Character mistake: The check written by Sam Jackson says May 2, 1858. At this point in the movie, it should be 1859.
Django Unchained (2012)
1 character mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Don Johnson, Christoph Waltz
Continuity mistake: The amount of beer in the glass during the first beer scene in the movie changes between shots. It is half full, then after a while it is almost full again. (00:16:00 - 00:16:55)
Trivia: In the scene at the dinner table where Leonardo DiCaprio slams his hands on the glass on the table, he actually cut his hand - it wasn't scripted. (01:59:55)
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Answer: Django and Schultz killed some of Big Daddy's farmhands, and he wasn't going to let a freed slave kill some of his workers. Schultz knew Big Daddy would come after them for what they did. Plus Django would never let go of a chance to kill a slave owner who was trying to kill him.