10 Classic Movies Ruined By Just One Scene
3. Quentin Tarantino’s Aussie Cameo In Django Unchained
Quentin Tarantino’s blood-soaked homage to spaghetti westerns was one of those love it or hate it films, but whatever your preference there’s one particular part in Django Unchained that tends to grind the old gears. And, surprisingly, it isn’t the fact the n-word is uttered about a million times or that dynamite wasn’t actually invented until five years after the film was set. No, that privilege is reserved for Tarantino’s cameo and bizarre Australian accent.
What are Australians doing in 1850s Mississippi? No idea. Why is Tarantino’s Aussie accent so bad? Couldn’t tell you. How come Django Unchained’s budget stretched to transporting at least one genuine Australian actor with an actually convincing Australian accent (that’s John Jarratt) from the land down under but not two? Your guess is as good as mine.
It’s probably a bit of egotism on Tarantino’s part, but there’s clearly a reason why most directors stick to directing and most actors stick to acting.