The Quick and The Dead - Herod vs Ace

Trick shot example

[@thelegendinhisownmind7038]

God do I love this movie! So wonderfully cheesy, and great fun!

[@happisakshappiplace.6588]

Agreed.

[@Andrew_M_Ward]

Gene Hackman put this entire film on his back .. he was the engine that drove the entire film (there were great characters to spice it up, but he was the workhorse)

[@ericfuller6326]

Shits Robert Rodriguez comic book shit.

[@David-dg3rq]

I would like to see a gunfight between herod and Josey Wales 😅😅😅😅

[@DAN420.]

One of the worst Westerns ever made. I love it.

[@Garradorable1]

Even though Ace lied about his accomplishments he still came off as a tough and cool guy, great portrayal by Lance Henriksen.

[@hanswanker1283]

Lance is one of the most underrated actors of all time.

[@goldengun9970]

Confident until he was found out moments before any draw

[@jaylee6769]

Definitely great in this movie

[@bogbog4678]

yeah, i knew from the beginning that he is a liar, but couldn't dislike him :P

[@emersonmacintosh7673]

He lost a thumb and took a hole in his left hand like a champ.

[@chriswong4212]

His expression after killing that guy was like: "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?"

[@Chuckclc]

True, only thing is that movie quote hadnt been said when this film was made. Wasnt for another 5 years before, Ironically enough, the "good guy" in this very movie said that quote in Gladiator.

[@icemanjr.5819]

betatalk357 Yea he was more like “WELL...arent yall gonna praise me for ending this criminal life?”

[@Eazy-ERyder]

Cort was by FAR the best and the Fastest!

[@SStupendous]

@@Chuckclc Are you dumb? That quote has been said before, only not until Gladiator's famous line.

[@terhazza]

This is actually great and complicated piece of storytelling. We later learn that Herod knew that the townfolk had hired a killer to take him out, and he assumed it was Ace. So he draws out the killing and expects a reaction, but the people are all flat - this wasn't the guy they had pinned their hopes on, he was just extra. On first viewing the scene plays like he is milking for cheers, but he was actually expecting the onlookers to be devastated, and was genuinely puzzled when this was not the case.

[@KYExtemper]

I always crack up at Hackman's celebratory shooting of the guns in the air on his way back to his house. He was such a great villain in this film.

[@LIONTAMER3D]

He's a true artist at playing villains.

[@KevinTkt14]

@@LIONTAMER3D and a damn good football coach!!

[@bigcityguapo7956]

@@KevinTkt14 as well as basketball

[@breweyez3672]

@@KevinTkt14 Oh thats nothin...... He was a great host to Frankenstein.

[@JT-nu1oi]

One bad ass hombre!

[@intsoccersuperstar1]

I love how they’re close enough to practically be whispering to each other and to be heard just fine and then at 0:51 Raimi zooms the camera way out and they’re actually about 100 feet away from each other hahahaha Things like that make me love this movie

[@dustinchisam79]

It's a time jump- there are different backgrounds when they're talking and when they're dueling.

[@jamesbarratt593]

PARDON

[@12227UserName]

I think it's actually suppose to be two different scenes. But the way it's edited is funny.

[@katherineberger6329]

@@dustinchisam79 Nah, it's just Sam Raimi doing Sam Raimi stuff because it's awesome.

[@paristo]

Just a normal perspective distortion from shooting from far, and then to fool the perception is to use a super telephoto lens to get a tight framing for background control. You can see that camera was moved slightly up and to right to shoot the ace alone, but then still together when both heads are visible. Finally you see the perspective when it is zoomed out to wide angle to show the whole scene and the distances difference becomes obvious. Many believes that movies and TV shows are shot with wide angle lenses, while in reality they very rarely are if there is just enough space. As using long telephoto lens allows to control the background, get it blurry and yet have enough depth of field to get the actor fully in focus and give them some freedom to move toward and further from the camera so they don't drop out of focus. Same time you give more space to actors when you are on opposite side of the room shooting them and in soap operas you give them change to look the line cards next to the camera.

