THE QUICK AND THE DEAD: Gene Hackman Tribute Presentation

Step into a high-octane Western world where every frame crackles with electrifying energy and every showdown is a ballet of bullet and grit. In Sam Raimi’s over-the-top ’90s spin on the classic Western, THE QUICK AND THE DEAD, the genre master crafts a visual spectacle that delivers heart-stopping action and dazzling cinematography on top of a stacked cast led by the late great Gene Hackman and Sharon Stone, as well as Leonardo DiCaprio, Russel Crowe, Jigsaw himself Tobin Bell, Keith David, Lance Henriksen, Gary Sinise, and Woody Strode.
Sam Raimi’s pulpy western centers on a mysterious woman gunslinger (an amazing Sharon Stone) who saunters into the town of Redemption with one thing on her mind: Revenge. Her father was killed by the town’s sadistic mayor (a screamingly good Gene Hackman) who is in the midst of organizing a quick-draw tournament. The lady enters, joining a cast of miscreants and outlaws (including performances by Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe) for a brutal competition where the winner takes all and the loser dies…

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