The Quick and the Dead (1995)

Director:

Sam Raimi

Writer (WGA):

Simon Moore (written by)

Release Date:

10 February 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | 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 | Fight | Preacher | Gunslinger | Western Town

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Sharon Stone	...	Ellen
Gene Hackman	...	Herod
Russell Crowe	...	Cort
Leonardo DiCaprio	...	Kid
Tobin Bell	...	Dog Kelly
Roberts Blossom	...	Doc Wallace
Kevin Conway	...	Eugene Dred
Keith David	...	Sgt. Cantrell
Lance Henriksen	...	Ace Hanlon
Pat Hingle	...	Horace the Bartender
Gary Sinise	...	Marshall
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	...	Foy
Matthew Gold	...	Foy's Boy
Arturo Gastelum	...	Carlos Montoya
David Cornell	...	Simp Dixon
Josef Rainer	...	Virgil Sparks
Stacy Linn Ramsower	...	Young Ellen (as Stacey Ramsower)
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
Bruce Campbell	...	Wedding Shemp (scenes deleted)
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:
James Cotner	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Cindy Hundt	...	Bordello Girl (uncredited)
John A. Willingham	...	Gunfighter (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

Casting by
Francine Maisler

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
Fred C. Blau Jr.	....	makeup artist (as Fred Blau)
Meg Brennan	....	makeup artist
Kimberly Felix	....	makeup artist (as Kimberly Felix-Burke)
Robin Jacobs	....	hair stylist: second unit
Paul LeBlanc	....	hair stylist: Ms. Stone
Gary Liddiard	....	key makeup artist
Anne Morgan	....	hair stylist
Bunny Parker	....	key hair stylist
Tricia Sawyer	....	makeup artist: Ms. Stone
Tina Sims	....	hair stylist: second unit
Kathe Swanson	....	hair stylist
Christine M. Guararra	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)
Loretta James-Demasi	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Carole Fontana	....	production supervisor: second unit
Karen Hughes	....	production supervisor
Patrick Markey	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sarah Addington	....	second assistant director
John Cameron	....	first assistant director
Terry Leonard	....	second unit director
Lisa C. Satriano	....	second assistant director: second unit (as Lisa Satriano)
Denis L. Stewart	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Denis Stewart)
Bob Wagner	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Chris Alvarez	....	welding foreman
Chris Barnes	....	paint foreman
Daniel Boxer	....	on-set dresser
Helen Britten	....	assistant set decorator
Jeffrey DeBell	....	set dresser (as Jeff DeBell)
Vicki Dittemore	....	upholstery
David Elliott	....	construction coordinator
Richard Fernandez	....	assistant art director
Ellen Freund	....	property master
Paul Arthur Hartman	....	leadman (as Paul Hartman)
Christopher Hayes	....	set dresser
Ralph Horn	....	painter
J. David Keefe	....	buyer
J. David Keefe	....	set constructor
Larry D. Koszakovszky	....	set dresser
Bill Land	....	set dresser
Doug Lefler	....	storyboard artist
Saul Lieberman	....	set dresser
David McKlveen	....	construction foreman
Paul Penley	....	set dresser
Armando Quiroz	....	set dresser
Lee Ross	....	on-set scenic
Phillipa Sledge	....	art department coordinator
John Snow	....	head paint foreman
Brian Stewart	....	props
James F. Truesdale	....	assistant art director (as James Truesdale)
Chris Ubick	....	assistant property master
Tim Y. Wetzel	....	assistant property master (as Timothy Wetzel)
Mark Wieringa	....	carpenter
Andrea Cantrell	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Nell Dickerson	....	art department coordinator (uncredited)
Samuel Hughes	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Christopher S. Aud	....	sound editor
James Beshears	....	sound effects editor
Noah Blough	....	sound editor
Scott Burrow	....	supervising foley editor
David B. Cohn	....	sound editor
Valerie Davidson	....	sound editor
Patrick J. Foley	....	sound editor
John Fundus	....	boom operator
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Jeremy J. Gordon	....	sound editor (as Jeremy Gordon)
Mark Gordon	....	sound editor
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley sound effects (as Gary Heckler)
Nicholas James	....	sound effects editor
Fred Johnston	....	cableman
Jay Kamen	....	supervising sound editor (as Uncle Jay Kamen)
Mark Lanza	....	sound editor (as Mark A. Lanza)
Dennis Maitland	....	sound mixer (as Dennis L. Maitland)
Mark L. Mangino	....	sound editor
Larry Mann	....	supervising sound editor (as Lawrence H. Mann)
Dan O'Connell	....	foley sound effects
Steve Olson	....	sound editor
Sergio Reyes	....	sound re-recording mixer
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	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Jack Davis	....	special effects: second unit
Al Di Sarro	....	special effects coordinator
Bob Graham	....	special effects (as Robert Graham)
Michael Meinardus	....	special effects (as Mike Meinardis)
Joe D. Ramsey	....	special effects foreman (as Joe Ramsey)
Kevin Russell	....	special effects
Andrew Sebok	....	special effects: second unit
Karl Swauger	....	special effects
Evan Campbell	....	sculptor (uncredited)
Mike Sasgen	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Wayne Toth	....	special effects makeup (uncredited)

