The Quick and the Dead (1995)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Sam Raimi

Writer (WGA):

Simon Moore (written by)

Release Date:

10 February 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Western

Tagline:

In this town, you're either one or the other

Plot:

Lady avenger returns to western town owned by a ruthless gunslinger hosting an elimination tournament.

Plot Keywords:

Contest | Revenge | Quick Draw | Desert | Exploding Building

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Sharon Stone	...	Ellen "The Lady"
Gene Hackman	...	John Herod
Russell Crowe	...	Cort
Leonardo DiCaprio	...	Fee Herod "The Kid"
Tobin Bell	...	Dog Kelly
Roberts Blossom	...	Doc Wallace
Kevin Conway	...	Eugene Dred
Keith David	...	Sgt. Clay Cantrell
Lance Henriksen	...	Ace Hanlon
Pat Hingle	...	Horace
Gary Sinise	...	The Marshal
Mark Boone Junior	...	Scars
Olivia Burnette	...	Katie
Fay Masterson	...	Mattie Silk
Raynor Scheine	...	Ratsy

MPAA:

Rated R for western violence.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English

Colour:

Black and White | Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Netherlands:12 (TV version) | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Arizona, USA

Company:

TriStar Pictures

Trivia:

Director Trademark: [Sam Raimi] [stooges]Scars is a tribute to Curly Howard of The Three Stooges.

Goofs:

Continuity: After young Ellen shoots the Marshal standing on the stool, the next shot shows the gang riding out. The stool the Marshal was standing on is nowhere to be seen.

Quotes:

Kid: I'm so damned fast I can wake up at the crack of dawn, rob two banks, a train and a stage coach, shoot the tail feathers off a duck's ass at 300 feet, and still be back in bed before you wake up next to me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 17 and Under (1998)

Advertised As Different Comes Out Dreadful

Now after a title like that why would I give it even an average rating? The plot was pretty horrible and everything but original. The dialog was pretty corny at times and even the set looked a bit stupid. Still the performances were interesting to watch.

Anytime u get see Gene Hackman act like a real mother****** its fun to watch. Hes famous for that and is always enjoyable to watch. Seeing Dicaprio and Crowe in one of their earliest films was the most fun to watch. These are arguably the actors of the decade and seeing them perform at such a young age is very absorbing. Who I found annoying was Sharon Stone. The idea of her role was stupid, the way it was performed was ridiculous and its just not a role to be taken seriously.

As I was watching the movie I wasn't quite sure what kind of movie this was or even attempting to be. At times it seemed like a drama or an action flick. At other times it seemed like a parody and sometimes it even looked like it was heading towards the direction of a romance. The bottom line is that this film is confused within itself. In film different either means great or downright horrible and this was lucky enough to not reach the state of being considered horrible.