The Quick and the Dead

The Quick and the Dead1995

The Quick and the Dead is a 1995 western film about a female gunfighter who rides into the town of Redemption for the annual quick-draw duelling contest. She aims to take revenge on the outlaw - the town's ruthless kingpin - who was responsible for … more »



John Herod:
Mr. Hanlon, I wanted to ask you about Indian Wells. Did that fight really take place?

Ace Hanlon:
[combing his mustache] It sure did.

John Herod:
And it's true that you gunned down four men?

Ace Hanlon:
Two with my left hand. Two with my right hand. You see, the truth is that I am just as good with either.

John Herod:
You must be the fastest gun in the west. That, or the biggest liar.

Ace Hanlon:
It's a pity you weren't there to find out.

John Herod:
Oh, but I was, Ace. You see, I was the one that really killed The Terrence Brothers, and I doubt if a lying little chickenshit like you was even in the same state!

[Ace draws with his right hand; Herod draws and blows his thumb off]

John Herod:
How 'bout that left hand, Ace? How 'bout that left-handed draw?

[Ace tries to draw with his left as Herod lifts a match to light his cigarillo, but Herod shoots him through that hand]

John Herod:
[draws both pistols] Mr. Ace Hanlon, the scourge of the sagebrush! [shoots twice, barely missing Ace's feet] The Terror of Tucson! [shoots twice again] A bladderful of hot air! [guns Ace down]

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