A deft hybrid of laughs, espionage, and music, the mighty quinn is a smart, pleasant entertainment that offers an early example of denzel washingtons onscreen. The original trailer in high definition of the mighty quinn directed by carl schenkel and starring denzel washington, robert townsend, james fox. Denzel washington and sheryl lee ralph in the mighty quinn 1989. The mighty quinn dvd, 2001, movie time for sale online. Xavier quinn denzel washington is police chief of a tiny caribbean island. Island police chief quinn denzel washington, rushing to a crime scene, runs into local hoodlum and childhood pal maubee robert townsend in director carl schenkels the mighty quinn, 1989. Once in the courtroom, they are horrorstricken as the young, hardpressed district attorney seems unable to. That is most emphatically not the case, however, with the mighty quinn, a nearforgotten early denzel washington movie where the song it gets its title from written by bob dylan but best known as performed by manfred mann is not only necessary. The mighty quinn 1989 police chief xavier quinn denzel washington investigates the gruesome murder of donald pater, one of the wealthiest residents on a caribbean island. On a small caribbean island, police chief xavier quinn. Denzel washingtons movies ranked, from worst to best from magnificent seven to malcolm x, we break down every one of the fences stars greatest and most wtf performances. This is one of those offshore haven types of places where everybody goes to misbehave and get away with it. Of course, its fairly difficult to do all that without. I dont know if denzel sang the mighty quinn but it was nice listening and watching him play a piano as well as sing.
With denzel washington, russell crowe, kelly lynch, stephen spinella. Explore the life of denzel washington who got his big break on the tv show st. Countryman 1982 official full movie subtitles duration. The mighty quinn denzel washington, robert townsend vhs. In 1982, washington made his first appearance in the medical drama st. The mighty quinn 1989 was a busy year for denzel washington. The role proved to be the breakthrough in his career. Denzel washington triple feature the mighty quinn for. Police chief xavier quinn denzel washington investigates the gruesome murder of donald pater, one of the wealthiest residents on a caribbean island. The mighty quinn 1989 original trailer hd 1080p youtube. Watch the mighty quinn online stream full movie directv. The mighty quinn is a spy thriller, a buddy movie, a musical, a comedy and a picture that is wise about human nature. The film stars denzel washington in one of those roles that creates a. One of hollywoods sexiest and most magnetic leading men, denzel washingtons poise and radiantly sane intelligence permeate whatever film he is in, be it a socially conscious drama, biopic, or suspense thriller.
The actress chosen to play quinns wife did not help the situation. Blow the obstacles away keep walking if you fall 16,3 views 3. Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the balance is not paid in full within 6 months. When police officer xavier quinns childhood friend, maubee, becomes associated with murder and a briefcase full of ten thousand dollar bills, the mighty quinn must clear his name. Denzel washington full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. The mighty quinn is a 1989 american thriller film starring denzel washington, robert townsend, james fox, mimi rogers, m. Denzel washingtons movies ranked, from worst to best. Over the course of his decades in show business, denzel washington has done pretty much everything hes played cops good and bad, lawyers, reporters, educators, doctors, mobsters, and more, earning multiple academy awards and more than a billion dollars in box office grosses along the way. Ok, so most of the actorsactresses didnt improve the movie either.
The mighty quinn bob dylan reggaeblowin in the wind tributebradley brown and the reggae rockers duration. Emmet walsh, sheryl lee ralph, esther rolle, art evans. Denzel washingtons jamaican accent gets in the way, and the directors poor choices. Denzel washingtons movies ranked, from worst to best rolling. With james farentino, penny fuller, don murray, millie perkins. Director carl schenkel tarzan and the lost city, here offers up a charming, fullcolor portrait of lush caribbean life. And yet with all of those qualities, it never seems to strain. The mighty quinn 1989 stream and watch online moviefone.
Big bad man ist ein usamerikanischer kriminalfilm nach dem roman finding maubee dt. Robert townsend, james fox, denzel washington, mimi rogers, m. The mighty quinn dvd, 2001 clever and enjoyable little movie about a police chief quinn denzel washington, on a small caribbean island. Washington bewahre sich genauso in actionszenen wie auch in. Although the local political establishment, especially crooked governor chalk norman beaton, insists that smalltime thief maubee robert townsend is responsible, xavier has his doubts. Cousinsthe mighty quinntrue believertap 1989 see more. When a virtual reality simulation created using the personalities of. A grieving family whose daughter was killed in a car crash with a drunken driver is outraged and frustrated as they encounter the inevitable bureaucratic delays in bringing the case to trial. Denzel washington list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Quinns efforts to straddle the fence between the local blacks and the. With denzel washington, robert townsend, james fox, mimi rogers. When police officer xavier quinn denzel washington learns that his childhood friend has.
The mighty quinn is a spy thriller, a buddy movie, a musical, a comedy. The mighty quinn is an entertaining, touristy sort of movie that. The film was an adaptation of the offbroadway play a. A deft hybrid of laughs, espionage, and music, the mighty quinn is a smart, pleasant entertainment that offers an early example of denzel washingtons onscreen magnetism. The mighty quinn 1989 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Denzel washington movies ranked from worst to best collider.
Here are all of denzel washingtons performances, from worst to best. With denzel washington, lynn whitfield, debra artis, edna auguillard. The first nomination came two years before, from the film cry freedom, for. Starring denzel washington had to mean something, right. The mighty quinn 1989 cast and crew police chief xavier quinn denzel washington investigates the gruesome murder of donald pater, one of the wealthiest residents on a caribbean island. The mighty quinn 1989 police chief xavier quinn denzel washington investigates the gruesome murder of donald pater, one of the wealthiest residents on a. He starred as private first class melvin peterson in the drama a soldiers story 1984. Since the mighty quinn, denzel washington has more than earned his place in hollywood and broadway. The rest of the crew were great fits making it seem so real.
He has received two golden globe awards, one tony award, and two academy awards. Denzel washingtons jamaican accent gets in the way, and the directors poor choices make the flow of what might have been a fun mindless movie, choppy. We took a look at the full arc of his career, and judged his work in these movies. Denzel washington is an american actor who made his feature film debut in carbon copy 1981. Released 1989, the mighty quinn stars denzelwashington, roberttownsend, jamesfox, mimirogers the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Bottom line its kind of old, the plot was thin but it is a enjoyable film. Hes become perhaps one of the more reliably bankable movie star in hollywoods firmament, despite the fact that he. Kept expecting it to get better right up until i couldnt stand a minute more. It tells the story of a police chief on an island not unlike jamaica who gets caught in the middle when a wealthy developer is found murdered. Best supporting actor for the historical war drama film glory 1989 and best actor for his role as corrupt detective alonzo harris in the crime thriller training day 2001. Alex colon, art evans, denzel washington, esther rolle, james fox. Quinns efforts to straddle the fence between the local blacks and the moneyed whites have lost him the.