The Quick and the Dead (1995)

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
Woody Strode	...	Charlie Moonlight
Jerry Swindall	...	Blind Boy
Scott Spiegel	...	Gold Teeth Man
Jonothon Gill	...	Spotted Horse
Sven-Ole Thorsen	...	Gutzon
Lennie Loftin	...	Flat Nose Foy
Matthew Gold	...	Foy's Boy
Arturo Gastelum	...	Carlos Montoya
David Cornell	...	Simp Dixon
Josef Rainer	...	Virgil Sparks
Stacy Linn Ramsower	...	Young Ellen
Tony Lee Boggs	...	Zeb (as Tony Boggs)
Scott Ryder	...	Gunfighter
Timothy Patrick Quill	...	Man in Bar
Solomon Abrams	...	Man on Veranda
John Cameron	...	Bordello Swell
Mike Stone	...	Counselor (as Michael Stone)
Butch Molina	...	Saloon Patron
Greg Goossen	...	Young Herod's Man (as Gregory Goossen)
Mick Garris	...	Young Herod's Man
Oliver Dear	...	Young Herod's Man
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bruce Campbell	...	Wedding Shemp (scenes deleted)
James Cotner	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Cindy Hundt	...	Bordello Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Sam Raimi

Writing credits (WGA)
Simon Moore		(written by)

Produced by
Chuck Binder	....	co-producer
Joshua Donen	....	producer
Toby Jaffe	....	executive producer
Patrick Markey	....	producer
Allen Shapiro	....	producer
Sharon Stone	....	co-producer
Robert G. Tapert	....	executive producer (as Robert Tapert)

Original Music by
Alan Silvestri

Cinematography by
Dante Spinotti		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Pietro Scalia

Production Design by
Patrizia von Brandenstein		(as Patrizia Von Brandenstein)

Art Direction by
Steve Saklad

Set Decoration by
Hilton Rosemarin
Brian Stewart		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Judianna Makovsky

Makeup Department
Kimberly Felix	....	makeup artist
Christine M. Guararra	....	assistant hair stylist
Gary Liddiard	....	makeup artist
Anne Morgan	....	hair stylist
Bunny Parker	....	hair stylist (as Bunny Parker-Adamson)
Tricia Sawyer	....	makeup artist: Sharon Stone
Tina Sims	....	assistant hair stylist
Loretta James-Demasi	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Patrick Markey	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sarah Addington	....	assistant director
John Cameron	....	first assistant director
Terry Leonard	....	second unit director
Lisa C. Satriano	....	second assistant director: second unit
Bob Wagner	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Chris Alvarez	....	welding foreman
Chris Barnes	....	paint foreman
Helen Britten	....	assistant decorator
Jeffrey DeBell	....	set dresser
Vicki Dittemore	....	upholstery
Ellen Freund	....	property master
Paul Arthur Hartman	....	lead person
J. David Keefe	....	buyer
J. David Keefe	....	set constructor
Paul Penley	....	set dresser
Lee Ross	....	on-set scenic
Molli Simon	....	art department assistant
John Snow	....	head painter
Brian Stewart	....	props
James F. Truesdale	....	assistant art director
Chris Ubick	....	assistant art director
Tim Y. Wetzel	....	property assistant
Andrea Cantrell	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Nell Dickerson	....	art department coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Christopher S. Aud	....	sound editor
James Beshears	....	sound effects editor
Patrick J. Foley	....	sound editor
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist
Nicholas James	....	sound effects editor
Fred Johnston	....	utility sound
Jay Kamen	....	supervising sound editor
Mark Lanza	....	sound effects editor
Dennis Maitland	....	sound mixer
Mark L. Mangino	....	sound effects editor
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
B. Tennyson Sebastian III	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steven Ticknor	....	sound effects editor
Gregory H. Watkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Williams	....	sound editor
Marshall Winn	....	dialogue editor
Michael Kalifa	....	audio restoration coordinator (2008 restoration) (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Evan Campbell	....	sculptor
Al Di Sarro	....	special effects
Joe D. Ramsey	....	special effects foreman
Mike Sasgen	....	special effects technician
Wayne Toth	....	special effects makeup

Visual Effects by
James Balsam	....	motion control programmer
Peter Donen	....	visual effects supervisor
David Fuhrer	....	digital artist: CFC
Pete Hanson	....	studio manager: CFC
Rob Hodgson	....	visual effects
Janek Sirrs	....	visual effects

