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The Quick and the Dead is a film directed by Sam Raimi, released in 1995. It stars Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lance Henriksen, Keith David and Gary Sinise. The script was written by Simon Moore.

Tagline: Think you're quick enough ?

Plot summary

The Quick and the Dead follows the course of a gunfighting contest held by John Herod (Hackman), a former bandit and murderer, now running a small town with the same ruthlessness. This attracts a variety of contestants—outlaws like Herod's henchmen, an adventurer (David), a Swedish champion (Sven-Ole Thorsen), a trick shooter and braggart (Henriksen), Herod's own son (Di Caprio), and a mysterious woman (Stone) bent on killing Herod. Herod sends his henchmen to retrieve a man named Cort (Crowe), formerly his partner, now retired to a life as a missionary. Cort is publicly tortured and humiliated when he refuses to recant his mission of non-violence. He and "the Lady" (as Stone's character is known) find they have a common enemy in Herod and devise a plan to kill him and free the town from his oppression. It is revealed through a series of flashbacks that Stone's character is no crusader or savior; her mission is one of personal vengeance: as a young girl, Herod forced her to kill her own father (Sinise), the town's marshal.

Featured cast

Trivia

In all other Sam Raimi films, the director's trademark 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 appears; obviously the car would be anachronistic in this film, but it has been reported that the chassis was removed and used in the construction of a wagon.

Awards and nominations

1996 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (Saturn Awards)

Nominated - Best Actress (Film) — Sharon Stone

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