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Actors: Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo, Alan Rickman
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Quigley Down Under |
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American Matthew Quigley comes to Australia in the 1900s to make some money as a distance sharpshooter. Masrtson (Rickman), the man doing the hiring, is less than ethical. Quigley soon discovers Marston intends to use him to kill the native Aborigines and he gets physical with Marston. Of course, now Marston wants revenge. Quigley encounters Crazy Cora (san Giacomo), an addled American woman who mistakes him for her beloved Roy Cobb. Together, they combat Marston's men and the elements of the outback, before Quigley's marksmanship is put to its ultimate test.
Script by the wonderfully talented, woefully over-looked John Hill.
--ldpaulson, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Quigley Down Under |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 50%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Wilderness adventure
Yes
Plotlets:
- getting to know a nice woman
- hunted by enemies
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- cowboy
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
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- cynical
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) long curly
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- rancher
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- skinny (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Australian
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Australia
Desert?
Yes
Desert:
- dying of thirst, sunburn
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- ranch
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- concerned
How many deaths in film?
- dozens
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- mission to destroy something
- mental battles
- hand to hand
- guns
- knives
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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