Quigley Down Under (1990)
Rated PG-13
Directed by Simon Wincer (Harley Davidson and The Marlboro Man, Free Willy, The Phantom)
Budget - $21,000,000
Box Office - $21,413,105
Ok. So, I could pad this list with lots of fluff. I could've added "Quicksilver". It's an 80's movie starring Ren McCormack and Jimmy Jump as bike messengers. But the truth is, I never watch it. It bores me. I could add "The Quick and The Dead". Dirty whore Sharon Stone, the great Gene Hackman, General Maximus, and the guy I believe is the greatest actor of the new generation, Leo. But, the truth is, I never watch it. It bores me. Stone is unwatchable. Lastly, I could throw in "Quiz Show". Redford directing Ralph Fiennes and John Turturro. It is good. But, it would be a lie to call it a Frank Movie. Nope, the fact is: of the letter "Q", the only Frank Movie is "Quigley Down Under". Here's why:
1. It's culturally defining.
The Sharps .45/110 Buffalo Rifle that Tom Selleck uses in the film has become so attached to the film that they now call them "Quigley guns". The unbelievable long-distance accuracy that his character exhibits in the film has caused modern-day US Army snipers to dub a particularly long-distance and accurate kill, "A Quigley." That's amazing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73hl--IMoWU
2. Alan Rickman.
Ok. His defining role is as Hans Gruber, and it should be. Greatest movie villain of all time. But, his role as Elliot Marston is a pretty close 2nd.
3. Crazy Cora.
Most of you reading this will identify Laura San Giacomo as Kot De Luca in "Pretty Woman" or, dare I suggest, Maya from "Just Shoot Me", but here best role was in "Quigley". Not even close.
Roger Ebert agreed
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