After success cleaning up dodge city, wyatt earp moves to tombstone, arizona. Jun 29, 2011 a 30second gunfight at the ok corral in 1881 propelled sometimelawman wyatt earp to legendary status as one of the wests toughest badges, but it wasnt until the early days of the clinton administration that two films both took aim at each other at high noon to tell the modern version of his story. Hes joined by his brothers and another gunman named doc holliday. After moving to tombstone, arizona, he got into a feud, which ended in a gunfight at the o. Hopefully some of you will agree with me that wyatt earp is the superior to tombstone and with the superior performances. Jan 22, 2018 doc holliday dennis quaid and big nose kate isabella rossellini appeared in 1994s wyatt earp. Which of these three films on wyatt earp and the o. Tombstone starred kurt russell, val kilmer, bill paxton, and sam elliott, among many others. Tombstone 1993 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Tombstone was released by hollywood pictures in theatrical wide release in the united. Dennis quaid is good as doc holiday but val kilmer will not be outdone.
He meets his brothers there, as well as his old friend doc holliday. He, and his two brothers with their families move to tombstone to make their fortunes. After success cleaning up dodge city, wyatt earp moves to tombstone, arizona, and. Wyatt earp internet movie firearms database guns in. Wyatt earp 18481929 was a wild west frontiersmen best known for his participation in a notorious gunfight at the o. The earp brothers, upon their arrival in tombstone in late 1879, aligned themselves with a local faction led loosely by tombstones republican mayor, john clum. Clums democratic rivals were already friends with the infamous cowboys, and when wyatt began running for public offices, the rivalry between the earps and the cowboys became lively. Although val kilmer gets all the raves for that same role in 1993s tombstone, quaid captured the look of the emaciated doc perfectly.
Our fiveday historic wyatt earps vendetta ride in and around tombstone, arizona will focus on wyatts ride of marchapril 1882. The movie was released six months following 1993s tombstone, a rival film about earp that costner originally was involved in, but would later feature kurt russell in the role. With kevin costner, dennis quaid, gene hackman, david andrews. Tombstone cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Cosmatos and starred kurt russell as the legendary lawman wyatt earp. The film was directed by lawrence kasdan and the cast included dennis quaid, michael madsen, and gene hackman. Golden gate western wear home of knudsen hat company. In every tombstone movie i have ever seen, wyatt and company are always visiting the birdcage theater. He is related to the historical wyatt earp, a 5th cousin. However, the relationship with earp and doc holliday dennis quaid is still pretty strong and authentic. It stars kevin costner in the title role as the lawman of the same name, and features an ensemble cast that includes gene hackman, mark harmon, michael madsen, bill pullman, dennis quaid, isabella rossellini, tom sizemore, jobeth williams, mare winningham and jim. Wyatt earp 1994 was literally upstaged by tombstone which came out six months earlier, i saw the premiere in tempe on december 20, 1993 and even though it had great promotion, wyatt earp was too late in the cycle and got beat up over the comparisons. Oct 21, 2019 tombstone and wyatt earp were two bigbudget western biopics released within six months of each other, but which movie is the best. Wyatt earp is good, as is hour of the gun, but tombstone is the best, in my opinion.
The only version of this story to actually be shot in arizona, tombstone breathes new life into the ofttold story of the showdown at the o. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 110 produced by 7 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 1 production design by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 9. A successful lawmans plans to retire anonymously in tombstone, arizona are disrupted by the kind of outlaws he was famous for eliminating. Jul 03, 2012 hopefully some of you will agree with me that wyatt earp is the superior to tombstone and with the superior performances. Unlike tombstone, wyatt earp encompassed the entire life of the lawman before and after the events of the gunfight at the o. The lawrence kasdandirected wyatt earp boasted a similarly impressive cast, including kevin costner. Corral, during which lawmen killed three outlaw cochise county cowboys. A 30second gunfight at the ok corral in 1881 propelled sometimelawman wyatt earp to legendary status as one of the wests toughest badges, but it wasnt until the early days of the clinton administration that two films both took aim at each other at high noon to tell the modern version of his story. All of this being said, i think wyatt earp with kevin costner, alongside tombstone with kurt russell, are the two classics and pure fun movies when it comes to trying to capture the legend of wyatt earp. After success cleaning up dodge city, wyatt earp moves to tombstone, arizona, and wishes to get rich in obscurity. Tombstone was released only six months prior to wyatt.
Wyatt earp is a 1994 american biographical western film directed, produced, and cowritten by lawrence kasdan, with dan gordon. Then, mere months later, wyatt earp rode into movie. Earp takes up with mattie blaylock mare winningham, a drug addict and prostitute, then discards her for actress josie marcus joanna going. Wyatt earp plays as if they took tombstone and pumped it full of hot air. Wyatt earp, two westerns released six months apart, both of which. Directed by lawrence kasdan, this epic version of the legendary western sheriffgunslingers life story stars kevin costner as earp, who lived from 1848 to 1929.
Jul, 20 198 videos play all tombstone 1993 full movie the third wife 2018 full movie tombstone doc holliday playing cards. Finally getting around to watching kevin costners wyatt earp it has taken a couple sittings to make it thru this movie. A successful lawmans plans to retire anonymously in tombstone, arizona are disrupted. The cast also included val kilmer, sam elliott, and bill paxton. With kurt russell, val kilmer, sam elliott, bill paxton. Wyatt earp was a frontiersman, marshal and gambler. Virgil earp, brother of wyatt and a tombstone marshal. Trouble was, it wasnt build until a year after the earps left town for good. Wyatt earp kurt russell and his brothers, morgan bill paxton and virgil sam elliott, have left their gunslinger ways.
