Its not as historically accurate as wyatt earp, but is the most exciting, and has better actors in the roles. Travis fimmel to star as wyatt earp in history channels. All of kurt russells most badass characters, ranked. 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 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 earp 1994 wyatt earp is a movie about a man and his family. 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 movie shows us the good times and the bad times of one of the wests most famous individuals. Descendants of josies halfsister rebecca allowed a southern california group in 199899 to erect the stone currently in place.
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. And this particular movie, because it is more historically accurate in terms of wyatts character, puts it right alongside of the very best. 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. 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. The picture was directed by john sturges from a screenplay written by novelist leon uris.
In his old age, he wanted to bring his story to the screenhe knew the biggest names in movies, stars like william s. Wyatt earp, two westerns released six months apart, both of which hinged around the gunfight at the o. Tombstone starred kurt russell, val kilmer, bill paxton. In one of its many instances of dramatic license, the movie depicts hand as earps sweetheart. The great director john ford remembered earp describing a gun fight to him and even drawing a diagram of the action. Corral and hour of the gun, starring james garner the great escape.
Joined by his brothers and doc holliday, earp wages war on the dreaded clanton and mclaury gangs. 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. She lied about everything, except marrying wyatt earp. 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. He becomes a respected sheriff in dodge city and tombstone. Many actors have played the famed lawman from the forgotten bert lindley in wild bill hickok the first and only celluloid version wyatt earp. 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. 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. Two movies i movie movie stars pictures of wyatt earp wyatt earp movie native american movies linden ashby tombstone arizona western costumes.
In every tombstone movie i have ever seen, wyatt and company are always visiting the birdcage theater. 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. 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. Here doc fires virgils shotgun at the beginning of the gunfight.
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 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. 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. Corral and the earp vendetta ride, during the 1880s. Wyatt earps revenge is a 2012 american western film about the legendary lawman wyatt earp. 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. Hart, tom mix and harry carey, and americas greatest writer, jack london. But as some began to resurrect his mythical past, earp saw his name tarnished and his life exploited. Jan 09, 2020 nearly 50 years after the famous gunfight at the o. It depicts a number of western outlaws and lawmen, such as wyatt earp, will. 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. Oct 21, 2019 wyatt earp is an old west lawman who became immortalized after the firefight at the o.
Wyatt earp, in full wyatt berry stapp earp, born march 19, 1848, monmouth, illinois, u. This movie is just as enjoyable and badass today as it was in 1993. 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. Costner was the titular lead in the movie while bohen played the younger version of wyatt earp. The story of wyatt earp as he interacts and battles other famous figures of the. Cosmatos, written by kevin jarre, and starring kurt russell and val kilmer, with sam elliott, bill paxton, powers boothe, michael biehn, and dana delany in supporting roles, as well as narration by robert mitchum. 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. 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. The internet movie database lists a mere 49 projects featuring wyatt earp as a character you would have thought thered be far more. 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. The case of tombstone and wyatt earp is particularly interesting, because both projects originated from the same script.
The main assets of the motion picture are lancaster and douglas, two great stars conscious of their potentialities with excellent ability. Imdbs advanced search allows you to run extremely powerful queries over all people and titles in the database. The elaborately staged scene took a reported 44 hours to film for. The epic biography of western lawman wyatt earp, who at an early age, is taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. Corral, during which lawmen killed three outlaw cochise county cowboys.
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. Trouble was, it wasnt build until a year after the earps left town for good. 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. Travis has written the first episode so far and will star as wyatt earp as well as act as executive producer for the series. Wyatt earp is good, as is hour of the gun, but tombstone is the best, in my opinion. Wyatt earp 1994 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Blogs the ten faces of wyatt earp from kevin costner to. Tombstone cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. The film is loosely based on events in tombstone, arizona, including the gunfight at the o. Wyatt earp is a 1994 american biographical western film directed, produced, and cowritten by lawrence kasdan, with dan gordon. Which of these three films on wyatt earp and 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. The 10 best movies about wyatt earp and doc holliday.
Kurt russell in his portrayal of real life lawman wyatt earp. 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 agreed to star and even helped drum up funding for the film. Could judi dench cats join the list of elite actors who have won both oscar. When earp passed away on january 16, 1929, hollywood myth places young duke as one of his pallbearers. Douglas is impressing and brilliant as the troubled sick doc holliday and lancaster is confident, solid and likable as wyatt earp. 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. 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. Tombstone is a 1993 american western film directed by george p. Blogs the ten faces of wyatt earp from kevin costner to erroll. The story of wyatt earp as he interacts and battles other famous figures of the wild west era. Tombstone wyatt earp kurt russell and his brothers, morgan bill paxton and virgil sam elliott. Still of kevin costner, dennis quaid and david andrews in wyatt earp 1994 overlooking. But when he and sally walk outside right after, the pistol that was in his belt is gone.
About wyatt earp, his brothers, and doc holiday bringing justice to the silver town of tombstone. Tombstone starred kurt russell, val kilmer, bill paxton, and sam elliott, among many others. And this particular movie, because it is more historically accurate in terms of wyatt s character, puts it right alongside of the very best. Morgan earp is killed and virgil earp wounded on the same night in every single earp movie ever made. The life and times of the famous cowboy outlaw turned town. Mar 15, 2020 wyatt earp, in full wyatt berry stapp earp, born march 19, 1848, monmouth, illinois, u. The many film faces of wyatt earp criminal element. The 10 best movies about wyatt earp and doc holliday page 2. Val kilmer stars as an aging earp in this low budget old school western. Most popular reference to wyatt earp movies and tv shows imdb. He worked in a wide variety of trades throughout his life and took part in the famous gunfight at the o.
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 10 best movies about wyatt earp and doc holliday taste. 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. Kurt russell as wyatt earptombstone tombstone movie. 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. The life and times of the famous cowboy outlaw turned towntaming marshall, wyatt earp. They have super hero alums both danny huston and kevin costner have been in dc universe superhero. Theres a bizarre phenomenon that happens in hollywood from time to time when. First came the 1930 sound epic the big trail, a boxoffice disaster and potential careerkiller. Among the bestknown actors who have portrayed him are randolph scott, guy madison, henry fonda, joel mccrea, burt lancaster, james garner, jimmy. Back in the days before flying saucers made out of paper plates and men in dodgy rubber monster outfits, the western was.
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