QUIGLEY DOWN UNDER

Episode Two is now available for download. It covers the 1990 Tom-Selleck-goes-to-Australia Western Quigley Down Under. Chosen this week for the presence of the late, great Alan Rickman (who plays the villainous rancher Marston), this mostly ignored adventure yarn is considerably better than you might think. The conversation covers the squandered career potential of almost-Indiana Jones Tom Selleck, the multiple failures to simply kill the hero, a brief overview of the concept of the White Savior, the bombastic enthusiasm of Basil Poledouris’s scoring, a dingo’s insatiable hunger for baby, and more than a bit of thorny, uniformed considering of the Aboriginal genocide in Australia, a concept introduced to us both by the film’s release back in the 90s. We’ll explain how ignorant we are many times over! The film is pretty damn good, and if you’re the sort that enjoys the premise of this podcast enough to overlook the rookie mistakes we’re making, it should definitely be worth your time. Full show notes available at www.westernswithdad.com