Information for Parents

The Quick and the Dead

The Quick and the Dead

Common Sense Media Age 16

Parents Need To Know

Positive Messages
Not much in the way of positive messages in this Western shoot-'em-up.
Positive Role Models & Representations
Violence
Frequent Western-style gun violence. Explosions, fistfights, knife fights. There is an implied rape of a young girl by an old man.
Sex
After an all-night drinking binge, Ellen wakes up in the bed of a younger man who implies that they slept together. Prostitutes walk around and leer at passersby.
Language
"A--hole." "Ass." "Chickens--t." "Playing with yourself."
Consumerism
Not applicable
Education Value
Ease of Play
Privacy
Characters drink whiskey and beer to excess and act intoxicated. They also smoke cigarettes.
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