Quigley Down Under

"The West was never this far west."

Oct 19 1990 PG-13 1h 59m
Action, Adventure, Drama

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.

Plot

Sharpshooter Matt Quigley is hired from America by an Australian rancher so he can shoot aborigines at a distance. Quigley takes exception to this and leaves. The rancher tries to kill him for refusing, and Quigley escapes into the brush with a woman he rescued from some of the rancher's men, and are helped by aborigines. Quigley returns the help, before going on to destroy all his enemies.

Written by

John Hill

Directed by

Simon Wincer

Production Countries

United States of America, Australia

Production Companies

Pathé Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
25,742
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
51
Popularity
NA