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25 December 1993 (USA) moreTagline:
I'm your Huckleberry! morePlot:
A successful lawman's plans to retire anonymously in Tombstone, Arizona, are disrupted by the kind of outlaws he was famous for eliminating. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Chriqui and Kilmer Join War Film (From Atomic Popcorn. 28 October 2009, 6:36 AM, PDT)
The Ten Faces of Wyatt Earp - From Kevin Costner to Erroll Flynn
(From amctv.com - Future of Classic: Westerns. 9 October 2009, 9:01 PM, PDT)
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The Good Wyatt Earp Film more (369 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Kurt Russell | ... | Wyatt Earp | |
| Val Kilmer | ... | Doc Holliday | |
| Sam Elliott | ... | Virgil Earp | |
| Bill Paxton | ... | Morgan Earp | |
| Powers Boothe | ... | Curly Bill Brocius | |
| Michael Biehn | ... | Johnny Ringo | |
| Charlton Heston | ... | Henry Hooker | |
| Jason Priestley | ... | Deputy Billy Breckinridge | |
| Jon Tenney | ... | John Behan, Cochise County Sheriff | |
| Stephen Lang | ... | Ike Clanton | |
| Thomas Haden Church | ... | Billy Clanton | |
| Dana Delany | ... | Josephine Marcus | |
| Paula Malcomson | ... | Allie Earp | |
| Lisa Collins | ... | Louisa Earp | |
| Dana Wheeler-Nicholson | ... | Mattie Blaylock Earp, aka Celia Maddon |
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Rated R for violence. (director's cut)Parents Guide:
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130 min | USA:134 min (director's cut)Country:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby SRCertification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:RFun Stuff
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At the Birdcage Theater, one of the cowboys sees the juggler, "Professor Gilman" and says "Aw! Professor Gilman? I seen him in Bisbee. He catches things." To which another cowboy stands up, pulls a gun and says "Hey, Professor! Catch this!" and shoots one of the bowling pins he's juggling. This is based on a true anecdote told in the Time Life book series "The Old West-Gunfighters" profile of the OK Corral shootout. As in real life, the juggler raced off stage yelling "My God! They're really shooting at us!" Actually...."Professor" Gillam was performing a show in which blanks would be fired at him, and he would spit slugs out of his mouth that he had already prepared, when the cowboy made his "Catch this" remark. moreGoofs:
Continuity: During the first Mexican village scene, when the wedding party is leaving the church the preacher puts on his hat inside the church. As the party leaves the church he is seen putting it on again. moreQuotes:
Wyatt Earp: [Tyler reaches for his gun] Go ahead, skin it! Skin that smokewagon and see what happens...Johnny Tyler: [pauses, scared] M-mister, I'm gettin' tired of your...
Wyatt Earp: [slaps Tyler across the face, unafraid] I'm gettin' tired of all your gas, now jerk that pistol and go to work!
Wyatt Earp: [slaps him harder, now completely steely-eyed] I said throw down, boy!
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Le Danse Macabre moreFAQ
How many cowboys does the Earp posse kill?What happened to McMasters?
Why does Doc abandon Kate?
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Proof that westerns can be fun, Tombstone delivers an action-adventure popcorn movie that doesn't have to be campy and one-dimensional to be enjoyable. Here, Wyatt Earp biography is told like a fable. Sure, the facts are often recalculated in this film. But this is not looking to give a straight-on accurate view of Wyatt Earp's life. This is trying to take a man's life as a basis and then add to it to make a cinematic joyride. As opposed to the overlong and plodding "Wyatt Earp," this film decides to have a good time with the story and not get too bogged down in the misery. Kurt Russell is powerful as awful, and no man can deny that Val Kilmer, in his finest performance to date, was fully due for an Oscar nomination, if not an Oscar win. And Michael Biehn also gives a first rate performance as the sadistic Johnny Ringo. This is a thrill ride for anyone who loves westerns, or a good film to try to get others to start watching westerns.