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Actors: Sam Elliott, Kate Capshaw, Tom Conti
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Quick and the Dead (1987) |
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Sam Elliott stars as Con Vallian, the hero of Louis L'Amour's The Quick and the Dead. Con, a tough product of the old west, drifts into a wayside "town", following a half-breed who has just joined up with a nefarious group of killers and thieves. From the opposite direction a conastoga wagon appears with a man, (Tom Conti), his wife, (Kate Capshaw) and their young son.
The travelers quickly realize that this is not a good place to be and drive on. The thieves begin to plot against the family and Con Vallian must help the family if they are to survive.
--Claudia, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Quick and the Dead (1987) |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 60%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Western
Yes
Kind of western:
- traveling across the west
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard wavy (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- average (woman)
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Prairie?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 8 or more
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
- guns
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Is this movie based on a
- book
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