These contrasting themes combine to form a hauntingly beautiful. A mysterious woman gunslinger, ellen sharon stone, saunters into the town of redemption looking for revenge. Sharon stone, russell crowe,leonardo dicaprio the quick and the dead 1995. Directed by 1 writing credits 1 cast 42 produced by 7 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1. Music is by steve dorff and cinematography is by dick bush. A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quickdraw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman. Gallery of 16 movie poster and cover images for the quick and the dead 1995. Midway through the 198687 cba season, the thrillers were poised for a three peat. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Released by varese sarabande in 1995 vsd 5595 containing music from the quick and the dead 1995. Alan silvestri, silvestri, alan the quick and the dead. The quick and the dead is a 1987 television film based on the 1973 novel by louis lamour, directed by robert day and starring sam elliott, tom conti, kate capshaw, kenny morrison and matt clark. Based on a novel by louis lamour, this madeforhbo western stars sam elliott, an enigmatic gunslinger who comes to the aid of a family traveling through the wilderness. The story focuses on the lady, a gunfighter who rides into the frontier town of redemption, controlled by john herod.
The quick and the dead is directed by robert day and written by louis lamour novel and james lee barrett teleplay. Quick and the dead, the 1995 internet movie firearms. Not to be confused with the 1995 western that starred sharon stone. Rent the quick and the dead 1995 starring sharon stone and gene hackman on dvd and bluray. Description sharon stone stars as a female gunslinger out for revenge in this sergio leoneinspired western directed by sam raimi. It might be viewed as a comedy, but i dont think that this was the directors intention, and the actual laugh. The quick and the dead dvd, 2003 for sale online ebay.
A mysterious stranger sam elliott befriends and protects a settler tom conti and his wife kate capshaw in 1876 wyoming. Pretty good old western movie about a pennsylvania school teacher and his family heading west to the big horn mountains in the 1870s. The quick and the dead 1995 is dedicated to veteran western actor woody strode, who appears in a cameo as redemptions coffin maker, his final performance. Oct 16, 2016 lady avenger returns to western town owned by a ruthless gunslinger hosting an elimination tournament. The quick and the dead seems to me to deliberately go in neither of these directions. There also is a scene in which the rape of a young girl by an older man is strongly implied, and, in a flashback sequence, a young girl is forced to shoot a gun at her father, who is on the verge of being hung by bandits. Unsung genre master robert day who had a number of his early horrorscifi films released by criterion in the monsters and madmen boxset puts in one of his final works for hbo. Directed by sam raimi and starring sharon stone, gene hackman, russell crowe and leonardo dicaprio. During all of this they meet up with the main youd think with a title like the quick and the dead i wouldnt be surprised by all the dead. Director sam raimi brings his trademark comic bookinfluenced visual panache to this postmodern western. The spirit of the desperately unlucky 1995 all blacks lives on at the 2019. A female gunslinger sharon stone arrives in a small town determined to settle an old score. After several spectacular slayings, ellen and herod stage a final showdown, but not before he has made her an unexpected proposal. Also starring gene hackman, russell crowe, and leonardo di caprio.
There also is a scene in which the rape of a young girl by an older man is strongly implied, and, in a flashback sequence, a young girl is forced to shoot a gun at her. Why it crackles gun slinging director sam raimi rounds up a posse of alisters and trots out a total gas of a comicbook western. A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman. Quick and the dead, the 1987 internet movie firearms. Parents need to know that the quick and the dead is filled with westernstyle violence in the form of shootouts, gun and rifle play, fistfights, knife fights, and hangings. A feminist western, they were saying, based on the fact that sharon stone plays the dramatic lead. Quick and the dead, the 1995 internet movie firearms database. Her father was killed by the towns sadistic mayor, herod gene hackman, who is in the midst of organizing a quick draw tournament.
Rounded out his career with three years in japan and a final season with. Think you are quick enough a mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman. Lady avenger returns to western town owned by a ruthless gunslinger hosting an elimination tournament. Ending spoiler for the quick and the dead 1995, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Directed by 1 writing credits 1 cast 42 produced by 7 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 1 production design by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 14. Quick and the dead the bluray 1995 in this town, youre either one or the other. The quick and the dead dvd, 1987, louis lamour g0202 ebay. The film was directed by sam raimi and costarred gene hackman, russell crowe and leonardo dicaprio. The quick and the dead is a 1995 american revisionist western film directed by sam raimi. The quickwitted cantabrian had a decadelong all black career, scoring 907 points. The film stars sam elliott as con vallian, a cowboy who befriends a young family traveling west and proceeds to help them fend off bandits who threaten their lives. The quick and the dead 1995 cast and crew moviefone. The quick and the dead 1987 the movie database tmdb.