[@danunger3240]

Gene Hackman is one amazing actor; able to portray a bad guy or a good guy, and be equally convincing.

[@LIONTAMER3D]

Hell no! He played villains MUCH better than any other role. He was so good at being the bad guy, it's its own art form!

[@cooltony1987]

He makes me remind of Dutch in RDR2, his quality of boss may give others impact~

[@ppvk2610]

He was really great in Narrow Margin as a good guy That confrontation scene with those two assassins at the table..

[@bobbyricigliano2799]

Consider his role in “Crimson Tide.” He wasn’t a bad guy, but he wasn’t the good guy either. His character was quite nuanced, and he played it to perfection.

[@FrancoM7747]

He can also be very funny.

[@gregjenkinson7512]

Love the fact that Ace is actually a good shot, but he relys a lot on bluster and people being intimidated by him. All it took was a few words from Gene and he was shook

[@LucianDevine]

I don't think he was shook, just not quite as fast as he wanted everyone to think.

[@jutton11]

@@LucianDevine Greg's point is that Herod flipped his strategy on its head. Ace's goal was to intimidate his opponent's with his reputation, giving him the advantage. But Herod saw through this, and instead intimidated Ace, giving Herod the advantage. Thats what he meant when he said Ace was shook, he was frightened by Herod (and rightfully so).

[@LucianDevine]

@@jutton11 That's fair. The Kid was definitely right in that regard. "The only thing that makes him invincible, is because you all think he is!"

[@jutton11]

@@LucianDevine Also the fact that he's an exceptional shot who almost exclusively fights in his personal playground

[@erikdayne5429]

This makes me wonder if Herod even killed those brothers like he said, or if he just pegged Ace as a liar and knew that he wasn’t the one who killed them

[@richardlow3062]

Gene Hacksaw man owns this film just like any other film he was in ive never seen him play a bad role he may have been in bad films but his part was always played with cool precision , one of the finest actors ever to grace the screen , a sad day when he retired but he did give us decades of great films , and a man has to rest sometime.

[@dwaynesbadchemicals]

He just got sick of Hollywood.

[@samuelcontreras1201]

runaway jury he did great too

[@ericambrose7024]

John Herrod, Little Bill Dagget, if you needed a villain in a western, you went to Gene Hackman.

[@ppvk2610]

Crimson Tide!

[@eddiewinehosen6665]

Hackman*

[@J_C_CH]

Moral of the story: don't lie and don't brag

[@xkee2013]

Also, stop trying to be something you're definitely not. Ace wasn't about that life. This is what happens when the fake meets the real.

[@joshlight6892]

yeah, cause you never know when you will run into someone who can corroborate the lie.

[@Mike__B]

Moral of the story, if you're going to lie about being a bad ass gunslinger maybe you shouldn't be a dumbass and enter a contest with actual gunslingers because you know that you won't win

[@patmcbride9853]

Don't be a gunfighter of any renown.

[@bluehavencd]

Moral of the story, don't fuck with Lex Luthor, the greatest criminal mind in the world.

[@chrisdozier6757]

Man I really miss seeing Gene on the movie screen, he was the hell of an actor.

[@LIONTAMER3D]

"was"?! He's been the defining character in dozens of movies over decades.

[@cookedit]

@@LIONTAMER3D “Was” is correct, as Gene Hackman retired from acting over in 2004.

[@LIONTAMER3D]

@@cookedit he's not dead -.-

[@cookedit]

@@LIONTAMER3D RETIRED doesn't mean dead. The original poster means he wishes Gene Hackman was STILL starring in more movies. The End.

[@LIONTAMER3D]

@@cookedit we need a Superman movie where he plays a MUCH darker Lex Lou-THOR

[@MrCodeman2036]

I always liked the sound when he flicks his match away in this scene @ 1:30... Sometimes it's the little things we appreciate

[@billyreyrillon3130]

sounds like a fart to me... 😂😂😂

[@mckenzie.latham91]

What i loved about this film was that aside from "The Kid," every opponent of Herod's is toyed with, Herod literally toys with them and then mercilessly kills them because he wants to show all the town's people how powerful and terrible he is.