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	....	stunts
Kurt Bryant	....	stunts
R.J. Chambers	....	stunts
Tori Davis	....	stunts
Thomas Dewier	....	stunts (as Tom DeWier)
Dennis Dion	....	stunts
Doc Duhame	....	stunts (as Doc Duhane)
Teri Garland	....	stunts
Chuck Henson	....	stunts
James Alan Hensz	....	stunts (as Jim Hensz)
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: second unit (as Erik Brown)
Philippe Carr-Forster	....	camera operator: second unit (as Phil Carr-Forster)
Murray Close	....	still photographer
Keith Collea	....	video assistant
Gerrit Garretsen	....	dolly grip
Daniel R. Haizlip	....	best boy grip (as Daniel Haizlip)
Bob Hall	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Gary Huddleston	....	camera operator: second unit
W.C. 'Chunky' Huse	....	key grip (as Walter Huse)
Robert Jason	....	chief lighting technician
Gary Jay	....	camera operator
Mansur Johnson	....	grip
Peter Kuttner	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Brian LeGrady	....	second assistant camera
Duane Manwiller	....	second assistant camera
Susie Masterson	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Ted Morris	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Louis Niemeyer	....	first assistant camera
Rod Robertson	....	best boy electrical
Monty Rowan	....	camera operator: second unit
Kyle Rudolph	....	Steadicam operator
Kyle Rudolph	....	director of photography: second unit
Gary W. Shaw	....	electrician
Mark Spath	....	second assistant camera: second unit
David St. Onge	....	chief lighting technician: second unit
Andrew Taylor	....	key grip: second unit
Clifton Dance	....	grip (uncredited)
Glen Holland	....	lighting console programmer (uncredited)
Richard Kelley	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Jason Newton	....	company grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Kathy Driscoll	....	casting associate (as Kathleen Driscoll)
Robin Gurland	....	location casting
Cecily Jordan	....	extras casting
Michael Stumpf	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)
James Velasquez	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Sylvia Vidaurri	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dallas D. Dornan	....	costumer (as Dallas Dornan)
Sarah Edwards	....	assistant costume designer
Bruce Ericksen	....	costume supervisor
Blanca Garcia	....	costumer
Glenn Ralston	....	costumer
Glenn Ralston	....	costumer: second unit (as Glen Ralston)
Barbara Shiff	....	costumer
Raquel Stewart	....	costume maker
Rebeka L. Roberts	....	costume ager/dyer (uncredited)

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

Music Department
Chris Boardman	....	music arranger
Chris Boardman	....	orchestrator
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Thomas S. Drescher	....	music editor (as Thomas Drescher)
Kenneth Karman	....	music editor
William Ross	....	orchestrator
Dennis S. Sands	....	music scoring mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Steven Scott Smalley	....	orchestrator
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Jacqueline Tager	....	assistant music editor
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn

Transportation Department
Wayne Jones	....	transportation captain: second unit
Brian Steagall	....	transportation coordinator
Tom Whelpey	....	transportation captain (as Tom Whelpley)
David G. Todd	....	production van operator (uncredited)

