The Mighty Quinn

1989
R
1h 38m

IMDb RATING

6.0/10

7.1K

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Denzel Washington and Robert Townsend in The Mighty Quinn (1989)

When police officer Xavier Quinn's childhood friend, Maubee, becomes associated with murder and a briefcase full of ten thousand dollar bills, The Mighty Quinn must clear his name. Or try to catch him, which could be even trickier.

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When police officer Xavier Quinn's childhood friend, Maubee, becomes associated with murder and a briefcase full of ten thousand dollar bills, The Mighty Quinn must clear his name. Or try to... Read allWhen police officer Xavier Quinn's childhood friend, Maubee, becomes associated with murder and a briefcase full of ten thousand dollar bills, The Mighty Quinn must clear his name. Or try to catch him, which could be even trickier.When police officer Xavier Quinn's childhood friend, Maubee, becomes associated with murder and a briefcase full of ten thousand dollar bills, The Mighty Quinn must clear his name. Or try to catch him, which could be even trickier.

Director
- Carl Schenkel
Writers
- Albert Z. Carr
- Hampton Fancher
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

7.1K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Carl Schenkel
Writers
- Albert Z. Carr
- Hampton Fancher
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total

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Photos27

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Trivia
$10,000 bills were removed from circulation by the U.S. Treasury Department, as of 1969. They are still legal tender, but because of their extreme rarity, their collector value far exceeds their face value.

Goofs
When Fred Miller ties up Ubu Pearl in her wheelchair, he wraps her once then ties off the back, but from the front we see two wraps of the scarf around her.

Quotes
Xavier: You want a beer, Jump?
Jump: Do the damned need salvation?

Alternate versions
An interracial love scene between Denzel Washington and Mimi Rogers was rumored to have been cut out of the film when it was learned both black and white test audiences didn't like it.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Cousins/The Mighty Quinn/True Believer/Tap (1989)

Soundtracks
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Written and Performed by Michael Rose
Co-Produced by Tyrone Downie and Michael Rose

User reviews46

Featured review

A good movie

I just discovered this movie a week or two ago. It is really fun! That's more than can be said for lots of movies these days. I am surprised that people have not commented on the three blind men following one another as they tap their way through one of the scenes. A real "nod" to James Bond's Dr. No. This is just one of the surprises in this very entertaining movie. Denzel Washington was excellent. The film is full of interesting, quirky characters and some great dialogue as well. It is also good to see location filming in a place that is not often seen in films any more. This is really an old fashioned type of film with a sense of life and warmth in it.