31 Years Later, Val Kilmer and Kurt Russell’s Forgotten Western Hit Soars on Digital Charts

The 1990s are generally considered to be a rather disappointing period for Westerns. The genre's heyday had long passed, and even the iconic Clint Eastwood seemed prepared to hang up his hat. His 1992 epic, Unforgiven, is arguably the best Western of the decade. But two other movies are equally deserving of this title. The less successful of the two is The Quick and the Dead, directed by Sam Raimi and featuring Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, and Russell Crowe, along with a young Leonardo DiCaprio. The movie underperformed at the box office, grossing $47 million worldwide against a reported budget of $35 million. But it has cultivated a following in the years since. The other overlooked Western of the 1990s is one that recently saw a spike in popularity on the PVOD market.