The Quick and the Dead (1995)

Keith David: Sgt. Cantrell

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• Cantrell : Sergeant Cantrell.

  Shemp : How do you spell that?

  Cantrell : Correctly.

• Cantrell : Why did you call me up here?

  John Herod : Well, I wanted to ask you one simple question. Who brought you here to fight me?

  Cantrell : [laughing]  Mr. Herod. I'm just a gentleman adventurer, moseying into town for the challenge of a gunfight.

  John Herod : I thought Ace Hanlon was the hired gun. I was so sure of it. But he was just a buffoon. You're not.

  Cantrell : My name's Clay Cantrell, and I'm a shootist. I've killed 17 men. Killing is purely a business proposition for me. Doesn't give me any pleasure. My employer's confidential. Now... do we have business together today?

  John Herod : As soon as the rain stops, I'm gonna make an example of you.

• Horace : Round two! Four fights today, featuring the eight remaining contestants. The winner is the contestant left standing.

  John Herod : Left alive.

  Horace : [the crowd gasps]  Left alive! From now on, we fight to the death.

  Cort : Well, well, well. What a surprise, John. You changing the rules.

  John Herod : Any problem with that?

  Cantrell : Well... I was planning to kill you anyway.