It is a fictionalized account of an actual old west event, the slaying of beautiful singer dora hand in dodge city, kansas, when earp was a deputy there. Many actors have played the famed lawman from the forgotten bert lindley in wild bill hickok the first and only celluloid version wyatt earp. The epic biography of western lawman wyatt earp, who at an early age, is taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. The main assets of the motion picture are lancaster and douglas, two great stars conscious of their potentialities with excellent ability. Corral and hour of the gun, starring james garner the great escape. In one of its many instances of dramatic license, the movie depicts hand as earps sweetheart. The many film faces of wyatt earp criminal element.
They have super hero alums both danny huston and kevin costner have been in dc universe superhero. Wyatt spent time on the movie sets and must have been intrigued by all the money being made on these fake stories, which may have influenced his storytelling later on. Wyatt still has the pistol in his belt when he takes ross gun and holster and straps them on. Tombstone 1993 cast and crew 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. 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. Far from heaven doc holliday wyatt earp soul surfer the right stuff western movies old west american actors movie stars dennis quaid as doc holliday in the 1994 film wyatt earp. The life and times of the famous cowboy outlaw turned town. Descendants of josies halfsister rebecca allowed a southern california group in 199899 to erect the stone currently in place. Blogs the ten faces of wyatt earp from kevin costner to. Any given actor would give an arm and a leg to just to play one of these badass characters, but longtime hollywood staple kurt russell has portrayed all three. The picture was directed by john sturges from a screenplay written by novelist leon uris. Corral, during which lawmen killed three outlaw cochise county cowboys. It depicts a number of western outlaws and lawmen, such as wyatt earp, will.
Tombstone cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. But as some began to resurrect his mythical past, earp saw his name tarnished and his life exploited. The internet movie database lists a mere 49 projects featuring wyatt earp as a character you would have thought thered be far more. Wyatt earp is a 1994 american biographical western film directed, produced, and cowritten by lawrence kasdan, with dan gordon. Tombstone movie quotes doc holliday tombstone i movie movie stars michael rooker wyatt earp val kilmer western film alternative movie posters tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. 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. She lied about everything, except marrying wyatt earp. 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. His story had been told many times before in movies like my darling clementine, gunfight at the o.
His funeral is still considered one of the largest in the history of hollywood, attended by such early film stars as tom mix and william s. Wyatt earp, in full wyatt berry stapp earp, born march 19, 1848, monmouth, illinois, u. Tombstone wyatt earp kurt russell and his brothers, morgan bill paxton and virgil sam elliott. The elaborately staged scene took a reported 44 hours to film for. This movie is just as enjoyable and badass today as it was in 1993. According to those close to earp, he pursued the young courtesan, despite his own common law marriage to another and her relationship with johnny behan, his political and personal antagonist. Legendary lawman wyatt earp is continually at odds with a gang of renegade cowboys, culminating in a fiery showdown with the outlaws at the ok corral. The case of tombstone and wyatt earp is particularly interesting, because both projects originated from the same script. About wyatt earp, his brothers, and doc holiday bringing justice to the silver town of tombstone. By the summer of 1882, sadie was married to wyatt earp, the famous gambler and deputy sheriff, who would lead the most famous shootout in the history of. The 10 best movies about wyatt earp and doc holliday page 2.
Sep 06, 2016 hugh obrian, who rose to fame on television as the quickdrawing lawman wyatt earp in the 1950s and who later devoted extensive time to a foundation he created that trains young people to be. The movie shows us the good times and the bad times of one of the wests most famous individuals. The film is loosely based on events in tombstone, arizona, including the gunfight at the o. When wyatt is confronted by ed ross in the bar after refereeing the boxing match toward the beginning of the movie, he has a pistol in his belt when throws the cue ball at ross. Corral is a 1957 american technicolor western film starring burt lancaster as wyatt earp and kirk douglas as doc holliday, loosely based on the actual event which took place on october 26, 1881. Pick from the selection of celebrity cowboy hats or have us build the hat you liked in your favorite western film the cowboy hats that kurt russell wyatt earp, sam elliot virgil earp, val kilmer doc holliday wore in tombstone, or robert duvall and kevin costner wore in open range, tom selleck as matthew quigley, hoss in bonanza, matt. Which of these three films on wyatt earp and the o. Most popular reference to wyatt earp movies and tv shows imdb. Oct 21, 2019 wyatt earp is an old west lawman who became immortalized after the firefight at the o.
In every tombstone movie i have ever seen, wyatt and company are always visiting the birdcage theater. Joined by his brothers and doc holliday, earp wages war on the dreaded clanton and mclaury gangs. All of kurt russells most badass characters, ranked. In 1989, writer kevin jarre and actor kevin costner joined forces to develop a biopic of legendary lawman wyatt earp. When earp passed away on january 16, 1929, hollywood myth places young duke as one of his pallbearers. 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. Wyatt earp shooting at a man who is returning the compliment means going into action with the greatest speed of which a mans muscles are capable, but mentally unflustered by an urge to hurry or the need for complicated nervous and muscular actions which trick shooting involves. 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.
