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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: MGM HOME VIDEO (UNDER FOX)
EAN: 9780792848806
Feature: Oscar® winner* Denzel Washington (The Hurricane) and Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) star in this witty, romantic, entertaining and light-hearted who-dun-it (Vincent Canby, The New York Times). Filled with spice and adventure, The Mighty Quinn is delightful.a sunny Caribbean caper as seductive as a great big umbrella drink (The Washington Post)! Life in the easygoing Caribbean is hard on
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792848802
Item Dimensions: 20
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 StereoFrenchOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 MonoSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledSpanishDubbedDolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
MPN: 1001558
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 06, 2001
Running Time: 98 minutes
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: February 16, 1989
Features:- Oscar® winner* Denzel Washington (The Hurricane) and Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) star in this witty, romantic, entertaining and light-hearted who-dun-it (Vincent Canby, The New York Times). Filled with spice and adventure, The Mighty Quinn is delightful.a sunny Caribbean caper as seductive as a great big umbrella drink (The Washington Post)! Life in the easygoing Caribbean is hard on
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Oscar® winner* Denzel Washington (The Hurricane) and Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) star in this witty romantic entertaining and light-hearted who-dun-it (Vincent Canby The New York Times). Filled with spice and adventure The Mighty Quinn is delightful...a sunny Caribbean caper as seductive as a great big umbrella drink (The Washington Post)! Life in the easygoing Caribbean is hard on Police Chief Xavier Quinn (Washington). Dubbed The Mighty Quinn by sarcastic islanders and nagged by a wife who d rather he were babysitting Quinn is suddenly thrust into action when his childhood friend Maubee (Townsend) is accused of murder. Forced to search for his elusive friend Quinn meets up with a colorful array of suspects including the dead man s beautiful mistress who dreams of being a lounge singer (Mimi Rogers) an eccentric voodoo sorceress with snakes in her parlor (Esther Rolle) and a mysterious American visitor with dubious intentions (M. Emmet Walsh). *2001: Actor Training Day; 1989: Supporting Actor GlorySystem Requirements:Running Time: 98 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: R UPC: 027616858689
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A highly enjoyable sleeper. The plot of The Mighty Quinn is a variation on one of those '30s studio pictures about two boyhood friends who grow up on different sides of the law--but it's 1989, and things are a bit different. Denzel Washington, smooth as Jamaican rum, plays the police chief of a Caribbean island, a place where crime isn't exactly a pressing concern. Thus the chief is put out when the clues in a murder case point to his old buddy, a dreadlocked ne'er-do-well played by a mischievous Robert Townsend. Director Carl Schenkel is much more interested in friendships and great island atmosphere than in the actual unlocking of the case, and that's just fine. Add in a bouncy soundtrack of reggae music, and The Mighty Quinn becomes one of those hard-to-resist vacation movies. --Robert Horton
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This is a rather complex, wonderful, tightly written murder mystery, set in Jamaica, with gov't intrigue and some romance to boot, and it all rings perfectly true even today. Great soundtrack! Thrilled to find this movie on DVD! It was rated "Sleeper of the Year" @ 20+ years ago by Roger Ebert and Richard Schickel, and I finally found a VHS copy soon after at a going-out-of-bs rental store. First time I'd seen Denzel Washington or Robert Townsend, and had no idea they were both Americans! I love Jamaica, and they absolutely sound locally-born. (We all know Denzel Washington, and Robert Townsend's a producer [The Five Heartbeats].)
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`The Mighty Quinn' is a fun movie to watch. It takes place somewhere in the Caribbean where the character of `Quinn' played by Denzel Washington is top cop. As such Quinn must investigate a mystery, where in the world did all those $10,000 US dollar bills come from? And who is the mysterious man in black, err in this case the man in white, chasing the loot down? Who even knew that the Federal Reserve ever printed US currency of such lofty denomination! The man in white knows. Now the Mighty Quinn must solve the mystery before any more people die in his island paradise. As a historical note once upon a time, when a dollar was really a dollar, US currency was printed in denominations of: $500, $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $50,000 and even $100,000 but don't watch this movie for a lesson in history. Watch it for sheer enjoyment.
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I just can't tell you all how much I love this movie! But I will try anyway... It will never go down as a true classic, but few films have brought me as much enjoyment as this one. There is something so stylish and serene about this little known jewel that I just couldn't resist banging on the drum and recommending it to the rest of you out there who have yet to view it.
A young Denzel Washington stars as Xavier Quinn, the chief of police for a small Caribbean island (shot on location in Jamaica). The straight-laced Quinn is an ex-Marine and former FBI trainee who is definitely overqualified for his job, yet anchored to his beautiful island home despite its rather zany, off-beat inhabitants, most of whom don't take Quinn, and life in general, all too seriously. Case in point, Quinn's best friend since childhood - Maubee (Robert Townsend) - is sort of the local hero on the island despite being a ganja dealing, womanizing, petty thief (all in good fun of course!). Obviously the two have ventured down two completely different paths in life and while both men are truly loved, many on the populous view Quinn as a sort of sell-out, a white man's creation and puppet. He is even too conservative and uptight for his own wife (Sheryl Lee Ralph) to handle. Yet the loveable, mischievous Maubee on the other hand, fits right in to the laid-back lifestyle of the island's idle inhabitants.
The story begins when a millionaire is suddenly murdered and all fingers point in the direction of Maubee. Of course it is up to the "Mighty Quinn" to save the day. However, this of course puts Quinn in an unenviable quandary as he is now ensnared in a Catch-22 scenario. As his estranged wife tells him early on "Maubee is a lover not a fighter" and despite all the evidence against his friend (the two are like brothers), Quinn knows in his heart that she is right. However, the pressures he faces from the bumbling bureaucracy to try and clean up the mess and find Maubee in order to close the case and prevent any further damage to the tourist trade puts Quinn at odds with both sides of the spectrum. If he arrests Maubee, he alienates all of his family and friends and further proves his `selling out' to the white man. But of course, as chief of police, he has no choice but to find Maubee in the hopes of clearing his name. The rest I will leave to your own discovery.
The late Roger Ebert (a reviewer whom I often was at odds with) gave this 1989 sleeper four-stars and raved about Denzel's performance. While Washington's Jamaican accent might not be perfect at times, I still couldn't concur more with Mr. E. What a presence Denzel brings to this role - stylish, sophisticated, intelligent, soft-spoken, compassionate, vulnerable, heroic, humble, etc... - you name it, he's got it! And Robert Townsend as his wacky ne'er-do-well companion has never been better. The two of them are impossible not to love, and the viewer from the opening scenes on is immediately drawn to both of these characters despite their many differences.
If you love Reggae music, you will be in for a further treat. The film has an amazing soundtrack (a la the "Harder They Come" and "Cool Runnings") to boot! And the cinematography is simply sublime as well. Both make you feel like calling your local travel agent and booking a one-way flight to the Caribbean. Then again, if that isn't in the cards for you right now, this film could be your next best option. This is what movies are meant to be - entertaining from start to finish.
Rent this film folks! Odds are you will make the purchase afterwards. I can safely say that most of you will not be disappointed. Again, don't expect "Citizen Kane", but expect to have a whole lot of fun! Escapism at its very finest!
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I absolutely love this movie. When I feel like I need a vacation I watch this movie. The music is incredible and the story keeps you hooked.
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Anything with Denzel Washington is a Plus for me but this is one of my favorites that he was in; HUGE FAN.
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