Inciting Event: The Earp brothers and their wives arrive in the silver boom town of Tombstone, Arizona. In large measure, this is the obvious moment when Wyatt enters the story's “adventure world,” but notice how he repeatedly and emphatically rejects the Call to Adventure.
The actor only appeared in a handful of moments in the film, playing a notable historical rancher. Hooker was an ally to Wyatt Earp, though many of the character's scenes were actually removed from the film due to a change in director, who reduced Heston's role altogether.
All the mustaches in the movie were real except Jon Tenney's (Sheriff Behan) who had to be clean shaven for his prior project, and was thus the only fake mustache in the movie.
He got into a confrontation in Tombstone with Doc Holliday and was suspected by Wyatt Earp of having taken part in the attempted murder of Virgil Earp and the ambush and death of Morgan Earp. Ringo was found dead with a bullet wound to his temple which was ruled a suicide.
Johnny Ringo (died July 14, 1882, Tombstone, Ariz., U.S.) was an American Western outlaw, a loner, noted for his deadly fast draw. Died: July 14, 1882, Tombstone, Ariz., U.S.
Tombstone had a tangled journey to the big screen, with Costner himself originally signed up to play Earp. The late screenwriter Kevin Jarre's script was acclaimed but Costner later dropped out, as he felt the movie should cover Earp's life and not just his time in Tombstone.
But this was Val Kilmers film. As Doc, he had style, charisma and looked cool even when his character was terminally ill. His sayings were also legendary and Val Kilmer should go down in film legend for this role alone. Tombstone is the best non - John Wayne western that I have seen.
Doc Holliday—gunslinger, gambler, and occasional dentist—dies from tuberculosis. Though he was perhaps most famous for his participation in the shootout at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, John Henry “Doc” Holliday earned his bad reputation well before that famous feud.
Kilmer and Russell costarred in Tombstone as real-life 19th-century Old West figures Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp, respectively, in a film that follows Earp's journey as his attempts to adjust from life as a law enforcement officer to retirement are thwarted by continual run-ins with groups of outlaws.
The reason why Doc Holliday was sweating so much in Tombstone was that, at the time the film was set, he was suffering from tuberculosis. When Earp first reunites with his long-time friend Holliday, Holliday is seeking refuge in the dry climate of Arizona to combat his worsening tuberculosis.
Blaylock suffered from severe headaches and while in Tombstone, Arizona she became addicted to laudanum, a then-common opiate and pain killer. It is not known exactly when Earp and Blaylock ended their relationship.
Russell earned $10 million for his role in Escape from L.A. (via L.A. Times), which was released just three years later, so it's likely that his Tombstone salary was around the same figure.
Despite the difficulties filming the story inspired by the exploits of real-life Tombstone sheriff Wyatt Earp (Russell), some of the cast managed to develop friendships, and that includes Russell and the man behind Doc Holiday, Val Kilmer.
Summary. Kurt Russell's performance as Wyatt Earp in Tombstone is one of his most defining roles, but it almost starred Richard Gere instead. Russell fell in love with the story and convinced Disney to distribute the film. Kevin Costner, who was originally attached to the film, left to make a rival biopic of Wyatt Earp ...
Following the March 1882 assassination of his brother, Morgan, Wyatt Earp abandoned his considerable holdings in the Tombstone mining district: real estate, mining and water rights, and his interest in the Oriental Saloon.
Sadly, Johnny Ringo (born John Briganti) passed away Aug. 31 after a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Boehner wasn't the only famous out-of-towner who bounced around in Ringo's truck, his daughter said.
Johnny Ringo (Michael Biehn) and his gunspinning duel with Doc Holliday (Val Kilmer) in the 1993 film Tombstone. (Doc parodies Ringo's gunspinning moves by duplicating them with a metal stirrup cup for comic effect.)
Earp, who had no children, was the last surviving participant of the OK Corral gunfight. In his later years, he'd consulted on Hollywood westerns and gotten to know various actors and directors. His funeral was attended by such celebrities as Western film star Tom Mix, who served as a pallbearer.
