Quigley Down Under is a 1990 western film set in Australia's outback. Starring Tom Selleck, Alan Rickman and Laura San Giacomo, it was directed by Simon Wincer. Tom Selleck plays Matthew Quigley, a cowboy and sharpshooter from America with a keen eye and a specially modified rifle with which he can shoot accurately at extraordinary distances. Quigley's weapon of choice is an 1874 Sharps Buffalo Rifle. He answers a newspaper advertisement that asks for men with a special talent in long distance shooting with four words: "Matthew Quigley 900 yards" written on a copy of the advertisement,... punctuated by several closely spaced bullet holes. When he arrives in Australia, he is met by employees of the man who hired him, Elliot Marston . Quigley tries to prevent the men from forcing "Crazy Cora" onto their wagon and beats the men until they learn that Quigley is the individual they were sent to pick up. Quigley is eventually taken to Marston's station in the Western Australian outback.
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| Release date: | October 17, 1990 |
| Directed by: | Simon Wincer |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 119 Minutes |
| Producer: | Stanley O'Toole |
| Music by: | Basil Poledouris |
| Cinematography: | David Eggby |
| Estimated budget: | $20,000,000 |
| Genre: | Western |