Synopsis
American Matt Quigley answers Australian land baron Elliott Marston's ad for a sharpshooter to kill the dingoes on his property. But when Quigley finds out that Marston's real target is the aborigines, Quigley hits the road. Now, even American expatriate Crazy Cora can't keep Quigley safe in his cat-and-mouse game with the homicidal Marston.
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Cast
- Tom SelleckMatthew Quigley
- Laura San GiacomoCrazy Cora
- Alan RickmanElliott Marston
- Chris HaywoodMajor Ashley-Pitt
- Ron HaddrickGrimmelman
- Tony BonnerDobkin
- Jerome EhlersCoogan
- Conor McDermottroeHobb
- Roger WardBrophy
- Ben MendelsohnO'Flynn
Recommendations
- 90
Variety
Quigley Down Under is an exquisitely crafted, rousing western made in Oz. - 70
Time Out
Aussie director Wincer handles the action convincingly, and Rickman's splendidly snide villain is a real treat. - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
Quigley Down Under is a handsome film, well-acted, and it's a shame the filmmakers didn't spend a little more energy on making it smarter and more original. - 60
Washington Post
What's missing in Quigley Down Under is precisely what is missing in its star. Selleck is a skilled light comedian -- he's at his best delivering a wry put-down to a British officer -- and he handles John Hill's bantering dialogue deftly. But for all his burly authority, Selleck lacks dynamism on screen. There's no danger in him, nothing unresolved or mysterious. He's likable, but something of a lug. - 60
Empire
This film falls down in it's attempts to do everything at once, so that a potentially horrific scenario is often played out to comic effect. It doesn't quite work and the film manages to undermine itself. - 60
The New York Times
The director, Simon Wincer, makes Quigley Down Under an unapologetic homage to the formula western at its most pokey, complete with Wagon Train-style score. All things considered, this could be a lot worse. - 60
Los Angeles Times
A film with an intriguing premise and likable performances but not much excitement. [13 Oct 1990, p.F13] - 38
The Seattle Times
There must be dozens of film buffs out there with an unsatisfied hankering for Cinemascope Westerns. It's too bad, then, that Quigley Down Under fits the label, but doesn't deliver the goods.
