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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790777665
ISBN: 0790777665
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 01, 2004
Running Time: 91 minutes
Sales Rank: 3189
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: February 28, 1987
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Editorial Review:
Description:
In 1876 Wyoming, the gun is the only law. And for Duncan and Susanna McKaskel (Tom Conti and Kate Capshaw), newly arrived settlers beset by outlaws, rugged frontiersman Con Vallian (Sam Elliott) is the only hope. From the book by famed Western author Louis L'Amour, THE QUICK AND THE DEAD is a rousing adventure. It shares tried-and-true ingredients of those sagebrush sagas: a tale of peaceable folk driven to action under the guidance of a mysterious stranger.
Amazon.com:
Not to be confused with Sam Raimi's flamboyantly stylized Western of the same name, this made-for-cable adaptation of the Louis L'Amour novel is a lean, taut pioneer adventure set in the wilderness of the northern Midwest. Sam Elliott, sporting his trademark bushy mustache and eyebrows so thick they keep the rains off his face, stars as the mountain man and tracker Con Vallian. Tom Conti is Scottish storekeeper Duncan McKaskel bringing his wife Susanna (Kate Capshaw) and son from Pennsylvania to a homestead in Wyoming. When a scraggly gang (led by the wonderfully sleazy Matt Clark) marks the family as an easy target, Vallian makes himself their gruff guardian angel, partly out of attraction to Susanna ('You're a handsome woman,' he likes to repeat). Pride, jealousy, and rivalry make Duncan and Vallian uneasy allies and Conti's musical lilt is a marvelous contrast to Elliot's gravely drawl. Capshaw is somewhat colorless but comes to life in a surprising explosion of angry violence. The beautiful landscape culminates in a stunning meadow where the homesteaders find their cabin, a location that must be the closest thing to heaven on Earth, but for the devils still on their trail. --Sean Axmaker
Customer Reviews Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great movie
This is going to pure and simple. Anyone who loves Sam Elliot and the western theme will love this movie!!!
Rating:  - Hondo/Shane is an Honorable Cuss
The difference between Hondo and Con Vallian is that Vallian doesn't have a dog. Otherwise, they're both soft-talkin' straight-shootin' half-breeds who live outdoors but who like women. The mysterious stranger who appears in the nick of time is also kin to Shane, who is not only appealing to the Woman, but her small son. Also, akin to the plot of Shane,the husband is a real man...he's just outnumbered. A gang of theives has their eye on the "pilgrims," their horses, and the comely Mrs. McCaskell ... Read More
Rating:  - not worth buying...
I bought this film based on Amazon reviews and what a mistake that was!This film is not terrible or even bad but it's certainly nothing special, ho-hum average at best and the storyline is just plain silly...
If you really want to see this movie, my recommendation would be to rent instead of buying...
Rating: - The Quick and the Dead
This excellent movie - NOT to be confused with a western parody of the same name with Gene Hackman and many other famous actors in ridiculous situations - is a believable, possibly historic adventure of the western expansion of the 19th century, of evil men, of the courage and values of pioneers and the noble actions of many unsung heroes. As usual, Sam Elliott - Louis L'Amour's favorite Sackett! - is the quintessential tough-but-nice guy. His acting and his voice are not reminiscent of the great John ... Read More
Rating: - Love this movie
One of my faves...The old west and Sam Elliot together just can't get any better than that. Great movie and great quality
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