Apr 17, 2020 wyatt earp was a frontiersman, marshal and gambler. He found it touching that his childhood hero, tom mix, wept at wyatt earps death. I find some of the fight scenes and gun battles dull and at most major plot points in the movie i find myself thinking tombstone did it better. The absolute best historically accurate westerns true west. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Marshall wyatt earp and val kilmer ignites the screen as the outrageous doc holliday. Morgan earp is killed and virgil earp wounded on the same night in every single earp movie ever made. But for younger viewers, a better introduction to the wyatt earp legend is john fords my darling clementine 1946. Tombstone cast the scoop on these fantastic actors. Wyatt earp kurt russell and his brothers, morgan bill paxton and virgil sam elliott, have left their gunslinger ways behind them to settle down and start a. This movie is one of the best of all time, and i worked at old tucson.
Wyatt earp, virgil earp, morgan earp tombstone movie hat replica. In the battle of the western biopics, does tombstone or wyatt earp emerge victorious. Wyatt earp val kilmer doc holliday michael biehn johnny ringo powers boothe curly bill brocius robert john burke frank mclaury dana delany josephine marcus sam elliott virgil earp terry oquinn mayor clum bill paxton morgan earp jason priestley deputy sheriff billy breakenridge michael rooker sherman mcmasters jon tenney behan dana wheeler. Tombstone is a 1993 western that concentrates on the events leading up to the infamous shootout between the earps and the clantons at the o. The story of wyatt earp as he interacts and battles other famous figures of the wild west era. A band of outlaws that call themselves the cowboys are causing problems in the region with various acts of random violence, and inevitably come into confrontation with holliday and. Our most successful and ever popular old west horseback ride attempts to trace wyatt earp and his posses bloody trail of retribution against the cowboy faction. Wyatt earp, in full wyatt berry stapp earp, born march 19, 1848, monmouth, illinois, u. He, and his two brothers with their families move to. Hes well known now from his lawman days, and thats mostly from movies, and the o. Feb 10, 2019 tombstone starred kurt russell, val kilmer, bill paxton, and sam elliott, among many others. This movie is much admired even by nonwestern fans especially for its portrayal of the friendship between earp kurt russell and holliday. It depicts a number of western outlaws and lawmen, such as wyatt earp, william brocius, johnny ringo, and doc holliday.
This classic american western film follows the actions of wyatt earp as he struggles to enforce law and order by clashing with criminals in tombstone, arizona. See more ideas about wyatt earp, old west and wild west. Nov 21, 2017 wyatt earp 1994 was literally upstaged by tombstone which came out six months earlier, i saw the premiere in tempe on december 20, 1993 and even though it had great promotion, wyatt earp was too late in the cycle and got beat up over the comparisons. Tombstone and wyatt earp were two bigbudget western biopics released within six months of each other, but which movie is the best. Here in seattle, the former movie critic of the seattle postintelligencer newspaper came up with a list back in 1999 of the 10 most underrated movies of the 90s. The movie was released six months following 1993s tombstone, a rival film about earp that costner originally was involved in, but would later. When you have heart in a movie, thats what counts, cosmatos said. His career is in acting, hes been in other films such as angel fire and pretty ugly people. It involves many of the same characters and much of the same story, but little of the tension and drama. How well do you remember the popular western, tombstone. Corral and the earp vendetta ride, during the 1880s.
If tombstone taught you anything, its that you cant escape the law. See more ideas about wyatt earp, old west and old west photos. He worked in a wide variety of trades throughout his life and took part in the famous gunfight at the o. Wyatt earp is an old west lawman who became immortalized after the firefight at the o. In tombstone, arizona, the earp brothers and their comrade doc holliday dennis quaid, who is plagued by tuberculosis and a compulsion for gambling, meet their match in a ruthless gang led by ike. Wyatt earp is a 1994 western starring kevin costner as the title character, the legendary lawman of the old west. And this particular movie, because it is more historically accurate in terms of wyatts character, puts it right alongside of the very best. Tombstone internet movie firearms database guns in movies. Wyatt earp played billy claiborne, friend of the mclaurys. The 10 best movies about wyatt earp and doc holliday taste. It stars kevin costner in the title role as the lawman of the same name, and features an ensemble cast that includes gene hackman, mark harmon, michael madsen, bill pullman, dennis quaid, isabella rossellini, tom sizemore, jobeth williams, mare. Its a rambling, unfocused biography of wyatt earp kevin costner, starting when hes a kid and following his development from an awkward wouldbe lawyer into a slick gunslinger. Wyatt berry stapp earp march 19, 1848 january, 1929 was an old west lawman and gambler in cochise county, arizona territory, and a deputy marshal in tombstone.
However, the relationship with earp and doc holliday dennis quaid is still pretty strong. Kurt russell is perfectly cast in the lead role, as is val kilmer in the role as doc holiday. Of all the films portraying the town of tombstone, arizona, the 1993 movie tombstone has been praised for being the most historically accurate. Mar 15, 2020 wyatt earp, in full wyatt berry stapp earp, born march 19, 1848, monmouth, illinois, u. The film is based on events in tombstone, arizona, including the gunfight at the o. You look like somebody just walked over your grave. From doc holliday val kilmer funny and dry lines to wyatt earp kurt russel and the famous.
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