Index: django/views/defaults.py
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--- django/views/defaults.py	(revision 7020)
+++ django/views/defaults.py	(working copy)
@@ -87,4 +87,8 @@
     Context: None
     """
     t = loader.get_template(template_name) # You need to create a 500.html template.
-    return http.HttpResponseServerError(t.render(Context({})))
+    try:
+        return http.HttpResponseServerError(t.render(RequestContext(request, {})))
+    except:
+        return http.HttpResponseServerError(t.render(Context({})))
+