page_title: The Quick and the Dead (1995 film)
section_title: Cast
hierarchical_section_title: The Quick and the Dead (1995 film) / Cast
caption_attribution_description: English: Gene Hackman at a book signing in June 2008.
context_page_description: The Quick and the Dead is a 1995 American revisionist Western film directed by Sam Raimi, and starring Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio. The screenplay was written by Simon Moore but includes contributions from Joss Whedon. The story focuses on "The Lady", a gunfighter who rides into the frontier town of Redemption, controlled by John Herod. The Lady joins a deadly dueling competition in an attempt to exact revenge for her father's death.
  Simon Moore's script was purchased by Sony Pictures Entertainment in May 1993, and actress Sharon Stone signed on as both star and co-producer. Development was fast tracked after director Sam Raimi's hiring, and principal photography began in Old Tucson Studios in Arizona on November 21, 1993. The film was distributed by TriStar Pictures and was released in the US on February 10, 1995, to a dismal box office performance, receiving mixed reviews from critics. In later years, however, the film has earned critical praise especially for the performances, direction, cinematography and musical score, with some critics noting it as underrated in Raimi's catalog.
context_section_description: Sharon Stone as Ellen ("The Lady")
  Gene Hackman as John Herod
  Russell Crowe as Cort
  Leonardo DiCaprio as Fee "The Kid" Herod
  Pat Hingle as Horace
  Kevin Conway as Eugene Dred
  Keith David as Sgt. Clay Cantrell
  Lance Henriksen as Ace Hanlon
  Mark Boone Junior as Scars
  Tobin Bell as Dog Kelly
  Raynor Scheine as Ratsy
  Olivia Burnette as Katie
  Roberts Blossom as Doc Wallace
  Gary Sinise as The Marshal
  Sven-Ole Thorsen as Swede Gutzon
  Scott Spiegel as Gold Teeth Ma
  Woody Strode as Charlie Moonlight
  Bruce Campbell as Wedding Shemp
  Jonothon Gill as Spotted Horse
  Jerry Swindall as The Blind Boy
caption: Gene Hackman portrayed John Herod, the film's main antagonist
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