The Quick and the Dead (1995 film)

The Quick and the Dead
The Quick and the Dead
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sam Raimi
Written by	Simon Moore
Produced by	Joshua Donen; Patrick Markey; Allen Shapiro;
Starring	Sharon Stone; Gene Hackman; Russell Crowe; Roberts Blossom; Kevin Conway; Lance Henriksen; Pat Hingle; Gary Sinise; Leonardo DiCaprio;
Cinematography	Dante Spinotti
Edited by	Pietro Scalia
Music by	Alan Silvestri
Production; companies	TriStar Pictures; Japan Satellite Broadcasting, Inc.; IndieProd Company Productions;
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	February 10, 1995 (United States);
Running time	108 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$35 million
Box office	$47 million

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. The screenplay was written by Simon Moore, but includes contributions from Joss Whedon.^[5] The story focuses on "The Lady" (Stone), a gunfighter who rides into the frontier town of Redemption, controlled by John Herod (Hackman). The Lady joins a deadly dueling competition in an attempt to exact revenge for her father's death.

Simon Moore's script was purchased by Sony Pictures Entertainment in May 1993, and actress Sharon Stone signed on as both star and co-producer. Development was fast tracked after director Sam Raimi's hiring, and principal photography began in Old Tucson Studios in Arizona on November 21, 1993. The film was distributed by TriStar Pictures and was released in the United States on February 10, 1995, to a dismal box-office performance, receiving mixed reviews from critics. In later years, however, the film has earned critical praise, especially for the performances, direction, cinematography, and musical score, with some critics noting it as underrated in Raimi's catalog.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

^ "The Quick and the Dead". British Board of Film Classification. March 8, 1995. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
^ "The Quick and the Dead". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
^ John Kenneth Muir (2004). The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi. New York City: Applause: Theatre & Cinema Books. pp. 180–189. ISBN 1-55783-607-8.
^ "Planet Hollywood". Screen International. August 30, 1996. pp. 14–15.
^ "Sam Raimi Explains Why Spider-Man 4 Didn't Happen". Spinoff Online. March 6, 2013. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
^ "The Quick and the Dead Blu-ray Review - IGN". September 8, 2009. Archived from the original on May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
^ "Sam Raimi's Western F****** Rules". May 5, 2022.
^ "The films of Sam Raimi, ranked". Entertainment Weekly.
^ https://collider.com/sam-raimi-the-quick-and-the-dead-best-90s-western/

[1] "The Quick and the Dead". British Board of Film Classification. March 8, 1995. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2017.

[BFI-2] "The Quick and the Dead". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2017.

[second-3] John Kenneth Muir (2004). The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi. New York City: Applause: Theatre & Cinema Books. pp. 180–189. ISBN 1-55783-607-8.

[SI-4] "Planet Hollywood". Screen International. August 30, 1996. pp. 14–15.

[Whedon-5] "Sam Raimi Explains Why Spider-Man 4 Didn't Happen". Spinoff Online. March 6, 2013. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2014.

[6] "The Quick and the Dead Blu-ray Review - IGN". September 8, 2009. Archived from the original on May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.

[7] "Sam Raimi's Western F****** Rules". May 5, 2022.

[8] "The films of Sam Raimi, ranked". Entertainment Weekly.

[9] ttps://collider.com/sam-raimi-the-quick-and-the-dead-best-90s-western/

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