Stunts
Robin Baldwin	....	stunts
Alan Becker	....	stunts
Troy Brown	....	stunt performer
Troy Brown	....	stunts
Kurt Bryant	....	stunts
R.J. Chambers	....	stunts
Tori Davis	....	stunts
Thomas Dewier	....	stunts (as Tom De Wier)
Dennis Dion	....	stunts
Doc Duhame	....	stunts (as Doc Duhane)
Teri Garland	....	stunts
Chuck Henson	....	stunts
James Alan Hensz	....	stunts (as Jim Hensz)
Ronald LaCaria	....	stunts: fighter
Robert Lee	....	stunts
Terry Leonard	....	stunt coordinator
Brian Joseph Moore	....	stunts
Billy Morts	....	stunts
Francis Rockwell	....	stunts
Dean Smith	....	stunts
Jeff Smolek	....	stunts
Byron Wilkerson	....	stunts
Megan Wilkerson	....	stunts
John Hudkins	....	stunts (uncredited)
Lane Leavitt	....	stunts (uncredited)
Monty L. Simons	....	stunts (uncredited)
Neil Summers	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Dan Bennett	....	grip
Erik L. Brown	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera and Steadicam
Murray Close	....	still photographer
Keith Collea	....	video assist operator
Daniel R. Haizlip	....	best boy grip
Bob Hall	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Glen Holland	....	lighting console programmer
W.C. 'Chunky' Huse	....	key grip
Robert Jason	....	gaffer
Gary Jay	....	camera operator
Mansur Johnson	....	grip
Duane Manwiller	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Jason Newton	....	company grip
Rod Robertson	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Monty Rowan	....	additional camera operator
Kyle Rudolph	....	Steadicam operator
Kyle Rudolph	....	director of photography: second unit
Gary W. Shaw	....	electrician
Clifton Dance	....	grip (uncredited)
Richard Kelley	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Cecily Jordan	....	extras casting
Francine Maisler	....	casting
Michael Stumpf	....	extras casting assistant
James Velasquez	....	extras casting assistant
Sylvia Vidaurri	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Blanca Garcia	....	costumer
Rebeka L. Roberts	....	costume ager/dyer

Editorial Department
Tom Barrett	....	assistant editor
Quincy Z. Gunderson	....	assistant editor
Chris Innis	....	first assistant editor
Devon Miller	....	assistant editor
David Orr	....	color timer
Chisako Yokoyama	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Chris Boardman	....	music arranger
Chris Boardman	....	orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Thomas S. Drescher	....	music editor: temp
William Ross	....	orchestrator
Steven Scott Smalley	....	orchestrator
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Jacqueline Tager	....	assistant music editor

Transportation Department
Brian Steagall	....	transportation coordinator
Tom Whelpey	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Leslie Brander	....	dramatic coach
Stanley Brossette	....	unit publicist
Kim Burke	....	boss wrangler
Mark Burner	....	wrangler
Robert Dawson	....	title designer
Tamara Dow	....	assistant: Mr. Raimi
Susan Dukow	....	production coordinator
Carole Fontana	....	location manager
Bill Getzwiller	....	wrangler gang boss
Tony Giglio	....	production assistant
Monica Goldstein	....	assistant: producer: patrick markey
Kristine Harlan	....	assistant: Sharon Stone
Jake Johnson	....	weapons assistant
Bob Lester	....	wrangler
Donald Murphy	....	set production assistant
David Pollison	....	production assistant
Trudy Ramirez	....	script supervisor (as Trudy G. Ramirez)
Thell Reed	....	armorer
Thell Reed	....	gun coach
Tina Reynolds	....	assistant: Mr. Donen
Barbara Rosing Hoke	....	production coordinator
Barbara Rosing Hoke	....	production coordinator: re-shoots
Burton Sharp	....	adr group coordinator
Joseph D. Urbanczyk	....	re-shoot and pick-ups
Brenda Wadsworth	....	wrangler
Angela Michelle Navarro	....	photo double: Olivia Burnette (uncredited)

Production Companies

• TriStar Pictures (presents)
• Japan Satellite Broadcasting (JBS) (in association with)
• IndieProd Company Productions (as IndieProd)

Distributors

• TriStar Pictures (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Film (1995) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1995) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (1995) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (1995) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (????) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (1999) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1995) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Fox Network (1998) (USA) (TV)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (199?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Computer Film Company, The (CFC)

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:

All of the actors on the set in the gunfight scenes were instructed in the art of the quick draw by a stunt coordinator. Due to his limited screen time, Gene Hackman had the most opportunity to prepare his quick draw and as a result was the fastest actor on the set.

Goofs:

Continuity: The ground dries very quickly.

Quotes:

John Herod: I could give you more money than you could ever spend.
Ellen: I wouldn't feel like I'd earned it.
John Herod: [Knowingly] Oh yes, you would.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Red Dead Revolver (2004) (VG)

Fun modern western.

This movie uses lot's of ingredients used in classic westerns. It does it in a fun way but it doesn't spoof the classic westerns in any way and it never becomes humorous or a parody that makes fun of the genre.

Who would have known, Sharon Stone is a believable cowgirl. I think it's fair for me to say that she's the best I have seen in a western. The movie also features both Russell Crow and Leonardo DiCaprio before their days of fame and big Dollars. It's always fun and great to have Gene Hackman in a villain role and he makes this movie an even more pleasant watch. The movie features lot's of other fun and stereotype western characters.

The settings and costumes are great and real western like and help to create the right atmosphere for the movie. The great western score is by Alan Silvestri and fits the movie well, even though the score goes a bit too much "Back to the Future" like at times.

The movie is filled with some unusual but great Sam Raimi like cinematography and tricks.

Just enjoy and don't pay attention to the story. It is just simple entertainment!

8/10