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| “ | It ain't so easy to shoot a man anyhow, especially if the son-of-a-bitch is shootin' back at you. | „ |
| ~ Little Bill's most famous quote. |
Little William "Bill" Daggett is the main antagonist of the 1992 Western film Unforgiven.
He is the cruel, manipulative and brutal sheriff of the town of Big Whiskey, which he rules over with an iron fist. He lets the two cowboys that scarred the prostitute go free, and Munny, Logan and the Schofield kid seek out them to claim the bounty for them.
He was portrayed by Gene Hackman, who also portrayed Lex Luthor in Superman and General Mandible in Antz.
History
In 1881, in Big Whiskey, Wyoming, two cowboys—Quick Mike and "Davey-Boy" Bunting—attack and disfigure prostitute Delilah Fitzgerald with a knife after she laughs at Quick Mike's small penis. As punishment, local sheriff "Little Bill" Daggett orders the cowboys to bring several horses as compensation for the brothel owner, Skinny Dubois. The rest of the prostitutes are outraged by the sheriff's decision, and offer a $1,000 reward to anyone who kills the cowboys.
Whilst ruling the town, Little Bill is building a house allowing him to watch the sunset. William Munny, Ned Logan and the Schofield Kid are hunting down the two men in order to obtain the reward.
"English Bob", an old acquaintance and rival of Little Bill, is also seeking the reward. He arrives in Big Whiskey with biographer W. W. Beauchamp, who naively believes Bob's tales of his exploits. Enforcing the town's anti-gun law, Little Bill and his deputies disarm Bob and Bill beats him savagely, hoping to discourage other would-be assassins from attempting to claim the bounty. Bill ejects Bob from town the next morning, but Beauchamp decides to stay and write about Bill, who debunks many of the romantic notions Beauchamp has about the wild west.
William Munny, Ned Logan and the Schofield Kid then kill the two men. After hearing about the murders of both criminal men, he vows to exact revenge on William and his gang. He captures Ned and brutally whips him to answer where William is. Ned refused to tell him and as such, was killed. Ned's body was put in an open coffin on show by Little Bill. A sign was put across Ned that read 'this is what happens to assassins in our town'.
After hearing of Ned's murder at the hands of Little Bill, Munny confronts the sheriff and his men in the saloon as he is gathering a posy. As Sheriff Little Bill was laying out his plans for capturing William and the rest of his gang, William cocked his rifle to let everyone know he was there. First, William demanded to speak to whoever owned the place. Then, an unarmed Greely came forward with his hands up. Despite protests from Little Bill, William pulls the trigger on Greely and then mockingly exclaims "he should've armed himself, especially if he was going to use his establishment to put my friend on display."
Then, after aiming the rifle at Little Bill, the Sheriff proudly proclaims 'once this coward shoots me, take him out.' The rifle misfires and then a gunfight ensues.
Following a gunfight which left several of his deputies dead, Little Bill is wounded but still attempts to kill Munny with a concealed pistol. Munny catches him and aims a rifle at his head. First Bill begs saying "I don't deserve this," William replies "we all deserve it. You know you had this coming to you." As Little Bill curses him exclaiming "I will see you in hell," Munny fires one final shot to finish him off thus ending his reign of terror. As William rides off, he tells the town 'bury him right or I will come back!' As no guns were allowed in the town and the Sheriff was no longer around to 'protect' they likely obliged.
Personality
Little Bill is a ruthless sheriff who uses any means necessary to keep crime away from his town, Big Whiskey. He is abusive towards the prostitutes in his town and is particularly brutal with his enemies, as shown when he severely beats English Bob.
The Sheriff is shown to be a corrupt official since he refused to grant justice to the harlots. He is also very abusive and cowardly with his enforcement of the town's anti Second Amendment policies, such as how he brutally beat Munny for being armed while having several men training guns on him. He is also shown to be very arrogant as he talks very much to the reporter and cruel as he was ready to shoot a severely injured English Bob had he grabbed a weapon.
Little Bill also vows to kill anybody who collects the bounty of the men who attacked one of the prostitutes. This shows he is very sexist as he refused to punish the men who scarred her. This is an example of selective enforcement of the law. Although it is implied he never meant to kill Ned, he still celebrates by putting his body on display in a casket, in a standing position outside the town bar.
Quotes
| “ | You'd be William Munny out of Missouri. Killer of women and children. | „ |
| ~ Little Bill meets William Munny for who he really is. |
| “ | I'll have that 32 Bob. | „ |
| ~ Little Bill disarming English Bob. |
| “ | You been talking about that Queen of yours, again, Bob. On Independence Day? | „ |
| ~ Little Bill as he punches English Bob. |
| “ | I guess you think I'm kicking you, Bob. But it ain't so. What I'm doing is talking, you hear? I'm talking to all those villains down there in Kansas. I'm talking to all those villains in Missouri. And all those villains down there in Cheyenne. And what I'm saying is there ain't no whore's gold. And if there was, how they wouldn't want to come looking for it anyhow. | „ |
| ~ Little Bill whilst beating English Bob. |
| “ | Now all you gotta do is pull the trigger mister. | „ |
| ~ Little Bill to W. W. after giving him a gun. |
| “ | You see, the night that Corky walked into the Blue Bottle, and before he knows what's happening, Bob here takes a shot at him! And he misses, 'cause he's so damn drunk. Now that bullet whizzing by panicked old Corky, and he did the wrong thing. He went for his gun in such a hurry that he shot his own damn toe off. Meantime Bob here, he's aiming real good, and he squeezes off another, but he misses, because he's still so damn drunk, and he hits this thousand-dollar mirror up over the bar. And now, the Duck of Death is as good as dead. Because Corky does it right. He aims real careful, no hurry... (W.W. Beauchamp: And...?) BAM! That Walker Colt blew up in his hand, which was a failing common to that model. You see, if old Corky had had two guns instead of just a big dick, he would have been there right to the end to defend himself. (W.W. Beauchamp: Wait a minute. You mean that, English Bob killed him when he didn't even have...?) Well, old Bob wasn't goin' to wait for Corky to grow a new hand. No, he just walked over there real slow - 'cause he was drunk - and shot him right through the liver. Pop! | „ |
| ~ Little Bill tells the story of English Bob's gunfight. |
| “ | Innocent? Innocent of what? | „ |
| ~ Little Bill whilst attacking William Munny. |
| “ | I suppose you know, Bob, if I ever see you again I'm just going to start shooting and figure it was self-defense. | „ |
| ~ Little Bill to English Bob. |
| “ | Now Ned, them whores are going to tell different lies than you. And when their lies ain't the same as your lies... Well, I ain't gonna hurt no woman. But I'm gonna hurt you. And not gentle like before... but bad. | „ |
| ~ Little Bill to Ned Logan after torturing him. |
| “ | Well, sir, you are a cowardly son of a bitch! You just shot an unarmed man! | „ |
| ~ Little Bill to William Munny. |
| “ | All right, gentlemen. He's got one barrel left. When he fires that, take out your pistols, and shoot him down like the mangy scoundrel he is! | „ |
| ~ Little Bill ordering his men. |
| “ | I'll see you in hell, William Munny. | „ |
| ~ Little Bill's last words. |
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Trivia
- Gene Hackman received an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film.
- Little Bill's death seems to be very poetic as it is written in the Bible 'judge not, yest ye be judged by that very standard.' He tried to play judge, jury and executioner and was thus meet with an end similar to how he would punish.