quick dead film quick dead american western film directed starring screenplay written includes contributions story focuses lady stone rides frontier town redemption controlled lady joins deadly competition attempt exact revenge father death script purchased actress signed star producer development fast tracked director hiring principal photography began old arizona november film distributed released february dismal box office performance receiving lukewarm reviews critics american film debut final performance film dedicated theatrical release died phrase quick dead book common prayer version describing final judgement plot film bears resemblance film based western novel plot unnamed referred lady enters town redemption circa enters single elimination contest held redemption ruthless mayor outlaw meets turned preacher captured forced enter contest night town lady saves life shooting rope men hung meets kid young man runs general store hopes impress kid believes father earn father respect entering winning contest round kid defeats swedish quick draw champion kills named taken credit accomplishments lady defeats enemy previously left wagon renounced violence doesn weapon taken general store buys gun bullet time doesn shoot way town despite telling wouldn fight winds drawing gun winning round fight meets professional hired townspeople kill duel changes rules contests death killing angrily addresses townspeople informs continue raise taxes understand charge evening lady faces kills young girl saloon day slated fight native american claims killed bullets lady upset killing night rides town fight narrowly beats having second bullet lady found nearby cemetery tells recognizes knows flashbacks learn lady father marshal redemption men gave young girl pistol shots try break rope father hanging accidentally kills instead tells men dug father body burned hands lady father old badge begs come help rid town lady rides town directly challenges hear accepted fight kid lady fighters left ordered face won fight tells men refuse takes kid aside asks withdraw contest telling time come kid refuses fight kid wounding neck delivers fatal bullet kid lady face refuse draw weapons begins countdown declaring draws time gets zero killed begs lady kill refuses reaches draws fires declares lady dead angrily storms demands fight immediately refuses telling meet dawn later night men named chains table beats severely smashing hand breaking morning sees hand orders leave town offers face left handed accepts rifle squares fight moment draws buildings explode street house clock tower blown smoke flames lady walks town tells fights town fair proceeds kill men stationed town lady face finally reveals throws father old badge feet draw shoots lady arm fires shot chest raises gun fire dispatched bullet eye wounded lady throws father badge names new marshal riding town cast ellen lady fee kid clay junior dog marshal gold teeth woody gill spotted horse young ellen production development finished script late writing homage particularly dollars trilogy starring writer decided lead character female introduce women kind world interesting happens interesting dynamic straight away moore commented names lead villain town redemption intentional allusions bible moore considered directing script independent film shooting quick dead million budget spain italy purchased moore script approached star lead role july stone signed producer approval choice director hired direct stone impressed work actress told producers direct film star mixed emotions previous work believed director showcase talents feeling quick dead perfect opportunity stretch limits technical creative ability moore enthusiastic hiring based previous work evil dead film series sony began fast tracking development quick dead studio commissioned series moore writer eventually dismissed replaced according moore took sony orders making american old west film moore filming begin weeks script approaching hour shooting script moore simply omitted work sony noticing week shooting sony considered script good moore described completely fucking pointless exercise filming originally auditioned different role film asked actor try lead male role saw thought russell charismatic attractive talented fearless stone reasoned find attractive convinced wouldn scare found bold challenging reminds imagine american cowboy like working later described director sort like fourth dubious stone choice famous actor mid-1990s cast role changed shooting location mexico arizona auditioned kid role ended going sony dubious casting result stone decided pay actor salary filming originally set begin october delayed busy film australia principal photography quick dead lasted november february locations included old arizona miles southeast production briefly halted times weather problems hired gun coach weapons master worked cast months training age navy revolver guns reed experimented simple measures took swimming pool water let explained looked old brand new guns detail including plating ivory handles ellen accurate time period town redemption designed known work choice visual effects supervisor collaborator instead sony chose create sequences pick scenes took place november december included extended duel stone love scene removed final cut film release united_states actress producer thought scene fit picture established reality restored home cinema releases film soundtrack original motion picture soundtrack quick dead released music label february score film composed conducted mixed edited film music release box office quick dead released february theaters earning opening weekend film eventually grossed revenue declared box office bomb writer acknowledged film performed europe quick dead dismal box office performance attributed competition cause director later blamed visual style film failure confused movie number years thought like dinosaur couldn change material showed competition film cannes film festival additionally stone nominated saturn award best actress lost strange days novelization written published september region dvd release came september critical reception quick dead received mixed reviews film critics based reviews rotten_tomatoes gives film score average rating metacritic calculated average score based reviews new_york_times praised stone performance directing stone presence nicely genre bending tactics cult filmmaker best movie spirit self glee roger_ebert chicago_sun-times criticized film overtly cliché praised direction cinematography critic biographer wrote film conscious self conscious attempt recreate themes style appeal 1960s especially man trilogy starred romantic american movies chicago reader observed tries quick dead highly enjoyable spots doesn come convincing turn rolling_stone felt quick dead plays like compilation highlights famous finds right look misses leave film instead expert drawn gun shoot foot
The Quick and the Dead (1995 film)