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Tombstone
Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badge again and get help from his notorious pal Doc Holliday when a gang of renegade brigands and rustlers begins terrorizing the town.
1993 · Directed by George P. Cosmatos · 130 min · Western · Action · Screenplay in the scene database · 26 frames
Tagline
Every town has a story. Tombstone has a legend.
Plot
In 1879, members of a red sash-wearing outlaw gang called the Cowboys, led by "Curly Bill" Brocius, ride into a Mexican town and interrupt a local police officer's wedding. They massacre the assembled policemen in retribution for killing two of their fellow gang members. Before being shot, a local priest warns them that their acts of murder and savagery will be avenged, referring to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Wyatt Earp, a retired peace officer with a notable reputation, reunites with his brothers Virgil and Morgan in Tucson, Arizona, where they venture on toward Tombstone to settle down and pursue their fortune. There, they encounter Wyatt's longtime friend Doc Holliday, who is seeking relief from his worsening tuberculosis in the dry climate. Josephine Marcus and Mr. Fabian arrive shortly after with a traveling theater troupe. Meanwhile, Wyatt's common-law wife, Mattie Blaylock, is becoming dependent on laudanum. Wyatt finds himself drawn to Josephine's free-spirited nature. The Earp brothers begin profiting from a stake in a gambling emporium and saloon when they have their first hostile encounter with the Cowboys. Doc and Curly Bill's second-in-command, the psychotic Johnny Ringo, verbally spar, but are stopped before they can duel.
As tensions rise, Wyatt is pressured to help rid Tombstone of the Cowboys, though he refuses, no longer a lawman. After a visit to an opium den, Curly Bill begins shooting erratically in the street. Marshal Fred White attempts to disarm him, only to be shot dead. Wyatt takes Curly Bill into custody, fending off both a mob attempting to lynch the Cowboy and a handful of his brethren wanting him freed. Curly Bill stands trial but is found not guilty due to a lack of witnesses.
Plot summary from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
Crew
- Written by: Kevin Jarre
- Cinematography: William A. Fraker
- Edited by: Harvey Rosenstock, Frank J. Urioste, Roberto Silvi
- Music: Bruce Broughton
- Production design: Catherine Hardwicke
- Produced by: Sean Daniel, James Jacks, Bob Misiorowski
Cast
- Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp
- Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday
- Michael Biehn as Johnny Ringo
- Powers Boothe as Curly Bill
- Robert John Burke as Frank McLaury
- Dana Delany as Josephine
- Sam Elliott as Virgil Earp
- Stephen Lang as Ike Clanton
- Terry O'Quinn as Mayor Clum
- Joanna Pacula as Kate
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Cinergi Pictures, Alphaville Films
- Budget: $25,000,000
- Box office: $73,205,065
- Themes: right and justice, saloon, arizona, retirement, historical figure, wyatt earp, doc holliday, gambler, tuberculosis, gunfighter
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