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Quigley Down Under

Quigley Down Under

The West was never this far west.

19906.71h 59m

Overview

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.

Directed by Simon Wincer
Written by John Hill
Produced by Alexandra Rose, Stanley O'Toole
Box Office0Revenue: $21.4M

Top Cast

Tom Selleck

Tom Selleck

Matthew Quigley

Laura San Giacomo

Laura San Giacomo

Crazy Cora

Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman

Elliott Marston

Chris Haywood

Chris Haywood

Major Ashley-Pitt

Ron Haddrick

Ron Haddrick

Grimmelman

Tony Bonner

Tony Bonner

Dobkin

Jerome Ehlers

Jerome Ehlers

Coogan

Conor McDermottroe

Conor McDermottroe

Hobb

Roger Ward

Roger Ward

Brophy

Ben Mendelsohn

Ben Mendelsohn

O'Flynn

Themes & Keywords

chaseindigenous australiansaustralian outbackfremantleaustralian western1860swestern australiaaboriginal genocide

About Quigley Down Under

Quigley Down Under is a western film released in 1990 exploring themes of chase, indigenous australians, australian outback, fremantle, australian western, 1860s. Directed by Simon Wincer, it stars Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo, Alan Rickman. 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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