I like costner as an actor, but he just cant keep it straight. Corral, during which lawmen killed three outlaw cochise county cowboys. Wyatt earp vs tombstone an unfair comparison i have just watched back to back these two movies and ranked both an 8. In the battle of the western biopics, does tombstone or wyatt earp emerge victorious. Part ii, although several cast members, including elliott, recall that russell was at least partly in charge of the movie. He did not learn of hollidays death until seven years later. When alive, he had a notorious reputation for both his handling of the fitzsimmons vs. Jul 03, 2012 hopefully some of you will agree with me that wyatt earp is the superior to tombstone and with the superior performances.
Wyatt earp 18481929 was a wild west frontiersmen best known for his participation in a notorious gunfight at the o. Thats why i dont mind wyatt earp, because it filled in most of the other stuff. The tombstone and wyatt earp movies opened within six months of each other in 19934. Tombstone had been released exactly six months prior on december 24th and gave audiences the first film take on the o. During shooting, mitchum fell from his horse and was relegated to voiceonly in the movie. Virgil earp, brother of wyatt and a tombstone marshal. Wyatt berry stapp earp march 19, 1848 january, 1929 was an american frontiersman who appears frequently in a variety of well known stories of the american west, especially in notorious wild west towns such as dodge city, kansas and tombstone, arizona. Nov 21, 2017 i loved both movies and spent no time comparing them. He meets his brothers there, as well as his old friend doc holliday. Wyatt earps only positive is it gives the whole story of his life and not just the tombstone years. In every tombstone movie i have ever seen, wyatt and company are always visiting the birdcage theater. Wyatt earp, two westerns released six months apart, both of which hinged around the gunfight at the o. 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.
Trouble was, it wasnt build until a year after the earps left town for good. 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. A theatrical engagement is defined as the movie playing in a single theater for one week. Al caponecurly bill brocius a mission during which. Earp when i was younger was because the female cast was a lot better looking than the one in wyatt earp. One of the other reasons i enjoyed tombstone over w. 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. At least a dozen men protect johnnybehindthedeuce from the mob, and one of them is probably wyatt earp. Tombstone premiered in movie theaters six months before costner and kasdans version, wyatt earp, on december 24, 1993, in wide release throughout the united states. He directed the film for a month before he was taken off the picture, because he just clearly wasnt a director. Wyatt earp is a 1994 american biographical western film directed, produced, and cowritten by lawrence kasdan, with dan gordon. He discusses how kevin costner was originally attached to tombstone, how he got involved after costner decided to do wyatt earp instead, and how costner was powerful enough in hollywood at the time to make it difficult for them to get tombstone made. Theres a joel mccrea movie where he plays wyatt earp. Wyatt earp march 19, 1848 january, 1929 was an american old west lawman and gambler in cochise county, arizona territory, and a deputy marshal in tombstone, arizona territory.
The undead earp is a fifthgeneration cousin of the tombstone sheriff. Jan 22, 2018 logically, 1946s my darling clementine should be the most accurate telling of the gunfight behind the o. Dont get me wrong now, tombstone is a likable film full of great performances. So, in choosing the absolute best historically accurate westerns. May 09, 2017 after success cleaning up dodge city, wyatt earp moves to tombstone, arizona, and wishes to get rich in obscurity. Wyatt and doc actually parted ways only months after the events in tombstone. It was the first movie to depict wyatt earp and the only movie that included his. This actionpacked western portrays the legendary feud between the earps and the clantons. Disneys timing of tombstones video release only added insult to injury.
But while working on tombstone, i watched the movie wyatt earp, i watched the gunfight at the ok corral, and i watched my darling clementine. The absolute best historically accurate westerns true west. Wyatt earpkurt russell doc hollidayval kilmer vigil earpsam elliot morgan earpbill paxton ike clantonstephen lang josephine. Each is a historical action film centering around an iconic lawman of legendary proportions eliot ness wyatt earp who finds himself on a mission to bring justice to a town chicago, illinois tombstone, arizona living under the heel of a powerful gang the chicago outfitthe cochise county cowboys led by a charismatic but ruthless boss. The 10 best movies about wyatt earp and doc holliday page 2. After watching tombstone, i wanted to know more about wyatt and doc.
