| The Mighty Quinn | |
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| Directed by | Carl Schenkel |
| Screenplay by | Hampton Fancher |
| Based on | Finding Maubee by A. H. Z. Carr |
| Produced by | Sandy Lieberson Marion Hunt Ed Elbert |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jacques Steyn |
| Edited by | John Jympson |
| Music by | Anne Dudley |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $4,557,214 |
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.[1]
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[2] 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.[3] He described the film as "a spy thriller, a buddy movie, a musical, a comedy and a picture that is wise about human nature."[3]
- ^ Canby, Vincent (February 17, 1989). "The Mighty Quinn (1989) Review/Film; Tropical Murder". The New York Times.
- ^ The Mighty Quinn (1989) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-12-27
- ^ a b Ebert, Roger (February 17, 1989). "The Mighty Quinn". Chicago Sun-Times.