | Ya'll done heard the man! How did you and Quentin come up with Stephen's hair and makeup? Stephen pays the bills, calls the shots, and orders the punishments for runaway slaves. And he inherits the job of taking care of the Candie family. Thats not how Stephen views himself. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Django takes some guns and massacres all of Candie's men by himself. I understand. 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. Powers / Skills That never happens. It is time for me to rest my tired eyes. Django That is my problem! Calvin, just who the hell is dis nigger you feel's the need to entertain? Stephen comes from a long line of working house slaves. Django Despite his cruelty, Stephen is shown to love Candie and seems to have Calvin's best interests at heart. Oh, yes, sir. account. He's never been in. Leonide Moguy | Did I inhabit the character full enough to make you believe that, and make you uncomfortable enough to make you hate me? : You're welcome, Christoph Waltz. Seven thousand? Due to his upbringing and experience of slavery from a different view, he convinced himself that he holds more power over field slaves. There must be a self-hatred there too, isn't there? Stephen is a house slave on steroids, the self-loathing black man par excellence, who hates the field slaves . : [to Stephen] Calvin Candie Broomhilda just a bit sooner than ya'll was expecting! Stephen Stephen : Smile!' : And I want you to start solving that problem right now and get them goddamn rooms ready! And Hildi is a charming conversation companion. He is the secondary antagonist of Django Unchained. To subscribe to this RSS feed, copy and paste this URL into your RSS reader. [Screams back nervously] Then we see laterthere's a lot more to him than we realize. Lo and behold, out of nowhere, Miss Laura come up with the bright idea of giving your ass to the LeQuint Dickey Mining Company! : 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. Please note that we do not see Stephen walking much after he throws his stick. Stephen Django lets the last slaves leave but orders Stephen to remain. Entertainment Weekly is a registered trademark of Meredith Corporation All Rights Reserved. Uh, Hildi 'in the hot box. Why did Stephen pretend to have a limp in Django Unchained? Which in Stephen's case is absolutely on the nose. He has bought into it all and just has to keep things status quo. ! : I actually thought I wasn't dark enough until I actually saw the film and realized it was photographed to be much darker than it looked when I looked in the mirror. Hell's bells, the niggas we sell to LeQuint Dickey got it worse than that!" Bill Sharp | And it's honest. 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. Sure. In the case of Stephen, this subservience is merely a ruse, as we later learn when Stephen discusses his discovery of Schultz and Django's ruse in the drawing room His voice, his manner of address (particularly to Candie), his diction and his subservience all adapt or evaporate instantly. Bill Sharp | There is no "too far" in that. This week's cover: 'Django Unchained' draws its guns, 'Django Unchained': Jamie Foxx on portraying slavery, 'Django Unchained': Three new clips unveiledVIDEO. Django Unchained Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. People look at him and immediately think of him as subservient. The 50 greatest TV and movie detectives of all time. : In the case of Stephen, this subservience is merely a ruse, as we later learn when Stephen discusses his discovery of Schultz and Django's ruse in the drawing room. SOLD TO THE MAN WITH EXCEPTIONAL BEARD, AND HIS UNEXCEPTIONAL NIGGER! Take her out? Eight thousand? : They're spending the night. : : I cant judge Stephen. Shoots? It's in your face. : Yes sir. Because I said so, that's why! All damn day! he is the ultimate villain - vindictive, smart, intimidating but loyal. : Mr. Brown, True Romance Calvin Candie When we first meet Stephen, he comes out all stooped, walking with a cane to greet DiCaprio and meet Foxx and Waltz's characters, who are undercover trying to infiltrate the plantation. I did spend a lot of time being concerned about Kerry when we were doing the scene where Leo and I were jerking her around and ripping her clothes off. Big Daddy Bennet | THEN WE CAN EXAMINE THE THREE DIMPLES INSIDE BROOMHILDA'S SKULL! Django Cagey and not to be underestimated, Stephen will do anything to protect his monstrous master. Sonsabitches! They playin your ass for a fool, is what I'm talkin' bout. Calvin Candie Yeah, I was trying to be darker and darker. Stephen greets Candie quite familiarly, having been raised in Candie's household and practically raising Calvin from youth. Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield | : Only you and I have some choice in where we work. I don't. The only itinerant or transient people on that plantation are the people in the field. : How can I make inferences about individuals from aggregated data? Stephen is left to die inside the Candieland mansion. Most of them. If he's playing the role of an Uncle Tom, best to look the part. I count two guns, nigger. Butch Pooch | "The most hated Negro in cinematic history. He was portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson, who also played Gator Purify in Jungle Fever, Greg Meeker in White Sands, Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction, Carl Lee Hailey in A Time to Kill, Ordell Robbie in Jackie Brown, Elijah Price in Unbreakable and Glass, Frank Tenpenny in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Roland Cox in Jumper, Officer Abel Turner in Lakeview Terrace, Octopus in The Spirit, Chaney in Oldboy, Richmond Valentine in Kingsman: The Secret Service, Major Marquis Warren in The Hateful Eight, Mr. Barron in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Preston Packard in Kong: Skull Island and Marcus Banks in Spiral: From the Book of Saw. As the incapacitated Stephen is left hysterically cursing Django on the floor, Django ignites a fuse within the bundle of dynamites being rigged in the mansion before walking out of the mansion, leaving Stephen to his fate. But we should darn well admire them for their hubris and political savvy. How many niggers you think you seen come and go? Stephen WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE? 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