Quigley Down Under
Seen it?1990 | 119 min | Western, Adventure
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It's still drawing plenty of interest, though it had a box office flop and middling reviews (52% on Rotten Tomatoes). A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans.
- The mood
- Harrowing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 59 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much: an easy pick for most people.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
52% on Rotten Tomatoes, 51 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
2 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$21 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 167K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Simon Wincer
- 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