[@LucianDevine]

Yup, the only opponent he truly respected and didn't want to kill was The Kid, his own son. He gave him multiple chances to back down, which he also didn't do with anyone else.

[@ingleringlet-snipps3rd449]

@@LucianDevine I gave him a way out. He didn’t take it.

[@HellhoundX90]

@@ingleringlet-snipps3rd449 Shit, that was fast!

[@ingleringlet-snipps3rd449]

@@HellhoundX90 (Falls backward in shock)

[@aaronclareyloveshr6918]

@@HellhoundX90 It is possible to improve on perfection.

[@nepntzerZer]

this movie is an underrated masterpiece. so many iconic actors and scenes.

[@billyreyrillon3130]

The way Gene Hackman looked at the audience and raised his arms while holding his guns, asking for applause makes him a real badass in this movie.

[@Adamdidit]

It makes more sense later too when you realize that he's gaging the town reaction to see if that was the hired gun that he knows is coming.

[@veronicagan1743]

Are you not entertain

[@vilebasterd5729]

In real life if the town had hired a gun to kill him he would have been shot at a thousand paces or ambushed from the back.

[@jamesearlcash500]

Man he's so angry when he calls Ace a liar for taking credit for his kill! I love this movie!

[@bruceleroy8063]

he has principles

[@semdavidanger]

Yep,.

[@ricknicoli2641]

Ace also claimed he started The Ace Hardware Store company.

[@katherineberger6329]

And that he shot down 5 MiGs in MiG Alley in 1868.

[@aliassmithandjones9453]

and he could throw a football clean over them mountains

[@juanmunoz2]

Ace also claimed he wrote the jingle and gets royalties.

[@wjbrooks19]

Ace is the place… for shootouts.

[@Randy-ry9ss]

He also told me he played in the rock group Kiss.

[@Lewis-pr8cr]

I forgot how hot Sharon Stone was in her prime.

[@JinnDante]

True true

[@cultofmalgus1310]

Father Time takes no prisoners.

[@leghunter9201]

Should see her in Total Recall

[@jermainemartinez551]

Was? She still is

[@proudkiwi7641]

Shit. She'd be about the sexiest chick in Hollywood in her prime

[@summercunningham4131]

It's not a serious film for Christ sakes, it's pure silly entertainment where the actors had a blast being cartoonish characters of the old mythical west. Those who criticize the film don't understand the tribute to the genre of Westerns. Realism is not the goal.

[@fjccommish]

It was awful. The end ruins the rest of the movie.

[@JAIMERUDY1]

WRONG. God (Emperor Palpatine) killing Mark Hamill (Mark Zuckerberg founder of Facebook) was the joke. This scene is certainly not. See I was the one that really kid the two god brothers of Rome. And I doubt a chicken shit like Jesus Christ was even in the same mental state or physical state.

[@fenogal]

Summer Cunningham q

[@omarbernal2408]

Summer Cunningham I don't like westerns much. But this one is cool.

[@Duke_Togo_G13]

It's a fantastic film. American stylish speghetti western. Over the top violence, coupled with a simple storyline.

[@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants]

I always found this scene really interesting as even though the hated villain wins easily and there is many reasons to root against him that other guy was a blatant liar who took credit for things he didnt do that the villain did. So it is interesting how many who watched this are actually rooting for the villain of the movie at least this one time.

[@grayalun]

Yeah I think a lot of us were rooting for Herod vs Ace especially because according to Herod Ace blew a little girls thumb off doing his party trick of shooting the playing card.

[@LucianDevine]

And he gave Ace 2 clean and fair chances to prove how fast he really was. Right vs right and left vs left.

