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. Wyatt earp a vadnyugat meghoditasanak legendas hose volt. Ill take 10 or 12 of you with me before you get him, kevin costner as earp firmly. Wyatt earp is a 1994 western starring kevin costner as the title character, the legendary lawman of the old west. In this case, the message i want you to receive is that this movie should be avoided at all cost.
Kevin costners film, wyatt earp is the most historically accurate. Wyatt earp definitely regales more backstory for the marshall who somehow, luckily, by fear andor reputation is never shot while being shot at quite often. Costner is good as wyatt, the other earps michael madsen as virgil hold their own. Tombstone was first, and kevin costner was involved. Most historically accurate film about ok corral gunfight. Wyatt earp 1994 lawrence kasdan cast and crew allmovie. Kevin costner, dennis quaid, gene hackman etal made me feel that their movie was.
From henry fonda to kevin costner and from cesar romero to val kilmer, wyatt earp and doc holliday reserve a special place in the collective conscience of the cinephile. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. The movie was released six months following 1993s tombstone, a rival film about earp that costner originally was involved in, but would later feature kurt russell in the role. Costners wyatt earp is a man tortured by the pull between two types of. A good portion of the film involves the early years. 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.
A cimszerepben kevin costner lathato, tovabbi szereploi gene hackman, mark. In a gritty, complex portrayal hailed as a classic american performance bob campbell, newhouse newspapers, academy award winner costner dances with wolves, the bodyguard plays the man who became a myth in acclaimed director lawrence kasdans the big chill, silverado epic, actionfilled saga. Costner is good as wyatt, the other earps michael madsen as virgil hold their own with james earp given a good part although he was never a lawman. Kasdan and costners version is indeed less b movie than. Wyatt earp 1994 legendary marshal wyatt earp kevin costner, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers morgan and virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of tombstone. Wyatt earp is a 1994 historically based american western film, starring kevin costner in the title role. Kevin costners epic wyatt earp literally and figuratively gives you more of the legendary lawman than any of the other famous movies about him. The film, of course, focuses largely on earps western exploits. Wyatt earp 1994 wyatt earp is a movie about a man and his family.
He had disagreements with the writers focus and left the project to produce his own film, which became wyatt earp. Along the great divide was the first of many kirk douglas westerns the development of tombstone and wyatt earp are hopelessly intertwined, with the former starting life as a vehicle for kevin costner. Kevin costner tellall, oscar winner costner bigscreen return. Movie info 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. Wyatt earp 1994 is the first of three films starring kevin costner, that james newton howard has composed the music for. I have just watched back to back these two movies and ranked both an 8. Kevin costner deserves better, gene hackman is wasted and dennis quaid. The film was directed by lawrence kasdan and the cast included dennis quaid, michael madsen, and gene hackman. In the meantime costner got wind of the competing kevin jarre project, tombstone in fact it was offered to. Mit einem mehr als dreistundigen epos setzt kevin costner dem legendaren lawman ein denkmal, entlarvt ihn aber auch als ambivalente figur. Wyatt earp, kevin costner, dennis quaid, gene hackman, david andrews, linden ashby, joanna going. Kevin costner dennis quaid gene hackman david andrews linden ashby jeff fahey joanna going.
But earp is forced to don a badge again and get help from his notorious pal doc holliday dennis quaid when a gang of renegade brigands and rustlers begins terrorizing the town. Whenever wyatt earp experiences a dark night of the soul which happens more than once in lawrence kasdans and kevin costners 3hourand10minute epic. We look back at the legends that made kevin costners wyatt earp and the legacy it left. Kevin costner list of movies and tv shows tv guide. And this particular movie, because it is more historically accurate in terms of wyatts character, puts it right alongside of the very best. Easy to admire yet difficult to love, wyatt earp buries eyecatching direction and an.