Jan 23, 2020 he made the highly acclaimed 1946 movie my darling clementine, starring a mustachioed henry fonda as wyatt earp and victor mature as doc holliday. Its not as historically accurate as wyatt earp, but is the most exciting, and has better actors in the roles. Tombstone is a 1993 american western film directed by george p. Jan 09, 2020 nearly 50 years after the famous gunfight at the o. Wyatt earp, two westerns released six months apart, both of which hinged around the gunfight at the o. Pick from the selection of celebrity cowboy hats or haveus build the hat you liked in your favorite western film the cowboy hats that kurt russell wyatt earp, sam elliot virgil earp, val kilmer doc holliday wore in tombstone, or robert duvall and kevin costner wore in open range, tom selleck as matthew quigley, hoss in bonanza, matt dillon in gunsmoke, john wayne, clint eastwood, don williams, tex ritter and more.
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. Among the bestknown actors who have portrayed him are randolph scott, guy madison, henry fonda, joel mccrea, burt lancaster, james garner, jimmy. Well, wyatt earp had a great story, but nobody in tinseltown seemed to want it, or see the potential, not even his actor buddies william s. Two movies i movie movie stars pictures of wyatt earp wyatt earp movie native american movies linden ashby tombstone arizona western costumes. Travis fimmel to star as wyatt earp in history channels. Hart, tom mix and harry carey, and americas greatest writer, jack london. The story of wyatt earp as he interacts and battles other famous figures of the wild west era. Theres a bizarre phenomenon that happens in hollywood from time to time when.
This style has the same basic shape and design as a traditional 19th century cavalry hat. While they arent looking to find trouble, trouble soon finds them when they become targets. Tombstone starred kurt russell, val kilmer, bill paxton. Our take on the wyatt handmade hat from the movie wyatt earp 1994 this is the hat style worn by kevin costner in 1994s, wyatt earp. And this particular movie, because it is more historically accurate in terms of wyatts character, puts it right alongside of the very best. 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 business in the town of tombstone, ariz. But when he and sally walk outside right after, the pistol that was in his belt is gone. I have movies about wyatt earp all the way back to the 50s but in all honesty the best actor for playing wyatt earp was kevin costner.
The 10 best movies about wyatt earp and doc holliday taste. Trouble was, it wasnt build until a year after the earps left town for good. Actor kevin costner, who played earp in the 1994 movie wyatt earp offered to buy a new, larger stone, but the marcus family thought his offer was selfserving and declined. Kurt russell agreed to star and even helped drum up funding for the film. Whether you grew up watching the movies of john wayne, cut your teeth on clint eastwoods man with no name trilogy, or consider kevin costner to be the screens quintessential cowboy star, how the west was cast is just the podcast youve been waiting for. The life and times of the famous cowboy outlaw turned towntaming marshall, wyatt earp. Back in the days before flying saucers made out of paper plates and men in dodgy rubber monster outfits, the western was. Growing up on a farm in iowa, earp tries to run away to join the union army in the civil war, but he is turned away because of his youth. Kurt russell in his portrayal of real life lawman wyatt earp. Douglas is impressing and brilliant as the troubled sick doc holliday and lancaster is confident, solid and likable as wyatt earp. Mar 15, 2020 wyatt earp, in full wyatt berry stapp earp, born march 19, 1848, monmouth, illinois, u. Imdbs advanced search allows you to run extremely powerful queries over all people and titles in the database. The story of wyatt earp as he interacts and battles other famous figures of the.
And this particular movie, because it is more historically accurate in terms of wyatt s character, puts it right alongside of the very best. In his old age, he wanted to bring his story to the screenhe knew the biggest names in movies, stars like william s. He worked in a wide variety of trades throughout his life and took part in the famous gunfight at the o. First came the 1930 sound epic the big trail, a boxoffice disaster and potential careerkiller. Wyatt earp is good, as is hour of the gun, but tombstone is the best, in my opinion. It wasnt until wyatt earps death that the world recognized him as one of the last, great frontier lawman. Travis has written the first episode so far and will star as wyatt earp as well as act as executive producer for the series. Tombstone starred kurt russell, val kilmer, bill paxton, and sam elliott, among many others.
Wyatt earp 1994 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Wyatt earps revenge is a 2012 american western film about the legendary lawman wyatt earp. Wyatt earp 1994 cast and crew the epic biography of western lawman wyatt earp, who at an early age, is taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. Val kilmer stars as an aging earp in this low budget old school western. The biggest name in the cast is val kilmer, and he plays earp in older age he originally had a starturn as doc holiday in tombstone, a much superior movie to this one. The 10 best movies about wyatt earp and doc holliday. Could judi dench cats join the list of elite actors who have won both oscar. He becomes a respected sheriff in dodge city and tombstone. Wyatt earp lawrence kasdan silverado cowrote and directed this disastrous star vehicle for kevin costner, a slowmoving, portentous biopic that purports to tell the real story of american icon. The great director john ford remembered earp describing a gun fight to him and even drawing a diagram of the action.
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