Quigley Down Under

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.

Cast

Tom Selleck

as Matthew Quigley

Laura San Giacomo

as Crazy Cora

Alan Rickman

as Elliott Marston

Chris Haywood

as Major Ashley-Pitt

Ron Haddrick

as Grimmelman

Tony Bonner

as Dobkin

Jerome Ehlers

as Coogan

Conor McDermottroe

as Hobb

Roger Ward

as Brophy

Ben Mendelsohn

as O'Flynn

Reviews

John Chard

Matthew Quigley: Sharps Shooter. Quigley Down Under is directed by Simon Wincer and written by John Hill. It stars Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo and Alan Rickman. Music is by Basil Poledouris and cinematography by David Eggby. Plot sees Selleck as Matthew Quigley, a Wyoming cowboy and sharp shoo...

Wuchak

_**“Maybe the dingo ate your baby”**_ In the late 1870s, a famous sharpshooter from Wyoming (Tom Selleck) travels to Australia for a gig with a land baron in the Outback (Alan Rickman), but things turn sour when he learns what the job really entails. Laura San Giacomo is also on hand as Crazy Cor...

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