A parabolic sagebrush saga about this legendary figure in the Wild West.
Wyatt Earp (1994)
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Reviews Counted:25
Fresh:11
Rotten:14
Average Rating:5.4/10
Synopsis: Epic biography about legendary cowboy Wyatt Earp. The film spans Earp's life, from his youth, when blood and gore made him deeply uncomfortable, to his role in the famous gunfight at the O.K.... Epic biography about legendary cowboy Wyatt Earp. The film spans Earp's life, from his youth, when blood and gore made him deeply uncomfortable, to his role in the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral, to his becoming a rigid, by-the-book sheriff. Also dramatized are Earp's relationships with his brothers and their wives, and with loyal friend Doc Holliday, who is dying of tuberculosis. [More]
Starring: Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, Jeff Fahey
Starring: Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, Jeff Fahey, Mark Harmon, Michael Madsen, Catherine O'Hara, Bill Pullman, Isabella Rossellini, Tom Sizemore, Mare Winningham, JoBeth Williams
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Screenwriter: Dan Gordon
Reviews for Wyatt Earp
Costner's still shouting, but it's hard to hear him from all the way back there in 1940.
Though handsome to look at (cinematography is by Owen Roizman), the movie is overlong, stately, and too detailed for its own good; director Kasdan claims his version if more accurate, which may be true, but it doesn't make for a good picture.
...hiding in this three-hour-plus extravaganza is a good two-hour movie. Too bad it's so hard to find.
A great Western that was unfairly disparaged back in 1994. The authentic Wyatt Earp is actually a much-better film than the pulpier, more-popular Tombstone.
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