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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1989 DVD Release: 02/06/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 39 mins Studio: MGM Total Copies: 3 Genres: Comedy Drama, Thriller, Police Detective Film, Police Drama

Xavier Quinn (Denzel Washington) is police chief of a tiny Caribbean island. Quinn's efforts to straddle the fence between the local blacks and the moneyed whites have lost him the respect of both groups. When a murder is committed, Quinn suspects that the killer is Maubee (Robert Townsend), a notoriously elusive criminal who has become a folk hero to the locals. Despite various political pressures -- and the fact that he and Maubee were childhood friends-Quinn vows to solve the murder, and, if necessary, bring Maubee to justice. A mess of merry plot twists distinguish this diverting fox-and-hound caper. Filmed entirely on location, The Mighty Quinn was based on -Finding Maubee, a novel by A.H.Z. Carr. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Denzel Washington - Xavier Quinn
Robert Townsend - Maubee
James Fox - Elgin
Mimi Rogers - Hadley Elgin
M. Emmet Walsh - Miller

Carl Schenkel's underrated The Mighty Quinn comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. An English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround, and a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Mono. Spanish and French subtitles are accessible, and the English soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include the original theatrical trailer. This is a fine DVD from MGM/UA. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide