Django Unchained Page #13

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DJANGO:

Yep. Mouthful, huh?

Dr.SCHULTZ

To say the least.

(stopping the horse)

This looks like a very pretty place to have

our picnic. What'd ya say, here?

TIME CUT:

EXT - PICNIC IN COUNTRY MEADOW - PRETTY DAY

The two men sit on a blanket with a nice picnic spread spread out.

Django eats a cucumber sandwich with the crust cut off, and drinks a

cup of tea.

DJANGO:

How did you know Broomhilda's first masters

were German?

Dr.SCHULTZ

Broomhilda is a German name. If they named

her, it stands to reason they'd be German.

DJANGO:

Lotsa gals where you from named Broomhilda?

Dr.SCHULTZ

No, not so much. Broomhilda is the name of

a character in one of the most popular of

all the German legends.

DJANGO:

Really? There's a story 'bout Broomhilda?

Dr.SCHULTZ

Yes there is.

DJANGO:

Do you know it?

Dr.SCHULTZ

Every German knows that story. Would you

like me to tell you?

Django nods his head, yes.

Dr.SCHULTZ

Well Broomhilda was a princess. She was the

daughter of Wotan, the god of all gods.

Anyway, her father is really mad at her.

DJANGO:

What she do.?

Dr.SCHULTZ

I don't exactly remember. I think she disobeys

him in some way. So at first he's just going to

obliterate her -

DJANGO:

Obliterate... . what does that mean?

Dr.SCHULTZ

Like blow up.

He pantomimes a explosion.

DJANGO:

Phew, that's pretty mad.

Dr.SCHULTZ

Yes it is, and like most fathers, given a

little time, he calms down a bit. He's

still mad at her. He still wants to punish her.

Just not ... . blow her up. So instead what he

does, is he puts her high on top of a mountain.

DJANGO:

Broomhilda's on a mountain?

Dr.SCHULTZ

It's a German legend, there's always going

to be a mountain in there somewhere. So, he

puts her on top of the mountain and he puts a

fire breathing dragon there to guard the mountain.

And. then he surrounds her in circle of hellfire.

And there Broomhilda shall remain, unless a hero

arises brave enough to save her.

DJANGO:

Does a fella arise?

From now on as Dr.Schultz talks, he's beginning to realize something he

wasn't aware of when the conversation started.

Dr.SCHULTZ

Yes Django, as a matter he does. A fella

named, Sigfried.

DJANGO:

Does Sigfried save her?

Dr.SCHULTZ

Yes he does, and quite spectacularly, so.

Now true, he is assisted in his triumph by

a truly, truly, remarkable sword, still, having

said that, Sigfried triumphs over all of his

obstacles not just due to his sword, but due to

his courage. He scales the mountain, because he's

not afraid of it. He defeats the dragon, because

he's not afraid.of him.

Dr.SCHULTZ (CON'T)

He walks through hellfire because

Broomhilda's worth. it.

After that last line of dialogue... .the two men just let a moment pass

as they nibble on their sandwiches.

DJANGO:

I know how he feels.

Dr.SCHULTZ

I think I'm just starting to realize that.

He pours Django and himself some more tea out of a fancy tea pot, as he

thinks about what he's going to say next.

Dr.SCHULTZ

Look Django, I don't doubt one day you will

save your lady love. But I'm afraid I can't

let you go to Greenville in a good conscious.

Let me ask you a question, how do you like

the bounty hunting business?

DJANGO:

Kill white folks, and they pay ya?

What's not to like?

Dr.SCHULTZ

I hafta admit, we make a good team.

DJANGO:

But I'thought you were mad at me for killin'

Big John and Rodger?

Dr.SCHULTZ

Yes, on that occasion, you were a tad

overzealous. But normally, that's a good

thing. How'd you like to partner up for

the winter?

DJANGO:

What'd ya mean partner up?

Dr.SCHULTZ

You be my deputy, for real this time. A lot

of the big money is in outlaw gangs. Some

of these fellas are worth fifteen hundred or

three thousand a piece. With one man, anything

over three men is a risk. But with a partner?

Creating cross fire? It's fish in a. barrel.

A lot of these gangs hold up in the'hills

for the winter.

DJANGO:

You makin' another agreement?

W7

Dr.SCHULTZ

Yes. You work with me through the winter,

till the snow melts. I give you a third

of my bounties. And while we're together,

I'll teach you a few things you're going

to need to know.

DJANGO:

Can you teach me how to make Tony do that

head bow thing that Fritz can do?

Dr.SCHULTZ

That among other things. We make some

money this winter, when the snow melts,

I'll take you to Greenville myself, and

we'll find where they sent your wife.

I'm pretty good at finding people. Is it a deal?

No white man has ever done anything for Django, just to him. So

understandably, he's a little suspicious.

DJANGO:

Why you care what happens to me? Why you

care if I find my wife?

Dr.SCHULTZ

Well frankly, I've never given anybody

their freedom before. And now that I have,

I feel vaguely responsible for you. You're

just not ready to go off on your own, it's

that simple. You're too green, you'll get hurt.

Plus when a German meets a real life Sigfried,.

it's kind of a big deal. As a German, I'm

obliged to help you on your quest to

rescue your beloved Broomhilda.

Django accepts that response.

What follows is a MONTAGE covering the five months that Django and

Schultz partner up as bounty hunters. Schultz wears his normal

ensemble. Django wears his cool looking Green Jacket, unless it's

really cold, which a lot of this Montage is. Then he still wears Ace

Specks raw hide winter coat over his cool clothes.

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