The quick and the dead western 1987 sam elliott, tom conti. The plot of the film bears a strong resemblance to shane. Sharon stone, gene hackman, russell crowe, leonardo di caprio, roberts blossom, sam raimi, allen shapiro. The quick and the dead 1987 directed by robert day. It might be viewed as a comedy, but i dont think that this was the directors intention, and the actual. The quick and the dead 1987 cast and crew moviefone. The quick and the dead is a 1995 american revisionist western film directed by sam raimi, and starring sharon stone, gene hackman, russell crowe and leonardo dicaprio. Rent the quick and the dead 1995 on dvd and bluray. The quick and the dead takes the premise of those old tough man contests and moves it to the old west, where the sadistic despot of a small. The quick and the dead 1995 a mysterious woman gunslinger, ellen sharon stone, saunters into the town of redemption looking for revenge.
The quick and the dead soundtrack from 1995, composed by alan silvestri. Released in 1987 and directed by robert day, the quick and the dead is a madeforhbo western starring sam elliott as con vallian, a mysterious stranger who helps a family heading west with their conflict with a group of neerdowells. Financial analysis of the quick and the dead 1995 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Not to be confused with sam raimis flamboyantly stylized western of the same name, this madeforcable adaptation of the louis lamour novel is a lean, taut pioneer adventure set in the wilderness of the northern midwest.
The quick and the dead is a novel about a small family making their first foray into the west, tenderfoots they are called. The quick and the dead is a 1987 television western film based on the 1973 louis lamour novel of the same name. Not to be confused with the 1987 western that starred sam. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 15 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 1 production design by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 3. Its a bold theme which evokes images of desperados and adventure. Free the quick and the dead dvd cover 1995 r1 ready to download and print. A female gunfighter returns to a frontier town where a dueling tournament is being held, which she enters in an effort to avenge her fathers death. The screenplay was written by simon moore but includes contributions from joss whedon. With sam elliott, tom conti, kate capshaw, kenny morrison.
The quick and the dead 1995 the quick and the dead 1995 the quick and the dead 1995. The quick and the dead 1995 film has been listed as one of the media and drama good articles under the good article criteria. Jul 19, 2015 lady avenger ellen sharon stone returns to the town of redemption, owned by herod gene hackman, a ruthless gunslinger, to settle an old score. The plot of this film bears no resemblance to that of the 1987 film of the same name, which was based on a western novel by louis lamour. A mysterious stranger rides into a homesteading familys life when they are. The quick and the dead 1995 plot summary 5 a female gunfighter returns to a frontier town where a dueling tournament is being held, which she enters in an effort to. This film is a 1995 western film directed by sam raimi and starring sharon stone, gene hackman, russell crowe and leonardo dicaprio. The quick and the dead is a 1995 western starring sharon stone as a gunslinger who enters a small towns dueling competition in order to exact revenge on the towns leader, who was involved in the death of her father years earlier. Watch the quick and the dead online 1995 movie yidio.
While tom selleck would return to the formula a few times, the quick and the dead sets up his sackett costar sam elliot as the man to go to for louis lamore adaptations. Which, of course, brings us right back around to westerns, and that wonderful raimi entry into the field, the quick and the dead. Sharon stone, russell crowe,leonardo dicaprio the quick and. See the full list of the quick and the dead cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. This film marked woody strodes final acting role the movie is dedicated to his memory. The quick and the dead 1995 finale sfx only test cinesound duration. The quick and the dead the 1995 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Sharon stone and gene hackman star in this updated american western, a wild shootout studded with action, suspense and humor. Director sam raimi starring sharon stone, gene hackman, russell crowe genres action, western.
Not to be confused with the 1987 western that starred sam elliott. No, this movie has nothing to do with that other the. The quick and the dead, the 1987 hboproduced western based on louis lamours novel of the same title. This one, although written with a similar style with strong, courageous, manlymen standing firm against hardship and injustice, and intelligent yet feminine women who stand beside them, this one has a slight twist in plot that runs a new line compared to other lamour books.
Watch the movie trailer for the quick and the dead 1995. Sharon stone realized the only way to beat gene hackman is to instill fear in him first. With sharon stone, gene hackman, russell crowe, leonardo dicaprio. The quick and the dead is a 1987 television film, based on the 1973 novel by louis lamour, directed by. Another great western based on the book of the same name by lamour. It stars sam elliott, tom conti, kate capshaw, kenny morrison, matt clark and patrick kilpatrick. The quick and the dead takes the premise of those old tough man contests and moves it to the old west, where the sadistic despot of a small town holds a shootoff every year. Its a movie that is intimately familiar with the conventions of westerns, especially those rules that state.
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