Quigley der Australier (1990)
21KQuigley der Australier: Directed by Simon Wincer. With Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo, Alan Rickman, Chris Haywood. Sharpshooter Matt Quigley is hired from Wyoming by an Australian rancher paying a very high price. But when Quigley arrives Down Under, all is not as it seems.
“Matthew Quigley, a stoic rifleman arrives in Australia in the 1860s a world far away from his home Wyoming He is answering an ad from a British landowner who will use his talents as an expert marksman u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut things donu0026#39;t go according to plan and, at supper, and after we hear these words, u0026quot;Nobody knocks me out of my own house,u0026quot; Elliott Marston becomes his arch enemy u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eQuigleyu0026#39;s arrival sets the tone of the motion picture perfectly, coming into a fight with an evil plantation owner before he has even set foot on Australian soil where some genuinely funny moments happened especially when he met Crazy Cora right off the ship u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAfter a showy display of his talents (continuously hitting a bucket at about a thousand yards) Quigley discovers to his horror that he has been hired for sniping Aborigines encouraged by the local authorities u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTom Selleck is excellent in the role of a cowboy, exuding natural charm, cool spirit and dignity He perfectly suited to the role of the finest sharp shooter hero with a moral There is a moment when he teaches local Aborigines a secret, and it hits the correct note…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAlan Rickman is perfect as Marston, the arrogant, clever bad baron who thinks himself the fastest six-gun u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLaura San Giacomo believes Quigley to be a man she once loved and whose name is Roy She has her own tragic past as obviously her romance between Quigley and herself San Giacomo proves to be a lovable heroine u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDirector Simon Wincer creates outstanding scenery with the desolate Australian landscapes…”
