Tombstone (1993)

Release date: 1993-12-25
Country: USA
Language: English|Latin
Director: George P. Cosmatos, Kevin Jarre (uncredited)
Production Co: Hollywood Pictures, Cinergi Pictures Entertainment, Alphaville Films
Genre: Action, Western, Drama, Biography, History
Rating: 7.8/10
Length: 2h 10min

Storyline

After success cleaning up Dodge City, Wyatt Earp moves to Tombstone, Arizona, and wishes to get rich in obscurity. He meets his brothers there, as well as his old friend Doc Holliday. 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 shoot-out at the O.K. Corral.

Plot Keywords

two gun holster, arizona territory, shoulder holster, shootout at a train station, historic figure, duel, cigar smoking, double barreled shotgun, sheriff, cowboy, arizona, double gun holster, tucson arizona, brutality, gun violence, repeating rifle, dual wield, chase, horse chase, action hero

Short Review

A lot of care and attention were obviously devoted to selecting locations, designing sets, and grooming handlebar mustaches. Much less attention went to making one believe that any of the events took place circa 1879.