The Mighty Quinn (1989)
The Mighty Quinn (1989)
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Plot.
Police chief Xavier Quinn investigates the gruesome murder of Donald Pater, one of the wealthiest residents on a Caribbean island. He was found decapitated in his Jacuzzi. Although the local political establishment, especially crooked Governor Chalk, insists that small-time thief Maubee is responsible, Xavier has his doubts. This view is complicated by the police chief's personal history with Maubee: The men have been friends since childhood.
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Cast & Crew.
Denzel Washington
Xavier Quinn
James Fox
Thomas Elgin
Mimi Rogers
Hadley Elgin
M. Emmet Walsh
Fred Miller
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Lola Quinn
Art Evans
Jump Jones
Esther Rolle
Ubu Pearl
Norman Beaton
Governor Chalk
Alex Colon
Jose Patina
Robert Townsend
Maubee
Tyra Ferrell
Isola
Carl Bradshaw
Cocodick
Maria McDonald
Jax
Fitz Weir
Athens
Baldwin Howe
Bim
David McFarlane
Henry Quinn
Bernie McInerney
Dr. Stuhlberg
Keye Luke
Dr. Raj
Ron Taylor
McKeon
Oliver Samuels
Rupert
David R. Ellis
Jersey
Ronald Goshop
Fudge
Henry Judd Baker
Nicotine
Fred Lloyd
Pilot / Costume Supervisor
Cathi Levy
Secretary
Renee Menzies McCallum
The Maid
Charles Hyatt
Security Guard
Sharon Marley Prendergast
Jody
Cedella Marley
Eliza
Clive Walker
Bartender
Dallas Anderson
Francis
Calvin Mitchell
Apollo
Rowan Byfield
Blizzard
Nabbie Natural
Turtle
Bob Andy
Raisen
Dennis Titus
Percy
Peter Lloyd
Groom
Bobby Ghisays
Pater
Deon Silvera
Beautician
Erica Aquart
Bride
Michael London
Preacher / Second Assistant Director
Michael Rose
Wedding Singer
Rita Marley
Wedding Singer / Music Consultant
Sharon Tucker
Wedding Singer
Wilburn 'Squigley' Cole
Wedding Band
Earl 'Chinna' Smith
Wedding Band
Michael Hewlett
Wedding Band
Christopher Meredith
Wedding Band
Arnold Backenridge
Wedding Band
Kenneth Casey
Phylo
Carl Schenkel
Director
Roger Murray-Leach
Production Design
Gregory P. Keen
Art Direction
Jonathan Bates
Sound Editor
Gerry Humphreys
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Wallis Nicita
Casting
Dana Lyman
Costume Design
Dale Pollock
Executive Producer
Gil Friesen
Executive Producer
Jack Cummins
Associate Producer
David Anderle
Music Supervisor
Sanford Lieberson
Producer
Marion Hunt
Producer
Cedric Adams
Stunts
Stephen McRay
Stunts
Paul Sherrod
Stunt Double
John Sherrod
Stunt Double
Al Simon
Stunt Double
Eric Mansker
Stunt Double
Eric Chambers
Stunt Double
Matthew Binns
Production Manager
J. Stephen Buck
First Assistant Director
Joe Camp III
Second Assistant Director
J. Michael Muro
Steadicam Operator
Paul Birkett
Camera Operator
Mark Davison
First Assistant Camera
Nathaniel Goodman
Second Assistant Camera
John Pritchett
Sound Mixer
Joel Shryack
Boom Operator
William Webb
Associate Editor
David Barrett
Assistant Editor
Brian Read
Set Dresser
Medusah
Hair Designer / Makeup Designer
Marietta Carter-Narcisse
Makeup Supervisor
Robin Siegel
Hair Supervisor
Georgio Ferrari
Special Effects Coordinator
Teresa M. Yarbrough
Production Coordinator
Colleen Roome Shelton
Production Assistant
Lizzie Bryant
Production Coordinator
Kevin Hyman
Production Accountant
Dean Raphael Ferrandini
Stunt Coordinator
Dan Bradley
Stunt Coordinator
Scott Guthrie
Chief Lighting Technician
Ken Nevin
Transportation Coordinator
John Park
Construction Coordinator
Susan Gray
Still Photographer
Joanne Zaluski
Casting Associate
Maxine Walters
Dialect Coach
Karl Kases
Second Unit Director of Photography
Albert Z. Carr
Novel
Hampton Fancher
Screenplay
Ed Elbert
Producer
Vincent Paterson
Choreographer
Anne Dudley
Original Music Composer
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 17, 1989
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 38m
Content RatingR
Box Office$13,239,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
whodunit
suspenseful
hilarious
island life
murder case
caribbean island
snake bite
childhood friends
decapitated head
best friends on opposite sides
Wiki.
The Mighty Quinn is a 1989 American mystery comedy thriller film starring Denzel Washington in the title role, alongside Robert Townsend, James Fox, Mimi Rogers, M. Emmet Walsh, and Sheryl Lee Ralph. The screenplay by Hampton Fancher is based on A. H. Z. Carr's 1971 novel Finding Maubee. In the film, Washington plays Xavier Quinn, a police chief who tries to help his childhood friend Maubee (Townsend) after he becomes a murder suspect.
The film takes its name from the Bob Dylan song of the same name, and a reggae cover version performed by Michael Rose, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Cedella Marley and Sharon Marley Prendergast which appears on the soundtrack. Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film an overwhelmingly positive review, calling it one of the best films of 1989. He described the film as "a spy thriller, a buddy movie, a musical, a comedy and a picture that is wise about human nature."
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