Kevin costner is eliot ness in this one, the man charged with bringing down al capone in the era of american prohibition. Kevin costner plays the most famous lawman ever to stride the wild west. The lawrence kasdandirected wyatt earp boasted a similarly impressive cast, including kevin costner. Kevin costner wyatt earp dennis quaid doc holliday. Wyatt still has the pistol in his belt when he takes ross gun and holster and straps them on. Its a rambling, unfocused biography of wyatt earp kevin costner, starting when hes a kid and following his development from an awkward. Costner was fresh off his box office juggernaut dances with wolves and could do just about anything he wanted. Now, i have read quite a few history books regarding the earps and regarding the famous gunfight. After a heartwrenching tragedy, wyatt heads west, ultimately landing a deputy marshall job and thus beginning his often brutal, yet effective, career.
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. One of the most interesting things about cinema, as a. Tombstone starred kurt russell, val kilmer, bill paxton, and sam elliott, among many others. Kevin costners twofisted 1991 oscar awards for dances with wolves. I also think kevin costner did a great job showing the badass gunfighter side of. Kevin costner, gene hackman, michael madsen, dennis quaid covering the life and times of one of the wests most iconic heroes wyatt earp weaves an intricate tale of earp and his friends and family. 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. The big chill, body heat and, most conspicuously, his. The story of wyatt earp as he interacts and battles other famous figures of the wild west era. I have seen this film, my darling clementine, wyatt earp with kevin costner, and tombstone with kurt russell and val kilmer. This actionpacked epic features a strong ensemble cast, including oscar winners kevin costner and gene hackman. Joined by his brothers and doc holliday, earp wages war on the dreaded clanton and mclaury gangs. It stars kevin costner in the title role as the lawman of the same name, and.
This list comprises of ten great movies about the famous gunmen duo from the ever fascinating wild west. His wife jobeth williams works as a prostitute in a bar with james earp knowing full well what she is doing because the money is good. Wyatt earp 1994 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Kevin costner is excellent as wyatt earp, but dennis quaid steals the film as wyatts friend, the dentist from georgia turned sporting man, doc holliday. 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.
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. In wyatt earp, the movie follows earps life from his time as a child to adulthood. This earnest film does have kevin costners fingerprints all over it. Kevin costner full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. It involves many of the same characters and much of the same story, but little of the tension and drama. The 10 best movies about wyatt earp and doc holliday. The epic biography of western lawman wyatt earp, who at an early age, is taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. Wyatt earp 1994 trailer kevin costner dennis quaid youtube. This one is a close as hollywood and history have ever been in telling the story of the real man, his life and the times he lived in.
All kevin costner movies ranked a list of 49 titles created 1 week ago best westerns. And much of the movie centers on earps time in tombstone, arizona. I like tombstone for one reason, and wyatt earp for another. Wyatt earp, virgil earp, morgan earp tombstone movie hat replica. Wyatt earp plays as if they took tombstone and pumped it full of hot air. Kevin costners first feature western after his multiacademy awardwinning dances with wolves 1990 was the 1994 epic wyatt earp, in which he starred as the legendary title character back in 1989, when life magazine asked hollywood legends like james stewart, bette davis and olivia dehavilland to pick their favorite young stars of the day, joel mccrea selected kevin costner. Wyatt earp is a 1994 american biographical western film directed, produced, and cowritten by lawrence kasdan, with dan gordon. Whenever wyatt earp experiences a dark night of the soul which happens more than once in lawrence kasdans and kevin costners. The film follows the life of the western lawman, wyatt earp, starting from his teenage years, and presents itself as a biography on his life. With kevin costner, dennis quaid, gene hackman, david andrews. He becomes a respected sheriff in dodge city and tombstone. The movie shows us the good times and the bad times of one of the wests. Find movie and film cast and crew information for wyatt earp 1994 lawrence kasdan on allmovie.
Wyatt earp may have the more discerning moviegoer realizing earp is. The star had scored a major success with dances with wolves so it seemed like a natural project, but he left following disagreements with screenwriter kevin jarre. But when he and sally walk outside right after, the pistol that was in his belt is gone. Anyway, i highly recommend wyatt earp as both an epic of the american west. All officers here who were associated with him declare that he is honest, and would have decided according to his belief in the face of an arsenal.
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