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 | Evil Sheriff | Dead Boy | Action Heroine

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

Color:

Black and White | Color (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:

There is a scene where Gene Hackman lightly slaps Sharon Stone. It wasn't scripted and Stone's reaction is real.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Ellen wakes up after sleeping with Kid, you can see she is wearing modern day white colored mesh panties.

Quotes:

Kid: Is it possible? Is it possible to improve on _perfection_?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Veronica Mars: The Quick and the Wed (#2.15)" (2006)

Dolly in, push in, zoom out

-It's sad that Raimi only became world known after the "Spider-Man" series because this man has been making classics for a long time now. and one of his gems is this wonderful movie which i love like crazy. This is truly Raimi at his best

-It's a classic revenge tale we have here folks. A girl seeks revenge on the man who "stole her childhood" and finally finds the man who is responsible when she comes into a town ruled by the evil, evil man. The woman is played by Sharon Stone, and the evil, evil man is played by Gene Hackman. Russel Crowe and David Keith also do a great supporting cast job in the movie. Crowe being the ex-con whose now a man of God, and Keith being an assassin for hire. Also doing a good job is a very young Leo Dicaprio as "The Kid". He's just a naive boy who tries his best to please everyone and his dad, and the one and only Scott Spiegel plays the goldman who sells anything that anything to do with gold

-What I love about this movie is how it doesn't bog itself down in reality, it's pure campy fun and even though we know that half of the stuff happening is impossible we still go along with it and enjoy the ride. The "dolly in, push in, zoom out" technique is used a lot in this movie, and gives the movie this sense that you're not suppose to take anything seriously. This isn't "Unforgiven" or another realistic western, it's a fantasy and Raimi takes full advantage of that. Alan Silvestri's score is also nicely represented here and gives the movie right balance of fantasy and pseudo realism it needs. The sound is also well done and actually sounds better than most movies that come out today. Bass is earth shatteringly deep, and the surrounds are used nicely to envelope you around the movie nicely. Only problem with the sound is that I wish they had given the gunshots a bit more bass instead of making it sound like plastic toys that kids play with. The cinematography is pretty nice but it doesn't really stand out.

-This movie is fun, lots of fun.Iit's no western classic but simply one of my favorite movies from one of my favorite directors.

although where were Ted Raimi and Bruce Campbell?