Other crew
Derek Adleta	....	production assistant
Lesley Brander	....	dramatic coach
Stanley Brossette	....	unit publicist
Kim Burke	....	boss wrangler
Mark Burner	....	wrangler
Kimberly Burns	....	set production assistant (as Kim Burns)
Julie Cameron	....	production secretary
Robert Dawson	....	title designer
Tamara Dow	....	assistant: Mr. Raimi
Susan Dukow	....	production coordinator
Tink Ten Eyck	....	production accountant
Carole Fontana	....	location manager
Bill Getzwiller	....	wrangler gang boss
Tony Giglio	....	production assistant (as Anthony Giglio Jr.)
Monica Goldstein	....	assistant: Mr. Markey
Adam Gomez	....	production assistant
Kristine Harlan	....	assistant: Ms. Stone
James Alan Hensz	....	set production assistant (as Jim Hensz)
Jackie Jacobson	....	assistant accountant
Jake Johnson	....	holster fabricator
Bob Lester	....	wrangler
Erin Maguire	....	production assistant
K.C. Marsh	....	production assistant
Matt Marx	....	production assistant (as Matthew Marx)
Karen L. McFadden	....	assistant production coordinator (as Karen McFadden)
Donald Murphy	....	set production assistant
Brian O'Kelley	....	set production assistant
David Pollison	....	production assistant
Susan Powell	....	assistant: Mr. Moore
Trudy Ramirez	....	script supervisor
Shauna Reed	....	assistant accountant
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
Molli Simon	....	production assistant
Frank J. Trigani	....	assistant armorer (as Frank Trigani)
Joseph D. Urbanczyk	....	re-shoot and pick-ups
Sharon Vise	....	assistant accountant
Brenda Wadsworth	....	wrangler
Heather Wray	....	craft service (as Bud Wray)
Pat Larkin	....	wrangler (uncredited)
Angela Michelle Navarro	....	photo double: Olivia Burnette (uncredited)
John Peel	....	armourer/gun coach (uncredited)
Ivan Raimi	....	first aid (uncredited)

Thanks
Woody Strode	....	this film is dedicated to the memory of

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 AB (1995) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1995) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (1995) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (1995) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Prooptiki (1995) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (????) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2001) (Canada) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (Canada) (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)
• Egmont Film (1996) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Fox Network (1998) (USA) (TV)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (199?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Nordisk Film (1998) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (1998) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Videosonic Arts (1996) (Greece) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Computer Film Company, The (CFC) (digital compositing)
• Illusion Arts (matte shots)
• Kurtzman, Nicotero and Berger EFX Group (special makeup effects) (as Kurtzman, Nicotero & Berger EFX Group)

Other Companies

• Arizona Health  exercise equipment
• Cinema Research  opticals
• City of Tucson  special thanks
• D. Bassett & Associates  negative cutting
• Entertainment Motion Picture Catering  catering
• Gypsy Grips Inc.  grip equipment (as Gypsy Grips)
• Hollywood Rental Company  lighting equipment (as Hollywood Rental Co.)
• Mancini International  security
• Mescal Fire Department  special thanks
• Panavision  lenses and Panaflex® Camera by (as Panavision®)
• Sony Pictures Studios  sound services
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

Also Known As:

"Quick & Dead" - Japan (English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for western violence

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Black and White | Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS (8 channels) | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (No. 33105) | Iceland:16 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Netherlands:12 (TV version) | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:12 (DVD rating) | New Zealand:M

Filming Locations:

Arizona, USA

Company:

TriStar Pictures

Trivia:

Roberts Blossom's last role in a theatrical feature.

Goofs:

Continuity: While Cort and Herod supposedly have their gunfight at dawn, the sun is significantly higher in the sky, revealing it's much later.

Quotes:

John Herod:Mr. Hanlon, I wanted to ask you about Indian Wells. Did that fight really take place?
Ace Hanlon:It sure did.
John Herod:And it's true that you gunned down four men?
Ace Hanlon:Two with my left hand. Two with my right hand. You see, the truth is that I am just as good with either.
John Herod:You must be the fastest gun in the west... That, or the biggest liar.
Ace Hanlon:It's a pity you weren't there to find out.
John Herod:[laughter] Oh, but I was, Ace. You see, I was the one that really killed the Terrence brothers, and I doubt if a lying little chickenshit like you was even in the same state.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Red Dead Revolver (2004) (VG)

Soundtrack:

El Tierra Calento

The ultimate post-modern western

This film is hilarious. If you found it unintentionally funny, you probably haven't seen enough westerns. Spaghetti westerns were all about modern parallels. They were "post-modern". Raimi has gone one better and made a satirical pastiche of every western there ever was. Sharon Stone as the 90's feminist gunslinger was an hysterical joke that seemed to go over everyone's head. All of the performances in the film are highly referential and brilliantly pulled off, especially Gene Hackman. Leonardo DiCaprio sticks out as undisciplined. If the film has a fault it's that it's too smart. It's a testament to miss Stone's legendary I.Q. I guess, as she is one of the producers as well. Even if it's too "wierd" for some commercial-minded viewers, there's no denying that the film is beautifully shot and fun to watch. 10 out of 10.