From Once Upon a Time in America to Django, the 'Spaghetti Western' genre is full of great movies. But what does Spaghetti Western mean?
It's common for a film fan to have heard of the term "Spaghetti Western," but the actual meaning behind it is often misconceived. The Western genre is one of the most common and popular in film history, captivating viewers with stories of cowboys, bounty hunters and outlaws in the American frontier. Widely important in the 20th century, the period between 1940 and 1960 is commonly considered the "Golden Age of the Western.
The 1960s saw the rise of the "Spaghetti Western," which carried on the popularity of the Western genre for some time. Primary examples include The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in The West and Django. The films of Italian director Sergio Leone, in particular, sparked interest in this subgenre, as his filmmaking genius and commercial success encouraged the creation of more like it.
The commonality of "Spaghetti Western" directors being Italian led to an outdated misconception and racial stereotype that the term simply meant a Western created by an Italian filmmaker. Even Leonardo DiCaprio's character, Rick Dalton, in Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood seems to have a misconception about what the term means. However, there's far more to the subgenre.
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