Matthew Quigley (played by Tom Selleck) is a protagonist in Quigley Down Under.
American cowboy and master sharpshooter hired to hunt Aboriginal Australians. He refuses the request, is abandoned in the desert, but survives and allies with the Indigenous people. He protects Cora and a baby from outlaws and dingoes, ultimately confronts and kills the employer in a duel, then returns to America. Crazy Cora (played by Laura San Giacomo) is a protagonist in Quigley Down Under.
A Texan woman exiled to Australia after accidentally suffocating her child during a Comanche attack. Initially traumatized and calling Quigley by her late husband's name, she overcomes her trauma, saves an orphaned baby, and realizes she deserves happiness. She reunites with Quigley and books passage back to America under her husband's name. Elliott Marston (played by Alan Rickman) appears in Quigley Down Under.
A wealthy Australian station owner who hires Quigley to eradicate the local Aboriginal population. After Quigley refuses and insults him, Marston abandons him in the desert. He relentlessly pursues Quigley, attacks Indigenous allies, and is ultimately killed by Quigley in a quick-draw duel at his own station.
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Characters
Matthew Quigley
(played by Tom Selleck) — protagonist
American cowboy and master sharpshooter hired to hunt Aboriginal Australians. He refuses the request, is abandoned in the desert, but survives and allies with the Indigenous people. He protects Cora a...
Crazy Cora
(played by Laura San Giacomo) — protagonist
A Texan woman exiled to Australia after accidentally suffocating her child during a Comanche attack. Initially traumatized and calling Quigley by her late husband's name, she overcomes her trauma, sav...
Elliott Marston
(played by Alan Rickman) — supporting
A wealthy Australian station owner who hires Quigley to eradicate the local Aboriginal population. After Quigley refuses and insults him, Marston abandons him in the desert. He relentlessly pursues Qu...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Matthew Quigley → Elliott Marston
(Professional Employer And Refusal)
Elliott Marston hires Matthew Quigley for his sharpshooting skills, but Quigley refuses to eradicate Aboriginal Australians and throws Marston out of...
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
