The Mighty Quinn is a 1989 thriller film starring Denzel Washington, Robert Townsend, Mimi Rogers, M. Emmet Walsh, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and James Fox. The screenplay by Hampton Fancher is based on the novel Finding Maubee by A.H.Z. Carr. Washington plays a police chief who tries to help his childhood friend after he becomes a murder suspect. The film takes its name from the Bob Dylan song of the same name, a Reggae cover version of which appears on the soundtrack. Film critic Roger Ebert was notable for giving the film an overwhelmingly positive review, calling it one of the best films of 1989.... The Mighty Quinn was filmed at various locations throughout Jamaica, with the principal outdoor scenes shot in Port Antonio. Interior scenes of Donald Pater's mansion were filmed at Golden Clouds Villa in Oracabessa. Xavier Quinn is the chief of police on a small, unnamed Caribbean island. He served in the U.S. Marines and was trained at the FBI Academy at Quantico, Virginia.
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| Release date: | February 16, 1989 |
| Directed by: | Carl Schenkel |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 94 Minutes |
| Producer: | Ed Elbert, Dale Pollock |
| Music by: | Anne Dudley |
| Screenplay by: | A.H.Z. Carr, Hampton Fancher |
| Genre: | Action, Thriller |