After the earp family left arizona in early 1882, shortly after the attempted murder of tombstone marshal virgil earp on 28 december 1881, following the infamous gunfight of 26 october 1881, and murder of deputy marshal morgan earp on 18 march 1882, much of the cowboy related crime subsided. He had disagreements with the writers focus and left the project to produce his own film, which became wyatt earp. For the most part i believe it to be a respectable movie containing a powerful. 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. The decision was split among movie critics and audiences. It involves many of the same characters and much of the same story, but little of the tension and drama. Wyatt earp is a 1994 american biographical western film directed, produced, and cowritten by. And this particular movie, because it is more historically accurate in terms of wyatt s character, puts it right alongside of the very best. Explore our collection of motivational and famous quotes by authors you know and love. It depicts a number of western outlaws and lawmen, such as wyatt earp, william brocius, johnny ringo, and doc holliday. 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. Those who strongly preferred tombstone and those who strongly maintained that wyatt earp was the superior product.
Wyatt earp s only positive is it gives the whole story of his life and not just the tombstone years. I appreciated the costner movie for the depth of the history behind wyatt and his family, his first marriage, his brothers. 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. Robert mitchum provides narration for the film, but he was meant to be old man clanton. Morgan earp is killed and virgil earp wounded on the same night in every single earp movie ever made.
Why tombstone and wyatt earp were released six months. Then, mere months later, wyatt earp rode into movie. Hes well known now from his lawman days, and thats mostly from movies, and the o. Almost two decades ago, a film known as tombstone was produced, featuring a starstudded cast. You should check out this interview with kurt russell where he talks about tombstone. Marshal and virgil was city marshal in tombstone, arizona, offices that afforded legal standing in the affairs in which they were engaged. Cosmatos tombstone stuck to the gunslinging action of earp and doc holiday within a tight twohour running time, lawrence kasdans wyatt earp was more about the man and his. Mar 15, 2007 tombstone was the best movie, and had the best actors.
I think its possible i am the only person on the planet who had the privilege of visiting the movie set of tombstone, in june of 1993, and then the competing wyatt earp set, the day after thanksgiving of the same year. Corral, since wyatt earp shared his memories with friend and director john ford. I think they both make a nice set of bookend movies. There was much more about james earp vs tombstone which didnt even have james earp in the movie. Tombstone starred kurt russell, val kilmer, bill paxton, and. But i still say val kilmer was the better of the two doc. Wyatt earp saw it all in his day, from horse travel to cars. For entertainment value, it may be the best film on the subject, but it aint history. Wyatt earp mystery car just when you thought there was nothing new to know about the infamous frontier marshal. How tombstone outdueled wyatt earp ultimate classic rock.
Tombstone was first, and kevin costner was involved. 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 the earps, which leads to a. Morgan and their other brother warren, arrived the middle of 1880. I watched the oxbow incident even though it has nothing to do with tombstone. Wyatt earp is an old west lawman who became immortalized after the firefight at the o. But other then that fact tombstone is the better movie. I like tombstone for one reason, and wyatt earp for another. Wyatt earp was another one of costners movies, like the untouchables, where he starts with a true event, then screws it up. Then, mere months later, wyatt earp rode into movie theaters throughout north america. I try to watch some of these classic, great westerns. Wyatt did marry josephine marcus in later life and they moved to hollywood where earp became friends with early cowboy actors. Cosmatos tombstone stuck to the gunslinging action of earp and doc holiday within a tight twohour running time, lawrence kasdans wyatt earp was. Wyatt earps cousin, wyatt earp, appeared in the movie as billy claiborne.
Wyatt earp standing next to a 1926 packard model 326 opera coupe wyatt earp beside a packard that is thought to have belonged to friend and silent movie actor, william s. 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. The three earp brothers who first arrived arrived to tombstone in late 1879 didnt include morgan unlike in the tombstone movie. Tombstone movie insider info, fun quotes, trailer, reallife. The picture was directed by john sturges from a screenplay written by novelist leon uris. Tombstone and wyatt earp were two bigbudget western biopics released within six months of each other, but which movie is the best. Why tombstone and wyatt earp were released six months apart.