Before his career took off, Leonardo DiCaprio was in one of the most underrated Westerns of all time, mostly due to one of his co-stars paying for his wages. The film, directed by Sam Raimi, is called The Quick and the Dead, and it stars Sharon Stone as Ellen, a mysterious gunslinger who arrives in the town of Redemption to enter a quick-draw competition.
The cast of The Quick and the Dead is incredibly impressive, boasting names as gloried as Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe, and Sharon Stone alongside Leonardo DiCaprio. What makes The Quick and the Dead stand out alongside some of the best films in the Western Genre is Sam Raimi’s insistence on bringing his style to any film he is making. The result is that the 1995 Western has all the trappings of a Sam Raimi flick, down to the inventive camera movements and absurd editing choices.
The Quick and the Dead is a Western film released in 1995. It stars Sharon Stone as Ellen, a mysterious gunslinger who arrives in the town of Redemption to enter a quick-draw competition. The film features a strong ensemble cast including Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe, and Leonardo DiCaprio, and delves into themes of revenge and justice in a lawless town.
The film received mixed reviews from critics when it was first released, failing to live up to the standard of other Raimi films and Westerns that came before it. However, over the years, The Quick and the Dead has gained a cult following, fitting nicely with the rest of Sam Raimi’s movies.