[@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants]

In the movies Rocky 4 and Bloodsport there is good guys who are disrespectful to the villains of those movies in an unprovoked way and it is interesting how many in the audience was hoping the good guys who did that would lose over it. Drago from Rocky 4 might not have killed Apollo though had he not disrespected him. What is also interesting about this scene is many in the town would view Ace as a hero had he killed Herod even knowing he was a liar. Had Ace really shot that girls thumb off he was no saint. I actually watched the Quick and the Dead 1 week ago on Netflix. Some of the scenes are good like this one.

[@LucianDevine]

@@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants Yeah, killing Herod definitely would have redeemed any bad deeds he'd committed, at least to the citizens of this town.

[@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants]

@@LucianDevine I wonder how many people back in those days would agree to shoot it out with someone like that when they didnt have to. Allegedly dueling in the revolutionary war times and before men would duel with swords or pistols. Even George Washington allegedly challenged an important man to a duel for saying Americans could not beat the British or something like that.

[@ericostling4727]

For the most part this movie is ok bur gene Hackman makes the movie. He's great

[@Synthetic-Rabbit]

I always thought it was a lot of fun.

[@jamesmartin8385]

Agreed

[@LIONTAMER3D]

He's good at being the bad guy =)

[@steverogers7601]

This movie is so much but it’s not exempt from criticism and it’s absolutely cheesy and corny at times. Not all of the time but moments here n there, however, some of the performances are indeed stellar.

[@cid2852]

It was kind of cheesy at times, but I liked it. Looking back, I was also probably way too young to be watching this movie the first time I saw it.

[@MerchantIvoryfilms]

Ace couldn't actually win this fight because he had a behavioral inhibitor, unlike the A2's they always were a bit twitchy :3

[@JennaCidalz]

Nice Aliens reference :)

[@bujmoose3992]

Wonder if Ace could be torn in two parts like Bishop was.

[@chadlarson4149]

Clever. They're also generous with their cornbread and they may be synthetic but they aren't stupid.

[@bradameerbeg2154]

I got that reference.

[@jameslowman1355]

@@chadlarson4149 I bet that cornbread is good

[@SergeiEisenstein]

I love Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven to death, but to me, Gene Hackman was way more memorable and all-around amazing in this movie than he was in that one, and he did it without even being over-the-top or cartoonish. That right there is a true testament to his skills.

[@mckenzie.latham91]

Little Bill from Unforgiven is a good antagonist but he’s not a straight out villain he’s a sheriff who while at times will abuse his power and position but usually to keep the peace and safety of the town We see him as a villain because our protagonist is Clint eastwood’s character, though as admitted in the film eastwood’s character is a man whose murdered men women and children by the truckloads even Ned his friend was a killer and a murderer as well Meanwhile here, Gene’s character John Herod is a total and utter monster, a villain of the utmost intelligence and ruthlessness with the speed and skill with his guns to back him up and Gene is able to play this character for all he’s worth as a true villain

[@Commonsensepreps]

I kind of disagree, this is just my opinion, little Bill was scary in the least, much more realistic, enough so you'd never want to get on his bad side, herod is just too unrealistic in reality

[@babymammoth34]

Lance Henriksen is a twisted riot with his yelps and groans and facial responses when he gets shot apart here. Can always count on Lance for dramatic behavior and screaming (his trademark gravelly, hoarse voice) when his character is in severe pain (recall in Aliens when the Queen's sharp tail finds him after landing ;-)). This is gold here! "How 'bout that left handed draw....??" Heh. I like also how Gene looks around him with that fiery stare as if to say, "Where my applause at??"

[@jonnozomboid2649]

Yeah, man. Bishop should go...

[@georgehenderson7783]

Would have been nice if he had been able to pull a Bishop here and dodge Hackman's bullets.

[@babymammoth34]

@@dansmith6227 Ohhh, Are we triggered here, haha?

[@babymammoth34]

@@dansmith6227 How about that left hand, Dangerous Dan? ;-)

[@babymammoth34]

@@dansmith6227 You mean the east and west end of your neighborhood street? Lol

[@jackofspades9742]

“Either that or the biggest liar!” You can hear the growl in his voice

[@bruceleroy8063]

He despises liars because they're cowards.

