“The Quick and the Dead” is a western movie about a woman gunfighter who rides into a frontier town to join in a dueling competition. Her actual goal is to exact revenge for her father’s murder years earlier at the hand of the town’s proprietor. Director Sam Raimi (“Darkman” 1990) and screenwriter Simon Moore have turned out quite a gem of a motion picture that is marvelous entertainment, reminding us of westerns at the movies and on television years ago.
Sharon Stone and Gene Hackman are the stars of the show, in the roles of Ellen the Lady gunfighter and John Herod, owner of the town of Redemption, respectively. It is difficult to imagine anyone else in these two roles; they really do carry the picture. The supporting cast members include Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in early appearances of their careers. Veteran Pat Hingle is a familiar face and a reassuring presence. Woody Strode and Roberts Blossom both made their final big screen appearances here after long movie careers. Others include Gary Sinise, Kevin Conway, Lance Hendriksen, Mark Boone Junior, Tobin Bell, Raynor Scheine, Olivia Burnett, Faye Masterson, Stacey Linn Ramsower, and Sven-Ole Thorsen.
The production values as envisioned by Raimi were very high quality. Cinematographer Dante Spinelli was responsible for the beautiful filming on location in Tucson, Arizona. Patricia von Brandenstein did a fantastic job in her design of the town of Redemption. The very watchable “The Quick and the Dead” was only modestly successful at the box office for producer Sharon Stone, TriStar Pictures, Japan Satellite Broadcasting Inc., IndieProd Company France, and Sony Pictures Releasing.
The term “The Quick and the Dead” is from the Bible in 2 Timothy 4:1. It is King James English that refers to Judgement Day where “God and Christ Jesus will judge the living and the dead…”
The Quick and the Dead (1995)
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My Review
“The Quick and the Dead” is a western movie about a woman gunfighter who rides into a frontier town to join in a dueling competition. Her actual goal is to exact revenge for her father’s murder years earlier at the hand of the town’s proprietor. Director Sam Raimi (“Darkman” 1990) and screenwriter Simon Moore have turned out quite a gem of a motion picture that is marvelous entertainment, reminding us of westerns at the movies and on television years ago.
Sharon Stone and Gene Hackman are the stars of the show, in the roles of Ellen the Lady gunfighter and John Herod, owner of the town of Redemption, respectively. It is difficult to imagine anyone else in these two roles; they really do carry the picture. The supporting cast members include Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in early appearances of their careers. Veteran Pat Hingle is a familiar face and a reassuring presence. Woody Strode and Roberts Blossom both made their final big screen appearances here after long movie careers. Others include Gary Sinise, Kevin Conway, Lance Hendriksen, Mark Boone Junior, Tobin Bell, Raynor Scheine, Olivia Burnett, Faye Masterson, Stacey Linn Ramsower, and Sven-Ole Thorsen.
The production values as envisioned by Raimi were very high quality. Cinematographer Dante Spinelli was responsible for the beautiful filming on location in Tucson, Arizona. Patricia von Brandenstein did a fantastic job in her design of the town of Redemption. The very watchable “The Quick and the Dead” was only modestly successful at the box office for producer Sharon Stone, TriStar Pictures, Japan Satellite Broadcasting Inc., IndieProd Company France, and Sony Pictures Releasing.
The term “The Quick and the Dead” is from the Bible in 2 Timothy 4:1. It is King James English that refers to Judgement Day where “God and Christ Jesus will judge the living and the dead…”