Quigley (film)

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Quigley
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Directed by William Byron Hillman
Written byWilliam Byron Hillman
Produced byWilliam Byron Hillman
Russ Kavanaugh
Jerry Rose
Sally Stringer
Starring Gary Busey
Oz Perkins
Curtis Armstrong
CinematographyGary Graver
Edited byChristopher Nelson
Music byMike DeMartino
Erik Lundmark
Release date
  • September 24, 2003 (2003-09-24)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Quigley (released in the United Kingdom as Daddy Dog Day)[ citation needed ] is a 2003 American Christian comedy film written, directed and co-produced by William Byron Hillman. It stars Gary Busey, Curtis Armstrong, and Oz Perkins, [1] and was released direct-to-video.

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Premise

Archie Channing (Gary Busey), the jaded billionaire CEO of a technology corporation, dies in a car accident. To atone for his sins, God has Archie return to Earth in the form of a white Pomeranian named Quigley.

Cast

Production

The film was shot primarily in Los Angeles, with many scenes taking filmed at the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant and the Japanese Garden in Van Nuys. In an interview with The A.V. Club in 2012, Curtis Armstrong recalled an incident where Gary Busey disliked the set of heaven since it did not look like the heaven that he saw when he had a near-death experience. Busey also fought with another actor about what heaven really looked like. [2]

Critical reception

JoBlo.com wrote a positive review for the film commenting that it was "awfully good" and that while it qualified as a bad movie, this made it enjoyable. [3] Rob Gonsalves of eFilmCritic.com panned it, writing "Absolutely none of this is interesting or entertaining, not even on the level of 'I am actually watching a pomeranian who's supposed to be Gary Busey.'" [4]

The Dove Foundation's review was mostly positive, writing that the "story tempo is somewhat inconsistent, and some scenery and characters are less than believable" but that it was also "loaded with slapstick and silly characters chasing and being chased, mixed with prat falls and double takes." [5]

Quigley was featured on an episode of the podcast “Bad Faith Media” in which cohost Ryan Lina feverishly apologizes to his fellow cohosts for making them watch it. He has still not been forgiven.

Awards

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Mancini, Vince (September 28, 2011). "That Movie Where Gary Busey Gets Reincarnated As a Dog is Now Available for Free Online". Uproxx . Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Semley, John (March 9, 2012). "Curtis Armstrong". The A.V. Club . Archived from the original on April 29, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  3. ↑ Adams, Jason. "Awfully Good: Quigley". JoBlo.com . Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Quigley (2005)". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ Rolfe, Dick (June 7, 2005). "Quigley (review)". The Dove Foundation . Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Winners and Nominees". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
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