[@paulg687]

In case you missed it, Gene Hackman used both left and right hands to draw. So he beat Ace with both hands… because ace said he was just as fast with both.

[@darkwise1]

yeah and he was lighting his smoke at the same time no wobble

[@jonathans.972]

You must think people are idiots. He literally asks for a left-handed draw.😊

[@paulg687]

@@jonathans.972: nope not at all. I was pointing out the reason why he did it. Because Ace said he was as fast with both.

[@234tyger]

Gene Hackman could “roll out of bed” today and be better than most of today’s actors!

[@lowellcalavera6045]

Christ...another old coot who thinks "everything was better back then". There are many excellent actors, in every era. Gene, admittedly, was one of the best of all time.

[@andyvanderheiden9717]

@@lowellcalavera6045and another young punk, who believes today’s music and movies are better…😂😂🤡

[@leewilson1316]

Gene Hackman absolutely dominates everything he does. And he's always backed up by the best character actors such as Henriksen, Tobolowsky, Ermey, Dourif, Rooker.

[@snoozeflu]

And Reeve.

[@michaelkling2994]

Gene Hackman in this film: Quite possibly the greatest villain in cinematic history!

[@iseehowitis9382]

When the semi final boss and the final boss see who's the strongest.

[@gemayeljones248]

"How about that left hand Ace?"🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@logicplague2077]

2:08 *Russell Crowe jumps out "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?"

[@paulgrove1407]

The initial shot is masterful, especially when you suddenly realize they are not standing face to face, but a distance apart.

[@stnicholas54]

One cold cat is Hackman in this.

[@fabiobernardo3756]

Herod draw and shot so fast Ace lagged during his death animation

[@wilfredolopez1566]

One of my favorite movies.

[@Rake3577]

Nicholson had range with anger but no one could intimated like Gene Hackman no one

[@robertayoder2063]

Right on hes was great

[@SMc-iq1np]

Crimson tide...

[@Tiger66261]

0:50 Best "oh shit" face ever

[@Elthenar]

YOU DUN GOOFED, SON!

[@jjthebeerman]

That moment you realize, You Are Fucked!

[@jjthebeerman]

It was at this moment, Ace Hanlon knew, He Fucked Up!

[@eiinnd4006]

Can't argue with that.

[@Simpleburger1968]

Herod (dastardly as he is ) really can walk the walk ...

[@sonrouge]

Well, if nothing else, at least he didn't beg for mercy or try to run.

[@omegarugal9283]

he may have been a liar but in the end he took the bullets like a man

[@SergeantExtreme]

He knew he was going to die. That's why he "touched up" his moustache with makeup.

[@snelgrave101]

I love how Hackman destroys him with the left handed draw that he was supposedly so good at.😂

[@d3vilsclaw531]

Gene hackman is an amazing actor his expression of face when he won the duel and expected applause was astonishing

[@alexayers9463]

I love how he holsters his gun slowly after the second shot.

[@Synthetic-Rabbit]

I like how you can see the smoke come out of the holster.

[@SweetChuckPi]

@@Synthetic-Rabbit He skinned that smoke wagon.

[@NomnomJawsnomnom]

They do a great job of establishing him as a master gunfighter who is totally in his element. The slow re-holster, the blatant challenge of Ace's supposed skill ("how 'bout that left handed draw?") the way he casually drills Ace through the hand while appearing to not even be looking at him, but instead down at the lit match.

[@ColemanJRimer]

I love the sound effect when he flicks the match.

[@vladtepes9614]

Terrific film!

[@underratedcritic1983]

Two actors with amazing voices.

[@JHATDRUMMER1976]

MR.ACE HANDLIN,SCOURGE OF THE SAGEBRUSH,THE TERROR OF TUSCON,A BLADDER FULL OF HOT AIR!

[@babymammoth34]

JHATDRUMMER1976 Severely awesome lines.

[@jeffkrong621]

+JHATDRUMMER1976 That's the way it's always been. Most people bragging about something, are a bladder full of hot air. And then there are those, quiet as a church mouse, who will eventually surprise you big time!

