2. Django (1966)
The movie that gave Django Unchained its badass title, Django is one of the most famous spaghetti westerns ever – it’s even spawned a nearly uncountable number of unofficial sequels since it was first released in 1966, each one further adding to the legacy of its titular character: Tarantino’s own Django incarnation played by Jamie Foxx just adds another layer to the ongoing legend. Especially since I’m pretty sure that Django has never been played by a black actor.
The plot, rather similar to Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of Dollars, isn’t of much consequence, but director Sergio Corbucci loads the film with style and heaps of personality. Franco Nero, who plays Django in this original, is set to make a cameo in Django Unchained (you’ve probably seen Foxx’s “the D is silent” scene in trailers already). And just like in this movie, the KKK are to be featured as the bad guys. You can’t get enough movies kicking it to the KKK, can you?