[@babymammoth34]

+Jeff Krong They are also frequently the ones you should mess with the least. The Stranger in High Plains Drifter definitely comes to mind.

[@Wolfsbane909]

so glad he died that lying sack of shit

[@michaelatkinson5681]

A bladder full of hot air - I know a few of those types.

[@nonplayerzealot4]

If you pause at the moment his thumb gets blown off, you can see his actual thumb underneath it. The exploding thumb was on the knuckle of his index finger. You can't see it at normal speed, but Lance did indeed go home w/ his thumb intact in case any of you were concerned about him.

[@jarrettjamieson6461]

Love Lance henrickson, coolest voice in the industry 👍🏾

[@geddoe316]

the shot after he shoots with his left hand and then finishes lighting his smoke is so badass

[@johnysada]

Am i the only one felt tempting when he lighted that cigar ?? Looks delicious...

[@ny8956]

I used to smoke Cubans and Dominicans soaked in Rum or Cognac in the military. But now, the smell of either makes me sick

[@BradiKal61]

Even though Quick and the Dead was a modern spaghetti western Hackmans performance was every bit as good as Unforgiven. Sam Raimi made his mainstream debut with this movie, as well as it jump starting Russel Crowes US career. Sharon Stone was the driving force for both of them being involved in Quick and the Dead.

[@MrBastilleDay]

If you think about it, Gene was basically just resuming his role as Little Bill in Unforgiven. This was just a hammed-up, more Hollywood and slightly silly version of him. And Ace was essentially English Bob; a lying braggart who was all ego, and who gets busted by Gene who knows the truth about his bullshit stories.

[@criticalbill2090]

When a Contender meets a pretender

[@slashbash1347]

I could not find this clip for the life of me when I saw it 3 years ago in a film class. I thank thee.

[@ICMexican]

Oh my, they are teaching The Quick and the Dead in film school

[@slashbash1347]

It wasn't film school, just a film class at a community college. I took it as an elective.

[@DJJ81]

This movie knew exactly what it was and embraced it. And they knew well enough to get Gene Hackman to raise it up. He steals the show

[@porkyrabbit]

Gene Hackman was a BADASS in this movie

[@fredsmith-kingofthelunatic7810]

Still one of my favorites. That clock tower ticking over.

[@donkarlo7401]

Ace never had the makings of a varsity athlete.

[@davidsalanic816]

Sopranos

[@B1SCOOP]

You're gonna build Ace a ramp.

[@davidsalanic816]

@@B1SCOOP Richie Aprile will do it

[@rodrick005]

The wire

[@perfectionbox]

Not gonna lie, that scene was perfect

[@sstone01]

with the exception of Ace delayed hand motion at the end. That was terrible acting.

[@chadcleary7821]

I love the click of those hammers going back and how smoothly Herod holstered his left gun. Such a badass scene demonstrating his almost supernatural gun savvy.

[@lorddemonoss3945]

😀 I really enjoyed this twist! Even after all these years later.

[@MrTHEMONEEMAKER]

Lesson here is don't steal credit

[@0532MOET]

The lesson here is don't enter gunfight tournaments

[@xkee2013]

No the lesson is here is don't pretend to be something you're not.

[@xkee2013]

@Tyler Hingleton But Clay wasn't acting like something he wasn't. Ace lied and said he did things and killed people he obviously didn't do it kill. Ace was a lying buffoon, Clay was not. Clay just wasn't good enough to beat Herod. Plain and simple.

[@winternow2242]

...or anything else from a man who kills other men.

[@machdude3366]

The shots come dime a dozen, but nothing ever beats a stylish holstering. Gene's got a mean style on him.

[@Dizzyruptor]

2:00 Gene Hackman wondering where the hell his cheerleaders are.

[@krow7402]

For those that don't know, this is based on a Louis L'Amour book. He's one of the most prolific western writers that ever lived.

[@JW...-oj5iw]

Krow ...ref.: Sam Elliott, Kate Capshaw, Tom Conti, Matt Clark, The Quick and the Dead. Also Patrick Kilpatrick unrecognizable as an Indian, Ute.

[@wesleycook7687]

It's 2 different books with the same title. The movie here is totally different.

[@krow7402]

@@wesleycook7687 Oh shit, didn't know that.

[@chrisflaherty8991]

Sam Elliott was in the movie based on Louis L'Amour's The Quick and the Dead.

[@ppvk2610]

Ahh .. Mr Beauchamps

[@h.bahrami110]

Best western movie ever made

[@motorcitymthrfkr]

I love this film one of my favorites! I'd love a sequel with an aged Grizzled Sharon Stone and Russell Crowe

[@rickyricardo4331]

I know it's meant to be a hokey play on old Italian Spaghetti Westerns (a la the Dollar Trilogy), but Hackman really made this movie what it was and this was his only gunfight that I wanted him to win. Nothing like taking out flashy douches taking credit for your work!

[@smithwesson1896]

0:50 It was at this moment that Ace knew........he fucked up

[@TheBest-sd2qf]

My favorite character of the show wished they did more with him

[@faithwaipouri8472]

old fav & 1 of the best seems in Q&tD , thanks for sharing

[@mooknick242]

gene hackman just may be the best actor ever.

[@MickyMoran]

"Yeah, I killed women and children and just about anything that walks or crawls, and now I am here to kill you Little Bill for what you did to my friend." The best western ever filmed Unforgiven.

[@codymoe4986]

Ummm, wrong movie... P.S. Your favorite doesn't mean best...

[@justinholland9844]

"It's a pity you weren't there to find out." I thought Herod was going to retort, "No, but I'm here today."

[@user-gt2lh2ec9e]

Wow, great movie, great actors! John P.

[@robertbaker4186]

Hell of a good cast in this film

[@MegaGuitarzilla]

This has got to be the BEST role that Gene Hackman ever played!

[@carmineredd1198]

his best movie was ANTZ with Sharon S tone

[@ninjacowboy]

One of the best and underrated movie villains.

[@Deader87]

This movie along with many others I believe is a supreme example of how the 90s movies tend to be more modern and sophisticated-looking than the movies of prior-decades usually tend to be.

[@uptown215]

The 90s is the era when technology & and talent were equal. Before talent trumped tech and now tech trumps talent

[@FingerBreakerWu]

In prison, they call what Ace was passing “Wolf Tickets”.

[@2wingo]

It's like the Kid said: he's only invincible because they THINK he's invincible. If he shows weakness, they will realize that he is not as powerful as he seems to be and might eventually rise up against him.

[@adamkuestner2961]

What about that left hand Ace....

[@dw1240]

Gene hackmans one of the best actors to ever stand in front of a camera. Every single role he takes he smashes

[@nerfherder3553]

the hardest part about watching this awesome movie is the kids death.

[@LucianDevine]

Truth! Him reaching out to his father, the man who'd fatally shot him, but getting nothing in return hits hard.

[@endarasman]

0:50 the camera work is outstanding!

[@Battlefield_And_Vibe_Music]

1:24 It sounds like a hot pocket gently sliding into it's microwave pouch. This is such a satisfying sound!

[@maxacorn]

this movie is the most anime western ever made.

[@joshlight6892]

I like how Sergeant Cantrell witnesses Herod's speed here and doesn't look the least bit concerned, yet he can't come close to matching it later. did Herod not even draw as fast as he could here?

[@omegarugal9283]

they were match in draw speed, but cantrell missed, herod didnt

[@stephenmcculley788]

Of course they had who would be faster and win etc. But all the actors said Gene was the fastest because of his practice.

[@smartalec2001]

Herod cheats in the clock showdown gunfights, he listens for a click in the town clock just before the noon chime. Cantrell might have thought he could win with his own skills and gimmick, but was caught by surprise.

[@joshlight6892]

@@stephenmcculley788 Russel Crow must've been pretty good too.

[@rwg6357]

The answer is at the end of the film... Cort and Lady are using the trick of drawing just before the strike when the Clock ticks. You don't realize Herod's doing the exact same trick till the Clock explodes... cause he draws his pistol right before the Strike. but the clock towers set to blow at the same Tick cort and lady have been using. A fraction of a second makes all the difference. It makes sense Herod stacks the deck in his favor.

[@travisblankenship6643]

1:30 coolest moment in movie history.

[@DownButNotOutYet]

Man Gene Hackman is such a bad ass in this film, his cruelty and hubris is matched by his skill as a gunslinger, a true western villain.

[@boombox5888]

Even though he lied I wouldn’t call Ace a coward. He was still standing there in front of another man to have a duel. That takes guts.

[@struttux5156]

The fact he participated in the contest at all means he believed his own made up stories. How else was he expecting to not loose against someone like Herod

[@MaximillianArturo]

I am impressed how they were able to get the well knowns actors in one movie, some of them were maybe not that well known at that time but still.

[@davidbreault3283]

"NOW THAT'S A MAN WHO KNOWS HOW TO SHOOT ANOTHER MAN'S HAND!"

[@grayalun]

I love this film the realisation on the face of Ace that he's screwed when his lies are exposed.

[@LaserionBlack]

When I watched this movie at first back in the 90s, never realized that Ace's right thumb was blown off...

[@manduheavyvazquez5268]

Masterpiece ever.

[@Shakester71]

Herod can shoot Ace's hand with his left hand while lighting a cigar without aiming, but had to takes seconds to try and line up a shot and aim to shoot Sharon Stone's character. A shot he never got off because of the explosions.

[@mooseclamps]

the primal instinct to not shoot someone as hot as Sharon Stone overrode his ability to shoot

[@omegarugal9283]

those were some good explosions, kind dull your senses a few minutes, also, he got no support from his henchmen, for once, he was fighting alone... and kurt was also there, even if he killed ellen, kurt would have finished him...

[@LucianDevine]

He only had to take time to line up a shot when he was facing Cort after each of the explosions, which likely disoriented him a little. Then factor in that he was also basically sitting on the ground leaning on his other hand. So the angle and motion is completely different, in addition to the mental aspect of him actually being scared of Cort, as seen by his shaking hand when he's getting ready to draw. As for when he duels The Lady, he's caught off guard, possibly still disoriented, all his men are dead, and Cort is waiting for him if he wins. Despite all of this though, he still fights her to basically a "draw" on the first shot, even when she makes the first move, or likely does. Duels like theirs and the second shot against Ace are hard to tell, since there is no clock to let us assume they started or reacted at the same time. The second shot is even harder to judge since we cut from The Lady aiming her gun at him to having to bring it forward. There are four things we can add to the previous things though, and that's Herod seeing and likely feeling the hole in his chest, the adrenaline or possible lack of adrenaline if he's coming down plus shock, be it physical or mental, and finally him having to bring his gun up and around from when he had spread his arm out a bit.

[@chrisflaherty8991]

That was, at least to me, a laughable gunfight, especially with Hackman being cartwheeled backwards by her shot.

[@mattchu2075]

Jeb Bush moment! "Please clap."

[@jimclarke1108]

What a fantastic actor, in all his movies

[@JW...-oj5iw]

I thought I'd throw in one of my favorite "gunfight" scenes from an older movie. When the original Bad Bob showed up to kill Judge Bean, the Judge perched in a hayloft, took careful aim and blasted Bad Bob from behind, creating an impossible hole that was visible for a couple seconds before Bob fell face first. Sort of recreated in the scene in which Herod finishes off the hired gun, Cantrell, played by Keith David. The hole in the head was similar to the hole through Bad Bob. Showed scenery beyond through the hole.

[@zora_noamflannery2548]

- Bad Bob should have had his own movie franchise. Best Stacy Keach role ever.

[@samconner2011]

Well, since you asked: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6nUiIFvrZmgrck

[@sylvio1980]

I just realized it’s Herod who switched shooting hands to prove the point 👏

[@LucianDevine]

Yup, fought right vs right and left vs left.